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Manila court orders arrest of Joma Sison, 37 others for murder

September 6, 2019

A Manila City Regional Trial Court has ordered the arrest of Communist Party of the Philippines founder Joma Sison, his wife and 36 members of the organization for mass murder. In a verdict dated August 28, copy of which was

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Duterte “not satisfied” with Xi’s response on arbitral ruling

September 6, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said he told Chinese President Xi Jinping that he was “not satisfied” with his answer regarding the territorial dispute in the South China Sea. Duterte during his recent trip to China brought up with Xi the 2016

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Abe, Putin affirm future-oriented isle, peace treaty talks

September 5, 2019

Vladivostok, Russia–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin affirmed Thursday that the two nations will work on negotiations on their decades-old territorial row and the conclusion of a bilateral peace treaty in a future-oriented manner. But the

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Japan blames South Korea for worsening ties

September 5, 2019

Tokyo–Japan blamed South Korea on Thursday for worsening bilateral relations. “The situation has been extremely tense, all because of a series of negative actions made by the South Korean side,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a press conference. These

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Abe to visit India in December

September 5, 2019

Vladivostok, Russia–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is scheduled to visit India in December, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday. The trip by Abe is part of mutual visits by the two countries’ leaders to each other’s nations, Modi said

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Japan, Mongolia confirm cooperation on North Korea denuclearization

September 5, 2019

Vladivostok, Russia–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga agreed on Thursday that their countries will cooperate to denuclearize North Korea. In their meeting in Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East, Abe called for the cooperation of Mongolia, which

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PSE index gains, but peso declines vs US dollar

September 5, 2019

The main Philippine share index finished higher for the second straight session on Thursday. But the peso finished at P52.01 against the US dollar from P51.935 on Wednesday. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the

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One killed, some 30 injured in train-truck collision in Yokohama

September 5, 2019

Yokohama–An eight-car Keikyu Corp. train and a truck collided at a crossing in Yokohama, the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Thursday, leaving a man dead and some 30 people injured, authorities said. The man died after he

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