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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, Jan. 30

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Sri Lanka's new government presented a populist budget here on Thursday, slashing prices of food items but also seeking to increase revenue, an official said.

Sri Lanka's new government, which was appointed earlier this month, presented an interim-budget that will be in effect till June. (Sri Lanka-Populist Budget)

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TOKYO -- Japan's jobless rate in December eased 0.1 percentage point from the previous month to 3.4 percent, government data showed Friday.

The number of unemployed people has dropped to 2.28 million, down 0.4 percent from November, and that of people holding jobs increased 0.7 percent to 63.88 million, the internal affairs ministry said. (Japan-Job Data)

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SEOUL -- South Korea posted a record low increase in industrial output last year, fueling worries that the economy may slip into a prolonged trend of low growth, a government report showed Friday.

Production in all industries, including manufacturing, services, construction and public administration, gained 1.1 percent in 2014 from a year earlier, marking the lowest since the data began to be compiled in 2000, according to Statistics Korea. (South Korea- Industrial Output)

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CANBERRA -- The Australian government remains committed to the search for MH370, the Joint Agency Coordination Center (JACC) for the search of MH370 said in a statement on Friday.

Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, with 239 people on board, disappeared shortly after taking off from Kuala Lumpur on March 8, 2014 en-route to Beijing. (Australia-MH370-Search) Endi