Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, March 16

A non-Japanese national who returned from Liberia has tested negative for the Ebola virus after developing a fever Sunday night, the Japanese Health Ministry said Monday.

The man, in his 40s, is not a health worker and said he did not have contact with any Ebola patients in the West African country, local report quoted the ministry as reporting. (Japan-Ebola)

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JAKARTA -- Indonesia recorded trade surplus in February for a third straight month as import weakened significantly, the national statistic bureau said here on Monday.

Head of the bureau named only Suryamin announced that the trade performance reached 700 million U.S. dollars surplus in February, slightly lower from 709.4 million U.S. dollar at the previous month. (Indonesia-Trade)

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GHAZNI, Afghanistan -- Two people were killed and four others sustained injuries, all civilians as a roadside bomb planted by militants struck a civilian car in Ghazni province with Ghazni city as its capital 125 km south of Kabul on Sunday night, spokesman for provincial government Shafiq Nang said Monday.

"A mine planted by militants on a road in Andar district struck a car Sunday night leaving two women dead and injuring four others including a child and the driver," Nang told reporters here. ( Afghanistan-Bombing)

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LANGKAWI, Malaysia -- Defense ministers from the 10 nations of the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) agreed here Monday to cooperate in tackling the grave security threat from the Islamic State (IS).

At the end of the two-day 9th ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting, the ministers signed a joint declaration on maintaining regional security and stability. (Malaysia-ASEAN Meeting) Endi