HONG KONG -- The final death toll of the fire at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po of Hong Kong has been confirmed at 168, Chris Tang Ping-keung, secretary for security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, said on Thursday.
Tang said that all bodies and remains from the fire have been identified and all missing persons have been accounted for, confirming that the death toll is final and will not be updated further. (HK-Fire-Gov't)
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TOKYO -- Japan's main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) and Komeito agreed to form a new centrist party, leaders of both parties announced on Thursday.
The agreement was reached during talks between CDPJ leader Yoshihiko Noda and Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito on Thursday afternoon as the two parties seek to put up a united front against the conservative ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party in the looming House of Representatives election. (Japan-Opposition Parties-Election)
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BANGKOK -- Two people were killed and two others sustained injuries after a construction crane collapsed onto a highway in Thailand on Thursday, authorities said.
The accident occurred at around 9:10 a.m. local time on Rama II Road, the key thoroughfare linking Bangkok and Samut Sakhon province, where the crane operating at an elevated expressway construction site collapsed onto passing vehicles. (Thailand-Crane Collapse)
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SEOUL -- South Korea's central bank on Thursday froze its policy rate for the fifth successive time amid lingering uncertainties such as the increased exchange rate volatility and the still massive household debt.
Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong and other monetary policymakers decided to leave the benchmark seven-day repurchase rate unchanged at 2.50 percent. (South Korea-Policy Rate Freeze) Enditem
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