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14 students killed in bus crash in Philippines
Kyodo News, Published on 20/02/2017
» MANILA - Ten of the dead were instantly killed in the crash in Tanay, Rizal province, according to Berlito Bati Jr of the provincial government's Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.
Malaysia emerging as top user of Japanese cosmetics
Kyodo News, Published on 24/02/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - Users of Japanese cosmetic products in Malaysia are expected to surpass those in Thailand and Singapore to become their top consumers in Asia, according to industry officials.
Indonesia sees rise in arrivals
Business, Kyodo News, Published on 22/02/2017
» JAKARTA: Foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia rose 10.7% to 11.52 million people last year but those from some countries, including Japan, decreased due to concerns over terrorism as well as prevailing economic conditions, according to official data.
Myanmar's biggest foreign property project starts
Kyodo News, Published on 22/02/2017
» YANGON - A multimillion-dollar urban development project financed by international aid agencies and overseas partners, including two Mitsubishi group firms, has got off the ground in the business district of Myanmar's commercial capital Yangon in what is billed as the country's largest real estate investment involving foreign stakeholders.
Indonesia to curb rights abuses on foreign fishing vessels
Kyodo News, Published on 25/01/2017
» JAKARTA - Indonesia on Tuesday issued a new government decree requiring human rights certification for fishing boats operating in the country, in order to stamp out abuse and exploitation of workers in the fisheries industry.
More Japanese firms joining Thilawa economic zone
Kyodo News, Published on 08/02/2017
» YANGON - Japan's Ryobi Holdings Co has opened a warehouse in Myanmar's Thilawa special economic zone (SEZ) developed by a public-private joint venture between the two countries, joining a growing list of Japanese firms operating there.
Malaysian ship carrying aid for Rohingya arrives in Myanmar
Kyodo News, Published on 09/02/2017
» A Malaysian ship carrying more than 2,000 tons of aid supplies for the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine State arrived in Yangon on Thursday.
Myanmar-Japan venture to farm eels for export
Kyodo News, Published on 27/01/2017
» YANGON - Myanmar is set to increase its exports of farmed eels to Japan, the world's biggest consumer of the fish, under a joint venture between companies from the two countries.
UN: Crimes against humanity possibly committed
Kyodo News, Published on 03/02/2017
» GENEVA - A report released Friday by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said crimes against humanity have potentially been committed against ethnic Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar's conflict-riddled Rakhine State.
Japanese charged with human trafficking in Cambodia
Kyodo News, Published on 06/02/2017
» PHNOM PENH - A Cambodian court on Monday charged a Japanese man and two Cambodian suspects with illegally recruiting women who were allegedly trafficked to Japan for sexual exploitation.