Showing 1 - 10 of 34
Japan approves steps to help make life easier for foreign workers
Kyodo News, Published on 25/12/2018
» TOKYO: Japan approved Tuesday a set of measures to ensure that foreign workers entering the country under its new visa system, including those from Thailand, enjoy proper working conditions and access to broad support in their daily lives.
Plan unveiled to make Taiwan bilingual by 2030
Published on 06/12/2018
» TAIPEI: The Taiwanese government unveiled a plan on Thursday to improve English proficiency of the Taiwanese public, aiming to make the island bilingual by 2030.
Japan submarine joins South China Sea drill
Kyodo News, Published on 17/09/2018
» BEIJING: A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine joined a drill last week in the South China Sea for the first time, the MSDF said Monday, signalling Tokyo's intention to keep China's muscle-flexing in the area in check and prompting an immediate rebuke from Beijing.
Asean-China joint maritime exercise set for 2018
Kyodo News, Published on 07/02/2018
» SINGAPORE: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China will hold their first maritime exercise at the end of this year, Singapore's Defence Ministry announced Tuesday.
Chinese angry at US probe in South China Sea
Reuters, Published on 22/01/2018
» SHANGHAI: A US Navy destroyer this week sailed near the Scarborough Shoal, a disputed lagoon claimed by China in the South China Sea, US officials said on Saturday, and Beijing vowed to take "necessary measures" to protect what it said was its sovereignty.
Trump era encourages world's strongmen: rights group
Associated Press, Published on 18/01/2018
» PARIS: Human Rights Watch said Thursday that new intolerance in countries like the US is encouraging oppressive strongmen around the world.
Trump unveils 'Fake News Awards'
AFP, Published on 18/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: Donald Trump unveiled the winners of his much-touted "Fake News Awards" late Wednesday, hours after a maverick senator from the president's own Republican party accused him of employing Stalinist language to "slur" and undermine the free press.
20 countries consider more North Korea sanctions
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2018
» VANCOUVER: Twenty nations including Thailand agreed on Tuesday to consider tougher sanctions to press North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Pyongyang it could trigger a military response if it did not choose negotiations.
Vancouver meeting to 'maximise pressure' on N.Korea
Published on 17/01/2018
» VANCOUVER: Japan and Canada agreed Monday that the international community needs to demonstrate solidarity to "maximise pressure" on North Korea through a foreign ministerial meeting Tuesday on addressing North Korea's nuclear and missile programs.
Riverside nations adopt Mekong action plan
Published on 11/01/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Leaders of the six countries sharing the Mekong River on Wednesday adopted a five-year plan of action on sub-regional cooperation.