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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, Feb. 5

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Two suspected members of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group were killed in a firefight with government troops in southern Philippine province of Sulu on Thursday, the military said.

Harold Cabunoc, military's public information office chief, said that three soldiers were also slightly wounded and five high- powered firearms were seized from the bandits from a 30-minute clash that transpired at around 9:00 a.m. local time in the hinterlands of Patikul town.(The Philippines-Firefight)

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HONG KONG -- China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Mexico on Thursday signed here a Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU) on cooperation in the field of intellectual property (IP).

Director of Intellectual Property Ada Leung of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Director General of the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property Miguel Angel Margain signed the MoU.(Hong Kong-Mexico-MoU)

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DHAKA -- Anti-government protesters allegedly firebombed a truck in northwestern Bangladesh on Thursday, killing two in continuance of the spate of mindless arson attacks.

Two more people were also critically injured in the attack in Bogra town, some 197 northwest of capital Dhaka, during the 31st day of the countrywide nonstop blockade enforced by ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's 20-party opposition alliance, said a police official from Bogra town. (Bangladesh-Protest)

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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Thursday his country seeks "meaningful and result oriented dialogue" with India for the resolution of outstanding issues. "However the agenda of Pakistan-India dialogue will remain inconclusive without inclusion of Kashmir dispute," he told legislators in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. (Pakistan-India-Ties) Endi