S. Korean official falls to death from hotel

BEIJING: An official dispatched from Seoul to deal with the aftermath of a bus crash in China that killed 10 South Koreans was found dead early on Sunday after falling from a hotel, a local government said.

The official, identified as Choi Doo-Yeong, was confirmed dead after police were notified that a man had fallen from a four-storey hotel in the northeastern Chinese city of Jian, the city’s propaganda department said on its social media account.