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Japan to use English traffic signs amid rise in tourist accidents
Published on 15/12/2016
» TOKYO - Japan plans to introduce English traffic signs next year in response to an increasing number of accidents involving foreign drivers amid the ongoing tourism boom.
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Duterte tones down quarrel with US after Trump victory
Published on 10/11/2016
» MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said that he does not want to make an enemy out of the United States anymore, following the victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential election.
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Philippines releases 17 Vietnamese fishermen in goodwill gesture
Published on 02/11/2016
» MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte led the send-off of 17 Vietnamese fishermen caught nearly two months ago off Luzon Island on Wednesday, recalling his commitment to work on their release during his visit in Vietnam in late September as a gesture of goodwill.
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Tokyo zoo reports gift Thai elephant is pregnant
Kyodo News, Published on 06/09/2016
» TOKYO - An Asian elephant at Ueno Zoological Gardens has been confirmed pregnant, the first known pregnancy for the species at the Tokyo zoo since it opened in 1882, zoo officials said Tuesday.
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Few passengers use fast lane service at Tokyo airport
Published on 13/08/2016
» TOKYO - Few passengers are using the fast lane immigration service at Narita international airport four months after Tokyo's main gateway became the first Japanese airport to introduce the service, the Transport Ministry and the airport operator said Saturday.
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Hatred behind Japan knife attacker's rampage
Kyodo News, Published on 26/07/2016
» SAGAMIHARA, JAPAN - Hatred appears to be what fuelled a young Japanese man who went on a stabbing rampage, killing 19 people Tuesday at a facility for the mentally disabled where he had been fired. Months earlier, he reportedly gave a letter to Parliament outlining the bloody plan.
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Lonely Thai elephant dies in Tokyo zoo at 69
Kyodo News, Published on 26/05/2016
» TOKYO - Hanako, a 69-year-old Thai elephant who lived alone at a Tokyo zoo, died on Thursday, the zoo said, several months after Thai jumbo lovers and animal welfare activists called for the lonely animal's relocation.
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China asks Indonesia to deport detained Uighur terror suspect
Published on 28/04/2016
» JAKARTA — China has asked Indonesia to deport a suspected Uighur terrorist detained here since December and alleged to have links with Islamic State, authorities said Thursday.
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China to build airport in Nepal's scenic Pokhara
Published on 13/04/2016
» KATHMANDU — The construction of Nepal's second international airport, to be both funded and built by China, began in the western resort town of Pokhara on Wednesday with the laying of foundation stones, officials said.
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China Railway plans regional HQ in Malaysia
Published on 22/03/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR — China Railway Group (CREC) has announced it plans to open a US$2 billion regional centre in a transport hub in Kuala Lumpur that it hopes will give it an edge over rivals for a coveted contract for a high-speed rail linking the Malaysian capital and Singapore.
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