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Xinhua Asia-Pacific News Summary at 1000 GMT, May 10

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TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on the phone Thursday discussed policy measures ahead of the first-ever U.S.-Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) summit in the coming weeks, the foreign ministry here said in a statement.

Abe, according to the ministry, told Trump he welcomed the positive attitude of the DPRK and while passing on his congratulations for the release of three Americans detained by the DPRK, described their liberation as a major outcome, the ministry said. (Japan-U.S.-Phone Talks)

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SINGAPORE -- Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said here Thursday that they look forward to developing an equally constructive relationship with the next Malaysian government.

According to Lee, Singapore has enjoyed good relations and close cooperation with Malaysia for many years, with successive Malaysian leaders. They look forward to developing an equally constructive relationship with the next Malaysian government, and to work with it to take the bilateral ties forward and benefit the two peoples, Lee wrote in his facebook post. (Singapore-Malaysia-Relations)

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SYDNEY -- Representatives from six major Australian businesses on Thursday inked contracts in New South Wales (NSW) state capital Sydney to take part in the China International Import Expo (CIIE), as part of a signing ceremony in the runup to the global event that has attracted more than 100 Australian enterprises so far, according to organizers.

The inaugural import expo, which will be held in Shanghai from Nov. 5 to 10, aims to further open the Chinese market in line with the mutual benefits of maintaining free trade and open economies, involving products and services worth more than 10 trillion U.S. dollars in the next five years. (Australia-China-Expo)

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PHNOM PENH -- China on Thursday delivered the first batch of 20 mobile clinics to Cambodia in order to serve the country's rural communities, officials said.

The handover ceremony was made here between Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Xiong Bo and Cambodian Minister of Health Mam Bunheng. (Cambodia-China-Mobile Clinics) Enditem

 

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