Chinese and Japanese ministers visit Vietnam

Tokyo, 13 September, /AJMEDIA/ China and Vietnam have confirmed that they should expand their relationship. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Communist Party leader General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong of… Read more

Liverpool a cautionary tale after losing World Heritage status

Tokyo, 13 September, /AJMEDIA/ UNESCO has stripped Liverpool of its World Heritage status. The English city, which played a vital role in the expansion of the British Empire long before… Read more

North Korea successfully launches new long-range cruise missiles: KCNA

Tokyo, 13 September, /AJMEDIA/ North Korea successfully test-fired new long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, the state-run Korean Central News Agency said Monday. The missiles newly developed by the Academy… Read more

India, Australia hold 1st “two-plus-two” security talks

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ India and Australia held their first-ever security talks involving their foreign and defense ministers in the Indian capital New Delhi on Saturday. Australia has become the… Read more

IAEA chief makes 1st visit to Iran under new president

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency visited Iran on Saturday ahead of scheduled meetings with the country’s vice president and the head of the… Read more

2 Turkish soldiers killed, 3 injured in northwestern Syria

Tokyo, 12 September, /AJMEDIA/ At least two Turkish soldiers were killed, three others injured in an attack in northwestern Syria, Turkey’s National Defense Ministry said on Saturday, according to Anadolu… Read more

China to donate 100 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to developing countries

Tokyo, 11 September, /AJMEDIA/ China will donate an additional 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to developing countries this year, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on Thursday at the 13th BRICS… Read more

Biden signals U.S. resolve to protect nation ahead of 9/11 anniv.

Tokyo, 11 September, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. President Joe Biden, in a message released Friday on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, signaled his country’s resolve… Read more

International passenger flight leaves Kabul

Tokyo, 10 September, /AJMEDIA/ A commercial flight carrying people left behind in Afghanistan has departed from Kabul’s airport and landed in Qatar’s capital of Doha. It was the first international… Read more

Turkey rescues 97 asylum seekers in Aegean Sea

Tokyo, 10 September, /AJMEDIA/ Turkey rescued 97 asylum seekers who were illegally pushed back by the Greek Coast Guard into Turkish territorial waters in the Aegean Sea, security sources said… Read more