http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/asia/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Asia section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Sun, 19 May 2013 14:10:40 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world/asia/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 The funeral of the murdered vice-president of Pakistan's PTI party, Zahra Shahid Hussain, is held at a mosque in Karachi. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22587895#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22587895 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:31:39 GMT UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges Pyongyang to end its missile tests as a fourth short-range weapon is launched from North Korea's east coast. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22585468#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22585468 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:53:03 GMT China's Premier Li Keqiang travels to India for his first foreign visit since taking office, with border tensions and trade topping the agenda. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22585466#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22585466 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:44:28 GMT Opening batsman David Warner is asked by Cricket Australia to explain why abusive messages to journalists are on his Twitter account. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/22579938 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/22579938 Sun, 19 May 2013 06:16:41 GMT The Afghan parliament interrupts debate on a law to prevent violence against women, with conservatives calling for it to be scrapped. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22579098#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22579098 Sat, 18 May 2013 09:05:36 GMT Flooding and landslides across nine southern Chinese provinces leave more than 50 people dead and 14 missing, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22579102#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22579102 Sat, 18 May 2013 04:50:58 GMT A 25-year-old Saudi woman makes history by reaching the summit of the world's highest mountain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22580140#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22580140 Sat, 18 May 2013 11:34:55 GMT Burma's President Thein Sein heads to the US to meet President Obama - in the first US state visit by Burmese leader since 1966. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22565267#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22565267 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:59:07 GMT A Chinese man in Pakistani-administered Kashmir is taken into protective custody after he was accused of desecrating the Koran, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22578490#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22578490 Fri, 17 May 2013 22:49:46 GMT Legendary Indian batsman and Rajasthan Royals captain Rahul Dravid speaks of his anguish after three players from the team were arrested over allegations of spot-fixing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-22564470#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-22564470 Fri, 17 May 2013 23:01:33 GMT A senior Chinese official says "uncivilised behaviour" by some Chinese tourists is damaging the country's image abroad. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22573572#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22573572 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:00:30 GMT A car bomb attack has killed at least nine people at an elite complex in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22576528#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22576528 Fri, 17 May 2013 19:05:30 GMT Deadly storms are sweeping across southern China, killing more than 50 people and leaving 14 missing http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22579629#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22579629 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:30:25 GMT A two-mile viaduct in the Chinese city of Wuhan has been demolished, breaking a record for the longest reinforced concrete bridge ever blown up in the country. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22586997#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22586997 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:26:16 GMT Farmers in Japan's key tea-growing region are hoping to turn their fortunes around following the Fukushima nuclear disaster two years ago. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22555032#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22555032 Fri, 17 May 2013 17:49:34 GMT For several years in China it has been difficult to establish which is more dominant - the forces of censorship or freedom of expression. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22574385#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22574385 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:42:14 GMT There has been relief after a tropical storm weakened as it moved into Bangladesh and Burma, reducing the destruction caused. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22565721#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22565721 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:12:25 GMT Singaporean Abdus Salam started as an engineer, but left his job when he realised that his father needed help in his food stall. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22562658#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22562658 Thu, 16 May 2013 23:01:29 GMT The British explorer, Daniel Hughes, is climbing Mount Everest in an attempt to raise money for charity. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22567103#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22567103 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:20:03 GMT Part of a shoe factory has collapsed in Cambodia, leaving at least two people dead, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22559531#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22559531 Thu, 16 May 2013 15:01:26 GMT The BBC's Bilal Sarwary in Kabul says that the recruitment of a cartoon lion character to convey the importance of cleanliness and greenery has proved a roaring success. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22396133#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22396133 Fri, 17 May 2013 06:45:57 GMT A coin toss decides who wins as mayor in a central Philippines town after two candidates received the same number of votes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22551218#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22551218 Thu, 16 May 2013 10:59:10 GMT Japanese car manufacturer Honda will return to Formula 1 in 2015 as engine suppliers to the McLaren team. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/22551204 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/22551204 Thu, 16 May 2013 12:17:34 GMT A Hong Kong taxi driver prosecuted for overcharging a passenger by HK$0.5 (£0.04; $0.06) has the case against him thrown out. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22565263#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22565263 Fri, 17 May 2013 07:25:06 GMT A documentary about the Dalai Lama, the Taiwan-Philippines row and anti-pollution protests are key themes in today's reports. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22564522#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22564522 Fri, 17 May 2013 06:20:46 GMT Protesters take to the streets of Kunming in China for the second time this month over plans for a chemical plant. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22550022#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-22550022 Thu, 16 May 2013 08:01:39 GMT Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt is allowed to take a mattress, pillow, fan, and toiletries as he goes to jail over firearms offences linked to deadly blasts in Mumbai in 1993. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-22564472#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-22564472 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:03:53 GMT Media in India reflect on the anger over the arrest of three cricketers in connection with spot-fixing allegations in the IPL. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-22564440#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-22564440 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:03:10 GMT Crowds take to the streets in Pakistan-administered Kashmir to protest at the killing of pro-independence leader Sardar Arif Shahid. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22559730#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22559730 Thu, 16 May 2013 17:15:06 GMT Taiwan conducts military exercises near the Philippines following a diplomatic row over the death of a Taiwanese fisherman. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22549847#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22549847 Thu, 16 May 2013 09:49:30 GMT Part of a shoe factory collapses in Cambodia, leaving at least two people dead and more feared trapped, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22549887#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22549887 Thu, 16 May 2013 08:54:51 GMT Japanese PM Shinzo Abe says he could meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to try to settle a row over the kidnapping of Japanese citizens. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22536186#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22536186 Wed, 15 May 2013 11:58:15 GMT A suicide bomber has targeted a convoy of foreign military vehicles in the Afghan capital Kabul, killing at least 15 people, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22549355#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22549355 Thu, 16 May 2013 15:16:50 GMT Police in London investigate complaints against the UK-based leader of Pakistan's MQM party to see if he has violated British law. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22559282#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22559282 Thu, 16 May 2013 16:43:43 GMT Nawaz Sharif is on the verge of securing a majority in Pakistan's parliament and forming the next government after claiming election victory. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22506036#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22506036 Mon, 13 May 2013 17:07:07 GMT Key facts, figures and dates. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1162668.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1162668.stm Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:02:09 GMT Provides an overview of Australia, including key facts and events http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15674351#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15674351 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:19:46 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1160598.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1160598.stm Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:54:57 GMT Key facts, figures and dates. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1166513.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1166513.stm Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:05:50 GMT Provides an overview of Brunei, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12990058#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12990058 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:05:54 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12990563#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12990563 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:55:32 GMT Provides an overview of Cambodia, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13006539#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13006539 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:28:20 GMT Provides an overview of China, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13017877#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13017877 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:56:14 GMT Provides an overview of the Cook Islands, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16495238#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16495238 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:12:33 GMT Provides an overview of East Timor, including key events and facts about this former Portuguese colony which won independence from Indonesia in a long civil war http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14919009#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14919009 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:29:50 GMT Provides an overview of Fiji, including key events and facts about this tropical island and ethnically diverse former British colony in the Pacific. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14919067#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14919067 Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:05:06 GMT Provides an overview of French Polynesia, including key events and facts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16492623#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16492623 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:24:49 GMT Provides an overview of Guam, which is home to a key US military base in the Pacific Ocean http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16517384#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16517384 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:11:26 GMT Provides an overview of Hong Kong, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16517764#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16517764 Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:24:31 GMT Details of the key facts, figures and dates. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1154019.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1154019.stm Thu, 31 Mar 2011 10:12:04 GMT Provides an overview of Indonesia, including key events and facts about the world's fourth most populous nation http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14921238#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14921238 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:57:21 GMT Provides an overview of Japan, including key events and facts about this earthquake-prone country on the western rim of the Pacific. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14918801#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14918801 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:32:45 GMT An overview of the former princely state of Kashmir, which has been partitioned between India and Pakistan since 1947. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11693674#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11693674 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:19:53 GMT Provides an overview of Kazakhstan, including key events and facts about this vast, mineral-rich Central Asian country. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15263826#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15263826 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:11:57 GMT Provides an overview of Kiribati including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16431122#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16431122 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 16:59:56 GMT Provides an overview of North Korea, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15256929#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15256929 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:50:15 GMT Provides an overview of South Korea, including key events and facts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15289563#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15289563 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:25:10 GMT Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Kyrgyzstan http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16186907#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16186907 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 14:13:04 GMT Provides an overview of Laos, including key events and facts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15351898#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15351898 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:48:59 GMT Provides an overview of Macau, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16599919#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16599919 Sat, 01 Dec 2012 09:16:04 GMT Provides an overview of Malaysia, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15356257#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15356257 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:40:00 GMT Key facts, figures and dates. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1166511.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1166511.stm Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:18:33 GMT Provides an overview of the Marshall Islands, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15595431#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15595431 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:20:41 GMT Provides an overview of Micronesia, including key events and facts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15494620#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15494620 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:39:31 GMT Summary: Provides an overview of Mongolia, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15460525#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15460525 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:30:40 GMT Provides an overview of Nauru, including key events and facts about the world's smallest republic http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15433616#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15433616 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 08:50:45 GMT Key facts, figures and dates. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1166502.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1166502.stm Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:17:31 GMT Provides an overview of New Caledonia, including key events and facts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16740838#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16740838 Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:32:19 GMT Provides an overview of New Zealand, including key events and facts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15357770#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15357770 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:53:34 GMT Provides an overview of Niue, including key events and facts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16536890#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16536890 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 12:36:17 GMT Provides an overview and key facts about this self-governing territory politically linked to the United States http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16931877#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16931877 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:58:30 GMT Key facts, figures and dates. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1157960.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1157960.stm Sat, 14 May 2011 12:25:48 GMT Provides an overview of Palau , including key events and facts about this tropical island nation in the northern Pacific. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15446659#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15446659 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:09:06 GMT Provides an overview of Papua New Guinea, including key events and facts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15436981#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15436981 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 10:35:01 GMT Provides an overview of Philippines, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15521300#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15521300 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:07:13 GMT Provides an overview of Samoa, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15655855#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15655855 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:35:50 GMT Provides an overview of Singapore, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15961759#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15961759 Thu, 05 Jul 2012 09:44:53 GMT Key facts, figures and dates. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1168427.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1168427.stm Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:24:47 GMT Provides an overview of Solomon Islands, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15896396#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15896396 Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:02:33 GMT Provides key background, including facts and figures http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16164639#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16164639 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:31:49 GMT Provides an overview of Tajikistan, including key events and facts about this mountainous Central Asian republic. 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