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US Navy bans drinking for sailors in Japan

Edit Taipei Times 06 Jun 2016
The US Navy yesterday slapped a drinking ban on sailors stationed in Japan and halted off base liberty after police arrested a US sailor on Okinawa on suspicion of drunk driving following a car crash that injured two people ... commander of US naval forces in Japan, said in a press release. The US has about 18,600 sailors stationed in Japan....

100,000 Strong Foundation rebrands as US-China Strong Foundation

Edit China Daily 06 Jun 2016
The 100,000 Strong Foundation – a global nonprofit focused on strengthening US-China relations – announced today that is changing its name to the US-China Strong Foundation. "We are thrilled to rebrand as the US-China Strong Foundation to reflect our evolving and expanding mission," said Carola McGiffert, CEO of US-China Strong ... In 2009, US President Barack Obama announced 100,000 Strong as a State Department initiative....

US Navy sailor arrested in Okinawa on suspicion of drunken driving: US forces

Edit China Daily 06 Jun 2016
WASHINGTON -- A US Navy sailor stationed on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa has been detained by Japanese police on suspicion of drunken driving, US Forces-Japan said, in an incident likely to fuel further resentment of the heavy US military presence in the region ... A US official said the person detained was a 21-year-old female sailor ... John Dolan, the US Forces, Japan commander....

Biotechs hit record-high, but growth is threatened (Ernst & Young LLP)

Edit Public Technologies 06 Jun 2016
Ernst & Young LLP) 2015 biotech revenue and profitability hit historic highs of US$132.7b and US$16.6b respectively Value of M&A; deals tops US$100b, while large biotech companies become more active in strategic alliances Slowing revenue growth and a sharp downturn for market capitalization point to future challenges ... US$41b, its highest-ever total....

Biotechs hit record-high, but growth is threatened (Ernst & Young Global Limited)

Edit Public Technologies 06 Jun 2016
Ernst & Young Global Limited) 2015 biotech revenue and profitability hit historic highs of US$132.7b and US$16.6b respectively Value of M&A; deals tops US$100b, while large biotech companies become more active in strategic alliances Slowing revenue growth and a sharp downturn for market capitalization point to future challenges ... Although US-based ......

Line planning year’s biggest tech IPO

Edit Taipei Times 06 Jun 2016
The company behind one of Asia’s most popular messaging apps plans to go public in Tokyo and New York mid-to-late next month, with a goal of raising between US$1 billion and US$2 billion at a valuation of US$5 billion to US$6 billion, according to people familiar with the matter ... At US$5 billion to US$6 billion, Line would be valued at 4.5 times to 5.4 times its sales last year, according to Bloomberg estimates....

Tough talking expected after friendly prelude (Beijing Municipal Government)

Edit Public Technologies 06 Jun 2016
Vice-Premier Wang Yang and US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew were due to showcase Sino-US friendship on Sunday ... John Frisbie, president of the US-China Business Council ... The debate on China policy in the US presidential campaign, the unknown fate of the strategic and economic dialogue under the next US administration, and US involvement in the South China Sea all made this round of the dialogue more eye-catching....

Foreign Ministry Holds Lanting Forum for the 8th China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue and the 7th China-US High-level Consultation on People-to-People Exchange (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China)

Edit Public Technologies 06 Jun 2016
... at Ministry of Finance Zhou Qiangwu, Professor Lu Feng from National School of Development at Peking University and others delivered featured speeches on topics including the new model of major-country relations between China and the US, China-US cooperation in various fields as well as the link of China-US relations with international order....

Vice Minister Qu Dongyu meets US Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China)

Edit Public Technologies 06 Jun 2016
Vice Minister Qu Dongyu meets US Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture ... Vice Minister Qu Dongyu met with Jonathan Cordone, the US Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture, in Xi'an on June 2, 2016. The two sides exchanged views on enhancing China-US agricultural cooperation ... Qu pointed out that China and the US are both big agricultural countries with large population....

As drink-driving case fuels agitation, US Navy slaps drinking ban on 18,600 sailors in Japan

Edit Indian Express 06 Jun 2016
US President Barack Obama last month vowed measures to prevent crime by Americans and the military imposed restrictions including a curfew ... The US navy said on Monday it imposed an alcohol ban on its personnel in Japan as the Tokyo government condemned a military drink-driving case which fuelled growing opposition to US bases on Okinawa ... US sailor arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Japan US shooting rampage....

PM Narendra Modi arrives in US; will hold talks with President Barack Obama to review bilateral ties

Edit The Times of India 06 Jun 2016
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here today on a three-day visit during which he will hold talks with President Barack Obama to review bilateral ties and address a joint session of the US Congress ... US' Ambassador to India Richard Verma and Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Biswal were among the top officials present at the base to receive Prime Minister Modi....

China’s Xi calls for more trust as talks with US commence

Edit Taipei Times 06 Jun 2016
US Secretary of State John Kerry called for a “diplomatic solution” to the problem ... He also said it was important to conclude a bilateral investment treaty with the US ... Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang (汪洋) said that China would next week submit its “negative list” offer of sectors that would remain off-limits to US investment in a US-China bilateral investment treaty (BIT), Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang (汪洋) said....
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Cars waiting for the traffic signals to turn green in Tokyo, Japan.

US sailor arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Japan

Edit Indian Express 06 Jun 2016
An American sailor was arrested on Sunday, under the suspicion of drunken driving and causing an accident on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, where public anger has run high over crimes by US military personnel ... The US military did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment ... The US Embassy did not immediately respond to requests for comment....
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