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Cambodian charter changes raise concerns
Kyodo News, Published on 05/02/2018
» PHNOM PENH: A group of Southeast Asian parliamentarians expressed alarm Monday over proposed changes to Cambodia's Constitution, and urged its parliament to reject them when they come up for its consideration this week.
Singapore proposes Asean leaders assert unity
Kyodo News, Published on 06/02/2018
» SINGAPORE: Singapore has proposed that Asean leaders adopt a vision statement at their April summit to demonstrate a unified front as a big-power tussle for regional influence tests the 50-year-old group's cohesiveness.
Thousands more Filipinos flee as volcano fires ash 5km high
Kyodo News, Published on 24/01/2018
» MANILA: The number of people displaced by an erupting Philippine volcano soared to more than 61,000 by Wednesday, the Southeast Asian country's disaster agency said, as Mount Mayon ejected lava that produced an ash plume 5km high.
Flu epidemic rages in Japan with record-high cases
Kyodo News, Published on 26/01/2018
» TOKYO: A flu epidemic is raging in Japan with the number of patients in one week estimated to have reached a record-high of 2.83 million, the health ministry said Friday.
Nikkei closes at 26-year high
Kyodo News, Published on 23/01/2018
» TOKYO: The Nikkei stock index ended above the 24,000 line Tuesday for the first time in more than 26 years as investors were relieved by the end of the US government shutdown and the Bank of Japan's decision to continue aggressive monetary easing.
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.
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.
1 dead, 11 hurt as volcano erupts near resort in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 23/01/2018
» MAEBASHI, Japan: A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member died and 11 other people were injured as a volcano erupted Tuesday morning near a ski resort in eastern Japan, spewing cinders and possibly causing an avalanche, the government and local authorities said.