Новости по теме Asia Pacific

Hong Kong activists mark one month of 'Umbrella Movement' Hong Kong democracy activists marked one month of mass protests, calling on supporters to gather for an evening rally wearing the masks.

28 October 2014

Plan won't save Great Barrier Reef: Australian scientists Australian government plans to protect the Great Barrier Reef are inadequate, short-sighted and will not prevent its decline.

28 October 2014

Erdogan says Syrian Kurds 'don't want' peshmerga in Kobane Turkish President Recep accused the main Kurdish party in Syria of not wanting Kurdish peshmerga fighters from Iraq to help it fight Islamic State jihadists

27 October 2014

Afghan president Ghani on Saudi visit: media Afghanistan's new President Ashraf Ghani performed a pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia and held talks with the oil-rich kingdom's crown prince on his first foreign trip.

27 October 2014

Hong Kong protests in disarray as vote on next move scrapped Leaders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests abruptly postponed a vote on their next steps due to differing opinions about how to move the month-long campaign forward.

27 October 2014

Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement gets computer game makeover "Yellow Umbrella" has been downloaded more than 40,000 times from Google Play's store since its release.

25 October 2014

Toyota shares rise on record profit report Shares in Japanese auto giant Toyota advanced in Tokyo trade following a report it is set to book a record operating profit in the six-month period to September.

24 October 2014

Australian doctors transplant 'dead' hearts in surgical breakthrough Australian surgeons said they have used hearts which had stopped beating in successful transplants, in a world first they said could change the way organs are donated.

24 October 2014

Australia's angry birds swoop to protect young Every year in spring, Australians are seen wearing bicycle helmets with spikes on top or caps that have images of eyes on their back.

24 October 2014

Kerry marks Hindu festival of lights at State Department Secretary of State John Kerry marked the first ever celebration of the Hindu festival of Diwali at the State Department.

24 October 2014

Kazakhstan harvests sweet potato first time for South Korea Sweet potato was planted in three different regions of Kazakhstan in a pilot project for South Korea. First harvest has been obtained.

23 October 2014

American freed by N.Korea arrives back in US An American held hostage for six months in North Korea arrived home after his surprise release.

23 October 2014

Peugeot says sales edge ahead in long haul out of crisis Peugeot Citroen said sales in China surged by almost half in the third quarter, keeping the French auto group on the road to meet annual targets under its turnaround plan.

23 October 2014

No end in sight for Hong Kong protests after talks Hong Kong student leaders said they may not take part in further talks with the government after accusing city authorities of failing to make any meaningful offer.

22 October 2014

APEC finance chiefs meet as global worries persist The global economic recovery is beset by "downside risks", a day after growth in the world's second-largest economy hit a five-year low.

22 October 2014

India's Modi moves to reform problem-plagued coal industry India's government has pledged to open up the coal mining industry to private players in the energy-starved country as Prime Minister steps up promised reforms.

21 October 2014

Former Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam dead at 98 Former Australian prime minister Gough Whitlam died Tuesday aged 98.

21 October 2014

Hong Kong leader: Democracy would see poor people dominate vote Hong Kong's leader told media that if the government met pro-democracy protesters' demands it would result in the city's poorer people dominating elections.

21 October 2014

Kazakhstani model on Tokyo Fashio Week catwalk Kazakhstani model Bibisara Sharipova aslo known as Bibi has taken part in the Tokyo Fashion Week.

20 October 2014

Australia hopeful of revised Antarctic sanctuary success Australia said it was hopeful of winning support for its plan to create a vast marine reserve off east Antarctica, after revising the proposal to make it smaller.

20 October 2014

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