SEOUL -- South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday to modernize and connect railways and roads across the inter-Korean border.

The ceremony was held at Panmun Station in the DPRK's border town of Kaesong, attended by some 100 participants from each of the two sides, according to South Korea's unification ministry. (South Korea-DPRK-Rail Link)

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TOKYO -- Japan will withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in order to resume commercial whale hunting in July 2019, the Japanese government said Wednesday.

Under IWC rules, Japan's withdrawal will become effective on June 30, enabling the country to restart commercial whaling in nearby waters and within its exclusive economic zone starting in July, a move prone to international condemnation. (Japan-Commercial Whaling)

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YANGON -- Myanmar military has refuted a statement made by the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), one of the Northern Alliance ethnic armed group, which accused the government forces of launching an offensive against TNLA on Monday.

Zaw Min Tun, deputy director of Public Relations and Psychological Warfare of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army), said that the TNLA statement and the coverage by the Radio Free Asia and The Irrawaddy were both false, the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported on Wednesday. (Myanmar-Northern alliance-Military)

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DAMASCUS -- The Syrian air defenses were triggered on Tuesday evening to a heavy Israeli missile attack that targeted areas in the countryside of the capital Damascus, according to the state media outlets.

The Israeli attack was carried out from inside the Lebanese airspace, said the state TV, adding that the air defenses have intercepted a number of missiles, some of which were intercepted while over Lebanon. (Syria-Missile-Israel) Enditem

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