The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Friday it would set up a 600-million-dollar fund to deliver prompt emergency funding to Asian countries hit by the Indian Ocean tsunamis in December.

• 亚洲开发银行2月18日宣布，它将设立总值6亿美元的亚洲海啸基金，以便为去年年底遭受印度洋海啸之灾的亚洲国家提供紧急资金援助。