Новости по теме Asia Pacific

Sri Lanka troops kill three men in search for Tigers Sri Lanka's military on Friday shot dead three men during an operation against suspected Tamil separatist rebels, in the first major confrontation since the end of the island's war nearly five years ago, a spokesman said.

12 April 2014

Powerful 7.3 quake hits off Papua New Guinea: USGS A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea on Friday, US officials said, but no Pacific-wide tsunami warning was sounded.

12 April 2014

Nine Cambodians killed in Thai road accident Nine Cambodians were killed Friday when a mini-bus carrying migrant workers returning home for the Buddhist New Year crashed and burst into flames in eastern Thailand, police said.

11 April 2014

'Cherry tree from space' mystery baffles Japan A cosmic mystery is uniting monks and scientists in Japan after a cherry tree grown from a seed that orbited the Earth for eight months bloomed years earlier than expected -- and with very surprising flowers.

11 April 2014

Pair of Japanese mangoes fetch $3,000 at auction A pair of mangoes grown in southern Japan sold Thursday for a whopping 300,000 yen ($3,000), a record price for the fruit's first auction of the season, Kyodo News reported.

11 April 2014

Australia's far north battens down for major cyclone Australia's sparsely populated northern tip was Thursday preparing for the largest cyclone to hit the area since Cyclone Yasi smashed into Queensland in 2011, ripping homes from their foundations and devastating crops.

11 April 2014

China woman held for nursery poisoning that killed 2: media A Chinese woman has been detained for killing two children at a preschool nursery and making 30 others ill with poisoned food, state media said.

10 April 2014

Curious George revels in royal play day in New Zealand Britain's baby Prince George hosted his first official function on Wednesday -- maintaining a regal calm on a play date with a group of New Zealand toddlers, even as some of his tiny guests burst into tears

10 April 2014

H.K. police search landfill for $3.7 mln painting Hong Kong police on Wednesday searched for a valuable painting mistakenly dumped in a landfill after it sold for $3.7 million at auction, reports said.

09 April 2014

Facebook hits 100 million India users, largest after US Facebook has hit more than 100 million users in India, making it only the second country after the United States to achieve the milestone, the social network company has said.

09 April 2014

Japan kills 251 minke whales in final Antarctic hunt Japan killed 251 minke whales during the 2014 Antarctic hunt, in what is expected to be the last "research whaling" mission in the Southern Ocean after an international court ruling.

09 April 2014

Australian charged with murder of young French woman A young Australian man appeared in a Brisbane court on Wednesday charged with the rape and murder of 21-year-old French student Sophie Collombet, reports said.

09 April 2014

Ming-era 'chicken cup' breaks record for Chinese porcelain A rare Ming-era wine cup broke the world auction record for any Chinese porcelain on Tuesday, selling in Hong Kong for $36.05 million to Shanghai tycoon Liu Yiqian, Sotheby's auction house said.

08 April 2014

Japan lawmaker resigns over $8 mn loan scandal A senior Japanese politician has announced he is resigning as his party's leader, despite insisting that he spent an undeclared $8 million loan not on politics but on personal items -- including an ornamental rake.

08 April 2014

Protesters consider ending occupation of Taiwan's parliament Protesters said Monday they were considering ending their three-week occupation of Taiwan's parliament, after its Speaker intervened to try to end the standoff over a contentious services trade pact with China.

08 April 2014

China shows off new aircraft carrier to US defence chief China showed off its new aircraft carrier to US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday, allowing him a first-hand look at a symbol of its growing military prowess.

08 April 2014

Disease threatens flood-hit Solomons The flood-ravaged Solomon Islands was facing a new threat Monday as the first signs of disease emerged in camps sheltering thousands of displaced residents in the capital Honiara, aid workers said.

08 April 2014

Indian drug maker Sun to buy troubled peer Ranbaxy for $4.0 bln Top Indian drug giant Sun Pharmaceutical Industries said Monday it had agreed to buy its troubled peer Ranbaxy for $4.0 billion in stock, ending its ill-fated six-year control by Japan's Daiichi Sankyo.

07 April 2014

N. Korea slams South's missile test 'farce' North Korea has slammed the South's recent ballistic missile test, calling it a "farce" aimed at showing off Seoul's military strength in the face of threats from Pyongyang.

06 April 2014

Baby Prince George heads Down Under for first tour Baby Prince George was heading from Britain to New Zealand and Australia on Sunday, with parents Prince William and his wife Catherine taking the eight-month-old on his first ever tour.

06 April 2014

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