Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, April 4

MANILA -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered on Wednesday the temporary closure of the world-class resort island Boracay in central Philippines for six months beginning April 26 to rehabilitate the island, his spokesman said.

Harry Roque said Duterte made the order during a cabinet meeting at the presidential palace late on Wednesday. (Philippines-Boracay Island-Closure)

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MANILA -- Staff from the Chinese embassy swept tombs on Wednesday for Philippine Chinese who died in the Philippines in their fights against Japanese aggressors during the Second World War.

The commemorations fell on the traditional Chinese Tomb Sweeping Day, during which Chinese people remember their late loved ones. (Philippines-Chinese Martyrs)

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TOKYO -- Five Air Force CV-22 Osprey aircraft were unloaded at the U.S. Army's Yokohama North Dock and will fly to Yokota Air Base in the suburbs of Tokyo amid public opposition, local media reported Wednesday.

The arrival of the controversial tilt-rotor planes followed a sudden announcement that the plane's formal deployment would be brought forward from the fiscal year through September 2020, as was previously planned, to this summer. (Japan-U.S.-Osprey Aircraft)

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SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir -- Normal life in parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir Wednesday remained paralysed for the fourth straight day to protest killings, officials said.

Police detained region's top separatist leaders in a bid to prevent them from marching towards Shopian district, about 55 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. (India-Kashmir-Protest) Enditem