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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, April 11

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South Korean lawmakers of the biggest Minjoo Party on Tuesday raised voice against the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile defense system in their territory, calling for a resolution through dialogue and negotiations.

A discussion session was hosted by the People's Solidarity for Democracy and Peace, an association composed of 22 Minjoo Party lawmakers, to find alternative to the planned THAAD installation, to which Seoul and Washington agreed in July last year. (South Korea-THAAD)

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TOKYO -- Toshiba Corp. on Tuesday submitted an unaudited financial report for the April-December period with an accompanying statement warning of its future survival.

"There are events and circumstances that may bring about significant questions about the idea of carrying on as a going concern," Toshiba said in a Japanese statement accompanying its unaudited figures. (Japan-Toshiba)

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MANILA -- At least three soldiers, a policeman and five bandits were killed in a clash broke out between government forces and the Islamist extremists on Tuesday in the central Philippine Bohol province,the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said.

Gen. Eduardo Ano, the AFP's chief of staff, said in a statement that government troops and police "encountered a group of heavily armed lawless elements in Bohol" around 7 a.m. local time on Tuesday. (the Philippines-Military Clash)

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JAKARTA -- Indonesian police will beef up security in their regional stations following string of attacks in their facilities lately with the latest one occurred in Central Java province's Banyumas precinct station on Tuesday that wounded three police, a senior police officer said. (Indonesia-Security)