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Seven missing as US warship collides with container vessel
Kyodo News, Published on 17/06/2017
» The US Navy's guided-missile destroyer "Fitzgerald" collided with a Filipino container vessel off Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, early Saturday, leaving seven crew members of the destroyer unaccounted for and three injured, the US Navy said.
Japan offers conditional cooperation with Silk Road
Published on 05/06/2017
» TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that Japan is ready to cooperate with China's "One Belt, One Road" cross-continental infrastructure development scheme under certain conditions.
China protests US warship's move in S. China Sea
Kyodo News, Published on 25/05/2017
» BEIJING -- China said Thursday it has lodged solemn representations with Washington after a US Navy destroyer, for the first time under US President Donald Trump, sailed earlier this week within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by Beijing.
Xi: China, Russia seeking political solution over N. Korea
Kyodo News, Published on 14/05/2017
» Chinese President Xi Jinping said Sunday he is seeking to politically resolve North Korea's nuclear issue with Russia.
Moon Jae In sworn in as S. Korea's new president
Kyodo News, Published on 10/05/2017
» South Korea's new president, Moon Jae In, was sworn into office on Wednesday hours after being confirmed the winner of the previous day's election to choose a successor to ousted former President Park Geun Hye.
Moon's victory assured, rivals concede
Kyodo News, Published on 09/05/2017
» SEOUL - Moon Jae In, of the liberal Democratic Party of Korea, appears to have won South Korea's presidential election held Tuesday, with major media calling it in his favour and his two rival candidates admitting their defeat.
Asean summit opens with concerns over threats to peace, stability
Published on 29/04/2017
» MANILA - Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) kicked off their summit on Saturday with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressing concerns over threats to regional peace and stability, while also stressing the need to tackle pressing issues like drug trafficking and terrorism.
N. Korea hints new type of ICBM at parade
Published on 15/04/2017
» BEIJING: North Korea on Saturday displayed a previously unseen intercontinental ballistic missile-sized canister and a range of other hardware in a vast parade marking the 105th anniversary of its founding leader's birth, amid growing tensions over its relentless pursuit of enhanced nuclear capabilities.
Malaysian police enter NK embassy: local paper
Kyodo News, Published on 26/03/2017
» Malaysian police on Sunday entered the North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur in connection with last month's murder of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, according to China Press, a Malaysian Chinese-language newspaper.
N Korea missile launch flops
Kyodo News, Published on 23/03/2017
» TOKYO/SEOUL - North Korea failed in its attempt to launch a missile on Wednesday morning, the US military said, amid heightened tensions in the Asia-Pacific region following Pyongyang's test-firing of ballistic missiles earlier this month.