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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0500 GMT, April 5

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Japan's top government spokesperson Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga Wednesday said the firing of the missile of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is in clear violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions and strongly protested the act.

The DPRK launched a ballistic missile on Wednesday that is believed to have fallen in the Sea of Japan. (Japan-DPRK)

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SEOUL -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday test-fired one ballistic missile into eastern waters, South Korea's defense ministry said.

A Seoul ministry official told Xinhua that the ballistic missile was fired at about 6:42 a.m. local time from Sinpo in North Hamgyeong province, in northeastern DPRK. The missile flew about 60 km into its eastern waters. (South Korea-DPRK)

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JAKARTA -- A consortium of Chinese and Indonesian firms on Tuesday signed a contract with KCIC, a firm tasked with monitoring the high-speed train project linking Jakarta to Bandung, unveiling the construction phase of the project.

The Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract was signed in the premises of Indonesia's state-run construction firm Wijaya Karya (Wika) here on Tuesday afternoon. (Indonesia-China-Railway)

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SYDNEY -- Australian authorities have seized a record 903 kilograms of methamphetamine in Melbourne.

The haul, which has an estimated value of 670 million US dollars, is the largest ever methamphetamine, commonly known as ice, bust in Australia's history.(Australia-Drugs) Endit