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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, Feb. 14

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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, making a step forward in the country's peace process.

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-Armed groups)

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SINGAPORE -- Singapore economy grew 3.6 percent in 2017, faster than the 2.4-percent growth in 2016, thanks to robust expansion of the manufacturing sector, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said on Wednesday.

The figure was slightly higher than the advance GDP estimates of 3.5 percent made by the MTI in early January, recording the strongest performance since 2014's 3.9-percent growth.(Singapore-Economy)

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NAY PYI TAW -- Myanmar is expecting two or more ethnic armed groups to sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Accord (NCA) this year, an official said on Tuesday.

U Khin Zaw Oo, member of secretariat of Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee, made the remarks at a press conference following an NCA signing ceremony between government and two ethnic armed groups - the New Mon State Party (NMSP) and the Lahu Democratic Union (LDU).(Myanmar-Armed groups)

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KATHMANDU -- Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), the national flag carrier of the Himalayan nation, took delivery of all six Chinese-made planes after two new Y-12e planes arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday.

The state-owned NAC airline had signed a commercial agreement with China's AVIC International Aero-Development to procure six aircraft - two 56-seater MA60 and four 17-seater Y12e in November 2012.(Nepal-China-Planes) Enditem

 

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