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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Feb. 13

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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa assured a regional military chiefs' meeting in Afghanistan on Tuesday that the Pakistani territory is not allowed to be used against any other country.

The comments came amid allegations by U.S. and Afghan officials that armed opponents of the Afghan government "use Pakistan soil for attacks across the border," which is denied by Islamabad. (Pakistan-Afghanistan)

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MANILA -- China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will start consultation on the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea in early March, according to a consultative meeting between China and the Philippines on Tuesday.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou and Philippine Foreign Undersecretary Enrique Manalo held the second meeting of the Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on the South China Sea (BCM) in Manila on Tuesday. (China-ASEAN-South China Sea)

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DHAKA -- Bangladesh's top two cell phone companies bid nearly 500 million U.S. dollars on Tuesday to obtain spectrum for fourth-generation (4G) services as part of government's plans to expedite the launch of 4G mobile services.

The country's largest cell phone operator Grameenphone, 55.8 percent owned by Norwegian telecom company Telenor and 34.2 percent owned by local Grameen Telecom, bagged 5 Megahertz (MHz) spectrum from 1800 band at the price of 155 million U.S. dollars. (Bangladesh-4G-Bid)

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NAY PYI TAW -- Myanmar government and two more ethnic armed groups signed the Nationwide Ceasefire Accord (NCA) in Nay Pyi Taw Tuesday.

The join-in signing of the New Mon State Party (NMSP) and the Lahu Democratic Union (LDU) to the government's NCA has brought the total of such signatories to 10 since the first signing with eight armed groups on Oct. 15, 2015. (Myanmar-National Ceasefire Accord)

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KABUL -- Afghan government forces have adopted aggressive tactics and begun targeting anti-government militants elsewhere in the insurgency-riddled country, said a statement of National Defense Ministry released here on Tuesday.

Quoted the Defense Ministry spokesman General Dawlat Waziri, the statement asserted that currently 10 aggressive operations are underway in eight of the country's 34 provinces to eliminate the armed insurgents. (Afghanistan-Militants) Enditem

 

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