Xinhua Asia-Pacific News Summary at 0600 GMT, April 6
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Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw left Nay Pyi Taw for Beijing on Thursday morning to begin a six-day state visit to China.
The visit is aimed at enhancing mutual understanding and promoting friendly relations and cooperation between Myanmar and China, according to official sources.(Myanmar-China-Visit)
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MANILA -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Thursday that developing Asia will continue to perform well this year even as recovery in the major industrial economies remained weak, predicting the region's economy to expand by 5.7 percent in 2017 and 2018.
Asian Development Outlook 2017, the ADB's annual economic publication, said continued expansion helps developing Asia deliver more than 60 percent of global growth. (ADP-Asia-Economy)
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LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan -- Two Afghan soldiers sustained injuries after the attacker blew himself up next to a security checkpoint in southern Afghanistan Wednesday night, district police chief Mohammad Ismael Hotak said Thursday.
The suicide bomber who was approaching the security checkpoint in Gereshk district of the southern Helmand province Wednesday night but security man on duty ordered him to stop. (Afghanistan-Suicide Attack)
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SEOUL -- South Korean prosecutors looking into a corruption scandal embroiling former President Park Geun-hye on Thursday summoned a former senior presidential secretary.
Woo Byung-woo, former senior presidential secretary for civil affairs, was called in for multiple charges including abuse of power and dereliction of duty. (S.Korea-Park-Scandal) Endit