Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, May 15

JAKARTA -- Indonesia's foreign debt fell to 403.9 billion U.S. dollars in the first quarter of this year, compared to the 408.5 billion dollars recorded in the previous quarter of last year, the country's central bank announced on Wednesday.

The government's foreign debt in the first quarter this year was recorded at 192.2 billion dollars, down from 196.6 billion dollars in the previous quarter. (Indonesia-Forei