SEOUL -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired an unidentified projectile eastward from its northwestern region Thursday afternoon, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

The projectile was launched from an area in North Pyongan province, north of Pyongyang, at about 4:30 p.m. local time (0730 GMT), the JCS said in a brief statement. (S. Korea-DPRK-Projectile)

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HONG KONG -- The Medical Council of Hong Kong passed a proposal on Wednesday to relax rules for overseas specialists working in Hong Kong in a bid to tackle shortage of manpower in local healthcare system.

Under the proposal, overseas specialists can get a full license without having to complete an internship, as long as they've worked for three years in the public healthcare system, and passed a licensing examination. (Hong Kong-Medical Manpower)

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SYDNEY -- One of China's leading universities has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an Australia partner, to establish a new joint research hub focused on humanities, social sciences and China-related studies.

Representatives from the East China Normal University (ECNU) in Shanghai traveled to Melbourne's La Trobe University for the official signing ceremony on Thursday. (Australia-China-Research Hub)

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GHAZNI, Afghanistan -- Militants loyal to the Taliban group ambushed and killed three police officers and injured two others in Afghanistan's eastern province of Ghazni, local police said Thursday.

Fighting between government forces and Taliban fighters often gets intense in spring and summer as the seasons are locally branded as the fighting time of year. (Afghanistan-Clash) Enditem

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