COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers has approved the construction of 1,996 housing units for low-income families with funding provided by the Chinese government, cabinet spokesperson Vijitha Herath announced on Wednesday.

At a press conference detailing the cabinet's decisions, he said the housing units will be built in three suburbs of Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka. (Sri Lanka-Chinese-Funded Housing Units)

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HANOI -- A military training aircraft crashed on Wednesday in the Vietnam's central province of Binh Dinh, leaving two pilots unaccounted for, Vietnam News Agency reported.

The Yak-130 jet took off at 9:55 a.m. at Phu Cat airport for a training exercise, according to the Ministry of National Defense. (Vietnam-Aircraft Crash)

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CANBERRA -- Australia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have officially upgraded their trade relationship to a comprehensive partnership.

The trade ministers of the two countries met in Canberra on Tuesday where they officially signed the Australia-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement as well as an investment agreement and five investment memoranda of understanding. (Australia-UAE-Trade)

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YANGON -- Solar-powered wells built with China's assistance in central Myanmar's Nay Pyi Taw Council Area are benefiting local villagers, according to a statement from the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar on Tuesday.

As part of a rural drinking water project in Nay Pyi Taw, China's Yunnan Alternative Development Association has constructed the wells. One of them was put into operation in January and the other in July this year, the statement said. (Myanmar-China-Solar Well) Enditem

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