Xinhua Asia-Pacific News Summary at 1600 GMT, March 5

SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in's special envoys to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed to meet with top DPRK leader Kim Jong Un, the Blue House of South Korea said Monday.

Presidential Spokesman Kim Eui-kyeom told a press briefing that the special delegation had agreed with the DPRK side to have a meeting and a dinner with the DPRK leader from 6 p.m. local time (0900 GMT) on Monday. (S. Korea-DPRK-Meet)

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KATHMANDU -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrived here on Monday for a two-day official visit to Nepal.

Nepali Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada and senior Nepali government officials welcomed Abbasi at the Tribhuvan International Airport upon his arrival earlier Monday. (Nepal-Pakistan-Visit)

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COLOMBO -- Sri Lankan police on Monday imposed curfew on the area of Kandy, which lies in the central hills of the island country, after clashes triggered by racial violence erupted between two groups.

Police spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara told Xinhua that the curfew had been imposed till 6 am Tuesday morning in order to restore normalcy. Security has been beefed up across the Kandy district, he added. (Sri Lanka-Curfew)

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MANILA -- Over 2,200 leftist rebels and their supporters have so far surrendered to the government this year, the Philippine military said on Monday.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said in a statement that 2,263 New People's Army (NPA) rebels and their supporters have yielded to the government authorities in the first two months of this year, and 90 percent of them are from Davao region. (Philippines-Rebels) Enditem