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Bangladesh mulls homicide charges

24 May 2013, 6:06 AM

Asia-Pacific | The worst industrial disaster in Bangladeshi history was due to poor construction and "extremely poor quality" materials, according to a new report. Read more

N. Korea wants peace, envoy tells China

24 May 2013, 6:06 AM

Asia-Pacific | North Korean envoy Choe Ryong-Hae has met Liu Yunshan, a member of the Chinese Communist Party's Politburo Standing Committee, state television reports. Read more

Bomb kills 12 in southwest Pakistan

23 May 2013, 20:17 PM

Asia-Pacific | A bomb planted in a rickshaw has killed 11 security personnel and a civilian in southwest Pakistan. Read more

Analysis: What 1.2 billion Indians think about the world

Analysis: What 1.2 billion Indians think about the world

23 May 2013, 16:32 PM

Asia-Pacific | With 1.2 billion people and counting, India is projected to become the most populous country on the planet by 2030. Now, a comprehensive new opinion survey sheds light on the worldview of Indians from all levels of society, writes Rory Medcalf. Read more

Blog: New dawn for Chinese activism

Blog: New dawn for Chinese activism

23 May 2013, 15:34 PM

Asia-Pacific | A new age of environmental protest is dawning in China as the 'lao baixing', or ordinary people, gain a voice with the help of social media, writes Monica Tan. 
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China manufacturing shrinks in May: HSBC

23 May 2013, 14:14 PM

Asia-Pacific | For the first time in seven months, China's manufacturing activity has contracted, HSBC says. Read more

Pakistan's Imran Khan leaves hospital

Pakistan's Imran Khan leaves hospital

22 May 2013, 21:19 PM

Asia-Pacific | Pakistani politician Imran Khan has left hospital after a bad fall at an election rally this month. Read more

Exiled Cambodian leader prays for democracy

Exiled Cambodian leader prays for democracy

22 May 2013, 20:24 PM

Asia-Pacific | An exiled Cambodian opposition leader says it's time for Australia to step up and play a bigger role in securing democracy in the country.
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China's Ai Weiwei releases music video

China's Ai Weiwei releases music video

22 May 2013, 17:37 PM

Asia-Pacific | Prominent Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei has released a foul-mouthed music video that parodies his time in detention. Read more

US experts say scientist wasn't murdered

22 May 2013, 17:36 PM

Asia-Pacific | Two US experts have rejected the claim by another pathologist that an American scientist working in Singapore was murdered, as his family claims. Read more

China arrests 13 over protest 'rumours'

22 May 2013, 14:11 PM

Asia-Pacific | Thirteen people have been arrested for internet posts that sparked a rare protest in Beijing, weeks after China announced a crackdown on "online rumours". Read more

Japan approves child abduction treaty

22 May 2013, 13:20 PM

Asia-Pacific | Japan has approved an international treaty on child abductions after decades of pressure. Read more

Top North Korea military leader visits China

Top North Korea military leader visits China

22 May 2013, 13:03 PM

Asia-Pacific | A top North Korean military official has been sent to China as a special envoy of leader Kim Jong-un.
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Pakistan's Imran Khan to leave hospital

21 May 2013, 19:24 PM

Asia-Pacific | With his back in a brace, Imran Khan will leave hospital two weeks after he fell during an election rally. Read more

Myanmar president urges end to violence

Myanmar president urges end to violence

21 May 2013, 15:50 PM

Asia-Pacific | Myanmar President Thein Sein has told an audience in the US he wants a national identity which embraces people of all faiths, including Muslims. Read more

Death toll rises to 21 in Indonesian mine collapse

Death toll rises to 21 in Indonesian mine collapse

21 May 2013, 14:11 PM

Asia-Pacific | The death toll from a mine tunnel collapse in the Indonesian province of West Papua has risen to 21, the US operator says, as rescuers searched for another seven workers now also presumed dead. Read more

No new H7N9 cases in China for a week

21 May 2013, 12:33 PM

Asia-Pacific | For the first time since the outbreak began in March, no new human cases of the H7N9 virus have been recorded in China for a week. Read more

Aussie resident arrested over people smuggling allegations

Aussie resident arrested over people smuggling allegations

21 May 2013, 7:01 AM

Asia-Pacific | An Australian resident has been arrested in Indonesia over allegations of people smuggling. Read more

Pakistan's Sharif calls for Taliban talks

21 May 2013, 6:08 AM

Asia-Pacific | Pakistan's presumptive prime minister Nawaz Sharif has called for peace talks with Taliban militants at war with the government. Read more

Chinese police detain gay pride organiser

21 May 2013, 0:08 AM

Asia-Pacific | Police in China have detained the 18-year-old organizer of a gay pride march for 12 days. Read more

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