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Publication Date : 12-01-2013

Japanese PM to focus on economic cooperation with Thailand when he visits the Kingdom next week during a tour of three Asean countries, in an apparent attempt to boost Japan's role in the region in rivalry with Beijing, The Nation says. Taiwan to expand Taiping wharf in the South China Sea to accommodate larger vessels as part of its ongoing military enhancement project in the disputed region, according to The China Post. China Daily reports that Chinese Defence Ministry criticises Japanese fighter jets that disturbed routine patrols by Chinese aircraft over the East China Sea amid lingering tensions over the Diaoyu Islands. Singapore launches S$80,000 grant for public awareness projects on human trafficking, and government officiers will go on overseas trips to Taiwan and Thailand to learn how they handle similar issues, The Straits Times report. At least 400 prisoners in Cambodia to be granted clemency, including two Thais convicted of espionage, for next month's funeral of the late King, The Cambodia Herald says.