Xinhua Asia-Pacific News Summary at 1600 GMT, May 20

BANGKOK -- More than 10 bombs exploded in Thailand's deep south on Sunday night, causing several injuries; no deaths have been reported so far.

Most of the blasts targeted ATM machines in Yala, Narathiwat, Pattani and Songkla of southern Thailand almost at the same time at about 7 p.m. local time. (Thailand-Bomb attack)

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COLOMBO -- Three people were killed and over 8,000 affected as heavy rains and strong winds lashed out across Sri Lanka since Saturday, prompting disaster management officials to be on alert for possible evacuations, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) said on Sunday.

The three deaths, caused by lightning, were reported from the Eastern District of Trincomalee and in the lower central hills of Badulla. (Sri Lanka-Natural disaster)

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SEOUL -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Sunday pledged to work closely to ensure the success of the planned Trump-Kim summit in a phone conversation.

The two leaders have exchanged their point of views on the recent responses from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) when they held talks via telephone for 20 minutes, according to Cheong Wa Dae, South Korea's presiential office. (South Korea-U.S.)

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KATHMANDU -- Hongshi-Shivam Cement Private Limited, a Nepal-China joint venture, started trial cement production in Nepal starting from Friday, a director of the company said.

Satish Kumar More, a director of the company, told Xinhua on Sunday that they planned to start commercial production after completing trial production for a week. (Nepal-China-Cement production) Enditem