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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Feb. 18

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KUALA LUMPUR -- At least 80 people were trapped inside cable cars for nearly four hours at Malaysia's northern resort island of Langkawi after the system malfunctioned, officials said Sunday.

State news agency Bernama quoted Langkawi Development Authority chief executive officer Azizan Noordin as saying that 89 tourists had arrived at the base station about 9:30 p.m. local time after being trapped inside the cable cars for about four hours.(Malaysia-Cable car-Accident)

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NEW DELHI -- Rescuers in India's western state of Rajasthan Sunday continued their search in the debris of a collapsed building and retrieved nine more bodies, taking death toll to 18, officials said.

The building collapse was triggered after two cooking-gas cylinder exploded Friday night during a marriage function at Beawar town of Ajmer district, about 185 km west of Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan.(India-Building collapse)

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KATHMANDU -- Shuang Qi Tour Pvt. Ltd, a tour agency dealing with Chinese tourists in Nepal, has been organizing a 15-day trip for 1,000 Chinese tourists in the country since last week.

A bulk arrival of Chinese tourists making trip to Nepal during Chinese Lunar New Year that began on Friday is big business opportunity for the tour company which organizes trips for around 6,000 tourists in a year.(Nepal-Chinese tourists)

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VIENTIANE -- China's Yunnan Provincial Investment Holding Group has signed an agreement with the government of northern Lao Sayabuly Province to build the Asian Elephant Species Protection, Breeding and Rescue Center.

The agreement was signed on Saturday on the sidelines of the International Elephants Festival and Visit Laos Year 2018 in Sayabuly province.(Laos-China-Elephants) Enditem

 

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