Новости по теме Asia Pacific

Forest fire hits 'sacred' Philippine mountain A forest fire was raging atop a Philippine mountain, threatening endangered plants and animals in an area also considered by some local sects as a holy place.

21 March 2014

Japan, N. Korea move to restart formal talks Japan and North Korea are moving to restart formal government-level talks, a foreign ministry official said Thursday, after a shift over the contentious issue of Pyongyang's past abductions of Japanese citizens.

20 March 2014

Two objects spotted possibly related to MH370: Australia Two objects possibly related to the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have been sighted, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Thursday in a potential breakthrough.

20 March 2014

Official from Taiwan's Acer held over alleged insider trading An official from Taiwanese computer maker Acer was formally detained Wednesday on insider trading charges, a day after prosecutors searched the firm's headquarters.

20 March 2014

Women half as likely as men to study science: survey Women are being put off careers in science by stereotypes and are less than half as likely as men to apply for degrees in the field.

20 March 2014

'Smog insurance' offers to help Chinese breathe easier Chinese companies have offered up a fresh idea to help pollution-weary travellers while cashing in on public concerns over dirty air at the same time -- smog insurance.

19 March 2014

Subscriptions woo fans back from pirated music: industry Fans are increasingly willing to pay for digital music through subscription streaming services rather than downloading it illegally for free.

19 March 2014

Why didn't missing jet passengers use their cellphones? In the age of smartphones and social media, one question surrounding the disappearance of the Malaysian airliner is why none of the passengers tried to contact relatives, as they did during the 9/11 attacks.

19 March 2014

Batch of blank Kazakh passports seized from Chinese nationals at border Nearly 300 blank Kazakhstan passports have been seized from two Chinese nationals at the border in Almaty airport.

19 March 2014

Dog 'sold for $2 million' in China: report A Tibetan mastiff puppy has been sold in China for almost $2 million, a report said Wednesday, in what could be the most expensive dog sale ever.

19 March 2014

Japan PM threatens Moscow with more sanctions over Crimea Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe condemned Russia for violating Ukraine's territorial integrity and threatened to impose further sanctions against Moscow over its role in the Crimean crisis.

19 March 2014

China hit by new flood of dead pigs in river Chinese authorities have found 157 dead pigs in a river, state media said Wednesday, a year after 16,000 carcasses were discovered in Shanghai's main waterway, underscoring the country's food safety problems.

19 March 2014

Chinese amateur wins world's richest photography prize A Chinese amateur has scooped the world's richest photography award with an image of a makeshift classroom in a poor village in the southeast of his country.

19 March 2014

Toshiba unveils disease-detecting breathalyser Japan's Toshiba on Tuesday unveiled a breathalyser which it says can detect a wide range of diseases just 30 seconds after users blow into the machine.

18 March 2014

Twitter CEO in China 'to learn more' Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo is visiting China, the biggest market where the popular messaging service is banned, the company said.

18 March 2014

Australian police dig for 'multiple' baby graves at rural home Police in Australia began digging up a rural property on Tuesday searching for what reports said were "multiple babies" in secret graves.

18 March 2014

Space rock craze hits South Korea after meteor shower A corner of South Korea is in the grip of a frenzied hunt for valuable space souvenirs, following a rare meteor shower there last week.

18 March 2014

Millions join satellite search for missing plane Three million people have joined an effort led by a satellite operator to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines plane, in what may be the largest crowdsourcing project of its kind.

18 March 2014

Xi, Obama to meet at nuclear summit: China Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama will hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) in the Netherlands next week.

18 March 2014

Two Tibetans set themselves on fire: reports Two Tibetan monks in China have set themselves on fire to protest at a 2008 crackdown, overseas groups and reports said, adding to a string of self-immolation protests in recent years.

18 March 2014

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