Tokyo
Japan Agrees To Help India Develop Iranian Port
Putting an end to all speculation, Japan has agreed to help India develop the strategically important Chabahar port of Iran.
- Read more about Japan Agrees To Help India Develop Iranian Port
- Log in to post comments
N Korea test-fires three ballistic missiles: Seoul
North Korea on Sept. 5 fired three suspected medium-range Rodong missiles that travelled about 1,000 kilometers and landed near Japan in an apparent show of force timed to the G-20 economic summit in China, Seoul officials said.
- Read more about N Korea test-fires three ballistic missiles: Seoul
- Log in to post comments
Merkel 'Proposed NATO Membership to Japan'
German Chancellor Angela Merkel reportedly told Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe last year that his country could joint NATO counting on her support.
"Shinzo, why not join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization? I can convince British Prime Minister Cameron and French President Hollande," The Japan Times, the country's biggest English-language paper, quotes Merkel as saying.
- Read more about Merkel 'Proposed NATO Membership to Japan'
- Log in to post comments
Lira, ruble hit 6-month high as dollar swoons
Russia's ruble and Turkey's lira lead a gang of top emerging market currencies to six-month highs on April 29 as signals this week that U.S. interest rates are likely to stay ultra-low cemented a third month of losses for the dollar.
- Read more about Lira, ruble hit 6-month high as dollar swoons
- Log in to post comments
France wins 'momentous' $39 bln Australia submarine contract
France on April 26 beat off competition from Germany and Japan to win an Aus$50 billion ($39 billion) contract to design and build Australia's next generation of submarines, a decision Tokyo called "deeply regrettable."
US orders 'urgent' engine fix for Boeing 787 Dreamliners
U.S. officials have ordered Boeing to fix engines on some of its 787 Dreamliner airplanes to avoid sudden failure in icy conditions, calling the problem an "urgent safety issue."
Former Yugoslav diplomatic offices to be put up for sale
BELGRADE- Former Yugoslav diplomatic and consular offices in New York, Bonn, Bern and Tokyo, worth USD 70-80 million, are to be put up for sale, with Serbia to receive around USD 35 million of the total.
Mitsubishi Motors says manipulated fuel economy tests, shares tumble
Mitsubishi Motors Corp said it falsified fuel economy test data to make emissions levels look more favorable, and its shares slumped more than 15 percent, wiping $1.2 billion from its market value on April 20.
Former SFRY diplomatic offices to be put up for sale
BELGRADE- Former Yugoslav diplomatic and consular offices in New York, Bonn, Bern and Tokyo, worth USD 70-80 million, are to be put up for sale, with Serbia to receive around USD 35 million of the total.
Asia energy firms sink with oil as Doha output talks fail
Oil prices plunged in Asia on April 18, pushing energy firms and regional stock markets lower after the collapse of talks among the world's top oil producers intended to ease a global supply glut.
Hopes that the talks in Doha on Sunday would result in an output cap helped the black gold climb to 2016 highs last week, having approached 13-year lows just months ago.