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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, May 17

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Four people, including two attackers, have been killed and six others injured as militants' attack on the state-owned national TV building continued in Jalalabad city, 120 km east of Kabul, on Wednesday.

"Four people including two attackers have been confirmed dead and six others injured," spokesman for provincial governor Attaullah Khogiani told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Militants)

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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- One civilian was killed and one dozen people wounded after a twin blasts rocked Kandahar city, capital of Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar Tuesday night, the provincial government spokesman said on Wednesday.

"The first blast came in Chaok-e-Madad locality roughly at 8:30 p.m. local time Tuesday and the second explosion occurred minutes later when responding police was inspecting the site," spokesman Samim Khpalwak told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Blasts)

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HANOI -- The second Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) kicked off here on Wednesday.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Bui Thanh Son, Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister, APEC 2017 SOM chair, said since the first APEC SOM was held in March, global and regional economies have shown some positive signs. (Vietnam-APEC-Meeting)

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BANGKOK -- The construction of Thailand-China railway project from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima, which will be further extended to Nong Khai on the Thai-Lao border in the future, will start in 2017 for sure, Chatchai Thipsunaree, Permanent Secretary of Thailand's Ministry of Transport, said on Tuesday.

"We (Thailand and China) are almost done with the contract, 90 percent I will say, the construction will start in this year for sure," Chatchai told Xinhua after a press conference of the Transport Ministry. (Thailand-China-Railway)

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MANILA -- The Philippine Commission on Appointments confirmed on Wednesday the appointment of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano as secretary of foreign affairs.

The commission's swift confirmation of Cayetano came a week after he was officially appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte who announced Cayetano's appointment on May 10. (The Philippines-Foreign Secretary) Endit