MACAO -- The annual income from gaming activity in Macao's gaming industry rose by 13.6 percent to 302.86 billion patacas (about 37.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2018, the special administrative region's statistic service said here on Friday.

The latest report from the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) showed that the total revenue of the gaming sector increased by 13.7 percent year-on-year to 304.71 billion patacas (about 37.81 billion dollars) in 2018. (Macao-Gaming Revenue)

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MALE -- The Maldives government has condemned the statement made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he plans to annex the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank if he wins re-election.

The foreign ministry in a statement said that any attempt to annex any part of the occupied Palestinian territories would be a grave violation of international law including the Geneva Conventions, and would further push back any chance of meaningful dialogue between the parties towards achieving a lasting peace in the Middle East. (The Maldives-Israel)

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JAKARTA -- Indonesia has deployed 100 soldiers to forest fire-stricken area in Sumatra Island as the flame forces airports and schools to close in the island and Kalimantan Island, officials said.

Millions tons of water have been poured down through water bombings to extinguish the fire in 5,071 hotspots across the country, spokesman of national disaster management agency Agus Wibowo said on Friday. (Indonesia-Forest Fire)

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HANOI -- During Mid-Autumn Festival days, Chinese modern toy trading has been bustling not only on streets, but also on e-commerce platforms. Besides toys for recreational and educational purposes, items which both entertain players and improve their health have attracted many Vietnamese people.

"We are huge sports fans with a busy schedule and small room spaces. So we just bought our kids online a set of Chinese table tennis equipment which allows them to practice without the table," Hanoian reporter Nguyen Hao told Xinhua on Friday, noting that the table tennis ball is fixed on a flexible carbon fiber, so people can use rackets to play the game without a table in a narrow space. (Vietnam-Mid-Autumn Festival-China-Toy) Enditem

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