WELLINGTON -- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Thursday called on political and business leaders to work together to build a strong, equitable and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

She made the remarks when delivering the keynote address to a global business audience at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit. (New Zealand-APEC-Cooperation)

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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's Defence Minister Gen. Tea Banh has said that peace and political stability are the indispensable foundations for enhancing a sustainable and prosperous ASEAN region.

He made the remarks on Wednesday during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) Retreat 2021 via videoconference. (Cambodia-ASEAN-Cooperation)

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CANBERRA -- Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has flagged travel bubble arrangements with Japan and South Korea as the country gradually reopens to the world.

Morrison recently told the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry that quarantine-free travel between Australia and the two Asian countries would soon resume after a suspension of more than 18 months. (Australia-COVID-19-Travel)

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NEW DELHI -- India's COVID-19 tally rose to 34,401,670 on Thursday, as 13,091 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data.

Another 340 deaths due to the pandemic were recorded since Wednesday morning, taking the total death toll to 462,189. (India-COVID-19)

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KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia reported another 6,243 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Wednesday, bringing the national total to 2,522,498, according to the health ministry.

Some 24 of the new cases are imported, while 6,219 are local transmissions, data released on the ministry's website showed.

Another 59 deaths were reported, bringing the death toll to 29,486. (Malaysia-COVID-19) Enditem

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