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TOKYO: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob proposed to the International Conference on the Future of Asia here Thursday (May 26) three key points to enable Asia to play a role in leading a divided world.
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Wednesday, extending its rally to a fourth session, although gains were subdued following a surge above the crucial 27,000 level in the previous session.
TOKYO: A retreat between Malaysian and Singaporean leaders is being explored, says Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
TOKYO: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will undertake a three-day working visit to Japan from May 22 to 24, during which he will also participate in the 29th International Conference on the Future of Asia (Nikkei Conference).
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average closed lower on Wednesday, with traders maintaining a cautious stance on the first day of the month ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision.
SINGAPORE: The yen dipped and the Nikkei rose in relief on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) left its ultra-easy policy and outlook unchanged, while broader rallies for stocks and bonds in anticipation of U.S. rate cuts started to run out of puff.
BANGKOK: Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and his Malaysian counterpart Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim met in Japan on Thursday (May 23), to discuss on opportunities for cooperation in various fields.
TOKYO: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s second visit to Japan within six months signifies the comprehensive and important 68-year relationship between the two nations.
TOKYO: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived here on Wednesday (May 22) evening for a three-day working visit to Japan.
TOKYO: Economic policymaking in the 2020s and beyond needs to take into account the circumstances surrounding three global megatrends: geopolitics, digitalisation and climate change, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
International Relations 101 for the Ismail Sabri administration.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Saturday (Feb 17, 2024)
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network) It is better that Asia's security arrangements remain in their current configuration, rather than having countries divided into blocs, or forming an Asian equivalent of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Friday (May 20).
TOKYO: Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, in his speech at the 27th International Conference on the Future of Asia on Thursday (May 26), stressed that now is not the time for the world to remain divided.
Laos’ Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone sat down for an interview with CGTN, a state-run English news channel, to discuss Laos-China relations, along with Laos’ mounting foreign debt.
SINGAPORE: Asian stock markets slipped for an eighth straight session on Wednesday, with investors nervous about the scale of problems in China's property sector and bracing for a hawkish message from the Federal Reserve at this week's Jackson Hole symposium.
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): China's development is positive for the region, but countries in the Asia-Pacific also want to maintain their very important ties with other economies like Japan as well as the United States and Europe, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said.
IT is better that Asia’s security arrangements remain in their current configuration, rather than having countries divided into blocs, or forming an Asian equivalent of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (pic) said.
TOKYO (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday (May 26) described the Republic's brand of democracy as a system that works and has yielded results such as law and order, growth and efficient governance.
TOKYO: Asian countries have been urged to play a stronger role in leading a divided world, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
