Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, April 27

PEKAN, Malaysia -- Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Friday highlighted the capacity of China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, saying Geely will help the Malaysian national car brand Proton retain its competitiveness locally and internationally.

Najib made the remarks at a DRB-Hicom complex in Pekan in eastern state of Pahang. The Malaysian conglomerate sold a 49.9-percent stake in Proton to Geely last June. (Malaysia-PM-Geely)

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TOKYO -- Japan's Subaru Corp. admitted in a report it submitted to the government on Friday that one of its plants systematically doctored mileage and emissions data for 903 new cars.

According to the carmaker, the malpractice, starting as early as 2002, occurred at its Ota plant in Gunma prefecture. (Japan-Subaru-Malpractice)

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SINGAPORE -- Leaders from 10 member states of Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) will meet and exchange views on regional and international issues, forge consensus and provide direction to build a resilient and innovative ASEAN at its 32nd summit to be held here on Saturday.

Singapore is the chair of ASEAN in 2018, and its chairmanship tagline is "Resilient and Innovative." The two words encapsulates the vision for ASEAN to be united in the face of growing uncertainties in the global strategic landscape. (Singapore-ASEAN Summit) Enditem