SEOUL -- South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon on Thursday called for an early resumption of working-level talks between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States to settle lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.

Lee made the remarks at an opening ceremony of the Seoul Defense Dialogue (SDD), the eighth South Korea-hosted regional security forum that brought together military officials and experts from about 50 nations and five international organizations. (S.Korea-DPRK)

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TOKYO -- One man has been confirmed dead and dozens of people were injured after a train collided with a truck in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Thursday, causing sections of the train to derail.

Public broadcaster NHK has said that police and fire department officials have released few details on what may have led up to the crash, and details on the deceased are still pending. (Japan-Train-Collision)

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KABUL -- At least 10 people, all civilians, have been confirmed dead and 42 others injured as a car bomb rocked Shash Darak area in the Police District 9 of Kabul city on Thursday, Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said.

Speaking with Xinhua, Rahimi confirmed that the blast took place at 10:10 a.m. local time, leaving 10 civilians dead and injuring 42 others. (Afghanistan-Killing)

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SYDNEY -- A rapidly growing e-commerce platform, Aomaijia, has held a roadshow event in Sydney on Thursday to help connect some of Australia's largest retail businesses with consumer bases in China.

Founded in China's Guangdong Province in 2015, the Aoyuan Group subsidiary now has over 30 million registered users with international offices in Paris, Los Angeles, Seoul and Tokyo. (Australia-China) Enditem

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