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Indo-Pacific Economic Framework meeting in Detroit

Ministers from the 14 member countries of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework hold a meeting in Detroit, Michigan, on May 27, 2023.

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"Defend Diaoyu" activists' boat returns to H.K.

HONG KONG, China - An activist arrives in Hong Kong on a vessel with a banner that reads "Japan, get out of the Diaoyu (Islands)." The vessel, a fishing boat, was impounded by Japanese authorities on Aug. 15 after seven Chinese activists landed from the vessel on one of the disputed islands in the East China Sea, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, to assert Chinese sovereignty over the islands. Half of the 14-member group earlier returned to Hong Kong by plane.

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Exile members cheer up Japan soccer team at Alpine camp

SAAS-FEE, Switzerland - Three members of J-pop singing and dancing group Exile pose for a photo with Japan's World Cup team at the squad's training camp in the Alpine village of Saas-Fee, Switzerland, on June 2, 2010. The Exile members and team coach Takeshi Okada hold a banner with words of encouragement for the soccer squad written by the 14-member J-pop group.

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Toyota releases 7-seat Wish minivan

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the 14-member Japanese pop music band Exile stand by Toyota Motor Corp.'s fully restyled Wish seven-seat minivan during a presentation in Tokyo on April 2. The new Wish, which comes in two versions, targets family-oriented and young drivers who tend to travel in groups.

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Post services panel inaugurated

TOKYO, Japan - Postal services minister Toranosuke Katayama (standing R) addresses a 14-member panel to prepare for a public corporation to take over the state-run postal services at an inaugural meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 15. Seated at right is Hiroshi Okuda, chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren), who also serves as chairman of the panel.

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Privatization not key issue at postal conversion body: Okuda

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Okuda, chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren), speaks at a news conference at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 15. Okuda denied privatization of postal services will be a focal issue in deliberations at a preparatory committee to set up a public corporation to take over the state-run services. The committee ''is not a meeting to discuss privatization,'' Okuda, chairman of the 14-member panel, said following its first session earlier in the day.

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Mori greets science council

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) gives an opening speech to the first meeting of the government's Council for Science and Technology Policy. Mori chairs the 14-member council comprising six cabinet ministers, five academics, two business executives and the president of the Science Council of Japan.

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ASDF advance team heads to W. Timor to help refugees

NARITA, Japan - An advance team of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) leaves for Indonesia from the Narita airport on Nov. 22 on a mission to provide support to East Timorese refugees stranded in West Timor. The 14-member team, including six civilian liaison officers, is headed for Surabaya on Java Island via Jakarta.

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Indo-Pacific economic talks

Ministers from 14 member countries of the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework attend the first day of its two-day meeting in Los Angeles on Sept. 8, 2022.

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GLOBALink | China's trade with RCEP members sustains steady growth

STORY: China's trade with RCEP members sustains steady growth DATELINE: April 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of containersSOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): NGUYEN HUU QUAN, Commercial Consul of Consulate General of Vietnam in Nanningvarious of vesselsSOUNDBITE 2 (Thai): BENJAMAS TANVETYANONT, Consul general of Thailand in NanningSOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DENG WEI, Staff member, China Railway Nanning Group Co., Ltd.various of trains STORYLINE: Trade between China and members of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has seen steady growth since the trade agreement took effect at the beginning of this year, the latest official data showed. According to the General Administration of Customs (GAC), China's trade with the other 14 member states expanded 6.9 percent year on year to 2.86 trillion yuan (about 448.6 billion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter of 2022, accounting for 30.4 percent of China's total foreign trade value. The world's largest f

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Privatization not key issue at postal conversion body: Okuda

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Okuda, chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren), speaks at a news conference at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 15. Okuda denied privatization of postal services will be a focal issue in deliberations at a preparatory committee to set up a public corporation to take over the state-run services. The committee ''is not a meeting to discuss privatization,'' Okuda, chairman of the 14-member panel, said following its first session earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

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Post services panel inaugurated

TOKYO, Japan - Postal services minister Toranosuke Katayama (standing R) addresses a 14-member panel to prepare for a public corporation to take over the state-run postal services at an inaugural meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 15. Seated at right is Hiroshi Okuda, chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren), who also serves as chairman of the panel. (Kyodo)

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Exile members cheer up Japan soccer team at Alpine camp

SAAS-FEE, Switzerland - Three members of J-pop singing and dancing group Exile pose for a photo with Japan's World Cup team at the squad's training camp in the Alpine village of Saas-Fee, Switzerland, on June 2, 2010. The Exile members and team coach Takeshi Okada hold a banner with words of encouragement for the soccer squad written by the 14-member J-pop group. (Kyodo)

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Toyota releases 7-seat Wish minivan

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the 14-member Japanese pop music band Exile stand by Toyota Motor Corp.'s fully restyled Wish seven-seat minivan during a presentation in Tokyo on April 2. The new Wish, which comes in two versions, targets family-oriented and young drivers who tend to travel in groups. (Kyodo)

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Post services panel inaugurated

TOKYO, Japan - Postal services minister Toranosuke Katayama (standing R) addresses a 14-member panel to prepare for a public corporation to take over the state-run postal services at an inaugural meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 15. Seated at right is Hiroshi Okuda, chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren), who also serves as chairman of the panel. (Kyodo)

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Mori greets science council

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) gives an opening speech to the first meeting of the government's Council for Science and Technology Policy. Mori chairs the 14-member council comprising six cabinet ministers, five academics, two business executives and the president of the Science Council of Japan.

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ASDF advance team heads to W. Timor to help refugees

NARITA, Japan - An advance team of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) leaves for Indonesia from the Narita airport on Nov. 22 on a mission to provide support to East Timorese refugees stranded in West Timor. The 14-member team, including six civilian liaison officers, is headed for Surabaya on Java Island via Jakarta.