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Kyodo News Stories, Photos Now Available in English on Facebook

-     K.K. Kyodo News has opened a page on Facebook to send out information in English on the ...

Japan disaster dead, missing pass 13.000: police

The official number of dead and missing after a devastating earthquake and tsunami that flattened Japan`s northeast ...

RI sending mitigation team, US$2 million in aid to Japan

The Indonesian government is sending a disaster mitigation team and two million US dollars in aid to help Japan ...

Taiwan to set up emergency text message broadcasting system

The government will set up an emergency text message broadcasting system to alert residents in disaster-affected ...

Japan disaster death-missing toll passes 11,000: police

The official toll of the dead and missing following a devastating earthquake and tsunami that flattened Japan`s ...

Death toll in Japan quake nears 4,000

More than 3,600 people died and over 7,500 are missing in the wake of a series of natural disasters that hit Japan ...

RI govt will send rescue team to Japan thursday

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said the Indonesian government will send a team to Japan to help the country ...

Minister: no report of Indonesians contaminated by radioactive substances

Foreign minister Marty Natalegawa said here on Tuesday there had been no report so far of Indonesians being ...

RI voices need for regional cooperation in handling disasters

Indonesia has voiced the need for regional cooperation in dealing with natural disasters in Asia and Pacific. ...

VP Boediono: sound cooperation in disaster responses needed in Aspac

Sound regional cooperation in natural disaster responses among Asia Pacific rim countries is highly needed, Indonesian ...

North Sulawesi one of RI`s earthquake-prone regions

North Sulawesi province is one of Indonesia`s earthquake-prone regions as geographically it is surrounded by a number ...

Japanese minister attends ARF DiREx despite disaster at home

Japan`s Deputy Foreign Minister Makiko Kikuta attended the opening ceremony of the ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster ...

Japan still Jambi`s export destination

Japan is still the main destination of Jambi`s exports despite a 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that engulfed ...

VP asks ARF Direx participants to observe moment of silence

Vice President Boediono asked on Tuesday participants of the ongoing ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Exercise ...

Japan asks IAEA for expert help: UN watchdog chief

Japan has officially asked the UN atomic watchdog to send a team of experts to help in the current nuclear crisis, ...