South Korea's central bank on Thursday decided to leave the key interest rate at the current level of 2.25 percent for the second straight month. In its monthly monetary committee meeting, the Bank of Korea reached a decision to keep the rate at the status quo mainly due to lingering concerns on a global recovery. (South Korea-Rate) TOKYO -- Japan Coast Guard sent the captain of a Chinese trawler which collided with Japanese patrol ships in waters off Diaoyu Islands to prosecutors in Okinawa Prefecture Thursday morning. The 41-year-old captain, Zhan Qixiong, was taken to Ishigaki branch of the Naha District Public Prosecutors Office at around 9: 50 a.m. (0050 GMT), according to Xinhua reporters at the scene. ( Japan-China-Trawler-Captain) MANILA -- Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Liu Jianchao has urged the Philippine side to press ahead with the investigation and produce a comprehensive and fair report, the embassy said in a press release issued Thursday morning. In a meeting with Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday afternoon, Liu said, 'We hope that the Philippine side presses ahead with the investigation and produces a comprehensive and fair report, which tells the truth, upholds the justice and becomes something that can be drawn upon for handling similar cases in the future.' (Philippines-China-Ambassador-Hostage) BANGKOK -- The fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra posted Twitter messages to support the national reconciliation, his latest Twitter update since his last message on July 26. He sent the 5-point reconciliation proposal about 16 hours ago, and the message begins with: '(I) condemned instigation of violence and creation of situation for the sake of national peace and security.' (Thailand-Thaksin-Reconciliation) NEW DELHI -- Fifty people were feared killed in a bus accident on Wednesday in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, reported local TV channel Times Now on Thursday. Earlier reports by local media said at least 18 people were killed when an overcrowded bus fell into Bagdi river in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district. More than 30 passengers were still missing. (India-Accident-Bus) 