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Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) shakes hands with Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan (L) after a meeting at the presidential palace in Jakarta on Jan 13, 2016. Balakrishnan visited Jakarta to strengthen the relationship between the two countries. (Photo: AFP/Adek Berry)

Protesters shout slogans during a rally after the Philippines' highest court ruled as constitutional a 2014 defense pact allowing American forces, ships and planes to temporarily station in local military camps, at the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines on Jan 13, 2016. (Photo: AP/Bullit Marquez)

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying delivers his 2016 Policy Address to the Legislative Council in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on Jan 13, 2016. Hong Kong's leader warned of "challenges" at the global economy key speech, where he was heckled by democratic lawmakers. (Photo: AFP/Isaac Lawrence)

South Korean President Park Geun-hye addresses to the nation at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul on Jan 13, 2016. Park urged North Korea's only major ally, China, to help punish Pyongyang's recent nuclear test with the strongest possible international sanctions. (Photo: Kim Hong-ji/Pool/AP)

A Hindu devotee holds up a flag to indicate to members of his group at Gangasagar Island, Kolkata on Jan 13, 2016. More than 500,000 Hindu pilgrims and sadhus are expected to gather at the confluence of the River Ganges and the Bay of Bengal during the Gangasagar Mela. (Photo: AFP/Dibyangshu Sarkar)

Pakistani security officials examine the site of a bomb blast near a polio vaccination centre in Quetta on Jan 13, 2016. At least 15 people were killed in a blast apparently targeting police outside a polio vaccination centre in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta. (Photo: AFP/Banaras Khan)

President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan 12, 2016. (Photo: AP/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Sterling Adolph, left, carries a sign reading "We Remember January 12, 2010", during a march commemorating the sixth anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti on Jan 12, 2016, in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami. (Photo: AP/Lynne Sladky)

This handout photo released by the Asian Tour on Jan 13, 2016 shows Pannakorn Uthaipas of Thailand hitting a shot during the first day of the Asian Tour final stage qualifying school at the Springfield Royal Country Club in Hua Hin. (Photo: AFP/Paul Lakatos /Asian Tour)

Simona Halep of Romania hits a return against Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic during their women's singles third round match at the Sydney International tennis tournament in Sydney on Jan 13, 2016. (Photo: AFP/Peter Parks)

Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant, right, shoots as New Orleans Pelicans forward Dante Cunningham defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Jan 12, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo: AP/Mark J. Terrill)

San Jose Sharks' Logan Couture (39) collides with Winnipeg Jets' Jacob Trouba (8) during the third period of an NHL hockey game on Jan 12, 2016, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Photo: Trevor Hagan/The Canadian Press/AP)