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Steam bursts weaken at Mt Hakone
Published on 04/06/2015
» TOKYO — Steam bursts at the hot spring district of Mt Hakone southwest of Tokyo were described as weaker by the Japan Meteorological Agency on Thursday, the first report of a decline in activity since the volcanic alert for the mountain was raised early last month.
Volcanic quakes continue at Mount Hakone
Published on 07/05/2015
» TOKYO - Volcanic earthquakes continued at Mount Hakone on Thursday after authorities the previous day raised the alert level for a possible eruption in the hot spring district southwest of Tokyo.
Indonesia closes airport on Lombok due to volcanic activity
Published on 01/08/2016
» JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities on Monday closed an airport on Lombok due to volcanic activity at the island's Mount Rinjani, while some airlines canceled or diverted flights to and from the neighbouring resort island of Bali due to volcanic ash.
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.
Mt Hakone warning lifted amid lessening volcanic activity
Published on 20/11/2015
» TOKYO — The national weather agency on Friday lifted its volcanic activity warning for Mount Hakone, located in a popular hot spring resort area southwest of Tokyo, as it deemed the risk of eruptions to have reduced after the last small-scale eruption observed in July.
Alert raised after volcano erupts outside Tokyo
Kyodo News, Published on 30/06/2015
» TOKYO — The Japan Meteorological Agency raised its alert level for Mt Hakone on Tuesday following an eruption earlier in the day at the volcano located in a hot spring resort area southwest of the capital.
Alert raised for volcano eruption in Japan tourist area
Kyodo News, Published on 06/05/2015
» Japanese authorities raised the volcanic alert for Mount Hakone, a popular tourist spot southwest of Tokyo, on Wednesday morning, anticipating a possible small eruption that could impact the nearby Owakudani hot-spring district and calling on people to stay away from potentially dangerous areas.
Asean looks to African Union for peacekeeper model
Kyodo News, Published on 16/03/2015
» Defense ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will study the African Union’s model in their quest to set up an integrated peacekeeping force of the 10-member regional grouping, Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said Monday.
Xi pushes China trade vision as APEC leaders meet
AFP, Published on 11/11/2014
» President Xi Jinping pushed China's road map for free trade as Asia-Pacific leaders held talks on Tuesday focused on narrowing differences over how to open up commerce across the vast and economically dynamic region.