Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, July 16

NEW DELHI -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Tuesday raised India's GDP growth forecast for 2024-25 to 7 percent from 6.8 percent projected in April.

The revision was made in IMF's July 2024 World Economic Outlook report released on Tuesday. (India-IMF-GDP)

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BANGKOK -- Six foreign nationals were found dead at a hotel in downtown Bangkok on Tuesday, police said, dismissing earlier repor