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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.
Cambodia ruling party big winner in local elections
Kyodo News, Published on 25/06/2017
» Cambodia's ruling party of Prime Minister Hun Sen won over two-thirds of the commune chief posts in this month's nationwide local elections, according to official results released Sunday by the National Election Committee (NEC).
Tender for Singapore-Malaysia rail due in late 2018
Kyodo News, Published on 05/07/2017
» SINGAPORE - Singapore and Malaysia aim to award the tender for the development of a high-speed rail linking them in December next year, according to company officials who attended an industry briefing organised by authorities from the two countries on Wednesday.
Japan's Kyushu on alert for more rain; death toll rises to 7
Kyodo News, Published on 07/07/2017
» The death toll from flooding and mudslides caused by severe downpours on Japan's southwestern main island Kyushu rose to seven Friday, as heavy rain continued in parts of the region.
S.Korea plans 'comfort women' museum
Kyodo News, Published on 11/07/2017
» SEOUL - South Korea's new gender equality and family minister said Monday a plan has been formed to establish a museum in Seoul to commemorate former Korean women forced into Japanese wartime brothels.
Japan aims to cut suicide rate by 30%
Kyodo News, Published on 25/07/2017
» The Japanese government on Tuesday approved a plan seeking a 30% reduction in the number of suicides over the next decade, saying the country's suicide level remains "critical".
Asean statement to downplay S. China Sea dispute
Kyodo News, Published on 31/07/2017
» The Association of Southeast Asian Nations will not explicitly mention China's militarization of disputed areas in the South China Sea in a joint statement to be issued at a forthcoming meeting in the Philippines, Asean sources said Monday.
US Secretary of State due in Bangkok
Kyodo News, Published on 02/08/2017
» WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia from Saturday through Aug 9 for talks with his counterparts in the region as North Korea has escalated tensions by test-launching two intercontinental ballistic missiles last month, the State Department said Tuesday.
Golf: Moriya tied for 2nd in British Open 3rd round
Kyodo News, Published on 06/08/2017
» Thailand's Moriya Jutanugarn was tied for second place with American Georgia Hall after the third round of the Women's British Open on Saturday.
N.Korea, S.Korea foreign ministers chat briefly in Manila
Kyodo News, Published on 07/08/2017
» MANILA -- The foreign ministers of North and South Korea held a rare but very brief meeting over the weekend on the sidelines of regional talks in Manila, a government source said Monday, amid strained inter-Korean relations.