OSAKA, June 14 (Kyodo) - Finance ministers from the Group of Eight major countries vowed Saturday to remain vigilant against surging commodity prices and to implement appropriate steps to fight inf

TOKYO, June 14 (Kyodo) - Japan, China and South Korea agreed in foreign ministerial talks Saturday to further cooperation on the North Korean nuclear and abduction issues, and to set a date in Sept

OSAKA, June 14 (Kyodo) - Finance ministers from the Group of Eight major nations pledged Saturday to help developing countries tackle climate change by providing financial and technological support

Paris, June 13 Kyodo - An international ministerial conference on assistance to Afghanistan began
Thursday in Paris, with Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura pledging $550

Tokyo, June 13 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his visiting Australian counterpart Kevin Rudd said Thursday they agreed to take a cool-headed approach toward the whaling issue

Beijing, June 13 Kyodo - China and Taiwan held official negotiations here Thursday after a nearly decade-long freeze on government-level, face-to-face dialogue, with Chinese and

Sydney , June 13 Kyodo - The Dalai Lama said Thursday he is optimistic about future talks with the
Chinese government and that he expects a seventh meeting will go ahead next month.

Tokyo, June 13 Kyodo - Japan's public security chief Shinya Izumi called for increased cooperation as Group of Eight justice and home affairs ministers began full talks Thursday in Tokyo on securit

Tokyo, June 13 Kyodo - The ruling bloc-dominated House of Representatives approved on Thursday a resolution of confidence in Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's Cabinet to counter the passage of a nonbin

Beijing, June 13 Kyodo - North Korea explained its position on the past abductions of Japanese nationals by its agents in talks with Japan on Thursday, and while the Japanese envoy declined to rev