Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Dec. 16

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16 Dec 2023, 21:35 GMT+10

TOKYO -- A total of 77.2 percent of high school students in Japan who are scheduled to graduate next spring have received job offers by the end of October, a recent survey has found.

The Japanese education ministry survey showed Friday that the figure was up 1.1 percentage points from a year earlier. (Japan-Job-Offer)

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COLOMBO -- Over 7,000 people in Sri Lanka have been affected by inclement rainy weather this week, the country's Disaster Management Center (DMC) said on Saturday in its latest situation report.

The situation report said 7,061 people, from 2,271 families, have been adversely affected by heavy rains by Saturday morning. (Sri Lanka-Weather)

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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia cracked down on 137 human trafficking and sexual exploitation cases in the first 10 months of 2023, up from 134 cases in the same period last year, the Interior Ministry said in a report on Saturday.

According to the report, 23 cases of human trafficking and 114 cases related to sexual exploitation were registered during the January-October period, and the authorities arrested 160 suspects, including 10 foreigners, and rescued 424 victims. (Cambodia-Human Trafficking)

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YANGON -- Myanmar hosted the 26th Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Ministerial Conference, according to a press release by Myanmar's Ministry of Information.

The ministerial conference chaired by Myanmar's Union Minister of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Kan Zaw was held in Nay Pyi Taw on Friday. (Myanmar-GMS Conference)

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