House collapse kills 4

FOUR people have been confirmed dead after a house collapsed Saturday in Yongjia County, East China’s Zhejiang Province, local authorities said yesterday.

The house collapsed at noon during renovation, trapping the four people. As of yesterday morning, all the trapped have been found, but no vital signs.

HK election

THE nominations of all 399 candidates seeking to run in next month’s District Council Ordinary Election in China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) have been deemed valid, the HKSAR Government announced Friday.

The District Council Eligibility Review Committee (DCERC), in accordance with the District Councils Ordinance, reviewed all 399 nominations received during the nomination period from Oct. 17 to Oct. 30 and decided that all candidates meet the legal requirements and conditions for upholding the Basic Law of the HKSAR and bearing allegiance to the HKSAR and determined their nominations as valid.

Joint military exercise

THE Chinese military will hold a joint exercise with Cambodian, Lao, Malaysian, Thai, and Vietnamese forces in South China’s Guangdong Province in mid-to-late November, the Ministry of National Defense said yesterday.

Themed on countering terrorism and maintaining maritime safety, the exercise will organize joint and live anti-terrorism and anti-piracy drills, according to the ministry.