By Ko Hirano MUNICH, June 7 (PNA/Kyodo) — Group of Seven leaders will start a two-day meeting Sunday in Germany at which Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will seek to drum up…
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UN chief calls for better protection of Earth
UNITED NATIONS, June 6 (PNA/Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday made a special appeal, calling for better protection of the Earth on the World Environment Day which fell on June…
P5+1, Iran to hold plenary meeting on Tehran’s nuclear program
TEHRAN, June 4 (PNA/IRNA) — International mediators and Iran are expected to hold a plenary meeting in Vienna on Thursday to continue elaborating the deal on Tehran’s nuclear program. Diplomats from China,…
Obama signs USA Freedom Act
WASHINGTON, June 3 (PNA/PTI) — U.S. President Barack Obama has signed into law landmark USA Freedom Act, forcing intelligence agencies to set up a system that will leave the telephone metadata with…
Japan’s monarch welcomes President Aquino in ceremonial rites
TOKYO, Japan, June 3 (PNA) — Japan’s Emperor Akihito on Wednesday morning received President Benigno S. Aquino III during a welcome ceremony held at the Imperial Palace. President Aquino arrived at the…
US set to deploy advanced weapons to Asia-Pacific to Counter China
MOSCOW, June 3 (PNA/Sputnik) — The United States plans to relocate advanced military hardware, including its newest stealth missile destroyer, to the Asia-Pacific region amid growing tensions between Washington and China over…
Obama urges China to stop reclamation in disputed S. China Sea waters
By Kakumi Kobayashi WASHINGTON, June 2 (PNA/Kyodo) — U.S. President Barack Obama urged China on Monday to stop its massive reclamation projects in disputed areas in the South China Sea, calling them…
Japan to employ more English-speaking Filipino teachers, says envoy
TOKYO, Japan, June 2 (PNA) — Japan will soon hire more English-speaking teachers and other professionals from the Philippines, Philippine Ambassador to Japan Manuel Lopez has said. “We are starting to send…
ASEAN set to become Asia’s next low-cost Manufacturing Powerhouse
KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 (PNA/Bernama) — ASEAN is poised to become Asia’s next low-cost manufacturing powerhouse as wages in China’s Pearl River Delta (PRD) factory belt continue to creep up, said an…
ASEAN Strategic Action Plan for SMEs Ready by November
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (PNA/Bernama) — The ASEAN Strategic Action Plan for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) will be ready by November following submission to leaders of the regional bloc at the…
Japan gov’t panel eyes further relaxing visa requirements
TOKYO, May 26 (PNA/Xinhua) — A panel advising the Japanese government on economic policy is expected to discuss a proposal Tuesday to further ease visa requirements to draw more tourists from such…
Ireland passes historic legislation legalizing Gay marriage
MOSCOW, May 24 (PNA/Sputnik) — The heavily Catholic nation of Ireland has become the first country in the world to recognize same-sex marriage through a popular vote. Ireland is a nation known…
U.N. disarmament talks flop over nuke-free zone plan for Middle East
NEW YORK, May 23 (PNA/Kyodo) — A four-week UN review conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ended Friday without adopting a consensus document, with negotiators failing to narrow differences over a proposal…
Biden blasts China for unilateral actions in S. China Sea
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, May 23 (PNA/Kyodo) — Vice President Joe Biden criticized China on Friday for unilaterally claiming disputed islands in the South China Sea through such means as pushing ahead with massive…
Obama signs bill allowing Congress to review Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON, May 23 (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law a bill that gives Congress the right to review a potential deal on Iran’s nuclear program. The legislation…