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Also: Manila 'fomally' axes latest peace round with communists [] Email not displaying correctly? [View in your browser.]( 29 May 2017 [Asia Pacific]( [North Korea fires unidentified projectile from eastern region]( SEOUL: North Korea fired what appeared to be a short-range ballistic missile on Monday (May 29) that landed in the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said, the latest in a series of missile tests defying world pressure and threats of more sanctions. [( [Asia Pacific]( [Manila 'fomally' axes latest peace round with communists]( NOORDWIJK AAN ZEE, Netherlands: The Philippine government on Sunday (May 28) formally called off the latest round of peace talks with communist insurgents, after the parties failed to resolve a dispute over a rebel order for fighters to step up attacks. [( [Singapore]( [A stand-in mum for an older child: Fostering kids who struggle to find a home]( More children are being placed on the Ministry of Social and Family Development’s fostering scheme. But there is still a need for foster parents to care for older children and those with special needs. [( [World]( [More Heathrow chaos as BA scrambles to recover from IT crash]( LONDON: Thousands of travellers faced further chaos on Sunday (May 28) as British Airways cancelled more than a hundred flights from London's Heathrow Airport following an IT system failure. [( OTHER STORIES [Singapore]( [Police arrest e-bike rider who punched 69-year-old man]( [Singapore]( [BCA to introduce building maintenance framework, tighten facade maintenance regime]( [Singapore]( [New SAFRA Clubhouse to open in Choa Chu Kang]( [World]( [Police launch new raids as Manchester runners defy terror threat]( [Read more at channelnewsasia.com.]( Follow our news Experience news with our apps Add editor@newsletter.channelnewsasia.com to your address book to ensure that you receive our emails in your inbox. [Unsubscribe]( © 2017 Channel NewsAsia. All rights reserved. Selling, re-distributing or reproducing the information on these pages without prior permission from Channel NewsAsia is strictly prohibited. Channel NewsAsia shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.