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China Sends Third-batch Aid team to Nepal
The death toll from Saturday's earthquake in Nepal has climbed to over 3,700.
An intensified rescue and relief effort is underway.
At least three Chinese aid teams are joining the effort in Nepal, together with other international teams.
Meanwhile, Chinese authorities say a delegation of government officials and more relief supplies have arrived in southwest China's Tibet region to assist with the aftermath of the 8.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on Saturday.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs has allocated thick tents, cotton coats, comforters, cots and sleeping bags to the affected areas in Tibet.
The regional government has also sent tents, coats, food, medicine and drinking water.
1 Chinese climber killed, 2 seriously injured in Mt. Qomolangma avalanche
One Chinese climber has been killed, two seriously injured and one is still missing in the Mount Qomolangma avalanche triggered by the earthquake which struck Kathmandu.
Mount Qomolangma is also known as Mount Everest.
The Chinese death is among at least 17 climbers that were killed in the avalanche, which slammed into a section of the mountaineering base camp.
Eight other Chinese climbers were injured, but are in stable condition. The lost Chinese climber, a member of an international team, is from Shanghai.
There were more than 400 climbers from different countries on the Tibetan side of the Mountain when the avalanche happened.
61 climbers are said to be injured in the avalanche.
China's industrial profits decline in March
Chinese factories continued to post shrinking profits in March, but the decline was less than in the first two months of the year as major sectors picked up.
The National Bureau of Statistics says profits of industrial businesses dipped 0.4 percent year on year to 509 billion yuan or 83 billion U.S. dollars in March, improving markedly from a 4.2-percent slump between January and February.
The Bureau attributed the improvement to lower raw material prices and operating costs, along with higher investment returns.
However, it warned of a grim outlook for industrial enterprises due to sluggish demand, slowing output, dropping prices and feeble growth in core business turnover.
Nazarbayev re-elected with record-high support rate
Preliminary results announced by Kazakhstan's Central Election Commission show that incumbent President Nursultan Nazarbayev has won more than 97.7 percent of the votes in the presidential election, granting him another five years in office.
The Commission said the turnout rate was 95.2 percent.
At a press conference on the election day, Nazarbayev promised to implement reforms in his next term.
During his campaign, Nazarbayv put forward the idea of establishing a modern and highly efficient government, promoting the rule of law as well as boosting economy through industrialization and diversification.
S.Korean president accepts PM's resignation
South Korean President Park Geun- hye has accepted Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo's resignation offer after coming back to Seoul earlier in the day from her tour to Latin American nations.
Lee offered to resign last Monday as the country's second- highest administrative post amid the growing suspicion over his involvement in a bribery scandal.
Allegations say that he received 30 million won or 28,000 U.S. dollars in bribes from a businessman who killed himself earlier this month.
Lee, who took office in February, would become the country's shortest-serving prime minister in history.
Malaysian PM calls for joint ASEAN effort fighting extremism
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is urging Southeast Asian leaders to jointly combat the threat posed by extremism as he hosts an ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur.
Najib welcomed nine leaders from the ten-member ASEAN bloc, including Indonesian President Joko Widodo, and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
In his opening address, Najib called on the leaders to endorse a document on combating extremism in the region.
Malaysia on Sunday arrested 12 people linked to the militant group Islamic State and seized explosives, foiling a plan to attack several locations in and around the capital.
Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei receives 8-month backdated doping ban
Malaysian shuttler Lee Chong Wei has received an eight-month backdated sanction for an anti-doping regulation violation.
The Badminton World Federation said that the Doping Hearing Panel deemed it "correct and fair" to backdate the period of ineligibility to the date of sample collection, which means the sanction will be lifted on April 30, 2015, making Lee Chong Wei eligible to resume competition on May 1, 2015.
Lee, 32, tested positive for the banned anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone at last year's World Championships in Copenhagen, where he lost to China's Chen Long in the final.
The doping hearing of Lee was held in Amsterdam before a three-member BWF panel.
