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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1015 GMT, April 5

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SEOUL -- South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday held a working-level talks to discuss security and protocol issues for the upcoming inter-Korean summit later this month, Seoul's presidential office said.

The meeting continued for four hours from 10:00 a.m. local time on the South Korean side of the border village of Panmunjom, according to the Blue House of South Korea. (S.Korea-DPRK-Talks)

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MANILA -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Thursday that he has accepted the resignation of Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre.

"I accepted the resignation of Vic Aguirre, my fraternity brother, as secretary of justice. I am now in the hastings, looking for a replacement," Duterte said in a speech at Malacanang, the presidential palace. (Philippines-Justice Secretary-Resign)

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SEOUL -- One South Korean pilot was killed and another seriously injured in a fighter jet crash that occurred in a southeastern region of South Korea, local media reported Thursday citing military authorities.

The F-15K fighter jet, which took off from a military air base in Daegu city, North Gyeongsang province, at 1:30 p.m. local time (0430 GMT), crashed in Chilgok county in the province, some 290 km southeast of Seoul, at around 2:38 p.m. (S.Korea-Fighter Jet-Crash)

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PHNOM PENH -- The third Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit was held in northwestern Cambodia's Siem Reap province on Thursday, aiming to promote the sustainable development in the Mekong river basin.

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith attended the summit. (Cambodia-Mekong Summit)

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COLOMBO -- Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday survived a no confidence vote submitted against him in Parliament by a group of opposition legislators.

A total of 122 legislators voted against the motion after it was debated about 11 hours in the 225-member Parliament, while 76 legislators voted for and 26 legislator abstained. (Sri Lanka-PM-No Confidence Vote) Enditem

 

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