BBC News - Asia-Pacific
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20 min ago Taiwan pole climbing celebration
Taiwan has celebrated the end of 'Ghost Month' with an unusual contest dating back at least two centuries.
6 hours ago Manila hostages accidentally shot?
Investigators in the Philippines say police may have accidentally shot some of the hostages who were killed during a Manila bus hijacking last month.
9 hours ago China U-turn on enforced blackout
Thousands of people in China are to have their electricity restored after the reversal of an order for enforced power cuts to meet energy-saving goals.
Today South Korea in surprise rate hold
South Korea's central bank surprises markets by keeping interest rates on hold in the face of "global uncertainties".
Today Japan-China boat spat escalates
China warns Japan that their wider relationship will suffer if Tokyo mishandles a dispute about a Chinese fishing boat seized in disputed waters.
Today 'Friendly fire' in Philippines siege
Investigators in the Philippines say police may have accidentally shot some of the hostages on a bus hijacked last month.
Today China abortion activist 'freed'
A blind activist jailed after revealing right abuses under China's one-child policy has been freed after a four-year prison term, a rights group says.
Yesterday Malaysia opens 'baby hatch'
The Malaysian capital has introduced a so-called "baby hatch" to try to save some of the hundreds of babies abandoned every year.
Yesterday Chinese star to learn bow and arrow for new role
Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi is to team up with Speed director Jan de Bont to make an English-language version of the Chinese legend Mulan.
Yesterday Twitter rant costs swimmer sponsor
Stephanie Rice loses sponsorship after homophobic remarks
Yesterday Coconuts save Papuan fisherman lost at sea
A 20-year-old fisherman from Papua New Guinea survives three weeks lost at sea by eating coconuts and collecting rain water.
Yesterday Two missing in China rig accident
At least 30 workers are rescued and at least two are missing after a storm causes an oil rig off China's north-east coast to list dangerously.
Yesterday China calling
Can trade with China help the UK economy?
Yesterday Australia, NZ top 'giving' index
Australia and New Zealand top the table in the largest ever study into global charitable behaviour, but some poor countries also scoring high.
Yesterday Clan 'behind Philippine massacre'
The first witness in the trial of a powerful clan accused of the Philippines' worst political massacre says the family plotted the killings over dinner.
Yesterday Vodafone makes $6.5bn China sale
Vodafone pockets $6.5bn in cash following the sale of its 3.2% stake in China's biggest wireless operator, China Mobile.
Yesterday Japan may intervene to curb yen
The Japanese finance minister says there could be market intervention as the yen hits a new 15-year high.
Yesterday Row over Japan-China boat crash
A diplomatic row between China and Japan intensifies after collisions between two Japanese patrol boats and a Chinese trawler.
Yesterday Philippines massacre trial opens
A powerful politician accused of murdering scores of people in the worst political massacre in the Philippines goes on trial in Manila.
Yesterday Abandoned babies
Malaysia opens 'baby hatch' to save unwanted newborns
Sep 7, 2010 Powerful tremor rattles NZ city
A powerful aftershock near the New Zealand city of Christchurch causes further damage and sends residents running into the streets, reports say.
Sep 7, 2010 Basketball focuses on China
The National Basketball Association wants to expand the game and are looking at emerging markets such as India and China to push their products.
Sep 7, 2010 Twitter rant costs Rice sponsor
Swimmer Stephanie Rice loses a sponsorship after homophobic Twitter remark
Sep 7, 2010 Suicides cost Japan economy $32bn
Suicides and depression cost Japan's economy $32bn last year, in a country which has one of the world's highest suicide rates, the government says.
Sep 7, 2010 Rossi leads tributes to Tomizawa
Seven-times MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi leads a host of tributes to rider Shoya Tomizawa, who died in Sunday's Moto2 race in San Marino.
Sep 7, 2010 Kobayashi to remain with Sauber
Japanese driver Kamui Kobayashi will stay with Sauber for the 2011 season, the F1 team says.
Sep 7, 2010 N Korea releases South Korea crew
North Korea frees the crew of a South Korean fishing boat seized in waters east of the Korean peninsula a month ago.
Sep 7, 2010 China backs Burma's election plan
China urges international support for the Burmese general election planned for later this year, as Burma's leader begins a five-day visit to China.
Sep 7, 2010 Jail for Malaysian snake smuggler
Malaysian wildlife trafficker Anson Wong, nicknamed the Lizard King, is jailed for trying to smuggle 95 boa constrictors in his luggage.
Sep 7, 2010 Key Asian interest rates on hold
The cost of borrowing in Australia stays at 4.5% and Japan at near zero amid continuing global economic uncertainty.