Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Aug. 6

HANOI -- Vietnam's capital Hanoi reported the first death of streptococcus suis so far this year, a bacterium that comes from pigs, local media reported Tuesday.

An 86-year-old woman in Quoc Oai district reportedly died of the infection. (Vietnam-Disease)

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KATHMANDU -- Twelve people were killed and six others injured on Tuesday in landslides triggered by incessant rains in Nepal, bringing th