Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, March 7

The Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and U.S. Army Pacific will hold a joint military exercise in western Cambodia's Kampong Speu province from March 7 to 20.

Angkor Sentinel is an annual bilateral exercise sponsored by U. S. Army Pacific and hosted by the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces that focuses on providing humanitarian assistance and responding to disasters. (Cambodia-U.S.-Military Drill)

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JAKARTA -- The execution of 10 persons, mostly foreigners, convicted on drug offense may not occurred this week as the preparation has not been ready, an official said here on Friday.

Preparations at the location of the execution on Nusakambangan island of Central Java have not been fully prepared and some convicts undergo legal process, said Tony Spontana, spokesman for the attorney general office. (Indonesia-Execution-Delay)

---- TOKYO -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito Party on Friday approved the government' s plan for legislation to implement a Cabinet decision to reinterpret Japan's pacifist Constitution and allow Japan's forces to exercise collective self-defense and defend an ally, even if Japan is not under attack.

The change was presented by the government to the ruling coalition's security talks. The move comes as part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to see Japan's Self-Defense Forces granted a bigger role at home and overseas under Abe's notion of a new "proactive pacifism" and is the latest step towards normalizing Japan's military. (Japan-Legislation-SDF)

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HANOI -- U.S. Ambassador Ted Osius said here Friday that Secretary General of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong will visit the United States this year.

"We are pleased that Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will visit the United States later this year at our invitation," the U.S. ambassador said in a speech delivered at the Vietnam National University. (Vietnam-U.S.-Visit) Endi