SEOUL -- South Korean Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul, the country's top policymaker in charge of inter-Korean affairs, told a televised press briefing Wednesday that his country will provide 50,000 tons of rice to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) through the World Food Program (WFP).

Kim said it would take around two months to deliver the country's homegrown rice to the DPRK through the WFP, noting that Seoul will make efforts to provide the rice as rapidly as possible. (SKorea-DPRK-Rice)

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NEW DELHI) -- India's southern state of Tamil Nadu is facing an acute water crisis this year and the worst hit area is India's fourth biggest city of Chennai, officials said Wednesday.

The situation, according to experts, has worsened in the wake of soaring temperature, dearth of rainfall, drying up of reservoirs, wells, lakes and delayed monsoon. (India-Water crisis)

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SEOUL -- South Korea on Wednesday called on Japan to compensate the South Korean victims of forced labor during World War II through funds from Japanese and South Korean firms, according to Seoul's foreign ministry.

The Seoul ministry said in a statement that the government had sought ways to resolve the forced labor issue while listening to public opinion and experts in various fields and consulting with relevant ministries. (SKorea-Japan-Forced labor)

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TOKYO -- A magnitude-6.7 earthquake striking Japan's northeastern region late Tuesday left at least 26 people injured with thousands forced to take shelter at evacuation centers, officials said Wednesday.

According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, of those injured, seventeen were in the hardest-hit region of Yamagata, four were in Niigata and Miyagi prefectures and another in Ishikawa prefecture. (Japan-Earthquake) Enditem

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