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At least 50 people are dead following another major earthquake in Nepal.
More than 12-hundred others have been hurt following the 7.3 magnitude quake which hit late yesterday afternoon.
Chinese authorities say at least one person has been killed on the Chinese side of the border in Tibet.
Tuesday's quake has been followed by at least a dozen aftershocks over magnitude-5.
Meanwhile, A U.S. Marine Corps helicopter with 8 people on board has gone missing in the region.
Its status remains unclear.
China's airlines have announced they will resume flights to Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, as the airport there had reopened following the latest earthquake.
The airlines include Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines.
Altogether 12 flights from China's Guangzhou, Chengdu, Lhasa, Kunming and Hong Kong flew to Kathmandu on Tuesday.
A magnitude-6.6 earthquake jolted northeast Japan early this morning.
Japan's meteorological agency says the quake struck off Miyagi Prefecture with a depth of 50km.
There are no immediate reports on damage and injuries.
No tsunami warnings were issued.
