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Asean sets road map for greater integration
Kyodo News, Published on 25/10/2015
» Southeast Asian countries have charted the course for greater integration over the next 10 years with aims to be the primary force in shaping regional architecture and be more connected economically and socially, according to a draft document set to be adopted by the region's leaders at a summit next month.
Mekong nations, Japan agree on industrialisation blueprint
Kyodo News, Published on 24/08/2015
» Japan and the five Southeast Asian countries bordering the Mekong River adopted Monday a blueprint to boost industrialisation in the sub-region.
Japan pledges 750 billion yen for Mekong development
Published on 04/07/2015
» TOKYO - Japan pledged on Saturday to give fresh aid worth 750 billion yen (205 billion baht) in official development assistance to five Southeast Asian countries along the Mekong River over the next three years to boost the region's development.
Japan's Abe pitches high-speed rail to Malaysian PM
Kyodo News, Published on 25/05/2015
» Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak met in Tokyo on Monday where Mr Abe pitched Japan's shinkansen bullet-train technology for a high-speed rail project linking Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
Cambodia opens Japan-funded bridge across Mekong
Kyodo News, Published on 06/04/2015
» Cambodia on Monday inaugurated the Japan-funded, 2.2-kilometere Tsubasa bridge across the Mekong River, the longest bridge in the country.
Japan to loan $160m for Phnom Penh-Thailand highway
Kyodo News, Published on 16/03/2015
» Japan will extend about US$160 million in low-interest loans to Cambodia to improve a major road, a move that would increase transportation capacity and efficiency in the Mekong region.
Laos PM in Japan to expand ties
Kyodo News, Published on 04/03/2015
» Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong arrived in Tokyo on Wednesday for a four-day official visit to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Japan and expand political and economic ties between the two countries.
Japan, Mekong states forum on Thurs
Kyodo News, Published on 17/02/2015
» TOKYO - Government officials, businesspeople and experts from Japan and five Southeast Asian countries along the Mekong River will hold a forum on Thursday in Tokyo to promote economic cooperation amid moves to launch a more integrated Asean Economic Community at the end of this year.
Japan, Cambodia ink aviation accord
Kyodo News, Published on 15/01/2015
» PHNOM PENH - Japan signed a bilateral aviation agreement with Cambodia on Wednesday to allow airlines to operate regular direct flights between the two countries, a Cambodian government official said.
Asean, Japan to ink aviation accords
Kyodo News, Published on 11/01/2015
» Japan is set to sign bilateral aviation agreements with Cambodia and Laos to allow airlines to operate regular direct flights between Japan and the two countries, Japanese officials said Sunday.