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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, July 21

Xinhua, July 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

South Korea on Tuesday lodged a strong protest against Japan's renewed territorial claim to Dokdo,a pair of rocky outcroppings called Takeshima in Japan, as the cabinet led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approved its annual defense white paper.

The South Korean Defense Ministry called in Army Col. Nobuhisa Goto, defense attache of the Japanese embassy in Seoul, to its headquarters Tuesday morning, delivering a message of protest to him. (S.Korea-Japan-Protest)

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MANILA -- Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III approved Tuesday two laws that will further increase trade and encourage more investments in the country.

Aquino, in a ceremony in Malacanang, the presidential palace, signed the Philippine Competition Law and amendments to the Cabotage Law. (The Philippines-Law Approval)

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SYDNEY -- A woman was arrested north of Sydney on Tuesday after allegedly poisoning her nine-year-old daughter to the point the child was left fighting for her life.

It is suspected by investigators to be a case of the psychological illness Munchausen syndrome, where people either harm themselves or loved ones to gain attention. (Australia-Child Poisoning)

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MANILA -- Leftist rebels in Philippines attacked 11 military and a police station in the Bicol region of northern Philippines in less than 24 hours, starting Sunday night,leaving one rebel dead and a police officer, a militiaman, and six civilians injured, the military said on Tuesday.

Citing reports from the field, Maj. Angelo Guzman, spokesperson of the military's Southern Luzon Command, said eight of the attacks were launched by the New People's Army (NPA) in Sorsogon, from 4:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, targeting seven military detachments and a police station.(The Philippines-Rebel Attack) Endi