Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, Sept. 4
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WELLINGTON -- The Chinese embassy in New Zealand confirmed Wednesday that six Chinese tourists were dead in a serious bus crash near New Zealand's Rotorua.
An official from the Chinese embassy in New Zealand told Xinhua that the passengers on the bus belonged to a tour group from China's Sichuan province. (New Zealand-Chinese Tourists)
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NEW DELHI -- The Chinese government attaches great importance to its relations with India, which is a basic foreign policy China has adhered to for a long time, Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong said at a welcome reception in his honor on Tuesday night.
Vowing to work for new progress of China-India relationship, Sun Weidong said in the future, the two sides could promote the development of bilateral relations from four dimensions, namely, "leading, transmitting, shaping and integrating." (India-China-Ties)
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SEOUL -- South Korean consumers' purchase using smartphones in the cyberspace hit a new record high in July on the rising number of mobile payment services, a government report said Wednesday.
Mobile shopping reached 7.2 trillion won (6 billion U.S. dollars) in July, up 21.5 percent from a year earlier, according to Statistics Korea. It was the biggest since the statistical office began compiling the data in 2013.
It was attributable to the increased mobile payment services, which encouraged consumers to purchase goods and services using smartphones. (S.Korea-Economy)
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CANBERRA -- The Australian government will overhaul the list of skilled migration occupations in an attempt to boost the nation's slowing economy.
Michaelia Cash, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, announced the review on Wednesday, saying that skilled migration is a key driver of Australia's economy.
Australia granted visas to approximately 82,000 skilled migrants in financial year 2018-2019. According to government data, about four of the top 10 occupations were in the information and communications technology (ICT) fields. (Australia-Migration) Enditem
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