Новости по теме Asia Pacific

Samsung chief has emergency heart operation The head of Samsung Group, South Korea's largest business empire, underwent an emergency operation Sunday after developing symptoms of heart failure, hospital officials said.

11 May 2014

China's Xiaomi leads Asia's low-cost smartphone drive Xiaomi may be little known outside China, but the fast-growing smartphone maker is at the forefront of a new wave of Asian brands challenging the dominance of Apple and Samsung with high-spec, low-price phones.

11 May 2014

Bitterly fought India election campaign enters final day Campaigning in India's bitterly fought general election was set to end Saturday ahead of next week's final voting with the Hindu nationalist opposition already scenting victory.

10 May 2014

McCartney returns to Tokyo venue for first time since 1966 Paul McCartney is to play Tokyo's Nippon Budokan Hall this month, marking his first return to the venue since appearing there with The Beatles in 1966.

10 May 2014

Three-year old boy conquers Internet Three-year old Zhang Junhao of Shandong province in China has won the sympathy of the jury and the audience with his dance on the Amazing Chinese TV show.

09 May 2014

What makes your life meaningful? Thai advertisement touched hearts once again.

09 May 2014

Unusual new penguin flu found in Antarctica A new kind of bird flu has been detected for the first time in Adelie penguins in Antarctica, though the virus does not seem to make them sick, researchers said.

07 May 2014

Diver dies at S. Korea ferry disaster site A diver died Tuesday while working at a ferry disaster site in South Korea as further details emerged about how deception and negligence contributed to the April 16 tragedy.

06 May 2014

Six wounded in knife attack at Chinese train station: police Six people were wounded in a knife attack at a Chinese train station Tuesday, police said, after a string of violent episodes at transport hubs authorities blame on "terrorists" from the restive region of Xinjiang.

06 May 2014

One dead, 23 injured in Thai quake: official An elderly woman died and 23 other people were injured after a strong earthquake shook northern Thailand, an official said Tuesday, as aftershocks continued to rattle the mountainous region popular with tourists.

06 May 2014

Son of New Zealand's Maori king on burglary charges The son of New Zealand's Maori king appeared in court on Monday charged with burglary and stealing surfboards in a North Island town, prompting a rare public rebuke from the indigenous figurehead.

06 May 2014

Claims 220 Australian child sailors raped, brutalised Allegations that 220 child sailors at an Australian navy training base were raped or brutalised in the 1980s are so serious they will be raised in a paper to parliament, a report said.

05 May 2014

Cargo ship sinks, 11 missing near Hong Kong: officials Eleven crew members from a Chinese cargo ship are missing after it collided with a container vessel and sank just outside Hong Kong waters on Monday, authorities said.

05 May 2014

Big quake rattles Tokyo, 17 injured A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook buildings in Tokyo early Monday, lightly injuring 17 people, but officials stressed there was no risk of a tsunami.

05 May 2014

Six dead, at least 19 missing as Bangladesh ferry sinks Six people were dead and at least 19 others were missing after a ferry capsized Saturday when it was caught in a storm in the south of Bangladesh, a government official said.

04 May 2014

15 die as fire sweeps India fireworks plant A massive blaze broke out in a firecracker factory Saturday in central India, killing at least 15 people, local media said.

04 May 2014

India threatens WTO action over EU mango ban India on Friday threatened to drag the European Union to the World Trade Organization over its ban on mango imports.

04 May 2014

Mechanical failure blamed for Seoul train collision A malfunctioning automatic stopping system caused the recent collision of two subway trains in Seoul, officials said.

04 May 2014

Chinese mourn young firemen who fell from highrise Two young Chinese firefighters who fell to their deaths during a blaze in a highrise building are being hailed as heroes of their generation on social media.

03 May 2014

France suspends pig imports from North America, Japan France has suspended imports of live pigs from the United States, Canada, Mexico and Japan to try to prevent the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus entering the country, the French agriculture ministry announced.

03 May 2014

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