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 Sat, 19 May 2012 13:27:46 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 Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, whose stay at the US embassy caused a diplomatic crisis, leaves China on a plane heading for the US. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18127886#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18127886 Sat, 19 May 2012 11:44:46 GMT Sri Lanka marks three years since the end of its civil war with a military parade, as the government is reportedly set to free Sarath Fonseka from prison - the man who led the army during the war http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18127712#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18127712 Sat, 19 May 2012 08:04:22 GMT An explosion in a road tunnel being constructed in central China's Hunan province kills at least 20 people, state media say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18130548#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18130548 Sat, 19 May 2012 12:44:10 GMT A suicide bomber kills at least 10 people, a number of them children, at a checkpoint in the eastern Afghan province of Khost, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18130207#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18130207 Sat, 19 May 2012 13:24:51 GMT Indian police charge two Italian marines with the murder of two Indian fishermen, prompting Italy to recall its ambassador. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18118790#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18118790 Fri, 18 May 2012 16:24:41 GMT The first pictures are released showing inside the "world's most expensive house", owned by the Ambani family in Mumbai. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18113969#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18113969 Fri, 18 May 2012 10:36:24 GMT Lai Changxing, extradited from Canada to China to face smuggling and bribery charges, is jailed for life in China, state media says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18113026#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18113026 Fri, 18 May 2012 11:17:27 GMT Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach is granted bail after being charged with molesting a woman and assaulting her fiance at a hotel in India's capital. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18113197#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18113197 Fri, 18 May 2012 15:41:22 GMT Japan urges businesses and households to cut electricity use by up to 15% to avoid possible blackouts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18113785#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18113785 Fri, 18 May 2012 09:26:20 GMT Japan completes its first successful commercial launch of a foreign-made satellite early on Friday, marking its entry into the launch business. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18113000#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18113000 Fri, 18 May 2012 02:07:48 GMT Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan is banned from Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium for five years following angry exchanges with staff at an IPL cricket match. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18113195#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18113195 Fri, 18 May 2012 08:10:43 GMT A New Zealand woman who fled overseas with her boyfriend after taking millions accidentally added to his account is found guilty of money laundering and theft. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18113818#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18113818 Fri, 18 May 2012 08:16:24 GMT France has confirmed it plans to withdraw its combat forces from Afghanistan by the end of 2012, two years ahead of the agreed Nato schedule. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18124638#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18124638 Fri, 18 May 2012 16:49:52 GMT Relatives of the blind Chinese activist, Chen Guangcheng, have given detailed accounts of the torture and retribution they have allegedly suffered at the hands of Chinese authorities. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18111696#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18111696 Thu, 17 May 2012 21:48:58 GMT Flags marking out the areas controlled by different political groups in Karachi should be removed in order to ease long-running political feuds, Pakistan's Interior Minister has suggested. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18123149#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18123149 Fri, 18 May 2012 16:41:01 GMT Archery is such a popular sport in the Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province that some Pakistanis are asking for it to be officially recognised. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18122929#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18122929 Fri, 18 May 2012 16:38:19 GMT A recent wave of attacks at schools in Afghanistan is forcing the Ministry of Education to close down schools across 11 provinces. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18108855#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18108855 Thu, 17 May 2012 15:56:16 GMT Pakistani authorities say that trucks carrying supplies to Nato troops in Afghanistan have caused damage worth millions of dollars to the country's roads. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18111172#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18111172 Thu, 17 May 2012 18:25:48 GMT Company in China specialises in building modular high buildings in short time frames. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18066615#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18066615 Mon, 14 May 2012 18:38:43 GMT Indonesian police have refused to issue a permit for a Lady Gaga concert scheduled to take place in Jakarta next month. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18095942#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18095942 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:57:29 GMT Police in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh investigate reports that former chief minister Mayawati used public money to import palm trees. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18116181#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18116181 Fri, 18 May 2012 16:22:13 GMT Philippe Croizon, a limbless Frenchman, completes the first part of his challenge to swim between five continents. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18100850#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18100850 Thu, 17 May 2012 12:04:13 GMT A young penguin which escaped from Tokyo's Sea Life Park has reportedly been spotted swimming in waters around the Japanese capital. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18094833#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18094833 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:34:52 GMT A Malaysian high court sentences to death five men, including three Mexican brothers, for drug trafficking, reports say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18100100#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18100100 Thu, 17 May 2012 07:01:40 GMT North Korea resumes work on a light water reactor that could be used to support its nuclear programme after months of inactivity, a US institute says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18099466#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18099466 Thu, 17 May 2012 03:36:12 GMT India's Open magazine, being sued for $90m by the Indian Express newspaper, says it stands by its criticism of a recent story in the newspaper. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18100213#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18100213 Thu, 17 May 2012 11:30:12 GMT Boxer Mary Kom secures Olympic qualification despite quarter-final defeat at the World Championships. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18102941 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18102941 Fri, 18 May 2012 15:24:30 GMT Relatives of Chen Guangcheng describe beatings meted out by local officials after the Chinese activist's escape from house arrest last month. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18113058#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18113058 Fri, 18 May 2012 08:22:19 GMT Morning newspaper round-up: Widespread coverage over the fate of 29 Chinese fishermen detained in North Korea. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18113107#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18113107 Fri, 18 May 2012 04:42:27 GMT Chinese demand for gold hit a record in the first quarter of 2012 and it remains the world's biggest market for gold, the World Gold Council says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18100040#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18100040 Thu, 17 May 2012 06:40:55 GMT Tax authorities in India begin moves to penalise and charge Kingfisher airline for its failure to pay $49m (£31m) in taxes, the government says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18116174#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18116174 Fri, 18 May 2012 10:39:19 GMT Bristol's Hindus may be able to scatter ashes in the River Avon in future rather than travelling to India's River Ganges. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-18102020#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-18102020 Thu, 17 May 2012 12:25:14 GMT Hacker group Anonymous has carried out a series of attacks against government and political websites in India. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18114984#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18114984 Fri, 18 May 2012 10:44:47 GMT The US says it has relaxed some sanctions on investments in Burma and named an ambassador to the country following political reforms. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18112380#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18112380 Thu, 17 May 2012 22:30:24 GMT Unidentified North Koreans holding 29 Chinese fishermen and three boats seized in the Yellow Sea demand payment for their release, reports say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18099658#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18099658 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:13:31 GMT Hundreds of people attend the first gay pride event to be held in Burma, where homosexual relationships are banned. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18106018#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18106018 Thu, 17 May 2012 17:47:57 GMT Jailed Sri Lankan presidential candidate and former army commander Sarath Fonseka may be freed this weekend, his wife tells the BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18104414#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18104414 Thu, 17 May 2012 15:02:32 GMT Two Pakistan Air Force light aircraft collide on a training mission north-west of Islamabad, killing two trainee pilots and two instructors. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18100498#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18100498 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:10:10 GMT At least six policemen and a civilian have been killed and 13 wounded in a suicide attack on a governor's compound in western Afghanistan, police say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18101366#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18101366 Thu, 17 May 2012 09:04:39 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 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:08:44 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 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:52:40 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 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:56:02 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 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:04:51 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 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:25:45 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, 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/news/world-asia-pacific-14919067#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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/news/world-asia-16492623#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16492623 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:20:35 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 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:49:34 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, 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/news/world-asia-pacific-14918801#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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/news/world-south-asia-11693674#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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/news/world-asia-pacific-15263826#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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/news/world-asia-pacific-16431122#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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/news/world-asia-pacific-15256929#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15256929 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:46:32 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, 29 Mar 2012 10:33:43 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, 14 Dec 2011 16:02:41 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 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:58:17 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 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:18:32 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 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:58:39 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 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:18:24 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 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:10:19 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 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/news/world-asia-pacific-15433616#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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/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, 15 Feb 2012 12:18:37 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 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 08:56:15 GMT Provides an overview of Hong Kong, 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 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:03:11 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 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/news/world-asia-pacific-15436981#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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/news/world-asia-15521300#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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/news/world-asia-15655855#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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/news/world-asia-15961759#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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/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 Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:48:24 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 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/news/world-asia-16201032#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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/news/world-asia-15581957#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15581957 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:53:12 GMT Provides an overview of Tibet, including key events and facts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16689779#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16689779 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:08:19 GMT Provides an overview of Tokelau, including key events and facts http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16962868#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16962868 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:53:14 GMT Provides an overview of Tonga, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16197014#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16197014 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 08:54:36 GMT Overview of Turkmenistan, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16094646#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16094646 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:02:02 GMT Provides an overview of Tuvalu, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16340072#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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/news/world-asia-16218112#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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/news/world-asia-16426193#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 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/news/world-asia-pacific-16567315#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16567315 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:52:29 GMT Provides an overview of Xinjiang, including key events and facts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16860974#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-16860974 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:49:36 GMT US to impose import tariffs on Chinese solar companies http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18112983#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18112983 Fri, 18 May 2012 01:18:37 GMT China to allow more companies to export rare earths http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18112986#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18112986 Fri, 18 May 2012 04:00:01 GMT The Chinese who actually like cheese... stir-fried of course! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18102880#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18102880 Sat, 19 May 2012 10:50:06 GMT A glimpse of life after Nato in Afghanistan's wild east http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18118781#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18118781 Fri, 18 May 2012 23:47:11 GMT Could India become a chess superpower? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18074307#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18074307 Thu, 17 May 2012 23:25:22 GMT Hunts and sanctuaries could make whaling meeting a hot one http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18101320#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18101320 Fri, 18 May 2012 18:11:13 GMT How Indian-born female engineer beat old-fashioned views http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18103198#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18103198 Fri, 18 May 2012 01:06:55 GMT How will Nato remove troops and hardware from Afghanistan? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17999603#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17999603 Fri, 18 May 2012 04:47:55 GMT Eating the fish that contains a poison stronger than cyanide http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18065372#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18065372 Thu, 17 May 2012 23:12:48 GMT