Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Feb. 5

At least 36 people were killed and many severely injured when a bus plunged into a river in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Friday, police said.

The State Road Transport Corporation bus, which was carrying 65 passengers, fell into Purna river in south Gujarat when the driver apparently lost control of the speeding bus, said police. (India-Bus Crash)

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HANOI -- A flight attendant was injured when an incident of cabin pressurization drop occurred on a plane of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on Friday.

Around 40 minutes after take-off, the Airbus A350 with 137 passengers aboard experienced a drop in cabin pressurization which deployed the oxygen masks, Vietnam's state-run news agency VNA reported.

The aircraft was flying from Vietnam's capital Hanoi to southern Ho Chi Minh City. (Vietnam-Flight-Incident)

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TOKYO -- Japan and Iran on Friday signed here an investment pact to help Japanese companies run business in the Mideast country after Tokyo lifted its sanction on Tehran as the result of the major progress reached last year over the Iranian nuclear issue.

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida was quoted at the signing ceremony with Iranian Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Ali Tayyebnia that he hopes the pact could "contribute greatly" to improve economic ties between Japan and Iran. (Japan-India-Investment)

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TOKYO -- Mount Sakurajima in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima prefecture erupted at around 6:56 p.m. local time (0956 GMT) on Friday.

There were no immediate reports on damage or injuries. (Japan-Volcano-Eruption) Endit