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Japan PM hosts banquet for leaders of 5 Central Asian nations

Photo taken on Dec. 19, 2025, shows a banquet hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the State Guest House in Tokyo for the leaders of five Central Asian countries -- Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM hosts banquet for leaders of 5 Central Asian nations

Photo taken on Dec. 19, 2025, shows a banquet hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (back, 2nd from R) at the State Guest House in Tokyo for the leaders of five Central Asian countries -- Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan. (Pool photo)

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UZBEKISTAN-TASHKENT-NOWRUZ-CELEBRATION

(240322) -- TASHKENT, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People participate in events to celebrate Nowruz in Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan, March 21, 2024. Nowruz (Navruz in Uzbek) is widely celebrated on March 21 as the International Day of Navruz in accordance with a resolution of the United Nations. Nowruz means "new day" marking the first day of spring and is celebrated in all the five Central Asian countries, as well as in Iran, Afghanistan and some other countries. (Photo by Zafar/Xinhua)

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UZBEKISTAN-TASHKENT-NOWRUZ-CELEBRATION

(240322) -- TASHKENT, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People participate in events to celebrate Nowruz in Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan, March 21, 2024. Nowruz (Navruz in Uzbek) is widely celebrated on March 21 as the International Day of Navruz in accordance with a resolution of the United Nations. Nowruz means "new day" marking the first day of spring and is celebrated in all the five Central Asian countries, as well as in Iran, Afghanistan and some other countries. (Photo by Zafar/Xinhua)

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UZBEKISTAN-TASHKENT-NOWRUZ-CELEBRATION

(240322) -- TASHKENT, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People participate in events to celebrate Nowruz in Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan, March 21, 2024. Nowruz (Navruz in Uzbek) is widely celebrated on March 21 as the International Day of Navruz in accordance with a resolution of the United Nations. Nowruz means "new day" marking the first day of spring and is celebrated in all the five Central Asian countries, as well as in Iran, Afghanistan and some other countries. (Photo by Zafar/Xinhua)

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UZBEKISTAN-TASHKENT-NOWRUZ-CELEBRATION

(240322) -- TASHKENT, March 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People participate in events to celebrate Nowruz in Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan, March 21, 2024. Nowruz (Navruz in Uzbek) is widely celebrated on March 21 as the International Day of Navruz in accordance with a resolution of the United Nations. Nowruz means "new day" marking the first day of spring and is celebrated in all the five Central Asian countries, as well as in Iran, Afghanistan and some other countries. (Photo by Zafar/Xinhua)

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THAILAND-PLASMA-NUCLEAR FUSION-TRAINING

(230531) -- BANGKOK, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Participants of the Eighth ASEAN School on Plasma and Nuclear Fusion 2023 visit Thailand Tokamak 1, in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand, on May 29, 2023. Experts from seven countries, including China, joined a training session on plasma and nuclear fusion technology this week for researchers and students from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and neighboring countries in the central Thai province of Nakhon Nayok. The Eighth ASEAN School on Plasma and Nuclear Fusion 2023, which started on Monday, is a five-day program held by the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT). (Photo by Tim Santasombat/Xinhua)

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THAILAND-PLASMA-NUCLEAR FUSION-TRAINING

(230531) -- BANGKOK, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hu Jiansheng, Deputy Director General of the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP), gives a lecture at the Eighth ASEAN School on Plasma and Nuclear Fusion 2023, in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand, on May 29, 2023. Experts from seven countries, including China, joined a training session on plasma and nuclear fusion technology this week for researchers and students from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and neighboring countries in the central Thai province of Nakhon Nayok. The Eighth ASEAN School on Plasma and Nuclear Fusion 2023, which started on Monday, is a five-day program held by the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT). (Photo by Tim Santasombat/Xinhua)

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THAILAND-PLASMA-NUCLEAR FUSION-TRAINING

(230531) -- BANGKOK, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Experts and participants of the Eighth ASEAN School on Plasma and Nuclear Fusion 2023 pose for a group photo, in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand, on May 29, 2023. Experts from seven countries, including China, joined a training session on plasma and nuclear fusion technology this week for researchers and students from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and neighboring countries in the central Thai province of Nakhon Nayok. The Eighth ASEAN School on Plasma and Nuclear Fusion 2023, which started on Monday, is a five-day program held by the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT). (Photo by Tim Santasombat/Xinhua)

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Cambodia earns 278 mln USD from bicycle export in Q1, up almost 20 pct

STORY: Cambodia earns 278 mln USD from bicycle export in Q1, up almost 20 pct DATELINE: May 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of bicycle shops in Phnom Penh 2. various of bicycles being displayed at bicycle shops in Phnom Penh STORYLINE: Cambodia exported bicycles worth 278 million U.S. dollars to foreign markets in the first quarter of 2023, a year-on-year increase of nearly 20 percent, the Ministry of Commerce said in a report on Tuesday. Ministry of Commerce's Undersecretary of State and spokesman Penn Sovicheat said Made-in-Cambodia bicycles had been exported to the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Japan, and China, among others. "Bicycles have become one of our key manufacturing products for exports after clothes, footwear, and travel goods," he told Xinhua. He said Cambodia ranks first in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in terms of bicycle exports. There are currently five bicycle factories i

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ASEAN meeting in Bangkok

Photo taken on Dec. 22, 2022, shows the venue of a meeting of foreign ministers from five of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' 10 member states in Bangkok.

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Mekong-Japan summit in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of Japan and five Mekong basin countries -- (from L to R) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Laotian Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong, Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Thai Deputy Prime Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan -- pose for a group photo before their talks at the State Guest House in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2013. The Mekong-Japan summit was held on the sidelines of the summit of leaders of Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. (Pool photo)

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Foreign ministers of Japan, 5 central Asia nations meet

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a meeting with his counterparts from five central Asian nations in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on July 16, 2014.

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Foreign ministers of Japan, 5 central Asia nations meet

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (3rd from L) and his counterparts from five central Asian nations pose prior to their talks in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on July 16, 2014.

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Fire lit at National Stadium before final game

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuki Kawagoe, a member of the rugby team at Ishinomaki Technical High School in Miyagi Prefecture, lights the Olympic cauldron at the National Stadium in Tokyo on May 25, 2014, before the 2014 Asian Five Nations rugby match between Japan and Hong Kong, the last official sports event at the iconic stadium prior to its upcoming dismantlement. (Pool photo)

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'Tokyo 2020' logo formed by people at National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - A formation of people at the National Stadium in Tokyo on May 25, 2014, reads "Tokyo 2020." The message appeared before the 2014 Asian Five Nations rugby match between Japan and Hong Kong, the last official sports event at the iconic stadium before it is disassembled for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

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Japan rugby coach Jones

SAKAI, Japan - Japan rugby coach Eddie Jones speaks during a press conference in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on April 25, 2012, prior to an Asian Five Nations match at Kazakhstan on April 28, his debut with the Brave Blossoms.

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5 leaders miss ASEAN summit opening in Thailand

HUA HIN, Thailand - Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva delivers a speech at the outset of the ASEAN summit in the southern Thai resort town of Hua Hin on Oct. 23, 2009. Five of the 10 state leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations missed the opening of their annual summit.

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Koizumi returns to Japan after Southeast Asia tour

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi steps off a government plane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Jan. 15 after ending a weeklong tour of five Southeast Asian nations.

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Koizumi heads home after completing 5-nation S.E. Asia tour

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi heads home from Singapore on Jan. 15 after completing a weeklong tour of five Southeast Asian nations. Koizumi called for closer economic and security relations between Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations during the trip, which also had taken him to the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.

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Koizumi in Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Escorted by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (L), Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reviews honor guards on arrival in Kuala Lumpur from Manila on Jan. 10 on the second leg of his weeklong tour of five Southeast Asian nations.

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Koizumi arrives in Kuala Lumpur on 2nd leg of S.E. Asia tour

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is greeted at Kuala Lumpur international airport on Jan. 10 after arriving from Manila on the second leg of his weeklong tour of five Southeast Asian nations.

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Koizumi arrives in Manila on 1st leg of S.E. Asia tour

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is greeted by Philippine honor guards at Manila international airport on Jan. 9 after arriving there on the first leg of his weeklong tour of five Southeast Asian nations.

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Koizumi leaves for tour of 5 S.E. Asian nations

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi waves at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Jan. 9 before boarding a government plane to visit five Southeast Asian nations -- the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore.

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RCEP adds new impetus to foreign trade enterprises in E China

STORY: RCEP adds new impetus to foreign trade enterprises in E China DATELINE: April 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: QINGDAO, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ports 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU KUN, Business manager of Qingdao Haiwan Group Co., LTD. 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BI HAIJUN, Official of Qingdao Customs STORYLINE: After the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) went into effect on Jan. 1, 2022, more and more enterprises in east China's Shandong Province have benefited from the deal, adding new impetus to the province's export-oriented economy. The RCEP, the world's largest free trade deal to date, covers 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its five free trade agreement partners, namely China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, and New Zealand. Qingdao Haiwan Group Co., LTD. received a certificate of origin issued by Qingdao Customs, with which Japan's import tariff on the company's 120 tons of sodium bicarbonate will

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Cambodia, Japan agree to ensure full implementation of RCEP free trade deal

STORY: Cambodia, Japan agree to ensure full implementation of RCEP free trade deal DATELINE: March 21, 2022 LENGTH: 0:04:17 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting STORYLINE: Cambodia and Japan on Sunday agreed to ensure the full implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement for the benefit of all, according to a Cambodia-Japan joint statement. The statement was released after a meeting between Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Peace Palace in the capital Phnom Penh. "The two prime ministers consented to strengthen cooperation to ensure the full implementation of the ASEAN-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement," the statement said. Signed on Nov. 15, 2020 and entered in force on Jan. 1, 2022, RCEP is a mega trade deal between 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its five free trade agr

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China-Central Asia relations enjoy bright prospect of vibrant growth: Chinese FM

STORY: China-Central Asia relations enjoy bright prospect of vibrant growth: Chinese FM DATELINE: March 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi STORYLINE: China's relations with five Central Asian countries, which are now at a golden age of 30, enjoy a bright prospect of vibrant growth, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday on the sidelines of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress. "A growing, prosperous, stable and dynamic Central Asia is in the common interest of China and other countries in the region," Wang told a press conference. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and the five Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. China will continue to follow the principles of mutual respect, good-neighborly friendship, solidarity in trying times and mutual benefi

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Koizumi in Kuala Lumpur

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Escorted by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (L), Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reviews honor guards on arrival in Kuala Lumpur from Manila on Jan. 10 on the second leg of his weeklong tour of five Southeast Asian nations.

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Koizumi heads home after completing 5-nation S.E. Asia tour

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi heads home from Singapore on Jan. 15 after completing a weeklong tour of five Southeast Asian nations. Koizumi called for closer economic and security relations between Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations during the trip, which also had taken him to the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.

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Japan pledges $6.1 bil. for development of Mekong nations

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the leaders of five Southeast Asian nations along with the Mekong River attend a summit meeting in Tokyo on July 4, 2015. Abe pledged to give fresh aid worth $6.1 billion (750 billion yen) in official development assistance to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam over the next three years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan pledges $6.1 bil. for development of Mekong nations

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the leaders of five Southeast Asian nations along with the Mekong River hold a joint press conference after their summit meeting in Tokyo on July 4, 2015. Abe pledged to give fresh aid worth $6.1 billion (750 billion yen) in official development assistance to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam over the next three years. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, 5 Central Asian nations agree on fight against terrorism

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (3rd from L) and governmental officials from five Central Asian nations pose ahead of their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on March 4, 2015. They agreed to join hands in the fight against terrorism. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5 leaders miss ASEAN summit opening in Thailand

HUA HIN, Thailand - Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva delivers a speech at the outset of the ASEAN summit in the southern Thai resort town of Hua Hin on Oct. 23, 2009. Five of the 10 state leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations missed the opening of their annual summit. (Kyodo)

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Japan rugby coach Jones

SAKAI, Japan - Japan rugby coach Eddie Jones speaks during a press conference in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on April 25, 2012, prior to an Asian Five Nations match at Kazakhstan on April 28, his debut with the Brave Blossoms. (Kyodo)

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Foreign ministers of Japan, 5 central Asia nations meet

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a meeting with his counterparts from five central Asian nations in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on July 16, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Emperor Akihito, Crown Prince Naruhito

Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Crown Prince Naruhito are pictured ahead of a meeting with leaders of five Southeast Asian nations along the Mekong River at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mekong-Japan summit

Leaders of Japan and five Southeast Asian nations along the Mekong River meet the press at the Akasaka Palace state guesthouse in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018, after the 10th Mekong-Japan summit. Seen from left are Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Laotian Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mekong-Japan summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) speaks at a joint press conference at the Akasaka Palace state guesthouse in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018, after the 10th meeting between the leaders of Japan and five Southeast Asian nations along the Mekong River. Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is seen on right. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mekong-Japan summit

Laotian Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith (R) inspects a guard of honor prior to the 10th meeting between the leaders of Japan and five Southeast Asian nations along the Mekong River at the Akasaka Palace state guesthouse in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mekong-Japan summit

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen inspects a guard of honor prior to the 10th meeting between the leaders of Japan and five Southeast Asian nations along the Mekong River at the Akasaka Palace state guesthouse in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mekong-Japan summit

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (R) inspects a guard of honor prior to the 10th meeting between the leaders of Japan and five Southeast Asian nations along the Mekong River at the Akasaka Palace state guesthouse in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mekong-Japan summit

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc inspects a guard of honor prior to the 10th meeting between the leaders of Japan and five Southeast Asian nations along the Mekong River at the Akasaka Palace state guesthouse in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mekong-Japan summit

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi inspects a guard of honor prior to the 10th meeting between the leaders of Japan and five Southeast Asian nations along the Mekong River at the Akasaka Palace state guesthouse in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mekong-Japan summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R at the table) speaks during the 10th meeting between the leaders of Japan and five Southeast Asian nations along the Mekong River in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mekong-Japan summit

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during the 10th meeting between the leaders of Japan and five Southeast Asian nations along the Mekong River in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2018. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ASEAN "re-calibrates" objectives to speed up RCEP negotiations

Philippine Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez speaks at a press conference in Manila on Sept. 11, 2017, after five days of ministerial meetings involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Lopez said trade ministers of most countries negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership have adjusted their goals for the China-backed regional trade agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ASEAN "re-calibrates" objectives to speed up RCEP negotiations

A press conference is held in Manila on Sept. 11, 2017, after five days of ministerial meetings involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Philippine Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said trade ministers of most countries negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership have adjusted their goals for the China-backed regional trade agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ASEAN economic ministers meeting starts in Manila

Economic ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations pose for a group photo during the opening ceremony of ASEAN's meeting in Manila on Sept. 7, 2017. A Chinese-backed regional trade pact is expected to be the major focus at the five-day 49th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ASEAN economic ministers meeting starts in Manila

Philippine Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez speaks at the opening ceremony of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Manila on Sept. 7, 2017. A Chinese-backed regional trade pact is expected to be the major focus at the five-day 49th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese, Mekong foreign ministers meet in Manila

Japan's new Foreign Minister Taro Kono (2nd from L) speaks at a meeting with the foreign ministers of five members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations situated along the Mekong River -- Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam -- in Manila on Aug. 6, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo