Japan Press Pool Service for APEC Meetings in Bali, ASEAN Meetings in Brunei

TOKYO, Oct. 4 / Kyodo JBN-Asianet –

Kyodo News, The Japan Times and The Mainichi have launched a joint English portal website to provide news reports, official documents and other information for a series of APEC meetings in Bali, Indonesia, as well as ASEAN-related meetings, including the East Asia Summit, in Brunei.

Media organizations can access the just-inaugurated Japan Press Pool Service website until Oct. 10 to obtain the following in English:

* news reports on the meetings;
* top stories from Japan;
* news photos;
* information and news reports on side events; and
* official documents released by the APEC and ASEAN secretariats and the  Japanese government.

To access the website, go to: http://www.presspool.jp/ (Login IDs and passwords are not required.)

Source: Kyodo News

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