AJMEDIA News Digest: April 2, 2022

Tokyo, 2 April, /AJMEDIA EU urges China’s Xi not to help Russia evade sanctions over Ukraine BEIJING – The European Union on Friday urged Chinese President Xi Jinping not to… Read more

China’s COVID-19 policy, yuan’s rise vs yen may beset Japan’s economy

Tokyo, 2 April, /AJMEDIA Japan’s economy, which has already been facing downward pressure against a backdrop of the Ukraine crisis and the yen’s depreciation, may also be plagued by China’s… Read more

High raw material costs plus weak yen threaten recovery from COVID

Tokyo, 2 April, /AJMEDIA Japan’s recovery from the COVID-19 economic fallout is at a crossroads as surging raw material costs, driven by the war in Ukraine and amplified by a… Read more

Hayashi to take 30 Ukraine evacuees to Japan after touring Poland

Tokyo, 2 April, /AJMEDIA Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi plans to take about 30 Ukrainian evacuees to Japan on a government plane when he completes a five-day mission to Poland next… Read more

U.S. sanctions 5 North Korea-linked entities following ICBM test

Tokyo, 2 April, /AJMEDIA The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday sanctioned five North Korea-linked entities following Pyongyang’s tests of an intercontinental ballistic missile system and an ICBM, while indicating it… Read more

When the Magellanic Clouds cozy up to each other, stars are born

Tokyo, 2 April, /AJMEDIA Like two great songwriters working side by side and inspiring each other to create their best work, the Magellanic Clouds spawn new stars every time the… Read more

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President Vladimir Putin hold phone talks

Tokyo, 2 April, /AJMEDIA Phone talks between President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President of Russia Vladimir Putin took place on April 1, AJMEDIA reports referring… Read more

Israel, UAE finalise ‘milestone’ free trade deal

Tokyo, 2 April, /AJMEDIA Israel and the United Arab Emirates have concluded negotiations for a free trade agreement, Israel’s Economy Ministry and the UAE foreign trade minister said on Friday… Read more

Italian FM to visit Azerbaijan

Tokyo, 2 April, /AJMEDIA The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, assisted by Undersecretary of State, Manlio Di Stefano, will visit Azerbaijan on April 2, AJMEDIA… Read more

First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva congratulates people of Azerbaijan and Muslims of world on occasion of beginning of month of Ramadan

Tokyo, 2 April, /AJMEDIA First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva has made an Instagram post on the occasion of the beginning of the month of Ramadan, AJMEDIA… Read more