Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, Dec. 18
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KUALA LUMPUR -- World Bank on Tuesday cut Malaysia's economy growth expectation this year to 4.7 percent from 4.9 percent due to financial and commodity market volatility.
World Bank said in its Economic Monitor Report that a slowing global economy, rising concerns regarding the increased volatility in financial and commodity markets weigh on the prospects for Malaysia's economy. (Malaysia-World Bank-Economy)
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SEOUL -- Three high school students were found dead, with seven others injured on Tuesday afternoon at a pension in northeastern South Korea, local media reported citing police and firefighters.
Among the 10 male students, all of whom attend a high school in Seoul, three were found dead and seven were unconscious at around 1:12 p.m. local time (0412 GMT) at a pension in the city of Gangneung in Gangwon province. Two of them were reportedly in critical condition. (S.Korea-Students-Death)
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KABUL -- Up to 55 militants have been killed in Afghan airstrikes in the militancy-battered country over the past 24 hours, officials said Tuesday.
In the latest sorties, military aircraft pounded Taliban hideouts in Aryub Zazai district of the eastern Paktia province in the wee hours of Tuesday, killing at least 13 insurgents, said an army statement. (Afghanistan-Militants)
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SEOUL -- South Korea and the United States will have a working-group meeting this week in Seoul ahead of the groundbreaking ceremony next week for the inter-Korean railway and road connection, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday.
Stephen Biegun, the U.S. special representative on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) policy, will make a four-day trip to South Korea from Wednesday. (S.Korea-U.S.-Meeting)
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PHNOM PENH -- The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) held its annual congress on Tuesday to review achievements in 2018 and to set targets for 2019.
CPP's Honorary President Samdech Heng Samrin said the congress aimed to evaluate general situation and to review achievements this year and to determine direction and measures for the implementation next year. (Cambodia-Ruling party-Congress) Enditem
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