Xinhua Asia-Pacific News Summary at 0600 GMT, Dec. 13

TOKYO -- The U.S. forces in Okinawa said on Wednesday that a window fell from a military chopper, according to prefectural officials in Japan's southernmost prefecture.

Local authorities confirmed that an object fell from the chopper and onto the grounds of an elementary school in Ginowan, Okinawa. (Japan-U.S.-Chopper)

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HANOI -- Vietnam spots 105,000-106,000 tuberculosis (TB) patients each year, and it aims to eliminate the disease by 2030, the country's National Lung Hospital said on Wednesday.

Every year, around 20,000 TB sufferers are not spotted due to various reasons, including difficulties in TB detection and management among HIV carriers, and in clinical and laboratory capacity enhancement. (Vietnam-Tuberculosis)

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SEOUL -- Jobless rate among South Korean youths aged 15 to 29 stayed high last month as the labor market still struggled with uncertainties despite the government's efforts to create decent jobs, a government report showed Wednesday.

The young generation's unemployment rate was 9.2 percent in November, up 1 percentage point from a year ago, according to Statistics Korea. It was higher than any November figure since the related data began to be compiled in 1999. (S. Korea-Jobless)

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MANILA -- The Philippine Congress approved Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's request Wednesday to extend the martial law in Mindanao for another year to "quell completely" the terrorist and rebels in the southern Philippine region.

After debating for more than four hours in a special joint session, lawmakers overwhelmingly approved Duterte's request in a vote of 14-4 in the Senate and 226-23 in the House of Representatives to keep Mindanao under military rule until December next year. Enditem