site.news_by_theme Asia Pacific
Australian troops join S. Korea-US landing drill
Australian combat troops have for the first time taken part in annual South Korea-US joint military drills.
20 April 2013
Historic Chinese silk scroll up for auction in France
A section of a silk handscroll depicting a historically important trip by China's longest-serving Emperor is to go up for auction in France next week.
20 April 2013
Auto makers show off vehicles in key China market
Global car makers Saturday showed off hundreds of gleaming models ahead of the opening of the Shanghai auto show, vying for attention with glitzy shows as they target the crucial Chinese market, the world's largest.
20 April 2013
Hundreds dead or injured in China quake
Hundreds of people were killed or injured when a strong earthquake struck China's southwestern Sichuan province Saturday.
20 April 2013
Experts probe human-to-human spread of China bird flu
Experts from the UN's health agency are examining whether the H7N9 bird flu virus is spreading among humans, after a cluster of cases among relatives.
20 April 2013
India reaches 'broad consensus' on land acquisition bill
India's main political parties have struck a "broad consensus" on a contentious land acquisition bill to better reward landowners whose property is bought for industrial development.
20 April 2013
Luxury car makers seek success in China
Construction tycoon Niu Yeqing owns four cars in which he cruises the streets of the Chinese city of Hefei, including a black Mercedes-Benz S600.
19 April 2013
Weak global economy key worry as IMF, World Bank meet
Advanced and developing countries alike voiced worries over fragile global growth, eurozone stagnation and the swamp of excess monetary liquidity as the IMF and World Bank spring meetings kicked off.
19 April 2013
Indonesia moves towards approving deforestation plan
The Indonesian government has said it aims to approve within a month a plan that would free up vast swathes of protected virgin rainforest on Sumatra island for commercial exploitation.
19 April 2013
APEC warns against currency devaluations, property bubble
Asia Pacific economies must refrain from competitive currency devaluations and are vulnerable to speculative buying in the housing market.
19 April 2013
World's oldest person turns 116 in Japan
The world's oldest person turned 116 on Friday as local health chiefs in Japan launch a study to find out why he and many of those around him have lived so long.
19 April 2013
7.2 earthquake shakes northern Japan: USGS
A major 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan on Friday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.
19 April 2013
World car firms see China market as saviour
Global auto makers will flock to China's premier car show, affirming its importance as the world's largest vehicle market and the saviour of an industry pummelled by European and US economic woes.
19 April 2013
Ice Hockey: Kazakhstan looses to Hungary in World Championship
If Kazkahstan's team is ranked first or second overall, it will qualify for the TOP-Division 2014 World Ice Hockey Championship.
18 April 2013
North Korea lays out tough pre-conditions for talks
North Korea laid down rigid pre-conditions Thursday for any talks with Seoul or Washington, including the withdrawal of UN sanctions and a guaranteed end to South Korea-US joint military drills.
18 April 2013
Japan woman, 77, got $4 mn from man for sex and love
A 77-year-old woman who received $4 million from a 79-year-old man in exchange for sexual and romantic favours has been ordered to repay the cash by a court in Japan.
18 April 2013
Murakami book print run hits 1 million in week
The Japanese publisher of the new novel by Haruki Murakami said Thursday it had ordered one million copies of the book, less than a week after it went on sale.
18 April 2013
UN tips faster Asian growth, urges poverty action
Asia-Pacific growth will edge up this year on the back of a recovery in the US and emerging nations.
18 April 2013
China foreign news ban criticised by media group
A press freedom group Thursday criticised a ruling that bans Chinese journalists from quoting foreign news outlets without permission, a move that further tightens Beijing's control of the media.
18 April 2013
Ice Hockey: Kazakhstan team flatens British team in World Championship
Thank to this victory Kazakhstan national team was ranked first in the overall standing of the group.
17 April 2013
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