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Quake death toll could reach 10,000: Nepali PM
Nepal&`&s Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has said the death toll in the massive quake could jump to 10,000.
Over 4,500 people are already confirmed dead and over 8,000 others injured, while hundreds are still missing across the Himalayan country.
Nepal is seeking more and speedier international aid to provide immediate assistance to the quake victims and to rebuild the economy in the long term.
The global information company IHS says the earthquake could cost Nepal 5 billion U.S. dollars in terms of long-term reconstruction.
That is around 20 percent of Nepal&`&s GDP.
Chinese Air Force planes transport earthquake aid to Nepal
Four IL-76 planes from the Chinese Air Force are on their way to Kathmandu, carrying around 90 tonnes of humanitarian aid materials.
The materials include tents, blankets and power generators.
China has already sent three aid teams to Nepal, and the first batch of relief goods has already arrived in Kathmandu.
200 Chinese workers still trapped in Nepal quake
More than 200 Chinese nationals working in Nepal remain trapped after a massive earthquake hit the country on Saturday.
China&`&s Ministry of Commerce says the trapped workers belonged to a hydropower project undertaken by China International Water and Electric Corp. near the China-Nepal border.
The project, around 67 kilometers from the quake&`&s epicenter, was severely damaged by the quake.
A team comprised of 16 rescuers from China&`&s Tibet Autonomous Region has managed to reach the damaged project site for rescue work.
However, more details of how the rescue work is progressing is not available.
25 dead in Tibet following Nepal earthquake, aids being rushed in
The death toll in southwest China&`&s Tibet from Saturday&`&s earthquake in neighboring Nepal has risen to 25.
Close to 120 others have been injured.
The counties of Gyirong, Nyalam and Tingri were most affected, which have seen nearly 80 percent of the houses collapse.
Chinese authorities have announced the spring climbing season on the Chinese side of Mount Qomolangma, or Mount Everest, has been canceled in the wake of Satuday&`&s massive earthquake.
Captain of S.Korean sunken ferry gets life in prison
A South Korean appeals court has found the captain of the ferry that sank last year killing 304 people guilty of homicide.
The court also increased his sentence to life in prison.
The ruling overturned a lower court&`&s lesser conviction for negligence and 36-year jail term.
Video footage of the crew abandoning the Sewol after instructing the passengers, mostly teenagers, to remain in their cabins had caused outrage and calls for harsh punishment across the country.
7 killed in SW China colliery blast, 1 missing
Seven workers are dead and one person is missing following an explosion at a coal mine in Sichuan yesterday afternoon.
Authorities say the explosion took place at the mine in the city of Leshan while it was undergoing a safety overhaul.
Three workers who survived the blast have been hospitalized.
Six people, including the mine&`&s owner, have been detained by police.
Court reviews 20-year-old rape and murder case
A court in eastern Shandong Province has begun hearing a suspected wrongful execution case involving rape and murder convictions.
21-year-old Nie Shubin was executed in 1995 after he was convicted of raping and murdering a woman in Hebei Province.
However, in 2005, another man said he was behind the crime.
In 2013, the Hebei court, which approved Nie&`&s death penalty in 1995, overruled his claim. The decision raised public questions about judicial impartiality.
In December, the Supreme People&`&s Court asked Shandong Higher People&`&s Court to review the case.
Prisoners stand trial for NE China jailbreak
Three prisoners are standing trial in Harbin for allegedly killing a prison guard and escaping a detention center in September.
The three escaped from Yanshou County detention center in northeastern Liaoning Province after killing the guard on Sept. 1.
They were later captured.
Four police officers were suspended following the jailbreak, including a local deputy police chief.
Apple Sells More iPhones in China than U.S. for 1st Time
Apple beat Wall Street&`&s revenue and profit forecasts on Monday as it sold more iPhones in China than the United States for the first time.
Apple&`&s quarterly iPhone sales in China soared, increasing its revenue in the country 71 percent to 16.8 billion dollars.
Chief Executive Tim Cook said that China&`&s expanding middle class is fuelling iPhone sales there.
Apple sold 61.2 million iPhones in the quarter, up 40 percent from the year-ago quarter.
BYD wins biggest order for electric buses in U.S.
China&`&s leading electric vehicle producer BYD has won an order for 10 pure electric transit buses from a U.S. mass-transit operator.
The Long Beach Transit Board of Directors on Monday awarded an 11.7 million U.S. dollars contract to BYD&`&s Los Angeles-based subsidiary to manufacture 10 battery-powered electric buses and charging systems.
The transit authority, which serves portions of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, says the buses will be zero-emission.
