The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News.----------INTERVIEW: Palau pres. defends Taiwan ties amid China pressure, eyes Japan cooperationTOKYO - The president of Palau on Tuesday defended his small Pacific island nation's diplomatic ties with Taiwan amid pressure from China and called for closer cooperation with Japan on economic development, maritime security and ocean conservation.In an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo, Surangel Whipps, co-chairing an international conference of island nations from Wednesday, said small island nations must be free to cho…READ FULL ARTICLE
