KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia's Cabinet has agreed to terms and conditions of the service agreement with exploration firm Ocean Infinity to resume the search for the Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said here on Wednesday.

Loke said the ministry is set to sign the agreement with the marine robotics company on behalf of the government, according to the Malaysian national news agency Bernama. (Malaysia-MH370)

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SEOUL -- South Korea's constitutional court said Thursday that it will decide whether to impeach Prime Minister Han Duck-soo on March 24.

The ruling on Han will be delivered at 10:00 a.m. local time (0100 GMT) on March 24, the court said in a statement. (South Korea-PM-Court)

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ISLAMABAD -- The handover ceremony of emergency cash aid from the Red Cross Society of China to the Pakistan Red Crescent Society was held here on Wednesday.

Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong, on behalf of the Red Cross Society of China, presented the cash aid to the Pakistani side, stating that China firmly opposes all forms of terrorism and strongly condemns the attack on a passenger train in Balochistan province. (Pakistan-China-Aid)

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HONG KONG -- Hong Kong maintained third place globally and continued to hold the top position in the Asia-Pacific region in a financial centers index published Thursday by British and Chinese think tanks.

The Global Financial Centers Index 37 Report, released by British think tank Z/Yen Group and the China Development Institute in Shenzhen, assessed a total of 119 financial centers around the world. (HK-Financial Centers Index) Enditem

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