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TOKYO -- Japan's exports in the first half of fiscal 2020 dropped 19.2 percent compared to a year earlier, logging the largest year-on-year plunge in more than 10 years, government statistics revealed Monday.

The steep drop was attributed to the declining overseas demand for cars and other goods battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Japan-Exports)

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BANGKOK -- The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) released a report on Monday indicating that the resumption of business and activities after COVID-19 lockdowns have improved Thailand's industrial sentiment for the fifth consecutive month in September.

However, the FTI had also cautioned that the sentiment for the next three months have declined on concerns about the possible second wave of COVID-19. (Thailand-Industrial Sentiment)

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JAKARTA -- Indonesia will at the first phase provide the COVID-19 vaccine to 9.1 million people between November and December 2020, the Health Ministry's Disease Control and Prevention Director General Achmad Yurianto said on Monday.

The first phase of vaccination will be carried out on the groups of people with highest risk of COVID-19 infections, namely medical and public service workers including airport employees, soldiers and police personnel.(Indonesia-COVID-19-Vaccine)

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PHNOM PENH -- Flash floods in Cambodia have so far claimed 25 lives and forced the evacuation of 37,396 people, Seak Vichet, a spokesman for the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), said on Monday.

Tropical storm-triggered rains caused floods in 19 of the kingdom's 25 cities and provinces since the beginning of the month, he said, adding that 312,224 people have also been affected. (Cambodia-Flash Floods) Enditem

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