Briefs, October 4, 2012

A Taiwanese pilot died in France yesterday when his fighter jet burst into flames after crashing in a forest during a training mission. The Mirage 2000-5 went down in the eastern district of Froideconche, the military press office said, without giving further details. AFP

Five Taiwanese tourists, one of them a child, have been killed died in a boating accident in Vietnam's scenic Halong Bay. Meanwhile, Philippine officials say a boat carrying 30 Taiwanese tourists capsized off Boracay island, killing three of them. AP