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East Timor bids to join Asean
Kyodo News, Published on 27/10/2017
» DILI: East Timor's Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri said Thursday his country is "doing our best" to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, but Asean members Myanmar and Singapore are still withholding their support.
S. Korea parliamentary panel passes 'comfort women' day bill
Kyodo News, Published on 27/09/2017
» SEOUL: A South Korean parliamentary committee on Wednesday passed a bill to designate Aug 14 as a day of tribute to former Korean "comfort women" forced to work in Japanese wartime brothels.
Singapore teen blogger granted asylum, released in US
Kyodo News, Published on 27/09/2017
» Singaporean teen blogger Amos Yee, who was jailed twice in his home country for his social media postings, has been released from US custody after his bid for asylum was upheld by an immigration appeals court, his lawyer said Wednesday.
Taiwan grants visa-free entry to Filipino travellers
Kyodo News, Published on 28/09/2017
» TAIPEI: Tourists from the Philippines will be allowed to visit Taiwan visa-free over a trial period, the Taiwanese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Trump to visit 5 Asian nations, skip Thailand
Kyodo News, Published on 30/09/2017
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will travel to Asia, including Japan, South Korea and China, from Nov 3-14 as the United States steps up coordination with regional allies and partners in curbing the rising nuclear threat posed by North Korea, the White House said Friday.
12 missing after Chinese fishing vessel collides with tanker
Kyodo News, Published on 05/10/2017
» Twelve people are missing after a Chinese fishing vessel collided with a Hong Kong-flagged tanker on Thursday, some 400 kilometres north of the Oki Islands in western Japan.
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.
Toyota ordered to pay 300m yen in back taxes
Kyodo News, Published on 13/10/2017
» Toyota Motor Corp was ordered to pay Japan's tax agency 300 million yen ($2.7 million) in back taxes that the automaker had failed to withhold, mainly in relation to its motorsports operations, sources with knowledge of the matter said Friday.
China raises bullet train speed limit back to 350kph
Kyodo News, Published on 21/09/2017
» The maximum speed of trains running on China's high-speed rail line between Beijing and Shanghai was on Thursday restored to 350 kilometres per hour, local media reported.
Moon, Trump agree on S. Korea getting military assets
Kyodo News, Published on 22/09/2017
» SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae In and US President Donald Trump have agreed on South Korea acquiring and developing high-tech military assets, Mr Moon's spokesman said in a statement Friday, amid growing tensions over North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes.