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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1630 GMT, March 3

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Michelle Obama, spouse of U.S. President Barack Obama, will pay a visit to Cambodia later in March, according to a news statement from the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday.

According to a White House press release sent to Cambodian media by the U.S. embassy on Tuesday, Michelle Obama will visit Japan before traveling to Cambodia.(Cambodia-Michelle Obama)

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CANBERRA -- Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey announced on Tuesday that he has made an order to "divest the established residential property" at a Sydney address, which he said was illegally held under the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975.

Hockey said in a statement that the house, known as Villa del Mare, was purchased for 39 million AU dollars (30.4 million U.S. dollars) in November 2014. The property, at 63-67 Wolseley Road, Point Piper, in Sydney, is believed to be bought by a rich Chinese businessman.(Australia-Property)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) Tuesday warned that the flying of unauthorized drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in the vicinity of airports is strictly prohibited.(Malaysia-Flying Drones)

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OSAKA -- Chinese low-cost carrier Spring Airlines announced Tuesday in Osaka that it will open a hub at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture and expand services at the airport to meet increasing demands of travelers.

The carrier plans to increase the number of its Chinese flight destinations from Kansai airport to more than 20 in five years, with the number of weekly round-trip flights reaching 100, according to Zhang Xiuzhi, Chief Executive Officer of Spring Airlines.(Japan-Spring Airlines) Endi