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DEVELOPMENT WIRE REPORTS
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Countries agree to widen access to gov't contracts
Countries agree to widen access to gov't contracts Associated Press Copyright 2011 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 06:44 a.m., Thursday, December 15, 2011 GENEVA (AP) — The United States, the European Union, Japan and other countries have agreed after 14 years of talks to give foreign companies greater ...
China to boost maritime cooperation with ASEAN countries
Beijing, Dec 17 (IANS) China will actively push forward maritime cooperation with the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in light of the guidelines on conduct in the South China Sea, a foreign ministry official has said.
Saturday
Bandar Seri Begawan - The Brunei contingent for the Ship for Southeast Asia Youth Programme (SSEAYP) returned home yesterday. The programme saw the contingent travel aboard the ship, the Fuji Maru, all the way from Japan to a number of Asean countries.
Japan backs piecemeal Doha stance
Japan supports the World Trade Organization's efforts to reach agreement on elements of the long-stalled Doha Round of trade talks before concluding an overall deal, trade minister Yukio Edano said. "We support seeking an advance agreement to make a breakthrough in the current (deadlocked) situation," Edano said Thursday in a speech at the WTO's Ministerial Conference in Geneva, suggesting Tokyo ...
Play hardball with China
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh once again pooh-poohed the threat from China, this time on December 14 in Parliament which undercuts the raison détre for the India-Japan-United States strategic discussion.
India, China outpace developed world on social media platform
Businesses in India and other emerging markets are using social media platforms more than their developed-market peers for expanding their customer relationships and for hiring purposes, says a KPMG survey.
'India-US-Japan talks not aimed at containing China'
Ahead of the first of its kind dialogue involving India, Japan and the United States, a top American diplomat has said the trilateral talks make good strategic sense, but the idea that they are aimed at China's containment is "preposterous".
Thai Asean News Network
Five flood-hit industrial estates have applied for the Government Savings Bank's soft loan program for investment in flood defense systems.
Asean as regional leader?
There is plenty of talk about the 21st century being an Asian century, featuring China, Japan and India. -Daily Star/ANN
WTO strikes deal to open government purchasing
Canada among the 42 countries expected to sign agreement by April
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DAILY REPORTS
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Dec 29
Masahiro Kawai: Asia currency swap should reach $120 billion
(Asahi)Dec 26
Japan-Mekong exchange year to be launched in Myanmar
(Xinhua)Dec 26
Japan, Vietnam sign free trade pact
(AFP)Dec 24
Japan, a firm believer in going green
(Jakarta Post)Dec 23
ODA budget faces pruning in fiscal 2009
(Japan Times)
Dec 22
Dam projects look set for scrapheap
(Asahi)Dec 15
Japan regrets failure to reach WTO deal this year
(Kyodo)Dec 11
Japan tops child welfare table but Tokyo needs to aid nations lower down
(Kyodo)Dec 10
Vietnam police launch probe in Japan bribery case: state media
(AFP)Dec 09
Japan, Mexico Agree To Seek Global Trade Deal
(Nasdaq)
Dec 09
Japan proposes Asia-Pacific trade reinsurance network
(Business Times)Dec 07
New WTO draft to put Japan in tough situation
(NHK)Dec 05
Japan suspends soft loans for Vietnam
(AP)Dec 03
Campaign to wipe out CO2 Emissions
(Asahi)Dec 02
FTA between Japan, ASEAN begins
(Japan Times)
Dec 01
Cambodia looks to Japan as its next market for garment exports
(Kyodo)Nov 28
Japan to give $7 million aid to evacuees in DR Congo, send envoy
(Kyodo)Nov 27
Aso pushes for ODA increase
(Japan Times)Nov 27
S Korea, Japan to seek resumption of FTA talks
(Xinhua)Nov 25
Peru Signs Investment Agreement With Japan; Free Trade Talks Are Planned
(Bloomberg)
Nov 22
Japan, Colombia to start investment pact talks soon
(Kyodo)Nov 21
Ishiba's flexible stance on WTO talks worries farmers
(Kyodo)Nov 19
Peru hopes to achieve FTA with Japan by 2011: foreign minister
(Kyodo)Nov 18
APEC to aim for breakthrough in WTO trade talks this year: draft
(Kyodo)Nov 14
World Bank to form 3 bil. dollars fund to boost poor nations
(Yomiuri)
Nov 13
Japan's help sought to protect environment from development
(Japan Times)Nov 13
Afghan leader senses better Pakistan ties, thanks Japan for aid
(Kyodo)Nov 13
Aso to pledge provision of $100 bil. to IMF at G-20 summit
(Kyodo)Nov 12
PCI execs admit bribery over ODA in Vietnam
(Yomiuri)Nov 11
Japan-Philippines FTA to take effect from Dec. 11
(Kyodo)
Nov 10
Japanese team in Pakistan to finalise projects for 2008
(The Post)Nov 09
Govt to urge wider remit for IMF at finance summit
(Yomiuri)Nov 08
Tottori students to assist 'eco-toilets' project in India
(Yomiuri)Nov 07
ADB, Japan OK $1M agri grant
(Inquirer.net)Nov 06
Mango plantation to help the environment, create jobs
(Asahi)
Nov 05
China slashes anti-dumping duty on paper from Japan
(China Daily)Nov 05
'Me in Japan' captures Japan-Pakistan friendship
(Daily Times)Nov 02
RI, Japan turn to bilateral ties amid global crisis
(Jakarta Post)Nov 02
Japan eyes social security pact with Brazil
(Kyodo)Nov 01
Japan approves 2 green projects for carbon offsets
(Reuters)
Oct 31
South Korea Pursuing Currency Swap Deal With Japan, Finance Minister Says
(Bloomberg)Oct 30
Japan to cancel international energy forum
(NHK)Oct 30
Businesses can profit from helping the poor
(Asahi)Oct 30
U.S., Japan, Pacific Countries to Test Tsunami Early Warning System Today
(Bloomberg)Oct 29
IMF launches new loan program for emerging market economies
(Kyodo)
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