Koizumi to maintain 3-way alliance after July election

Koizumi to maintain 3-way alliance after July election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the three ruling coalition parties -- Takenori Kanzaki of the New Komeito party (L), Junichiro Koizumi of the Liberal Democratic Party (C) and Chikage Ogi of the New Conservative Party -- hold talks at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on June 28. Koizumi was quoted as telling Kanzaki and Ogi that he plans to maintain the three-way alliance regardless of the results of the House of Councillors election next month.

Ford Motor selected sole bidder for Daewoo Motor

Ford Motor selected sole bidder for Daewoo Motor

SEOUL, South Korea - An official of South Korea's debt-ridden Daewoo Motor Co. briefs reporters June 29 on a decision by the company's restructuring committee to select Ford Motor Co. as the ''preferred bidder'' after an international auction. In the three-way auction, Ford Motor won over General Motors Corp., which had formed an alliance with Italy's Fiat SpA, and another alliance between DaimlerChrysler AG and South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co.

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-NEW THREE-WAY ALLIANCE-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-NEW THREE-WAY ALLIANCE-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

(220814) -- RAMAT GAN, Aug. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Benny Gantz (C), Israel's defense minister and leader of the centrist alliance Blue and White, and Gideon Sa'ar (R), the justice minister and leader of the right-wing New Hope party, and former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot attend a joint press conference in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Aug. 14, 2022. The former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot announced on Sunday that he has joined the alliance of two government ministers to run for the November parliamentary elections. The new three-way alliance will be headed by Gantz, with Sa'ar as his second and Eisenkot in the third place. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-NEW THREE-WAY ALLIANCE-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-NEW THREE-WAY ALLIANCE-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

(220814) -- RAMAT GAN, Aug. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Benny Gantz (C), Israel's defense minister and leader of the centrist alliance Blue and White, and Gideon Sa'ar (R), the justice minister and leader of the right-wing New Hope party, and former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot attend a joint press conference in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Aug. 14, 2022. The former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot announced on Sunday that he has joined the alliance of two government ministers to run for the November parliamentary elections. The new three-way alliance will be headed by Gantz, with Sa'ar as his second and Eisenkot in the third place. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-NEW THREE-WAY ALLIANCE-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-NEW THREE-WAY ALLIANCE-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

(220814) -- RAMAT GAN, Aug. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Benny Gantz (C), Israel's defense minister and leader of the centrist alliance Blue and White, and Gideon Sa'ar (R), the justice minister and leader of the right-wing New Hope party, and former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot attend a joint press conference in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Aug. 14, 2022. The former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot announced on Sunday that he has joined the alliance of two government ministers to run for the November parliamentary elections. The new three-way alliance will be headed by Gantz, with Sa'ar as his second and Eisenkot in the third place. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-NEW THREE-WAY ALLIANCE-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

ISRAEL-RAMAT GAN-NEW THREE-WAY ALLIANCE-PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION

(220814) -- RAMAT GAN, Aug. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Benny Gantz (1st L), Israel's defense minister and leader of the centrist alliance Blue and White, speaks at a joint press conference with former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot (2nd L) and Gideon Sa'ar, the justice minister and leader of the right-wing New Hope party, in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Aug. 14, 2022. The former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot announced on Sunday that he has joined the alliance of two government ministers to run for the November parliamentary elections. The new three-way alliance will be headed by Gantz, with Sa'ar as his second and Eisenkot in the third place. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

Koizumi to maintain 3-way alliance after July election

Koizumi to maintain 3-way alliance after July election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of the three ruling coalition parties -- Takenori Kanzaki of the New Komeito party (L), Junichiro Koizumi of the Liberal Democratic Party (C) and Chikage Ogi of the New Conservative Party -- hold talks at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on June 28. Koizumi was quoted as telling Kanzaki and Ogi that he plans to maintain the three-way alliance regardless of the results of the House of Councillors election next month.

Ford Motor selected sole bidder for Daewoo Motor

Ford Motor selected sole bidder for Daewoo Motor

SEOUL, South Korea - An official of South Korea's debt-ridden Daewoo Motor Co. briefs reporters June 29 on a decision by the company's restructuring committee to select Ford Motor Co. as the ''preferred bidder'' after an international auction. In the three-way auction, Ford Motor won over General Motors Corp., which had formed an alliance with Italy's Fiat SpA, and another alliance between DaimlerChrysler AG and South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co.