HONG KONG -- A slump in visitors to Hong Kong during the first week of October, normally dubbed as the Golden Week for tourists, came as the latest signal that an upheaval that has lasted since June is plunging the city into an economic abyss.

"Visitors to Hong Kong halved from a year earlier during the first week of October, and the employment in the tourism sector is worrying," said Edward Yau, secretary for commerce and economic development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government.(Hong Kong-Economy)

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TOKYO -- Two people have died, three went missing and at least 70 injured after Typhoon Hagibis made landfall on the Izu Peninsula on Japan's main island at 7:00 p.m. Saturday local time, bringing heavy downpours and winds, authorities said.

A man in his 50s was found dead in an overturned car in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, possibly hit by a tornado formed during the course of Typhoon Hagibis, which also ravaged several houses, local government officials said, while the police said a man died after being hit by a landslide in Gunma prefecture. (Japan-Typhoon)

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KABUL -- Four militants, allegedly affiliated with the Taliban outfit, have been arrested on charge of destroying a power pylon in Afghanistan's eastern Parwan province, a statement said Saturday.

The National Directorate of Security (NDS) Special Forces launched a search operation early Friday, capturing a four-member group linked with the Taliban who have blown up a power pylon in Ahangaran area of the Salang district, NDS, the country's primary intelligence agency, said in the statement. (Afhganistan-Militants-Arrests) Enditem

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