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Business China to meet 7.5% growth target: World Bank China is likely to achieve its growth target of 7.5 per cent this year despite planned structural reforms to rebalance the world's second largest economy, the World Bank president said Sunday. » Singapore SCDF, MediaCorp establish new Emergency Broadcasting System The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and MediaCorp have jointly established an emergency broadcasting system at the SCDF Headquarters. » Asia Pacific Philippine troops advance as ceasefire falters Philippine troops on Sunday were closing in on Muslim rebel positions and cutting off escape routes to end a week-long standoff that has left more than 60 people dead in the southern city of Zamboanga, officials said. » Asia Pacific Philippine troops advance as ceasefire falters Philippine troops on Sunday were closing in on Muslim rebel positions and cutting off escape routes to end a week-long standoff that has left more than 60 people dead in the southern city of Zamboanga, officials said. » Thousands flee as volcano erupts on Indonesia's Sumatra Thousands of villagers fled Sunday after a volcano erupted on Indonesia's Sumatra island spewing rocks and red-hot ash onto surrounding villages, officials said. » New Cambodian opposition rally keeps heat on Hun Sen Thousands of opposition supporters marched through the Cambodian capital on Sunday in a renewed bid to overturn Prime Minister Hun Sen's disputed election win. »

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