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Japan to let non-resident foreigners enter in 'exceptional circumstances'
Kyodo News, Published on 07/04/2022
» Japan will lift its entry ban on non-resident foreign nationals from 106 countries including Thailand, Britain, India and the United States starting from Friday, the government said, as part of procedures to gradually ease Covid-19 restrictions.
Japan’s Kishida, Cambodia's Hun Sen hold talks over Ukraine, Myanmar
Kyodo News, Published on 20/03/2022
» Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began talks with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen on Sunday and is expected to seek further cooperation in dealing with Russia's intensifying aggression on Ukraine.
Myanmar dismisses US labelling of Rohingya repression as genocide
Kyodo News, Published on 23/03/2022
» Myanmar's government has rejected the United States' labelling of the Southeast Asian nation's military repression of the Rohingya ethnic minority as genocide, saying the country has "never engaged in any genocidal actions."
Japan to permit evacuees from Ukraine to work upon arrival
Kyodo News, Published on 15/03/2022
» TOKYO: The Japanese government will allow Ukrainian evacuees displaced by Russia's invasion to work after they are accepted into the country, the justice minister said Tuesday.
US to host Asean leaders in late March
Kyodo News, Published on 01/03/2022
» The United States will host a special summit meeting with Southeast Asian nations in late March, a US official said on Monday, as the administration of President Joe Biden seeks to step up engagement with the region seen as the key to countering China's increasing clout.
Malaysia bars Russian tanker from docking amid sanctions
Kyodo News, Published on 01/03/2022
» Malaysia refused entry of a Russian-flagged oil tanker named on a United States sanctions list to a port along the Straits of Malacca, the Transport Ministry said on Tuesday, following economic sanctions that United States and its allies imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
Japan mulls scrapping 100-day remarriage ban
Kyodo News, Published on 14/02/2022
» A Japanese government panel on Monday recommended abolishing the current 100-day remarriage ban for women after a divorce, in line with scrapping a century-old Civil Code provision that determines legal paternity.
Hong Kong applies to join RCEP trade agreement
Kyodo News, Published on 23/02/2022
» Hong Kong has submitted an application to join the 15-member Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement, a mega trade agreement involving countries such as Thailand, Japan and South Korea, the government said on Wednesday.
Taiwan denounces Russia amid fears Beijing may copy Moscow's playbook
Kyodo News, Published on 23/02/2022
» Taiwan on Wednesday denounced Russia's deployment of "peacekeeping" troops in two separatist-held regions in eastern Ukraine, amid fears Beijing might copy Moscow's playbook and attempt to take the self-ruled island by force.
China temporarily detains Japanese diplomat
Kyodo News, Published on 23/02/2022
» A diplomat at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, was detained temporarily by Chinese authorities on Monday, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.