The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------Japan, New Zealand eye signing defense supply-sharing pact in talks in Dec.TOKYO - Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is considering meeting his New Zealand counterpart Judith Collins in Tokyo in mid-December, with the signing of a defense supply-sharing pact eyed on the occasion, sources familiar with the matter said Saturday.The talks, which will possibly take place on Dec. 18, are aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation in the face of China's assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region. The two …READ FULL ARTICLE
