Новости по теме Asia Pacific

Singapore FM slams 'deeply offensive' remarks by British expat A Singapore-based British wealth manager's Facebook posts deriding public transport commuters as poor are "deeply offensive, wrong, and unacceptable".

23 January 2014

HK tycoon doubles bounty to marry off gay daughter A Hong Kong tycoon may double a "marriage bounty" to find a male suitor for his gay daughter to US$130 million, despite his initial offer attracting 20,000 candidates.

23 January 2014

Australia asylum policy 'draconian': rights group Australia has damaged its human rights record by persistently undercutting refugee protections, including a "draconian" policy to send asylum-seekers to Pacific island camps.

23 January 2014

Chinese leaders' kin stash riches in offshore holdings: probe Relatives of top Chinese leaders including President Xi Jinping and former premier Wen Jiabao have used offshore tax havens to hide their wealth.

23 January 2014

Rescued Antarctic scientists back on dry land Scientists whose Antarctic expedition became trapped in sea ice finally returned to dry land Wednesday, apologising for the disruption and facing questions over who will pay for the international rescue mission.

22 January 2014

S. Korea vows harsh penalties for data leaks South Korean regulators Wednesday vowed harsh corporate penalties for data theft, as angry customers swamped credit card offices for a third day after 20 million people had their financial information stolen.

22 January 2014

British expat's 'poor people' remark sparks outrage in Singapore A Porsche-driving British wealth manager in Singapore who referred to public transport commuters as "poor people" has apologised after his Facebook posts sparked an online furore.

22 January 2014

S. Korea to spend $1.5 bn on 5G 'movie-in-a-second' service South Korea, already one of the most wired countries on earth, Wednesday announced a 1.6 trillion won ($1.5 billion) plan to set up a next-generation 5G wireless service quick enough to download full-length films in a second.

22 January 2014

Beijing's 'rat tribe' scurry from high costs underground Near Beijing's $600 million Olympic stadium, migrant worker Ye Yiwen, her husband and two children cram into a tiny underground room, sheltering from the Chinese capital's biting winter and soaring property prices.

22 January 2014

Thai teen pregnancy on the rise as sex education misses the young Days away from giving birth and living apart from her family, 16-year-old Ying is one of a growing number of Thai teenagers to fall pregnant every year in a country where sex education is focused on the married.

22 January 2014

Australia to go ahead with shark 'kill' zones A controversial policy to catch and kill sharks off popular west coast beaches got the green light in Australia, in a move the Humane Society Tuesday termed a "complete disgrace".

22 January 2014

Vietnam reports first bird flu death in nine months Vietnam has recorded its first death from bird flu in nine months, according to the country's Health Ministry, amid growing regional concerns over a potential resurgence of the deadly virus.

21 January 2014

Indonesia jails mastermind of Myanmar embassy bomb plot An Indonesian court Tuesday jailed the mastermind of an Islamic extremist plot to bomb the Myanmar embassy for seven-and-a-half years, but the militant pledged to "continue fighting the enemies of Islam".

21 January 2014

Peugeot 'approves' capital hikes by French state, Chinese partner The board of struggling French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen has in principle approved capital boosts by the French state and its Chinese partner Dongfeng.

20 January 2014

Strong 6.3-earthquake jolts New Zealand: USGS A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake rattled New Zealand Monday, halting train services and knocking merchandise off shelves, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries.

20 January 2014

Fugitive campaigner hails Japan anti-dolphin hunt messages Fugitive eco-activist Paul Watson said Monday he hoped anti-dolphin hunting comments like those by US ambassador to Japan, Caroline Kennedy, would put pressure on Tokyo to halt the practice.

20 January 2014

Tokyo dismisses fresh setback in bid to relocate US air base Japan said Monday it was sticking with plans to relocate a controversial US military base in Okinawa, despite the election of a local politician strongly opposed to the move.

20 January 2014

Hyundai starts work on world's biggest container ships South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries has started construction on a Chinese order for the world's largest container ships.

20 January 2014

Nintendo forecasts net loss, slashes Wii U sales target Japanese gaming giant Nintendo on Friday warned it would swing back into the red this fiscal year as it slashed its annual sales target for the Wii U game console.

20 January 2014

New whale stranding on notorious New Zealand beach More than 50 pilot whales beached themselves Saturday on the same remote New Zealand coast where another 52 whales have either died or been put down in the past two weeks.

19 January 2014

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