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UN chief to visit Myanmar
Published on 08/11/2014
» NEW YORK - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Myanmar next week to attend multilateral summit meetings and meet senior officials of the country, such as President Thein Sein, as well as opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Mr Ban's spokesman Stephane Dujarric told a press conference Friday.
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Scores feared buried alive after new Japan quake
Kyodo News, Published on 16/04/2016
» KUMAMOTO, JAPAN — Scores of people were feared buried alive on Saturday after two powerful earthquakes hit southern Japan a day apart, killing at least 35 people, and as a forecast storm threatened more devastating landslides.
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'Warning shots' fired in Hong Kong riots
Kyodo News, Published on 09/02/2016
» HONG KONG - Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in a tourist hotspot Monday night following a parade celebrating the Chinese New Year in Hong Kong.
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Japan humanoid robot sells out in 1 min
Published on 21/06/2015
» TOKYO — Softbank Robotics Corp sold all units of its humanoid robot "Pepper" in just one minute after they went on sale on its website on Saturday.
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Woman nabbed in Jakarta planned to be suicide bomber
Published on 11/12/2016
» JAKARTA - A 27-year-old woman arrested on Saturday for suspected involvement in a plot to bomb the presidential palace has confessed that she planned to set off the bomb in a suicide attack, a police officer said Sunday.
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Suu Kyi thanks India for helping Myanmar
Published on 19/10/2016
» NEW DELHI - Myanmar de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi voiced gratitude to India on Wednesday for helping her country "make up for lost time" through democratising, boosting development, strengthening rule of law and achieving peace and unity.
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi to visit Japan Nov 1-5
Kyodo News, Published on 21/10/2016
» TOKYO - Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi will make a five-day visit to Japan from Nov 1, the Japanese government announced on Friday.
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Train firms, utilities seek sites be made Pokemon-free
Kyodo News, Published on 26/07/2016
» TOKYO - Railway companies and nuclear power plant operators in Japan asked the provider of the popular "Pokemon Go" smartphone game on Tuesday to make sure the game's virtual characters do not appear in areas they think are inappropriate or dangerous to play.
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Japanese destroyers make port call in Vietnam
Published on 12/04/2016
» CAM RANH, VIETNAM — Two vessels belonging to Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force (MSDF) made a port call Tuesday at Vietnam's strategic point of Cam Ranh Bay facing the South China Sea.
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Zika virus case confirmed in Japan
Published on 25/02/2016
» TOKYO — The Japanese Health Ministry said Thursday it has confirmed the first case of Zika virus in Japan after its spread in Latin America since last year.
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