Latest East Asia Government & Politics News
- Major partners vow to send senior envoys to ASEAN 24 Jul 2008 04:33 GMT
... Major partners vow to send senior envoys to ASEAN ... previous years the colleagues of ASEAN foreign ministers from major trading partner countries usually promised ... on top of his main duty as deputy assistant secretary for Southeast Asian affairs. A ...
- World is taking ASEAN seriously: Secretary-general 24 Jul 2008 04:33 GMT
... Despite his busy schedule, ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan recently ... decade? Answer: When I was Thai foreign minister, the region was going through a lot ... Australia offered the idea of a new Asia-Pacific community. Do these ideas reflect ASEAN's failure ...
- Rice says N Korea must agree to strong verification 24 Jul 2008 04:32 GMT
... SINGAPORE - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said ... its nuclear activities. On Wednesday, Rice joined ministers from South Korea, Russia, China and Japan ... Ui-chun on the sidelines of a Southeast Asian forum. ‘I don't think the North Koreans ...
- Mike Steketee: Alexander the OK 24 Jul 2008 04:30 GMT
... SAVOURING his record as Australia's longest serving foreign minister, Alexander Downer offers as his greatest achievement ... Hugh White, who as a Defence Department deputy secretary was involved in Australia's response during ...
- Malaysian blogger charged with criminal defamation 24 Jul 2008 04:30 GMT
... New York, July 23, 2008 —The Committee to Protect Journalists ... implicated three prominent individuals connected with Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Najib Abdul Razak, including ...
- US, North Korea hold highest level meeting in four years 24 Jul 2008 04:30 GMT
... US, North Korea hold highest level meeting in four years ... participants in the talks were the foreign ministers from North Korea, South Korea, Russia, China ... Russia, China and Japan. North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman Ri Tong Il said Pak was ...
- China to begin worlds fastest rail service next Friday 24 Jul 2008 04:29 GMT
... China to begin worlds fastest rail service next Friday ... London, July 23 (ANI): The Chinese Railway Ministry is starting the worlds fastest train service ... South railway station was the largest in Asia. He said that the station would house ...
- Six-Party FMs Reach 6-Point Agreement on NK Nukes 24 Jul 2008 04:29 GMT
... Foreign ministers of South and North Korea, the United ... platform for ultimately accomplishing reconciliation in Northeast Asia. They also consented on the importance of ...
- Prince Mohamed Bolkiah attends ASEAN + 3 FMs Meeting in Singapore 24 Jul 2008 04:29 GMT
... Prince Mohamed Bolkiah attends ASEAN + 3 FMs Meeting ... Singapore His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, attended the ... afternoon, His Royal Highness, attended the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers Informal Consultations with other ...
- ASIAN VOICES: Slapping ASEAN's face 24 Jul 2008 04:29 GMT
... Cambodia and Thailand have slapped ASEAN right in its ... critical time when the regional group's foreign ministers are holding their annual meeting and regular ... at home. Cambodia will soon hold general elections and Prime Minister Hun Sen needs a ...
- THE TWO KOREAS 24 Jul 2008 03:57 GMT
... In the war of 1894, the Japanese had seized from ... This is how he won the hard-fought election of 1948. That year, the soldiers of ... its security. According to public information, Prime Minister Zhou Enlai was sent to Moscow to ...
- Japan's trade surplus down 42.1 per cent in January-June period 24 Jul 2008 03:57 GMT
... Tokyo - Japan's trade surplus shrank 42.1 per cent in ... dollars) from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said Thursday. The surplus marked the largest ... 0.2 per cent. With the rest of Asia, Japan's trade surplus expanded 21.8 per cent ...
- Asia forum reviews threats to peace, prosperity 24 Jul 2008 03:57 GMT
... Asia forum reviews threats to peace, prosperity SINGAPORE ... nuclear diplomacy. The first meeting of foreign ministers from the six nations, including U.S. Secretary ...
- Major Powers Agree To Support Thai Bilateral Stance 24 Jul 2008 03:56 GMT
... Major Powers Agree To Support Thai Bilateral Stance SINGAPORE, ... means, Thai news agency (TNA) quoted Thai Deputy Prime Minister Sahas Banditkul as saying Wednesday. Sahas, representing ...
- Ranbaxy launches generic Amlodipine tablets in Japan 24 Jul 2008 03:55 GMT
... Ranbaxy launches generic Amlodipine tablets in Japan Mumbai, Jul ... tablets in Japan Mumbai, Jul 23, 2008 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX News Network) ... major had received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health and Labour Welfare (MHLW-Japan) for ...
- Japan exports fall for first time in nearly 5 years, BoJ seen on hold - UPDATE 24 Jul 2008 03:55 GMT
... Japan exports fall for first time in nearly 5 ... years due to slower overseas demand, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday. The latest ... signs of slowing down. But exports to Asian countries rose a marginal 1.5 percent, the ...
- Chinese FM: Informal Six-Party Talks end with meaningful results 24 Jul 2008 03:31 GMT
... (L to R) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, South Korean Foreign Minister Yu ... the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ministerial Meeting, Yang said that ...
- Rice pushes top North Korean diplomat on nukes 24 Jul 2008 03:31 GMT
... U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, shakes hands ... Rice, right, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Wednesday, July 23, 2008, during ... diplomat in what will be the Bush administration's highest-level contact with the Stalinist state in ...
- Japan trade surplus tumbles 88.9 per cent in June as imports grew 24 Jul 2008 03:31 GMT
... Japan trade surplus tumbles 88.9 per cent in June ... commodities, the government announced Thursday. The Finance Ministry said the surplus shrank to 138.6 billion ... mineral fuels. The country's trade surplus with Asia dipped 6.3 per cent, falling for the ...
- Six killed in B-52 crash near Guam 24 Jul 2008 03:30 GMT
... ALL six crew members aboard a B-52 bomber that ... Martin, flight surgeon. Martin also was the deputy commander of 36th Medical Group at Andersen Air ... boost the US security presence in the Asia-Pacific region while other US forces in the ...
- Taiwan's export orders slow on weak U.S. demand 24 Jul 2008 03:30 GMT
... Taiwan's export orders slow on weak U.S. demand ... less than May's 14.46 percent gain, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said in Taipei yesterday. ... Bloomberg News survey of 14 economists. East Asian exporters may face a tougher second half ...
- S Korea's POSCO presses Indian govt to allocate land, ore mines 24 Jul 2008 03:30 GMT
... S Korea's POSCO presses Indian govt to allocate land, ... ore mines NEW DELHI, Jul 24, 2008 (Asia In Focus via COMTEX News Network) -- ... Vikash Sharan told PTI. * The Steel Ministry had yesterday convened a meeting of mega ...
- Posco asks Centre to expedite land, iron ore mines allocation 24 Jul 2008 03:30 GMT
... Posco asks Centre to expedite land, iron ore mines ... mines allocation New Delhi, Jul 23, 2008 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX News Network) ... come at an early date". The Steel Ministry had yesterday convened a meeting of mega ...
- POSCO ASKS DELHI TO EXPEDITE LAND, IRON ORE MINES ALLOCATION 24 Jul 2008 03:30 GMT
... POSCO ASKS DELHI TO EXPEDITE LAND, IRON ORE MINES ... MINES ALLOCATION NEW DELHI, Jul 24, 2008 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX News Network) -- South Korean ... come at an early date". The Steel Ministry had yesterday convened a meeting of mega ...
- China to intensify cooperation with ASEAN 24 Jul 2008 03:30 GMT
... Hanoi, Jul 23, 2008 (Asia Pulse Data Source via COMTEX) -- ? ... protectionism and natural disasters. During the ASEAN-China Ministerial Meeting in Singapore on July 23, Chinese ...
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