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Freed Japanese exec arrives in Bangkok after conviction in Myanmar
Kyodo News, Published on 14/08/2024
» An executive of a joint venture of Japanese supermarket chain Aeon Company in Myanmar has been released after being convicted for violating the rice pricing rules under the country's military government, diplomatic sources said Tuesday.
Asean, Japan, China, S. Korea ensure funds for pandemics, disasters
Kyodo News, Published on 04/05/2024
» TBILISI - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) plus Japan, China and South Korea on Friday agreed to provide each other funds in times of emergency such as pandemics and natural disasters, building on their existing currency swap arrangements for the United States dollar and its counterparts.
Biden says he'll confront China on abuses but open to cooperation
Kyodo News, Published on 05/02/2021
» WASHINGON: US President Joe Biden said he will counter what he called China's economic abuses and aggressive behaviour by rebuilding alliances he believes his predecessor undermined, while signaling his readiness to explore areas of cooperation with Beijing.
N.Korean leader orders demolition of S.Korean-built resorts
Kyodo News, Published on 23/10/2019
» BEIJING: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the removal of "unpleasant-looking" hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions built by South Korea at the North's Mt Kumgang resort area, state-run media reported on Wednesday.
Indonesian man rescued from human trafficking in Africa
Kyodo News, Published on 08/03/2018
» JAKARTA: The Indonesian government and a migrant labour union have managed to rescue a young Indonesian man who was trafficked to Africa to work on a Chinese fishing boat, with as many as 29 others possibly still be in danger, officials said Thursday.
Japan inspects digital currency exchanges
Kyodo News, Published on 09/02/2018
» TOKYO: Japan's financial regulator has begun on-site inspections of multiple digital currency exchanges to check their risk management systems, following a massive theft of digital money worth 58 billion yen ($533 million) from Coincheck Inc, a minister said Friday.
G-20 finance chiefs to keep past currency pledges
Kyodo News, Published on 18/03/2017
» BADEN-BADEN, GERMANY - Group of 20 finance chiefs will reiterate existing pledges on currencies, including commitments to avoid competitive devaluations, at the urging of Japan and the US, a G-20 source said Saturday, as they prepare to wrap up a two-day meeting and issue a communique.
G-20 finance chiefs to keep past pledges on currencies
Kyodo News, Published on 18/03/2017
» Group of 20 finance chiefs will reiterate existing pledges on currencies, including commitments to avoid competitive devaluations, at the urging of Japan and the United States, a G-20 source said Saturday, as they prepare to wrap up a two-day meeting and issue a communique.
China's 2016 foreign trade down for second year
Kyodo News, Published on 13/01/2017
» BEIJING - China's total value of exports and imports in 2016 fell for the second straight year, official data showed Friday, in the latest sign that growth of the world's second-largest economy is moderating.
Japan pulls ambassador over Korean 'comfort women' statue
Kyodo News, Published on 06/01/2017
» TOKYO - Japan has temporarily recalled its ambassador to Seoul Yasumasa Nagamine in response to the erection of a new "comfort women" statue in South Korea, the government's top spokesman said Friday.