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RCEP ministers vow "upmost effort" to reach deal this year
Kyodo News, Published on 03/03/2019
» SIEM REAP: Ministers from 16 countries negotiating for an Asia-wide free trade pact vowed on Saturday to speed up their collective efforts to achieve the target set by their leaders of concluding the ongoing negotiations this year.
Phnom Penh bans women's march
Kyodo News, Published on 08/03/2019
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian authorities on Friday blocked hundreds of people who attempted to march through the capital demanding measures to prevent and end violence against women — on International Women’s Day.
China drops plan to blast Mekong islets
Kyodo News, Published on 09/03/2019
» China has agreed to drop a plan to clear rocky outcrops and islets in the upper reaches of the Mekong River in the face of deep concern expressed by downstream countries, according to Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai.
Singapore, Malaysia shelve dispute to cool tensions
Kyodo News, Published on 14/03/2019
» SINGAPORE: Singapore and Malaysia took steps on Thursday to cool down escalating tensions on maritime boundaries by agreeing to revert to their original port limits.
Highest Myanmar court to rule on journalists on Tuesday
Kyodo News, Published on 20/04/2019
» YANGON: Myanmar’s Supreme Court will deliver its ruling on Tuesday on the appeal of two Reuters journalists imprisoned for breaking a colonial-era official secrets law, the court said on Saturday.
More Chinese punters flock to Poipet
Kyodo News, Published on 27/04/2019
» Chinese people are beginning to flock to the Cambodian border town of Poipet, which has become the country’s second most popular gambling destination after the coastal city of Sihanoukville.
Drone curbs cause stir in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 18/05/2019
» TOKYO: Japan has enacted legislation to severely restrict the flying of drones over venues for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games and US military facilities and as a measure against potential terrorist activities.
16 schoolkids, 2 adults stabbed in rampage near Tokyo; 2 dead
Kyodo News, Published on 28/05/2019
» TOKYO: Knife-wielding man stabs 16 elementary school pupils and two adults at bus stop in Kawasaki, near Tokyo; 1 girl, 1 man dead.
Japanese firms in Thailand see confidence sapped by US-China row
Kyodo News, Published on 05/02/2020
» Business sentiment among Japanese companies operating in Thailand has been dampened by the ongoing US-China trade row and the baht's appreciation, sending a benchmark of their confidence for the second half of 2019 to an eight-year low.
Toyota raises full-year profit outlook
Business, Kyodo News, Published on 07/02/2020
» TOKYO: Toyota Motor Corp on Thursday raised its group net profit forecast for the current business year on an expected fall in the yen but was cautious of the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on its China businesses and on parts procurement for other markets.