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Maldivian police arrest ex-president Nasheed: party Maldivian police on Monday arrested the country's first democratically-elected president Mohamed Nasheed after he again failed to turn up for the start of a trial for abuse of power.

09 October 2012

Japan auto giants to halve Chinese output: report Japan's top three carmakers will halve production in China following a sales slump there sparked by a backlash over a territorial row between Tokyo and Beijing.

08 October 2012

Australia scientists tackle reef-killing starfish An Australian research team said Monday they have found an effective way to kill the destructive crown-of-thorns starfish, which is devastating coral reefs across the Pacific and Indian oceans.

08 October 2012

Audit finds Philippines lost $2.46 bn to anomalies The Philippines lost $2.46 billion through misuse of state funds and assets during the latter years of graft-tainted ex-president Gloria Arroyo's rule.

07 October 2012

Tresses to treasure for Vietnamese hair trader Hailed as a hero in his native Vietnamese village, Do Van Thu has become rich and transformed the lives of hundreds of families through the sale of a precious and unorthodox crop -- hair.

06 October 2012

Strike at China Apple manufacturer: rights group Thousands of workers have gone on strike at a Foxconn plant in China making components for Apple's iPhone 5, a labour rights group said Saturday.

06 October 2012

Samsung tips record Q3 profit of $7.3 bn South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Friday it expected a record operating profit of 8.1 trillion won ($7.3 billion) in the third quarter, boosted by sales of its flagship Galaxy smartphones.

06 October 2012

Philippine president defends cybercrime law Philippine President Benigno Aquino defended a new cybercrime law Friday amid a storm of protests from critics who say it will severely curb Internet freedoms and intimidate netizens into self-censorship.

06 October 2012

Funeral held for murdered Irish woman in Australia A private funeral was held Friday for murdered Irish woman Jill Meagher in Australia, whose disappearance gripped the nation and led to an outpouring of grief and anger.

06 October 2012

French fashion boss apologises over China gaffe The boss of French clothing firm Zadig & Voltaire has apologised for saying that Chinese tourists would not be welcome at an exclusive new hotel planned by the company in Paris.

06 October 2012

India's rupee at near 6-month-high on reform boost The Indian rupee on Friday soared to its highest level against the dollar in almost six months after the embattled government pushed ahead with more measures to attract foreign investment.

06 October 2012

All 18 children dead in China landslide: state media All 18 school children who were buried when a landslide engulfed their primary school in remote and mountainous southwestern China have died.

06 October 2012

Hong Kong thriller opens Asia's top film festival A glittering line-up of Asia's biggest stars converged in Busan on Thursday for the opening of the region's premier film festival.

05 October 2012

Japan mini-satellite to flash code from space A palm-sized Japanese satellite in orbit around Earth will flash a Morse code message that will be visible around the world from next month.

05 October 2012

S. Korea probes toxic leak as impact worsens South Korea on Friday launched a full inquiry into a toxic chemical leak in the southeastern city of Gumi, as officials considered designating the affected area a "disaster zone".

05 October 2012

Japan insurers stop China riot coverage: report Big Japanese insurers have stopped covering firms against riots in China, a report said Friday, a move seen likely to hit investment there as the countries remain stuck in a festering territorial row.

05 October 2012

Chinese actress sues US website over Bo link claims Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi is suing a US-based Chinese online news outlet over claims that she was a prostitute who had sex with top official Bo Xilai and others.

05 October 2012

Economic minnow Laos set to join WTO club After years of preparation, communist Laos is on the verge of joining the World Trade Organisation, a milestone that the small landlocked nation owes to a slew of reforms it must now enforce.

05 October 2012

Hong Kong mourns victims of boat tragedy Flags flew at half mast and leaders observed three minutes of silence Thursday as Hong Kong mourned the 38 victims of a ferry collision which sent shockwaves through the Asian financial centre.

05 October 2012

Australia hits out at Japan at whale research launch Australian Environment Minister Tony Burke Thursday hit out at Japan's "alleged" scientific whaling as researchers hailed the testing of new acoustic tracking technology for the endangered blue whale.

04 October 2012

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