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Japan to buy islands disputed with China: reports
Japan's government has agreed to buy a group of islands at the centre of a territorial dispute with China, reports said Wednesday, a move likely to prove a further irritant in a tense relationship.
06 September 2012
Kitano, Kim Ki-duk see Asian art house in crisis
Internationally-acclaimed directors Takeshi Kitano from Japan and Kim Ki-duk from South Korea told AFP at the Venice film festival that making art house films in Asia is a daunting task.
06 September 2012
Mining magnate Rinehart says Australia 'too expensive'
Mining tycoon Gina Rinehart on Wednesday warned Australia was becoming too expensive for multinational companies who could source workers for two dollars a day in Africa.
06 September 2012
Indian blaze death toll rises to 38
The death toll from a huge blaze at a fireworks factory in southern India rose to 38 on Thursday as police revealed that the plant's licence had been suspended only a day before the tragedy.
06 September 2012
China slowdown biggest risk to Asian growth: survey
A slowdown in China's economy is perceived as the biggest risk to Asia's economic growth, a survey of regional powerbrokers released Wednesday said.
06 September 2012
Tensions set to cloud APEC summit
Asia-Pacific leaders gather in Russia's far east this weekend for talks aimed at promoting trade but territorial disputes and other regional tensions may cloud the event.
05 September 2012
China's Xi cancels Clinton meeting: US official
China's likely next president Xi Jinping has cancelled a meeting with the visiting US Secretary of State, a US official said Wednesday, amid friction between the two global powers.
05 September 2012
Coffee giant Starbucks taps into tea-loving India
Starbucks is betting on big returns as it seeks to lure an expanding legion of coffee lovers in India -- primarily a tea-drinking nation where lifestyle changes have spawned a booming market for cafes.
05 September 2012
Altynkol-Khorgos railroad border entry point to open by end of 2012
The period of completion of works on the entry point was discussed at the meeting of Kazakhstan-Chinese Cooperation Commission.
05 September 2012
Clinton heads to China with hopes over sea tensions
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads Tuesday to Beijing after talks in emerging US ally Indonesia as she voiced hope for progress in managing soaring tensions in the South China Sea.
04 September 2012
Bangladesh suspends officials over tiger smuggling
Bangladesh said that nine forest officials had been suspended for "gross negligence" after three tiger cubs were found in a house in Dhaka.
04 September 2012
Australia says Karzai 'wrong' on Afghan operation
Australia Monday flatly rejected comments from Afghan President Hamid Karzai that a recent night-time raid which left two men dead was carried out without the approval of local authorities.
03 September 2012
Mass Myanmar monk rally backs anti-Rohingya plan
Hundreds of Buddhist monks marched in Myanmar Sunday to support President Thein Sein's suggestion that Muslim Rohingya be deported or held in camps, in the biggest rally since the end of junta rule.
03 September 2012
Unification Church founder Moon dies at 92
Sun Myung Moon, the self-styled messiah from South Korea who founded the controversial Unification Church and a business empire with interests spanning cars to sushi, died Monday at the age of 92.
03 September 2012
Work, mahjong and tea: Hong Kong's secrets to longevity
Covered in smog and cramped apartment towers, Hong Kong is not usually associated with a healthy lifestyle. But new figures show that Hong Kongers are the longest-living people in the world.
02 September 2012
Clinton says Pacific big enough for US, China
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that the South Pacific was big enough for both the United States and China but urged the Asian power to ensure it distributes its growing aid fairly.
02 September 2012
Japan court rejects Apple patent claims against Samsung
A Japanese court Friday rejected Apple's claim that Samsung stole its technology, dealing a blow to the iPhone maker after last week winning $1.05 billion in damages in the US from its bitter rival.
01 September 2012
Coca-Cola available but expensive in N. Korea: defectors
Coca-Cola has been available at private markets in North Korea for more than a decade even if the US soft drink maker has not opened business in the communist state.
01 September 2012
Australian given 21 years jail for Facebook murder
A man who befriended a teenage Australian girl on the social media site Facebook before luring her to a secluded spot and killing her was imprisoned for at least 21 years on Friday.
01 September 2012
Australia says killings will not speed up Afghan exit
Australia said Friday it would complete its mission in Afghanistan despite suffering its deadliest day in combat since the Vietnam War and the prospect of further deaths caused by rogue soldiers.
31 August 2012
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