Keynote can't open iCloud files

When I try to open some files, which I've uploaded to iCloud before, Keynote fails to do so with this error:
Can’t open file “ASSN(Nov2011)”.
I also found the local copies of these files at ~/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~Keynote/Documents/. When I try to copy and paste these files on my desktop, Finder complains:
     “ASSN(Nov2011)” cannot be converted. Please install a newer version of iWork.
Well I have just updated Keynote to version 5.3 (1170), before trying to open these files in the first place. So is this a bug with this release or what?
Lastly, attached is the screenshot for the Info of the local copy of the file which I can't seem to open.
By the way Keynote for iOS can't open the problematic files either...
Is there anyone else having a similar issue with the new Keynote release?

danesker, I strongly recommend sending these information to Apple iWork Team <[email protected]>
- UserID for account
- Filenames of documents with issues
- OS versions for desktop and iOS devices
- Version of iWork apps
- Were there recent OS or app upgrades installed?
- Were both the iOS and OS X apps updated when this occurred?
- On each device, do you have multiple iCloud accounts setup for Mail, Contacts & Calendars?
- Under Settings > iCloud - Is Documents & Data set to On?
- If you go to the website www.icloud.com, are you able to download your documents?
They have reached me in one week after I post this message and requested me to submit these.
But since by that time I have already deleted the related files I guess they could not be able to debug the problem.
So just stay the file as it is and let the Apple team handle it.
I hope this helps...

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