TOKYO, Oct. 18 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and his Australian counterpart Kevin Rudd
pledged Saturday to step up bilateral cooperation in dealing with the global

TOKYO, Oct. 18 Kyodo - Major supermarkets in Japan are competing using price cuts to retain consumers
as the sagging stock market and worsening corporate earnings have tightened

TOKYO, Oct. 18 Kyodo - A group of investors is considering filing a complaint against two Tokyo
investment partnerships that have secured around 600 million yen in investments

YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, Russia, Oct. 18 Kyodo - Shipments of liquefied natural gas from Sakhalin to Japan will begin early next

TOKYO, Oct. 18 Kyodo - More than 90 percent of locally renowned companies surveyed by Kyodo News
believe that the Japanese economy is in a ''recession phase,'' up sharply from

Washington, October 18, SPA -- Two agreements were signed here
recently between the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the Republic

Sungailiat, Bangka, Oct 18 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has declared ten regions in the country top tourist destionations in a move to boost the national tourism industry.

Bogor, Oct 17 (ANTARA) - The German government was committed to helping Indonesia improve port management through training of port authority officials in the next three years.

Jeddah, October 18, SPA -- President of the Islamic Development Bank
(IDB) Dr. Ahmad Mohamed Ali has extended an invitation to leaders and

Baku, 18 0ctober ,(AzerTAj)Baku will host round table meeting of the National GUAM
Coordinators Council - Organization for Democracy and Economic Development.