NEW DELHI -- Eight people were injured Thursday evening after a private small aircraft crash landed amid heavy rains at the airport in India's Mumbai, local media reported.

Eight people, including three crew members, were on board when the plane skidded off the runway and snapped into two parts on landing. (India-Accident)

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MANILA -- The National Library of the Philippines on Thursday inaugurated the Chinese Bookshelf, an addition of Chinese books to the facility's already diverse collection, to promote cultural understanding between the two countries.

The new collection, including books on Chinese politics, science fiction, and language studies, among others, is a testament to the enduring cultural ties and friendship between the Philippines and China, said Cesar Gilbert Adriano, director of the library. (Philippines-Chinese-Bookshelf)

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SINGAPORE -- Tharman Shanmugaratnam took the oath as Singapore's ninth president at Istana, the country's presidential palace, Thursday evening.

In the inauguration speech, Tharman said he was honored and humbled to have been elected and will discharge his duties diligently and faithfully. (Singapore-President)

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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia on Thursday exported its first batch of wild aquatic products directly to China, marking another fruitful cooperation between the two countries in the fisheries sector.

Kim Chou Co., Ltd Import Export and International Transportation is the first Cambodian company authorized to export wild aquatic products directly to China. (Cambodia-China-Fisheries Export)