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Japan, Vietnam foreign chiefs discuss South China Sea

August 1, 2019

Bangkok–Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono and his Vietnamese counterpart, Pham Binh Minh, agreed Wednesday to work together in response to China’s growing military presence in the South China Sea. At their meeting in Bangkok, Kono and Minh, who doubles as

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Over half of Japanese fatal abuse victims aged less than one year old

August 1, 2019

Tokyo–Over half of fatal child abuse victims in Japan in fiscal 2017 were babies aged less than one year old, a survey by a health ministry expert panel showed Thursday. Of 52 victims in the year through March 2018, excluding

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Japan diet convenes for five-day extra session

August 1, 2019

Tokyo–The Diet, Japan’s parliament, convened on Thursday for a five-day extraordinary session, following the July 21 election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber. At a plenary meeting in the morning, the Upper House elected Akiko Santo, a member

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Child abuse cases rise to record 159,000 in Japan in FY 2018

August 1, 2019

Tokyo–The number of child abuse cases handled by child consultation centers in Japan in fiscal 2018 surged 19.5 pct from the previous year to 159,850, hitting a record high for the 28th straight year, the welfare ministry said in a

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PSE index up, peso declines vs US dollar

August 1, 2019

The key Philippine stock index rose but the peso declined against the US dollar on Thursday. The peso closed at P51.20 from Wednesday’s P50.89. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $984.36 million

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Duterte OKs law granting franchise on Legarda’s son solar company

August 1, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a law granting franchise on the solar company of the son of former Senator and now Antique Representative Loren Legarda. Duterte inked on July 31, 2019 Republic Act No. 11357, which grants Solar Para a

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PNP gives men one week to investigate Negros Occidental killings

August 1, 2019

The head of the Philippine National Police on Thursday gave the Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management ( DIDM) at least a week to provide an initial feedback on the killings in Negros Oriental. In an ambush interview, Police General

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Reports ”jueteng” returned in some provinces ” negative”: PNP

August 1, 2019

Reports of the illegal numbers game jueteng resurfacing in some provinces in  turned out to be “negative”, according to Police General Oscar Albayalde. In a press briefing, the head of the Philippine National Police ( PNP) said  regional directors said

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