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APD | Pakistan inaugurates special zone welcoming Chinese investments

By APD writer Muhammad SohailPakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday inaugurated a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in the country’s eastern industrial district of Faisalabad with an aim to attract f

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Philippines' Duterte names new military chief

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday named an Army intelligence officer as the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). In a letter

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Chinese, Ecuadorian leaders exchange congratulations on 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages on Thursday with his Ecuadorian counterpart, Lenin Moreno, on the 40th anniversary of the establishment of their countries' diplomatic t

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Chinese scientists enhance e-skin sensory capability

TheChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS)hasexpandedelectronicskin(e-skin)functionality.Sensingnowincludestemperature,strain,humidity,light,magneticfields,pressureandpro

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Singapore holds ferry emergency exercise to enhance readiness

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) held a half-day emergency preparedness exercise on Thursday to test the readiness of various agencies to respond to ferry mishaps in the Port of Singapore.

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Backgrounder: ASEAN Plus China, Japan, S. Korea cooperation mechanism

​Leaders from Southeast Asian countries as well as China, Japan and South Korea met here Thursday for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Three and related summits.