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

NEW DELHI -- India's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Friday kept the key policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent.

This was the fourth time when the RBI kept the repo rate steady.

Addressing media persons in financial capital Mumbai, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said, "After a detailed assessment of the evolving macroeconomic and financial developments and the outlook, RBI's Monetary Po