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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Oct. 27

Xinhua
| October 28, 2025
2025-10-28

KABUL -- Afghanistan has exported fresh pomegranates to Russia via Torghundi port in western Herat province for the first time, spokesperson for the Afghan government announced on Monday.

"This process will create a substantial market for fruits, particularly pomegranates, thereby driving further advancements in the country's export sector," Zabihullah Mujahid posted on his social media platform X. (Afghanistan-Pomegranates)

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VIENTIANE -- An exchange event was held in the Lao capital Vientiane recently to promote the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) with the legal industry, enhance Laos and China cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, and advance the development of a digital landscape for the China-Laos community with a shared future.

In his speech, Somdeth Keovongsack, dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the National University of Laos, emphasized that the application of AI in legal practice and education has become a vital force in advancing the modernization of the rule of law in Laos. (Laos-China-AI)

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COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka Customs' Narcotics Control Unit arrested an Indian national with 2.8 kilograms of heroin at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), the Department of Government Information said on Monday.

The suspect, 39, arrived in Sri Lanka from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sunday afternoon, the department said. (Sri Lanka-Drug)

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ISLAMABAD -- Six people, including five personnel of the paramilitary Levies Force, were injured in a bomb blast targeting the convoy of a senior government official in Pakistan's southwest Balochistan province on Monday, local officials said.

The explosion occurred in Turbat city of Kech district when a remote-controlled device planted in a motorcycle was detonated as the convoy of Deputy Commissioner Major (retired) Bashir Barech passed by, officials from the Levies Control Room Turbat told Xinhua. (Pakistan-Blast-Convoy) Enditem

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