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SKorean workers march against labour law plan

SEOUL, Nov 7 (AFP) - Tens of thousands of workers held a demonstration here Saturday to protest against a government plan they say is aimed at weakening unionism, witnesses said.


ASEAN secretariat holds workshop on climate change

JAKARTA, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- The ASEAN Secretariat in cooperation with the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) organised a two-day Climate Change Workshop themed "Is Southeast Asia Up to the Challenge?" here, Indonesia's Antara news agency reported Saturday.


ASEAN urges 'maximum restraint' in Thai-Cambodia row

BANGKOK, Nov 7 (AFP) - The head of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations urged Thailand and Cambodia Saturday to show "maximum restraint" amid tensions over Phnom Penh's job offer to a fugitive former Thai premier.


Taiwan court to scrap 'unfair' law on prostitutes

TAIPEI, Nov 7 (AFP) - Taiwan's constitutional court said Saturday it would scrap an "unfair" law that means prostitutes can be punished but allows clients to go free.


Storm-triggered landslide kills 13 in Vietnam

HANOI, Nov 7 (AFP) - At least 13 people have been killed in a landslide in central Vietnam following storms and flooding that have now left almost 130 people dead, officials said Saturday.


Obama delays Japan visit following Texas shooting: official

TOKYO, Nov 7 (AFP) - US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Japan next week by one day, a Japanese foreign ministry official said Saturday, following a deadly shooting at a military base in Texas.


Disaster declared in flood-hit Australia

SYDNEY, Nov 7 (AFP) - Australian authorities declared a natural disaster along parts of the country's east coast Saturday as heavy floods cut the main road linking major cities, stranding thousands of people.


Laos all ready to host SEA Games

VIENTIANE, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- Laos, which will be hosting the 25th SEA Games next month for the first time, is all system go to successfully hold the event, its Vice-Minister of Information and Culture Prof Dr Bosengkham Vongdara said.


Japan hails US engagement in Myanmar

TOKYO, Nov 7 (AFP) - Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Saturday hailed Washington's latest efforts to engage Myanmar as beneficial for the entire Mekong region.


Dinosaur prints found in New Zealand's South Island

NELSON, Nov 7 (AFP) - Scientists have discovered the first evidence that dinosaurs roamed the South Island of New Zealand with 70-million-year-old footprints found in six locations.