TOKYO -- Japan, China, South Korea and ASEAN are expected as early as this month to expand an aid program designed for financial crises to include infectious disease outbreaks and natural disasters.
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A Buddhist monk and local residents wade through a flooded street in the Hat Yai district, Thailand, on Nov. 30. © Reuters
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