TOKYO, July 29 Kyodo - The ruling coalition on Monday endorsed a government plan to set a 47.8 trillion yen cap on core policy-related spending in the fiscal 2009 general account budget and earmark

NEW DELHI, July 27 Kyodo - The death toll from 16 coordinated blasts that rocked India's western city of Ahmedabad on Saturday evening more than doubled overnight to 45 and is expected to rise furt

TOKYO, July 27 Kyodo - The Japanese government on Sunday launched discussions on the possible introduction of tax systems for currency trading activities and airline ticket purchases to help fund i

TOKYO, July 27 Kyodo - The aggravated bilateral row over South Korean-administered islets in the Sea of Japan has affected 104 exchange programs between Japan and South Korea, including the cancell

TOKYO, July 27 Kyodo - The Japanese government will set the request ceiling for the state budget's general expenditures, or core policy-related outlays, for fiscal 2009 starting next April at aroun

PHNOM PENH, July 27 Kyodo - Cambodians voted Sunday in a general election seen largely as a two-way race between the ruling Cambodian People's Party and the opposition Sam Rainsy Party, after which

GENEVA, July 26 Kyodo - The world's seven major trading powers on Friday took a step forward toward striking an outline agreement in the Doha Round of free trade talks, bringing back their ongoing

TOKYO, July 26 Kyodo - Naoki Akiyama, a senior official of a Foreign Ministry-linked organization who was arrested Thursday on tax evasion charges, may have received $250,000 (about 30 million yen)

WASHINGTON, July 26 Kyodo - U.S.

Bangkok, July 26 Kyodo - Tej Bunnag, a former career diplomat, was appointed Saturday as Thailand's new foreign minister, with the initial task of trying to resolve a tense military standoff betwee