YANGON -- Myanmar and the United Nations children's fund (UNICEF) will continue to collaborate in Myanmar's immunization program, Myanmar News Agency reported on Thursday.

Under an agreement signed recently between Myanmar's Ministry of Health and Sports and the UNICEF in Nay Pyi Taw on "The Vaccine Independence Initiative-7," UNICEF assured Myanmar of uninterrupted supply of vaccine and technical support for strengthening of cold chain system. (Myanmar-UNICEF-Immunization)

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SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in's approval rating inched down this week as a close politician to Moon was sentenced to two-year imprisonment over his alleged involvement in online opinion rigging, a weekly poll showed Thursday.

According to the Realmeter poll, support for Moon was down 0.2 percentage points over the week to 47.5 percent this week. (S. Korea-President-Rating)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah was sworn in as Malaysia's 16th king in a ceremony at the national palace on Thursday.

Abdullah took his oath and signed the instruments of office with the country's other hereditary rulers witnessing the event. (Malaysia-New King)

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JAKARTA -- Indonesia aims to welcome some 200,000 Chinese tourists during the upcoming Chinese Spring Festival holiday, an official from the Tourism Ministry said here Wednesday.

Among the toursim destinations, the island of Bali is expected to receive 75,000 Chinese tourists, Assistant of Region II Marketing Development Deputy Vincentius Jemadu said. (Indonesia-China-Tourists) Enditem

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