Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Nov. 10

TOKYO -- One crewman is missing and another has been injured after a fire broke out on a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) minesweeper vessel off the coast of the southwestern prefecture of Fukuoka on Sunday, local media reported.

The MSDF's minesweeper Ukushima, carrying a crew of about 40, reported that the blaze broke out in the engine room at around 9:50 a.m. local time, when it was sailing some 2.