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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, April 5

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The governments of Indonesia and Afghanistan on Wednesday pledged to bring their bilateral cooperation to a higher level.

"Indonesia is ready for sharing experience on reconciliation for creating peace," Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Wednesday after meeting with his Afghan counterpart Mohammad Ashraf Ghani at the State Palace. (Indonesia-Afghanistan-Cooperation)

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DHAKA -- The 136th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) assembly has voted unanimously to elect Cameroonian Martin Chungong for a second four- year term on the final day of its 136th assembly Bangladesh capital Dhaka.

With no contenders to throw a challenge for the post, the assembly Wednesday approved the new term by consensus at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC), also known as Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre. (Bangladesh-IPU Election)

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NEW DELHI -- British Finance Minister (Chancellor of the Exchequer) Philip Hammond said Wednesday that there was enormous potential for New Delhi and Britain to work together, addressing UK-India FinTech conference in Mumbai.

"There is huge potential for us to work together and be strong partners in this space," he said. (India-Britain-Cooperation)

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MANILA -- The Philippine government and the leftist rebels have reached agreement on a bilateral ceasefire during their talks in The Netherlands, a local television ANC said on Wednesday.

The TV report also said that both sides have agreed to mutually release four police officers and soldiers under the rebel custody and at least 23 more political prisoners in the coming days. (The Philippines-Cease-fire)

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BANGKOK -- A ping pong bomb, hidden in a trash can in Thai capital Bangkok, exploded around 20:00 local time on Wednesday, leaving two sanitation workers injured slightly, Thai media reported.

The two female workers have already been sent to hospital, said police, according to Thai media Thairath.(Thailand-Blast) Endit