KATHMANDU -- The search and rescue operation was halted for four people still unaccounted for after a local passenger plane crashed on Sunday in central Nepal, officials said.
The operation involving soldiers and police officers was called off as night fell, said Brig. Gen. Krishna Prasad Bhandari, Nepal Army's spokesperson. On Sunday 68 dead bodies were recovered from the crash site in the Seti River gorge in Kaski district. (Nepal-Plane Crash)
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SEOUL -- At least one person was killed and 24 others injured, including three in critical condition, in a South Korean car pileup that occurred on Sunday night at an expressway in the metropolitan area, according to Yonhap news agency.
Around 40 vehicles collided from behind at about 9:15 p.m. local time (1215 GMT) on the Guri-Pocheon Expressway in Gyeonggi province that surrounds the capital Seoul. (South Korea-Car Pileup)
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VIENTIANE -- A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Saturday for the upgrading and renovation project of Luang Prabang hospital aided by China in the north of Laos.
Lao Minister of Health Bounfeng Phoummalaysith thanked China for its assistance, saying medical facilities are an important part of Laos' infrastructure and the project demonstrated China's strong support to help improve Lao people's livelihood and the profound friendship of the Chinese to the Lao people. (Laos-China-Hospital Upgrading)
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GUANGZHOU/HONG KONG -- The high-speed railway connecting the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Chinese mainland resumed operation Sunday after nearly three years of service suspension.
At 7:03 a.m. local time, a high-speed train left the Hong Kong West Kowloon Station for Shenzhen, the first of such trains since the pandemic disrupted the cross-border bullet train services. (Hong Kong-Mainland-High-speed Railway) ■
