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China rebukes firms calling Taiwan a 'country'
Reuters, Published on 12/01/2018
» SHANGHAI: China's aviation authority on Friday demanded an apology from US-based Delta Air Lines for listing Taiwan and Tibet as countries on its website, while another agency took aim at the fashion brand Zara and the medical device maker Medtronic Plc for similar issues.
Philippines to protest to China over manmade island ‘airbase’
Reuters, Published on 09/01/2018
» MANILA: The Philippines will make a diplomatic protest to China, which the southeast Asian nation's defence minister described as having reneged on a promise not to militarise artificial islands in the busy South China Sea waterway.
At least 5 killed at Kabul hotel attacked by militants
Kyodo News, Published on 21/01/2018
» KABUL: At least five civilians were killed and six others wounded at a hotel in the Afghan capital Kabul that was stormed by an armed group Saturday night, the Afghan Interior Ministry said Sunday.
Volcanic tremors hinder search after deadly eruption in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 24/01/2018
» Volcanic tremors forced police and firefighters to suspend search operations on Wednesday at a ski resort near a volcano in eastern Japan that erupted the day before, officials said.
Window falls from US military chopper onto Okinawa school
Kyodo News, Published on 13/12/2017
» A window fell from a US military transport helicopter onto the grounds of an elementary school in Okinawa on Wednesday, slightly injuring one student and triggering renewed concern in the prefecture that hosts the bulk of US forces in Japan.
N. Korea reopens cross-border hotline with S. Korea
Kyodo News, Published on 03/01/2018
» North Korea reopened a cross-border communication link with South Korea on Wednesday, the South's Unification Ministry said, in the latest sign Pyongyang is eager to improve ties with Seoul amid heightened tensions over the North's nuclear and missile programmes.
US B-1 bomber flies over Korea in show of force
Kyodo News, Published on 07/12/2017
» SEOUL: The United States flew a B-1B bomber over the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday amidst a combined air combat exercise being held this week with South Korea, the latter's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
6 people hurt as drone crashes into crowd at Japan park
Published on 05/11/2017
» GIFU, Japan: A four-kilogramme drone hovering over a park during an event in Gifu prefecture on Saturday suddenly crashed into the crowd, injuring six people including children, police said.
Fake data scandal in Japan spreads
Business, Kyodo News, Published on 24/11/2017
» TOKYO: Mitsubishi Materials Corp said yesterday that three of its subsidiaries have falsified specification data for products supplied to the aerospace, automotive and electric power industries.
Nissan files recall of 1.2m cars over mishandled safety checks
Kyodo News, Published on 06/10/2017
» TOKYO: Nissan Motor Co on Friday filed the recall of nearly 1.2 million vehicles with Japan's transport ministry after the automaker was revealed to have allowed uncertified inspectors to perform safety checks at domestic factories.