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Indonesia to sink at least 30 foreign illegal fishing boats early next month

Indonesia has scheduled a plan to sink at least 30 foreign fishing boats caught by the authorities when conducted illegal fishing activities in the nations waters, a minister said here on Tuesday.

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Nepalese economy struggles to recover 1 year after quake

Nepalese economy, hit hard by last year's deadly earthquake, is struggling to revive as the government's spending in reconstruction and other development activities has remained poor.

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Royal Culture Festival to bring back Korean living, time-honored culture

​An annual royal culture festival is scheduled to open this week to let Koreans and overseas tourists enjoy the essence of the time-honored culture of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), organizers said Monday.

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U.S. Senate unanimously passes bill to expand sanctions on DPRK

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed the legislation to widen harsher sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in response to its recent nuclear test and missile launch.

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Myanmar anticipates good prospects after opening of AIIB

Myanmar is anticipating good prospects after the opening of China-initiated Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a finance official said here Thursday.

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Safety aspect still a major concern in Brunei

Most villages in Brunei have difficulties handling safety issues including fighting against crimes, said the secretariat of Excellent Village Awards.

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Thailand pledges harsh penalty on aviation violation

​Thailand's transport officials have been urged to stringently enforce aviation laws with harsh penalties to curb safety-threatening acts, after a lantern sucked into a plane engine caused flight cancellation.

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Policeman injured while defusing bomb in Egypt

​At least one policeman was injured on Thursday while defusing an explosive device near Ain Shams University in the Egyptian capital Cairo, state-run Al-Ahram news website reported.

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Myanmar eases restriction on foreigners' economic activities

The Myanmar Investment Commission ( MIC) has eased some restrictions on economic activities for foreigners, removing 11 items of businesses from the prohibited list of economic activities previously declared, according to the commission Monday.

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China suspends cyber working group to protest U.S. cyber theft indictment

China on Monday decided to suspend activities of the China-U.S. Cyber Working Group as U.S. announced indictment against five Chinese military officers on allegation of cyber theft.

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Spain's parties suspend election activities after shooting in Leon

Spain's political parties decided to suspend the activities they had planned for Monday following the fatal shooting of the President of the Deputation of Leon, Isabel Carrasco,  earlier in the day.

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China urges Vietnam to stop disturbing Chinese companies' activities in Xisha

Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi on Tuesday urged the Vietnamese side to stop disturbing the activities of Chinese companies in the Xisha Islands.

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Malaysia warns U.S., Australia against spy activities

Malaysia has warned the United States and Australia against the alleged espionage activities in their embassies in Kuala Lumpur, local media reported Saturday.