PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia and Vietnam have vowed to boost their annual two-way trade volume to 20 billion U.S. dollars in the coming years, according to a press release from Cambodia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Saturday.
The announcement followed the conclusion of a two-day official visit to Cambodia by Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung. (Cambodia-Vietnam-Relations)
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SEOUL -- Part of the ceiling collapsed at a South Korean grocery store, leaving 36 people injured on Saturday, according to Yonhap news agency.
The incident occurred around 10:16 a.m. local time at the grocery store in Daegu, some 240 km southeast of Seoul. (South Korea-Ceiling Collapse-Injury)
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MANILA -- Mount Kanlaon Volcano in the central Philippines erupted just over noon Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
According to the institute, a "moderately explosive eruption" occurred at Mount Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island at 12:46 p.m. local time Saturday. The eruption lasted for about two minutes. (Philippines-Volcano)
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MANILA -- Three people were killed after a landslide buried a family's house in a hinterland village in Cebu City, central Philippines, on Friday, according to local media reports on Saturday.
Rescuers recovered four people buried in the debris, among whom a grandmother and a child were found dead. Another child was sent to hospital but died while receiving treatment, while the mother of the two children was rescued alive. (Philippines-Landslide-Death) ■
