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The government and ruling coalition are reportedly considering nearly doubling defense spending over the next five years.

SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, who also heads South K...

A widening shortage of high-performance capacitors used in AI servers is expected to intensify in early 2027, as surging demand for processors and memory drives new supply contracts at Samsung Electro-Mechanics and …

Among recipients of the honors, set to be awarded at ceremonies including the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, 400 are women, accounting for 10.4%.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim told the Dewan Rakyat today that Malaysia could be a...

The government announced the names of the eight awardees, including Nobel laureate Kenso Soai and Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto, last month.

Some experts argue such a clause is needed for swift initial responses to disasters, while others worry it could lead to concentrated authority.

Girl group Illit will perform at Japan's FNS Music Festival for the third consecutive year, its agency Belift Lab announced Tuesday. The five-member group will appear on the first night of Fuji …

Brent crude fluctuated between gains and losses, trading lower at US$104.72 as investors weighed the state of peace talks between the US and Iran.

The 57-year-old actor, who also lost his wallet and dropped his mobile phone into water during the trip, joked that his souvenirs from Japan this time were a pair of crutches.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — Micromobility vehicles such as e-scooters remain strictly prohibited on all public roads for...

Spanish authorities have identified all 69 people killed in a high-speed train collision in central Spain last week.

North Korea on Tuesday criticized Japan's push to acquire "preemptive attack" capabilities and last month's regular military drills between Washington and Tokyo, warning that such moves would invite a "vicious cycle" of …

Newtalk新聞 對於日媒報導，台日目前比照台英，正洽談並於年底簽署雙邊貿易協議，行政院長卓榮泰今(3)日受訪守口如瓶說，台日正有共同的許多議題還在發展當中。「但至於本項目前我們並沒有其他的發展的回應」。卓榮泰這一回應，等同不證實也沒加以否認。 「日經亞洲」（Nikkei Asia）2日報導，日本與台灣正秘密研議一項涵蓋廣泛領域的雙邊貿易協議，模式將參考2023年英國與台灣簽署的「提升貿易夥伴關係協議」（ETP），最快有望於2026年底正式簽署。包含減災產業、數位貿易等5大領域，若順利敲定，將成為台日經貿關係制度化的重要一步。 不過，行政院昨日第一時間不願意證實，僅說日本是我國重要的經貿夥伴，持續深化台日經貿關係、拓展雙方互利合作，向來是政府努力的方向。 政院說，過去一年來，雙方陸續舉行台日經濟貿易會議、台日第三國市場合作相關會議，以及兩次台日經濟夥伴委員會（EPC），密切研商雙方共同關切的經貿議題，並就世界經濟情勢等議題進行意見交換與討論，以進一步深化台日經貿合作關係。 卓榮泰上午受訪說，深化台日關係一直是政府重要的工作之一，跟日方在許多的議題上也都有穩定的管道在做多項的溝通，也正有共同的許多議題還在發展當中。「但至於本項目前我們並沒有其他的發展的回應」。延伸閱讀：中國只發email邀請 卓榮泰：不輕言放棄出席APEC日本秋冬之旅推薦！4大「東京後花園」 漫步紅葉中日退稅新制「地獄開局」！首日機台故障狀況多 網嘆：會計學都沒這麼複雜賴清德：台日是休戚與共的命運共同體 攜手合作才能守護民主和平傳台日年底簽署全面貿易協議 林佳龍樂觀其成、經貿辦沒有回應

Police have arrested a 61-year-old man suspected of adding an unknown substance to a 33-year-old woman's drink at a bar in Tsim Sha Tsui. Police received a report just before 5am on …

JOHOR BAHRU, Nov 3 — Johor’s rapid expansion of data centres has reportedly raised concerns among residents...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — Fourteen official visits and trade and investment missions led by Prime Minister Datuk...

The breaches join a growing list of reported cyberattacks on Japanese companies as concerns rise over the security measures companies are taking.

កាល​ពី​ម្សិល​មិញ ស្ថាន​ទូត​ជប៉ុន និង​ទីភ្នាក់ងារ​សហប្រតិបត្តិ​ការ​អន្តរជាតិ​ជប៉ុន (JICA) បាន​ចាប់ផ្តើម​ដំណើរ​ទស្សន​កិច្ចសារ​ព័ត៌មាន​រយៈពេល​៣​ថ្ងៃ ដើម្បី​បង្ហាញ​ពី​សមិទ្ធផល​នៃ​គម្រោង​ជំនួយ​អភិវឌ្ឍន៍​ផ្លូវការ (ODA) ដែល​បាន​រួម​ចំណែក​លើក​កម្ពស់​ជីវភាពប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​រាប់​លាន​នាក់ តាមរយៈ​ការ​កែលម្អ​ហេដ្ឋារចនាសម្ព័ន្ធ វិស័យ​កសិកម្ម ការ​បោសសម្អាត​មីន និង​វិស័យ​អប់រំ​។ The post ជប៉ុន​រៀប​ចំ​ដំណើរ​ទស្សន​កិច្ចសារ​ព័ត៌មាន ដើម្បី​បង្ហាញ​ពី​គម្រោង​ជំនួយ ODA ដែល​បាន​ផ្លាស់ប្តូរ​ជីវភាព​របស់ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា appeared first on Khmer Times.

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KNU accuses military of targeting Thai supply routes The Karen National Union (KNU) stated that dual airstrikes carried out on Saturday by the Burma Air Force on its base in Karen State’s …

Malaysia’s 1979 Sportswoman of the Year was a formidable competitor, but to generations of young bowlers, Shirley Chow was simply Aunty Chow

トランプ政権に対する有権者の評価が事実上、示されるアメリカの中間選挙は日本時間の3日夜に投票が始まります。トランプ大統領は首都ワシントンで演説し、みずからの成果を強調して共和党候補への投票を呼びかけま…

The average facility fees paid by families of students entering private high schools in Japan in April nearly doubled from the previous academic year, according to a survey…

A man accused of attempted murder after throwing firebombs at riot police outside Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party headquarters withheld a plea at the first hearing of his…

Japan on Monday launched a new national agency focused on disaster management with the goal of making the country better prepared if there's a megaquake along the Pacific…

Japanese online service company GMO Internet Group apologized Monday for recent security breaches from cyberattacks, while promising to prevent a recurrence and compensate victims. Chief Executive Masatoshi Kumagai…

Japan Airlines Co said Monday its net profit for the April-September period fell 42.2 percent from a year earlier to 39.07 billion yen, weighed down by rising fuel…

Infielder Teruaki Sato of the Central League's Hanshin Tigers and right-handers Kaima Taira of the Saitama Seibu Lions and Hiromi Itoh of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in the…

The co-founders of Ice Cream Sundays said that the complaints came from an anonymous person claiming to be a resident living nearby.

More than 3,300 women and girls displaced by the Cambodia–Thailand border conflict received essential supplies through a humanitarian assistance programme supported by Japan, as they remained in shelters in Banteay Meanchey province. …

The Embassy of Japan and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) yesterday launched a three-day press tour to showcase Official Development Assistance (ODA) projects that have improved the lives of millions of …