http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world/asia/ The latest stories from the Asia section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:40:10 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/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world/asia/ 120 60 15 The number of civilians killed and injured in the Afghan conflict has risen for the fifth year in a row, a UN report reveals. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-16883917 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-16883917 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:34:09 GMT Cambodia's UN-backed genocide court rejects an appeal by Khmer Rouge jailer Duch and increases his sentence to life imprisonment. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16865834 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16865834 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:52:45 GMT Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit China next week to discuss the future of Canada's oil products. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16884061 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16884061 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:03:01 GMT George Esper, who reported on the fall of Saigon for the Associated Press during the last days of the Vietnam war, dies at the age of 79. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16883507 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16883507 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:19:26 GMT Thousands of former Maoist fighters in Nepal begin the process of demobilisation, five years after they ended their armed revolt. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16876353 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16876353 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:57:18 GMT The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/health-16854026 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-16854026 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:07:13 GMT Japanese electronics giant Panasonic forecasts a record net annual loss of $10bn for the year to March. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16866864 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16866864 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:11:05 GMT England's batsmen again fail to support their bowlers as 16 wickets fall on day one of the third Test against Pakistan in Dubai. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/16855025 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/16855025 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:53:39 GMT Troops in the Philippines are still searching for the body of top militant Marwan who was reported killed on Thursday, a military spokesman says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16867193 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16867193 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:28:01 GMT Pakistan fails to send a team of officials to India to investigate the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, Indian officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-india-16866255 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16866255 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:49:59 GMT The Chinese government keeps a tight control on the publishing and importation of books, especially those on what it deems sensitive subjects. But in Taiwan, the trade in Chinese language books is thriving. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-china-16866266 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16866266 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:54:43 GMT At the age of 14, Gun Chaikittiwatana is already playing some of the hardest pieces ever written for classical piano. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16851398 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16851398 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:24:53 GMT A ferry has sunk off the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea with around 300 people on board. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16848577 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16848577 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:50:54 GMT Pakistan's Supreme Court is to charge Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with contempt for failing to reopen corruption cases against the president. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16857811 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16857811 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:59:30 GMT The Karachi neighbourhood where playing football helps prevent boys from joining a life of crime. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16823408 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16823408 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:10:24 GMT Australian Ken Grenda may have sold his bus company, but his staff of almost 2,000 are smiling. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16832869 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16832869 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:01:50 GMT An important ancient artefact smuggled from Afghanistan during the civil war has been returned to a museum in Kabul. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16811110 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16811110 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:27:04 GMT Pakistan's foreign minister says her country has no hidden agenda in Afghanistan, in response to a leaked secret Nato report on Islamabad's links to the Afghan Taliban. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16835158 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16835158 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:03:59 GMT A fireman guides a plane to land at an airport in India after air traffic controllers fail to turn up for work, it emerges. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-india-16866616 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16866616 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:31:19 GMT A zoo in Kazakhstan, where overnight temperatures have dipped to nearly -40C, is giving monkeys a wine concoction as a remedy against flu. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16871325 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16871325 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:52:19 GMT A bus company owner in Australia thanks loyal employees by giving them $16m (£10m) cash after the firm is sold to another company. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16827995 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16827995 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:21:41 GMT Burma reveals it owes more than $11bn in foreign debt - a figure much higher than the previous estimate. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16859904 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16859904 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:51:48 GMT A pig's head is found outside a mosque in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur - the third such incident in the country in a month, police say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16854036 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16854036 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:33:18 GMT Pakistan's Supreme Court is to charge Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with contempt for failing to reopen corruption cases against the president. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-16850595 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-16850595 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:47:40 GMT India's Supreme Court cancels 122 telecommunications licences awarded to several companies, amid an ongoing corruption scandal. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-india-16848844 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16848844 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:19:31 GMT Amnesty International demands the release of a man held by South Korean authorities after re-tweeting a North Korean "propaganda" message. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/technology-16852438 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16852438 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:10:59 GMT South Korea's ruling party decides to change its name, in an apparent bid to combat voter alienation ahead of elections in April. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16848539 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16848539 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:21:15 GMT Premier Wen Jiabao says Beijing is "considering" contributing to European rescue funds, during a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-china-16848634 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16848634 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:57:52 GMT An Australian biology professor causes a row by suggesting his country should import elephants and even Komodo dragons into its wild interior. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16843096 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16843096 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:01:29 GMT Indian driver Narain Karthikeyan joins Pedro de la Rosa at HRT for the 2012 season. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/16870272 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/16870272 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:35:01 GMT Chinse mining group Zijin says it expects a 20% jump in profits for 2011 boosted by higher gold prices during the year. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16865642 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16865642 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:31:45 GMT China's box office takings surged 29% to $2.1bn in 2011 and are forecast to rise by around 20% this year, new figures show. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16848697 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16848697 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:14:23 GMT A group of Hong Kong residents fund an advert in a newspaper calling Chinese mainlanders "locusts", amid tensions in the city. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-china-16828134 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-16828134 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:40:00 GMT India's Supreme Court questions the government's decisions in its row with the army chief over his retirement age. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-india-16867382 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16867382 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:13:10 GMT India PM Manmohan Singh says progress has been made on corruption but admits there is "still a long way" to go. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-india-16870535 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16870535 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:45:51 GMT The condition of a battered toddler in India improves as she is taken off a ventilator, doctors say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-india-16866800 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16866800 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:47:24 GMT The search continues for more than 100 people still missing after a ferry sank off Papua New Guinea, amid fears they were trapped inside. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16865832 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16865832 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:13:31 GMT Severe flooding threatens parts of New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia, with towns cut off and thousands of residents evacuated. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16866168 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16866168 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:44:11 GMT Six people are under arrest following an early morning police raid at the Occupy Sydney protest site in Australia's largest city. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16848387 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16848387 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:53:22 GMT The US will seek to wind down combat operations in Afghanistan in 2013, the defence secretary says, more than a year before a deadline for withdrawal. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-us-canada-16843361 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16843361 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:50:56 GMT Pakistan's foreign minister says her country has no hidden agenda in Afghanistan, as a leaked Nato report accuses Islamabad of links to the Taliban. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16832359 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16832359 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:40:34 GMT About 200 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees tell the BBC that they are enduring miserable conditions in the West African state of Togo. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16839935 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16839935 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:26:33 GMT Key facts, figures and dates. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1162668.stm 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/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-15674351 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15674351 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:08:44 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1160598.stm 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/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1166513.stm 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/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-12990058 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12990058 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:52:40 GMT Key facts, figures and dates http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-12990563 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12990563 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:52:23 GMT Provides an overview of Cambodia, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-13006539 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13006539 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:04:51 GMT Provides an overview of China, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-13017877 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13017877 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:29:16 GMT Provides an overview of the Cook Islands, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-16495238 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/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-14919009 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14919009 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:17:02 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/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-14919067 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14919067 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:02:26 GMT Provides an overview of French Polynesia, including key events and facts http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16492623 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16492623 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:20:35 GMT An overview of Guam, including key facts, political leaders and the media http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/4102043.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/4102043.stm Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:44:31 GMT An overview of Hong Kong, including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/3650337.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/3650337.stm Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:46:31 GMT Details of the key facts, figures and dates. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1154019.stm 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/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-14921238 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14921238 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:42:49 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/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-14918801 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14918801 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:49:13 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/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-south-asia-11693674 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11693674 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:55:58 GMT Provides an overview of Kazakhstan, including key events and facts about this vast, mineral-rich Central Asian country. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-15263826 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15263826 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:11:55 GMT Provides an overview of Kiribati including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-16431122 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16431122 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:59:25 GMT Provides an overview of North Korea, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-15256929 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15256929 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:45:47 GMT Provides an overview of South Korea, including key events and facts http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-15289563 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15289563 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:06:23 GMT Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Kyrgyzstan http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16186907 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16186907 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:02:41 GMT Provides an overview of Laos, including key events and facts http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-15351898 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15351898 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:58:17 GMT An overview of Macau, including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/4080105.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/4080105.stm Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:49:11 GMT Provides an overview of Malaysia, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-15356257 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15356257 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:58:39 GMT Key facts, figures and dates. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1166511.stm 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/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-15595431 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15595431 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:18:24 GMT Provides an overview of Micronesia, including key events and facts http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-15494620 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15494620 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:10:19 GMT Summary: Provides an overview of Mongolia, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-15460525 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15460525 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:28:37 GMT Provides an overview of Nauru, including key events and facts about the world's smallest republic http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-15433616 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15433616 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:07:23 GMT Key facts, figures and dates. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1166502.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1166502.stm Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:17:31 GMT An overview of the Pacific territory, including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/3921323.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/3921323.stm Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:17:05 GMT Provides an overview of New Zealand, including key events and facts http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-15357770 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15357770 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 08:56:15 GMT A profile of the South Pacific island - the world's smallest self-governing territory http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/4200400.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/4200400.stm Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:38:11 GMT A profile of the US commonwealth territory in the north-west Pacific http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/4598376.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/4598376.stm Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:51:21 GMT Key facts, figures and dates. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1157960.stm 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/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-15446659 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15446659 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:56:17 GMT Provides an overview of Papua New Guinea, including key events and facts http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-15436981 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15436981 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:07:29 GMT Provides an overview of Philippines, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-15521300 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15521300 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:18:12 GMT Provides an overview of Samoa, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-15655855 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15655855 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:39:21 GMT Provides an overview of Singapore, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-15961759 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15961759 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:21:22 GMT Key facts, figures and dates. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/country_profiles/1168427.stm 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/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-15896396 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15896396 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:48:24 GMT Provides key background, including facts and figures http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16164639 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16164639 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:47:13 GMT Provides an overview of Tajikistan, including key events and facts about this mountainous Central Asian republic. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16201032 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16201032 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:18:46 GMT Provides an overview of Thailand, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-15581957 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15581957 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:18:53 GMT An overview of Tibet, including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/4152353.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/4152353.stm Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:57:04 GMT A profile of the three-island territory in the South Pacific http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/4712096.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/4712096.stm Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:33:10 GMT Provides an overview of Tonga, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-16197014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16197014 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:49:53 GMT Overview of Turkmenistan, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16094646 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16094646 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:02:19 GMT Provides an overview of Tuvalu, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-16340072 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16340072 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:57:52 GMT Provides an overview of Uzbekistan, including key events and facts about the country. http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16218112 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16218112 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:20:59 GMT Provides an overview of Vanuatu, including key events and facts http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16426193 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16426193 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:36:48 GMT Provides an overview of Vietnam, including key events and facts about this east Asian country http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-pacific-16567315 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16567315 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:52:29 GMT An overview of Xinjiang, including key facts, political leaders and notes on the media http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/8152132.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/8152132.stm Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:51:57 GMT Air India asked to pay fuel bill as supplies cut http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16865643 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16865643 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:49:04 GMT Hong Kong's Hutchison 3G agrees to buy Orange Austria http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16866032 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16866032 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:07:51 GMT India's most populous state battles to boost poll turnouts http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-india-16866262 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16866262 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:59:43 GMT Rolls-Royce starts up engine production in Singapore http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-16789111 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16789111 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:06:04 GMT The exiles still in temporary housing after 50 years in France http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-16852092 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16852092 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:28:55 GMT Why Taliban are so strong in Afghanistan 10 years on http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16851949 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16851949 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:33:54 GMT Why a walk in the park cost this 'vigil aunty' TV presenter her job http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16809139 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16809139 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:53:59 GMT Calls for change over Thai 'royal insult' law http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-asia-16805096 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16805096 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:09:51 GMT