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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, Jan. 31

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JAKARTA -- Indonesia Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi met with her Timor-Leste counterpart Aurelio Sergio Guterres here on Wednesday, agreeing to speed up settlements on the two neighboring nations' border disputes.

The two ministers also discussed various agendas aimed at enhancing further bilateral cooperations in connectivity, infrastructure projects in border areas, technical assistance, education and training sectors. (Indonesia-Timor-Leste-Ties)

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NEW DELHI -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 Wednesday hit India's northern states and Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said.

According to Indian Meteorological Department, the earthquake occurred at 12:36 p.m. local time.(India-Quake)

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CANBERRA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- A coalition of Australia's leading academics have released a road map for an improved healthcare system, indicating precision medicine having the potential to transform medical care in Australia.

"The future of precision medicine in Australia" report was released by the Australian Council Of Learned Academics (ACOLA) and Health Minister Greg Hunt on Wednesday.(Australia-Precision medicine)

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KABUL -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted Kabul, north, and northeastern regions of Afghanistan at 11:40 a.m. local time on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

The epicenter, with a depth of 191.19 km, was initially determined to be at 36.5432 degrees north latitude and 70.8155 degrees east longitude, according to USGS.(Afghanistan-Quake)

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NEW DELHI -- India on Wednesday launched the third of its six Scorpene-class submarines, named "INS Karanj", at the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai city, said Indian Navy officials.

The submarine would go through year-long tests before it finally gets commissioned for the Indian Navy. It was built under the "Project 75" of the Indian Navy, which is supposed to build six such submarines.(India-Submarine)

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MANILA -- The Philippines expressed hope on Wednesday that multilateral and other funding agencies will be encouraged to increase their lending to fund the country's massive infrastructure program.

Philippine Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said he expects the Duterte administration's "'Build, Build, Build' program to shift to high gear" starting this year, with the rollout of the first set of big-ticket infrastructure projects and the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) that will help support this infra buildup.(Philippines-Infrastructure) Enditem

 

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