Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, May 7

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TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday the government is extending the state of emergency over COVID-19 in Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto, Aichi and Fukuoka until the end of May.

Under the more stringent restrictions in place since April 25, restaurants in the six places have been urged not to serve alcohol and close by 8 p.m. (Japan-COVID19-Emergency)

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MANILA -- The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday 7,733 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,087,885.

The death toll climbed to 18,099 after 108 more patients died from the viral disease, the DOH said. (Philippines-COVID-19)

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MANILA -- The Philippines received an additional batch of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine from China on Friday morning, said the country's Department of Health (DOH).

According to the DOH, the Philippines has administered more than 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, primarily to frontline healthcare workers and the elderly. (Philippines-China-Vaccine)

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SEOUL -- South Korea reported 525 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 126,044.

The daily caseload was down from 574 in the previous day, but stayed above 500 for two days. (S.Korea-COVID-19)

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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan and Turkmenistan agreed on enhancing economic cooperation by increasing bilateral trade and making efforts to remove the hurdles which hamper the trade, the Ministry of Commerce of Pakistan said.

Officials from the two sides attended a meeting on a joint working group on trade here on Thursday and shared their views to enhance cooperation in various fields, the ministry said in a statement. (Pakistan-Turkmenistan-Cooperation) Enditem

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