China eyes curbing rare earth price surges amid inflation fears+
BEIJING, July 18 Kyodo -
Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming indicated Monday that Beijing will study measures to address sharp price increases in rare earth minerals.
435 more cows confirmed shipped from Fukushima, Niigata farms+
FUKUSHIMA/NIIGATA, Japan, July 18 Kyodo -
Draft accord notes Mongolia as home for spent nuclear fuel+
TOKYO, July 18 Kyodo -
Gov't may expand cattle shipment suspension zone beyond Fukushima Pref.
TOKYO, July 17 Kyodo - The government may consider halting beef cattle shipments from areas beyond Fukushima Prefecture, where it plans to soon impose a suspension, senior vice health minister Kohe
New nuclear regulatory body should be set up by next April: Hosono
TOKYO, July 17 Kyodo - Goshi Hosono, state minister in charge of handling the nuclear crisis, said Sunday that a new regulatory body for nuclear power generation should be established by next April
ASEAN to finalize S. China Sea guidelines this year: Surin
NUSA DUA, Indonesia, July 17 Kyodo - The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China are expected to finalize the guidelines to implement a declaration of conduct among countries inv
1st phase of work to contain nuke crisis completed on time: Hosono
TOKYO, July 17 Kyodo - Goshi Hosono, state minister in charge of handling the nuclear accident, said Sunday that ''Step 1'' or the first phase of work to bring the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclea
Gov't to review Fukushima no-entry zone when cold shutdown realized
FUKUSHIMA, Japan, July 17 Kyodo - Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Goshi Hosono, state minister in charge of dealing with the nuclear crisis, met Saturday with the leaders of municipalities near the cr
Another 84 cows in Fukushima found to have been fed contaminated straw
TOKYO, July 17 Kyodo - Authorities in Fukushima Prefecture, where the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is located, said Saturday they have discovered that another 84 cows shipped from five
Nuclear reactor in Fukui Pref. halted over glitch
FUKUI, Japan, July 17 Kyodo - A reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture has been halted due to a problem with its cooling system and an investigation will
