JAKARTA -- Extreme weather changing in Papua's hilly terrain has hampered the search for the missing Indonesian army's Mi-17 helicopter in the eastern province, a spokesman at Indonesia's papua military command headquarters said on Monday.

Papua's Cendrawasih Military Command Spokesperson Muhammad Aidi said that the search from the air was hindered with weather characteristic in Papua's hilly terrain as it changes fast from bright sunny to foggy at noon. (Indonesia-Helicopter)

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HONG KONG -- About 5,000 people gathered at Victoria Park in Hong Kong on Monday and stood in the formation spelling out words "I LOVE HK" to celebrate the 22nd birthday of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

Wearing red or white caps, Hong Kong citizens formed the giant words with their bodies at the football field of the park, with "LOVE" showed in a red heart. (Hong Kong-Anniversary)

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MANILA -- Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana voiced concern on Monday over the frequency of suicide bomb attacks in the Philippines.

Lorenzana said the twin bombing attacks, committed in broad daylight at an army camp in Indanan, a town in Sulu province in the southern Philippines Friday last week, was "obviously a suicide bombing" and has raised the level of extremism in the Philippines. (Philippines-Terrorism)

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HONG KONG -- China's Hong Kong on Monday celebrated the 22nd anniversary of its return to the motherland and the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) with various activities all over Hong Kong.

The HKSAR government held in the morning a flag raising ceremony and a reception at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. Officials of the HKSAR government, representatives of the central government and celebrities in Hong Kong attended the reception and watched the flag raising ceremony through broadcast. (Hong Kong-Anniversary) Enditem

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