MANILA -- Eight Filipino seafarers who were detained for violating Malaysian immigration laws and regulations have been freed, the Philippines' Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Friday.

DMW Secretary Hans Cacdac said Malaysian authorities detained the eight Filipino crew members of the vessel MT Krishna 1 on April 11 in a police station in Kota Tinggi, a town in southern Malaysia. (Philippines-Seafarer-Detention-Release)

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TOKYO -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5 struck Japan's Nagano Prefecture on Friday night, with no tsunami threat, according to the country's weather agency.

The temblor occurred at 8:19 p.m. local time at a depth of 10 km, registering a seismic intensity of lower 5 on Japan's scale in the cities of Omachi, Chikuhoku Village, and Ogawa Village. (Japan-Earthquake-Nagano)

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SEOUL -- South Korea's government on Friday proposed 12.2 trillion won (8.6 billion U.S. dollars) for a supplementary budget amid rising trade uncertainties, caused by the U.S. tariff imposition.

The Ministry of Economy and Finance said in a statement that concerns emerged about serious damage to domestic industries and companies on the back of "unprecedented tariff shocks." (South Korea-Extra Budget)

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TOKYO -- Japan's core consumer price index (CPI), excluding volatile fresh food, rose 3.2 percent year on year in March, data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications showed on Friday.

This marks an acceleration from February's 3.0 percent increase and the fourth consecutive month that core inflation has remained above 3 percent. (Japan-CPI) Enditem

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