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17.06.2010 Ssangyong inks export deal
South Korea's Ssangyong Motor said on Tuesday it had agreed to supply Russian carmaker Sollers about 160,000 cars in a knock-down export deal through 2017.

08.05.2009 Russia warns Japan against 'inflated hopes' in islands dispute
Russia on Thursday warned Japan not to expect a decades-old territorial row to be resolved ahead of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s visit to Tokyo early next week.

07.05.2009 Japan sending another $40 million to Russia for sub dismantlement
Japan is to allocate Russia an extra 4 billion yen ($40 million) to dismantle decommissioned Russian nuclear submarines in the Far East, Japanese media reported on Tuesday.

26.02.2009 Surviving Chinese sailors in Russia return home
Three Chinese sailors who survived the sinking of a civilian cargo ship at the Sea of Japan left the Russian Far Eastern city of Vladivostok for home on Wednesday.

10.02.2009 Russia frees Japanese seamen detained for poaching
Russia on Saturday released a Japanese fishing vessel, detained in Russian waters in late January for alleged crab poaching, a spokeswoman for the local border guards department said.

09.02.2009 Japanese airlines go bankrupt
Japan Airlines will receive a net loss for 2008 fiscal year, which ends in Japan on March 31, 2009, in the amount of 34 billion yen (377 million dollars)

11.01.2009 China bans diet drug, says it can harm heart
Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone met Thai counterpart Kasit Piromya on Saturday for brief but wide-ranging talks that dealt with the recent closure of Bangkok\\\'s airports by protesters.

10.01.2009 Japanese foreign minister visits Thailand for political talks
Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone met Thai counterpart Kasit Piromya on Saturday for brief but wide-ranging talks that dealt with the recent closure of Bangkok's airports by protesters.

20.11.2008 South Korea launches tanker for Russian Far East shipping company
South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries has launched a new 104,000-dwt oil tanker ordered by Russia's Primorsk Shipping Corporation (PRISCO), the PRISCO press office said on Wednesday.

11.04.2008 Russia's boom times stretch to Niigata
Ripples from Russia's booming economy have crossed the Sea of Japan, lapping at the shores of Niigata Prefecture and leading to strengthened ties.

07.04.2008 Results of the session of the Russian-Japanese joint fishery commission
The 24th session of the Russian-Japanese joint fishery commission was held in Tokyo, on March 17–24.

03.04.2008 China sets May date for fifth APEC SME technology conference and fair
The fifth APEC SME (small and medium enterprises) Technology Conference and Fair will launch in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao, Shandong Province, on May 30, a senior economic planner said here on Tuesday.

03.04.2008 China to continuously promote strategic partnership with Russia
Chinese Foreign Minister on Friday stressed China's readiness to continuously promote the strategic partnership with Russia during 2008.

26.02.2008 New South Korean leader plans to develop cooperation with Russia
An inauguration ceremony of Lee Myung-bak, the 17th president of South Korea, was held in the square outside the building of the National Assembly on Monday. He won a convincing victory over liberals at the December 19 general elections.

20.12.2007 Russian Railways Plans $100 Million Terminal in North Korea
Public Corporation Russian Railways plans to build a $100 million container terminal in North Korea as the world's largest rail company tries to create a land transport corridor linking Asia to Europe.

11.12.2007 Kamchatka crab ban will damage Japanese economy
Russia's new fishing policy aimed at fighting illegal crab catches in Russian waters could seriously damage the economy of Wakkanai, a city on the north Japanese island of Hokkaido, local authorities said.

20.11.2007 Fukuda meets Chinese, South Korean leaders
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda met with the leaders of China and South Korea on Tuesday on the sidelines of the ASEAN gatherings in Singapore.

19.10.2007 Rosneft will build a oil-processing factory on the north of China
The Chinese oil company CNPC has chosen the Tianjin port on the north of China as a place for the building of the oil processing factory. The building of the petrochemical complex and oil reservoir with the total value of 6 billion dollars is planned within the limits of the project that will be realized jointly with Russian holding “Rosneft”.

08.10.2007 China's scenic Hainan plans three nonstop flights to Russian cities
China's southern province of Hainan plans to open nonstop flight routes to Russian cities of New Siberia, Vladivostok and Habarovsk by the end of the year as the scenic island is attracting an increasing number of Russian tourists.

05.10.2007 China welcomes the results of the second Korean Summit
China welcomes the second inter-Korean summit and the achieved positive results, declared the representative of Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Liu Zianchao.

13.09.2007 North Korea gives experts full access to nuclear facilities
North Korea has given full access to experts from the United States, Russia and China on a rare visit to the reclusive nation to examine ways to disable its nuclear weapons programme, the State Department said on Wednesday.

17.08.2007 Japanese fishing boat, crew released
A Japanese fishing boat seized by Russia and its 17 crew members have been released and are now heading for Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japanese authorities said Thursday.

09.08.2007 China, Russia, lead anti-terrorism drills
China, Russia and four central Asian nations began a joint anti-terror military drill in a remote Muslim-dominated Chinese region on Thursday, state press reported.

09.08.2007 Japan seeks release of trawler seized by Russia
apan said on Wednesday it hoped Russia would promptly implement an international maritime tribunal order to free a Japanese fishing trawler it has seized.