Новости по теме Asia Pacific

Lion found hanging in cage at Indonesia 'death zoo' A young African lion has died after getting its head caught in cables in its cage at an Indonesian zoo notorious for hundreds of animal deaths in recent years, it was announced Thursday.

09 January 2014

China has world's most outbound tourists: report Nearly 100 million Chinese tourists visited foreign countries last year, and they are likely to extend their lead as the world's biggest-spending travellers, state media reported Thursday.

09 January 2014

Deadlocked Bangladesh swears in contested parliament Bangladesh's newly elected lawmakers took the parliamentary oath on Thursday after an election condemned as a farce by critics, with the country's battling political leaders still locked in a deadly confrontation

09 January 2014

Barefoot hordes in spectacular Philippine Catholic parade Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees poured into Manila Thursday for one of the world's biggest Catholic parades honouring an ebony statue of Jesus Christ they believe has miraculous powers.

09 January 2014

Tech tie-up says to launch phone system rival to iOS, Android A new smartphone operating system developed by a global collaboration of tech firms to rival Google's Android and Apple's iOS will be launched in the next few months.

09 January 2014

Most China execs say cannot work with Japan firms: poll About 60 percent of Chinese corporate leaders say they cannot do business with Japanese firms because of thorny relations between the two countries.

09 January 2014

India asks US embassy to stop 'commercial' activities India has asked the US embassy to close down commercial activities at its sports and leisure centre in New Delhi in the latest development in a diplomatic row.

09 January 2014

China reports first H7N9 bird flu death this year China has reported its first death from the H7N9 bird flu virus in 2014 after a significant drop-off in fatalities following an outbreak last year.

08 January 2014

S.Sudan government says poised to retake key town South Sudan's government said it was poised to recapture a key town from rebel forces, as peace talks being held in neighbouring Ethiopia appeared to be making slow progress.

08 January 2014

China box office revenue hits $3.6 bn in 2013: report China's box office takings leaped to $3.6 billion last year, up 27.5 percent on 2012, as nearly 14 screens were added every day to the world's second-largest film market.

08 January 2014

Antarctic mission over as ships clear ice field A complex international operation to free a Russian ship trapped in Antarctica ended Wednesday when the vessel cleared the ice field, as officials released a United States icebreaker from the rescue.

08 January 2014

China to allow game console sales through FTZ China has formally authorised game consoles made in a new Shanghai free-trade zone to be sold in the country, potentially opening its lucrative market up to the likes of Sony's PlayStation and Microsoft's XBox.

08 January 2014

Nine dead in Indian train fire near Mumbai A fire on an overnight train killed at least nine people Wednesday with sleeping victims overcome by the flames and smoke as the blaze ripped through three carriages, a railways official said.

08 January 2014

Japan PM to visit Africa, Mideast with cash pledge: reports Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Africa and the Middle East this week, reports said Monday, bearing development cash pledges as Tokyo pushes back against growing Chinese influence in the resource-rich region.

06 January 2014

Death toll from India building collapse climbs to 17 Indian rescuers pulled two more bodies from the rubble of a collapsed apartment block, taking the death toll from the country's latest building accident to 17, an official said Monday.

06 January 2014

Magma clue to Earth's super-volcanoes Geologists on Sunday reported insights into super-volcanoes, the brooding, enigmatic giants of Earth's crust whose eruptions are as catastrophic as they are rare.

06 January 2014

Sea Shepherd catches Japanese fleet, four whales dead Militant anti-whaling activists Sea Shepherd said they had zeroed in on a Japanese fleet Monday and captured evidence that four whales had been slaughtered, alleging the ships were found inside a Southern Ocean sanctuary.

06 January 2014

Chinese tycoon wants to 'rebuild' New York Times A Chinese tycoon said Monday he is serious about buying the New York Times and wants to work on "rebuilding its credibility and influence" by reforming its award-winning coverage of China.

06 January 2014

First Taiwan-born panda cub Yuan Zai makes public debut The first giant panda cub born in Taiwan made her much-anticipated public debut Monday, drawing thousands of exciting fans in the first few hours.

06 January 2014

Harry Potter wizard invoked again as Japan hits back at China The diplomatic bickering between Japan and China has descended into name-calling in the British press, with claim and counter-claim by the countries' ambassadors invoking the fictional evil wizard of the Harry Potter series, Lord Voldemort.

06 January 2014

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