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TOKYO (Reuters) - Officials from Japan's transport ministry launched an on-site investigation at Toyota Motor's headquarters on Tuesday after irregularities were found in its applications to certify certain models.

The widening fallout over vehicle certification tests stem from a safety test scandal at Toyota's Daihatsu compact car unit and has spread to other Japanese automakers.

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By Laurie Chen and Jessie Pang

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China authorities said they would close Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Tuesday, the 35th anniversary of the June 4 crackdown, while Hong Kong police also tightened security as activists in Taiwan and elsewhere prepared to mark the date with vigils.

Chinese tanks rolled into the square before dawn on June 4, 1989, to end weeks of student and worker protests.

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(Reuters) -Tuesday marks the 35th anniversary of China's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in and around central Beijing's Tiananmen Square, when Chinese troops opened fire on their own people.

The event remains a taboo topic of discussion in mainland China and will not be officially commemorated by the ruling Communist Party or government.

Here are some landmark dates leading up to the demonstrations and the crackdown that... (continue reading...)

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian government spending rose in the March quarter to make a much needed contribution to economic growth, data showed on Tuesday, helping offset a steep drag from net exports.

Spending on operational items rose 1.0% in the first quarter from the previous quarter to an inflation-adjusted A$135.7 billion ($90.61 billion), the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported.

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TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te on Tuesday said he will work hard to make historical memory last forever and reach out to everyone who cares about Chinese democracy, on the 35th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing.

The events on and around the central Beijing square on June 4, 1989, when Chinese troops opened fire to end the student-led pro-democracy demonstrations, are a taboo topic in China and the... (continue reading...)