WASHINGTON — As he urged a united front on a rising China and bellicose North Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told Western powers that East Asia could be the next Ukraine.Kicking off Japan’s year as head of the Group of Seven, Kishida visi…
Read moreDay: January 14, 2023
Japan PM: East Asia Could Be Next Ukraine
WASHINGTON — As he urged a united front on a rising China and bellicose North Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told Western powers that East Asia could be the next Ukraine.Kicking off Japan’s year as head of the Group of Seven, Kishida visi…
Read more5.3-Magnitude Quake Struck Western Indonesia
JAKARTA, An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3, rocked off Indonesia’s western province of Bengkulu this morning, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.The quake occured at 05:41 a.m. local time, with its epicentre located a…
Read more5.3-Magnitude Quake Struck Western Indonesia
JAKARTA, An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3, rocked off Indonesia’s western province of Bengkulu this morning, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said.The quake occured at 05:41 a.m. local time, with its epicentre located a…
Read morePhilippines To Harness Mining As Potential Economic Driver
MANILA, The Philippines will harness the mining sector’s potential, as a driver for long-term economic expansion, as the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, Philippine Finance Secretary, Benjamin Diokno, said in a statement yesterday.“The mini…
Read moreCambodia Recorded 1.8 Percent Rise In Rubber Export Last Year
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia exported 372,900 tonnes of dry rubber in 2022, an increase of 1.8 percent from 366,300 tonnes a year earlier, a General Directorate of Rubber reported, yesterday.The kingdom made 527.7 million U.S. dollars in revenue from exports …
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