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Japan hails U.S.-China trade deal

January 16, 2020

Tokyo–Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Thursday hailed the so-called Phase One trade agreement that was signed between the United States and China in Washington on Wednesday. “Japan welcomes the signing as a positive step,” Suga told a press

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Poland’s Prime Minister to visit Japan from Monday

January 16, 2020

Tokyo–Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will make an official working visit to Japan for three days from Monday, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Thursday. Morawiecki is scheduled to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday. Jiji

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Paredes orders more PAF personnel, equipment to help people affected by Taal eruption

January 16, 2020

Major Gen. Allen Paredes, the new commanding general of the Philippine Air Force ( PAF)  ordered the deployment of more personnel and equipment to assist residents affected by the erruption of Taal Volcano. Paredes assumed his position in the change-of-command

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DOJ finds probable cause to charge Albayalde, police officers with graft

January 16, 2020

The Department of Justice (DOJ) found probable cause to charge former Philippine National Police chief General Oscar Albayalde and several police officers, with graft over the alleged irregular anti-drug operation in Pampanga in 2013. In a resolution Thursday, government prosecutors

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Tokyo court halts pretrial procedures for Carlos Ghosn case

January 16, 2020

Tokyo–Tokyo District Court on Thursday halted pretrial conference procedures over charges against former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn that he underreported his compensation. The move came after Ghosn fled Japan to Lebanon late last month while out on bail

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Japan confirms first case of Wuhan-linked pneumonia

January 16, 2020

Tokyo–The Japanese health ministry said Thursday it has confirmed the first case of infection in the country from a new type of coronavirus that led to an outbreak of viral pneumonia in the Chinese city of Wuhan. A man in

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Duterte names outgoing Air Force chief to PNOC-EC

January 16, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday that outgoing Philippine Air Force chief Lieutenant General Rozzano Briguez will be the incoming head of the Philippine National Oil-Exploration Corporation (PNOC-EC). Duterte announced this during the change of command of the PAF in

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PSE index, peso vs dollar end lower

January 16, 2020

The main Philippine share index ended lower on Thursday. The peso settled at P50.831 against the US dollar from Wednesday’s P50.715. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $1.224 billion from the previous

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