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Tourists to Japan hits record high
Kyodo News, Published on 23/07/2014
» TOKYO - The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in the first half of 2014 hit a record high of 6.26 million thanks to the yen's weakness and increased international flights at Tokyo's Haneda airport, a government body said Wednesday.
Australia father charged with abusing surrogate twins, report says
AFP, Published on 02/09/2014
» SYDNEY - An Australian has been charged with sexually abusing twins he fathered with a Thai surrogate, reports said Tuesday, the second case in as many months to ignite debate about commercial surrogacy.
Green groups hit Cambodia dam plan
Kyodo News, Published on 17/10/2014
» A planned hydropower northeastern Cambodian is drawing the ire of Southeast Asian environmental group who says the Lower Sesan 2 Dam fails to meet standards and will impact 80,000 people.
Japan jails man for 3D printer-guns
Kyodo News, Published on 20/10/2014
» TOKYO - A former college employee was sentenced to two years in prison for creating two guns with a three-dimensional printer at the Yokohama District Court on Monday.
Two Thais plead guilty to insulting royals in play
AFP, Published on 29/12/2014
» Two Thais accused of defaming the monarchy in a university play pleaded guilty on Monday amid an intensifying junta crackdown on perceived royal slurs under the kingdom's controversial lese majeste law.
Japan sets B25bn for Ebola, foreign aid
Kyodo News, Published on 09/01/2015
» TOKYO — The Foreign Ministry said Friday it plans to earmark 90.9 billion yen (about 24.8 billion baht) in aid to Ebola-hit West Africa and other humanitarian assistance measures in Japan's supplementary budget for the year through March 31.
Japan February trade deficit falls 47%
Kyodo News, Published on 18/03/2015
» Japan's trade deficit shrank 47.3% in February from a year earlier to 424.6 billion yen (US$3.5 billion), reflecting a recovery in exports, while falling crude oil prices pushed down import values, government data showed Wednesday.
China to join Asean meeting on South China Sea
Published on 26/03/2015
» BEIJING — China announced Thursday it will participate in a multilateral meeting next week to discuss issues related to conduct in the South China Sea.
Japan manufacturers' sentiment flat
Kyodo News, Published on 01/04/2015
» Business sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers was unchanged in March from three months earlier and is expected to worsen, the Bank of Japan's Tankan survey showed Wednesday, reflecting their cautiousness despite earnings recovery amid a weaker yen and falling oil prices.
New Singapore booze law targets late-night public drinking
Kyodo News, Published on 01/04/2015
» Singapore on Wednesday began imposing a new law to curb late-night drinking in public places in a move aimed at averting public disorder caused by drunkenness.