Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, June 18

TOKYO -- The cooling system for the spent fuel pool at a reactor of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was temporarily halted for about 10 hours on Tuesday, following a power panel malfunction, local media reported.

The issue began at approximately 8:35 a.m. local time, when a high-voltage circuit breaker tripped, causing the pump responsible for circulating cooling water to cease operation at No