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Korean climbers' bodies recovered from Himalayas

Rescuers recovered the bodies of five Koreans and four Nepalese, Sunday, who died while climbing Mount Gurja, in the Himalayas, two days earlier. According to the Korean Embassy in Nepal, the accident happened about 70 kilometers northwest of Nepal's second-largest city Pokhara. Weather delayed the rescue work for about an hour.

Asia Pacific | 2018-10-14 16:49

Bodies of Korean climbers killed on Nepal mountain recovered [PHOTOS]

The bodies of five South Korean climbers and four local guides have all been recovered, a day after they were found dead on a Himalayan mountain in Nepal, local embassy officials said Sunday. "At around 10:30 a.m. (local time), three out of the nine bodies were retrieved and transported to a nearby village," a South Korean embassy official said. "The recovery work was complet...

Asia Pacific | 2018-10-14 16:19

Body recovery efforts continue for Korean climbers killed on Himalayan mountain

The bodies of the nine people, including leader Kim Chang-ho, were found Saturday near their base camp located at an altitude of 3,500 meters on Mt. Gurja in western Nepal. A helicopter found their bodies but couldn't retrieve them on the spot because of its small size, bad weather conditions and tough terrain.

Asia Pacific | 2018-10-14 13:47

5 Korean climbers killed after storm sweeps Nepal mountain

Seven people, including South Korean climbers, were killed and two more are missing on Gurja Himal mountain after a strong storm swept through their base camp, Nepalese police said Saturday. A storm Friday night destroyed their camp and two rescue helicopters sent early Saturday were unable to land because of bad weather conditions on the mountain, said police official Bir Ba...

Asia Pacific | 2018-10-13 23:27

5 Korean climbers, 4 Nepalese guides missing in Nepal mountain

Five South Korean mountain climbers and four Nepalese guides have gone missing on Mount Gurja Himal after a strong storm swept through their base camp, AP reported on Saturday citing Nepalese police. Among them are professional climber Kim Chang-ho and an unidentified movie director, according to the Korean Alpine Federation (KAF).

Asia Pacific | 2018-10-13 14:54

UNICEF officer urges international community to remember Rohingyas

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh - In one of the most controversial areas in the world where allegedly 1.2 million refugees fleeing Myanmar are residing, there is a British guy who has visited there on a daily basis since April. Alastair Lawson-Tancred, spokesman of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Bangladesh, eagerly emphasizes to journalists about the reality of the Rohin...

Asia Pacific | 2018-10-10 17:09

China 'seriously challenging' Taiwan peace: Tsai

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen accused China of "seriously challenging" peace and stability Wednesday, describing the island she leads as being on the frontline of tensions in the Pacific. It comes as Beijing pursues a multi-pronged attack on any claims to sovereignty by self-ruled democratic Taiwan, which it sees as part of its territory to be reunified, by force if necessa...

Asia Pacific | 2018-10-10 14:55

White tiger kills zookeeper in Japan

A white tiger attacked and killed a zookeeper in its enclosure in southern Japan, officials said Tuesday. "A zookeeper was found collapsed in a cage, bleeding," a local police official told AFP, adding the man was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Asia Pacific | 2018-10-09 17:30

China warns against foreign interference as Hong Kong bans journalist

China on Saturday warned foreign countries not to "interfere" over Hong Kong's decision to effectively blacklist a senior Financial Times journalist, after the UK and other governments expressed alarm over eroding freedoms in the former British colony.

Asia Pacific | 2018-10-07 09:30

Japan city snubs San Francisco over 'comfort women' statue

The mayor of Osaka, Japan, says he's ending a six-decade ``sister city'' relationship with San Francisco to protest a statue honoring women forced to have sex with Japanese soldiers during World War II.

Asia Pacific | 2018-10-04 15:06

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