15 December 1987 Reuters News English (c) 1987 Reuters Limited MANILA, Dec 15 – Japan’s trade and overseas investment with South-East Asia, which accounts for nearly a third of Japanese bilateral aid, has been steadily declining, figures from the Japanese Foreign Ministry show. Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita announced a two billion dollar ASEAN-Japan Development…
15 December 1987 Reuters News English (c) 1987 Reuters Limited MANILA, Dec 15 – Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita marked his first foreign trip by vowing to improve access to Japan for imports from South-East Asia and by formally announcing a two billion dollar package aimed at boosting the private sector and economic cooperation in…
15 December 1987 Reuters News English (c) 1987 Reuters Limited MANILA, Dec 15, Reuter-South-East Asia’s leaders cemented their alliance on Tuesday, ending a summit meeting with a declaration short on political contention and long on the urgency of forging economic unity. Political analysts said the smooth passage of the two-day Manila summit of the Association of…