Новости по теме Asia Pacific

24 wounded in Philippine school blast A suspected improvised bomb attack at a university campus in the Philippines, has left 24 people wounded -- many critically -- including students and teachers.

13 January 2014

Legs bared around the world for annual 'No Pants' commute Bare legs and briefs filled train cars from Sydney to New York Sunday as passengers traveled trouserless -- provoking laughs and perplexed looks -- for the 13th annual "No Pants Subway Ride."

13 January 2014

1,500 N. Koreans escape to South in 2013: ministry More than 1,500 North Koreans fled to South Korea last year, maintaining a recent fall in the number of escapees that coincided with a clampdown by new leader Kim Jong-Un.

13 January 2014

Cambodia court frees Russian tycoon wanted over alleged scam A Cambodian court on Monday freed a Russian tycoon wanted by Moscow over allegations he embezzled tens of millions of dollars in a real estate scam, and suspended extradition proceedings against him, his lawyer said.

13 January 2014

Li's Power Assets to spin off HK unit Li Ka-shing, Asia's richest man, is to spin off his electricity assets in Hong Kong through an initial public offering worth up to HK$27.9 billion ($3.6 billion) and will sell a large chunk to a Chinese state-owned power company.

13 January 2014

Australian wildfire razes 40 homes, one man dead A fast-moving wildfire destroyed at least 40 homes in western Australia's Perth, officials said Monday, with one man dying as he prepared for the approaching inferno.

13 January 2014

Powerful Cyclone Ian hits Tonga A state of emergency was declared in parts of Tonga Saturday as powerful Cyclone Ian slammed into the South Pacific island nation, bringing winds estimated at 105 knots (200 kilometres per hour).

13 January 2014

Toyota aims to produce more than 10 million autos in 2014 Toyota Motor is aiming to produce more than 10 million vehicles in 2014, a bullish target that could boost other industries in Japan, a report said Saturday.

12 January 2014

Singapore monitoring new forms of illicit financing Asian financial hub Singapore on Friday said it was scrutinising trade in virtual currencies such Bitcoin, precious stones and metals to forestall new forms of illicit financing by criminals and terrorists.

12 January 2014

Mumbai bets on airport revamp to boost global standing Mumbai will unveil its lavish and long-awaited new airport terminal Friday, part of a $2 billion revamp that aims to challenge India's reputation for shoddy infrastructure and boost the financial capital's status.

11 January 2014

Man's cockroach-in-the-ear agony Down Under A man in Australia endured a painful hospital visit after a large cockroach burrowed into his ear and his efforts to suck it out with a vacuum cleaner failed.

11 January 2014

Philippines tells nationals to shun red, yellow in Thailand Filipinos travelling to Thailand have been told to shun red or yellow items to avoid being caught up in the political unrest there, the Philippine embassy in Bangkok said.

11 January 2014

Three injured in Malaysia plane crash Two people were seriously injured and a third suffered minor injuries after a small private plane crashed in Malaysia, police said Saturday.

11 January 2014

New Japan research scandal brewing over Alzheimer's study Japan's health ministry said Friday it was probing claims falsified data was used in an Alzheimer's disease study involving major pharmaceutical firms, a day after filing an unrelated criminal complaint against Swiss drugs giant Novartis.

10 January 2014

Vietnam police investigate riot at Samsung factory Vietnamese police said Friday they had launched an investigation into a riot at a multi-billion dollar Samsung factory that left 13 people injured, four critically.

10 January 2014

Malaysia, Turkey aim to conclude free-trade deal Malaysia and Turkey pledged Friday to wrap up a free-trade deal this year as embattled Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepared to return home to a political crisis.

10 January 2014

Earthly politicians seek roadmap for space exploration Seeking to boldly go where few politicians have gone before, more than 30 space-faring nations gathered Thursday to map out ways to pool mankind's efforts to explore the stars.

10 January 2014

Scientists apologise for failing to make girl a dragon Australia's national science agency issued a rare apology to a seven-year-old girl for not being able to make her a fire-breathing dragon, blaming a lack of research into the mythical creatures.

10 January 2014

Taiwan's Pegatron may get half iPhone 6 orders: report Taiwan's Pegatron Corp, an assembler of Apple's iPhone 5C, is expected to win half of the orders from the US tech giant for its next smartphone model.

10 January 2014

Probe 'blames Sinopec, city for deadly China pipeline blast' An official inquiry blames China's state-owned oil giant Sinopec and local authorities in the city of Qingdao for a November pipeline explosion that killed 62 people, state media reported Thursday.

10 January 2014

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