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Published on 22/06/2015
» NAY PYI TAW — The leaders of the four least-developed members of the Association of Southeast Nations — Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam — agreed at a summit in Myanmar's capital Monday to promote cooperation in such areas as trade and investment, transport, agriculture, tourism and development of human resources.
AFP, Published on 23/06/2015
» MANILA - The Philippine capital's decrepit train network will start issuing certificates of delay to tens of thousands who are late for work because of daily breakdowns, the government said Tuesday.
AFP, Published on 24/06/2015
» BANGKOK - Thailand's crackdown on people smuggling and trafficking networks has successfully dismantled the grim trade, police announced Tuesday while admitting that dozens of suspects have yet to be apprehended.
Kyodo News, Published on 07/07/2015
» Vietnam's top leader expects US President Barack Obama to visit his country later this year and hopes Washington to remain involved in issues related to the South China Sea, a report in the Southeast Asian country said.
Kyodo News, Published on 09/08/2015
» Singapore celebrates its 50th year of independence with a big bash on Sunday, staging its largest-ever National Day parade and a cornucopia of activities that aim to serve as a reminder of how a tiny city state with almost no resources has come a long way to become what it is today.
Kyodo News, Published on 24/08/2015
» TOKYO - An explosion occurred early Monday at a warehouse at a United States military base in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture but there were no reports of injury, local authorities said.
Kyodo News, Published on 08/09/2015
» Japan decided Tuesday to provide 9 billion yen ($75.4 million) to help Myanmar cope with damage caused by severe flooding, as well as send a monitoring team for the Southeast Asian country's general election in November.
AFP, Published on 12/09/2015
» SINGAPORE - Singapore's ruling People's Action Party (PAP) won a majority in Friday's snap parliamentary elections, official results showed, clearing the way for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to form a new government.
Published on 15/09/2015
» TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Tuesday that his country will extend 100 billion yen ($835 million) in loans for Vietnam to boost the Southeast Asian economy's infrastructural development, as Tokyo and Hanoi aim to strengthen ties on the economic and security fronts.
AFP, Published on 13/10/2015
» YANGON - Myanmar election authorities on Tuesday suggested postponing landmark November polls, a spokesman for Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party said, throwing doubt over the timing of the first credible elections in generations.