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, 26 May 2012 04:07:42 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 Singapore holds a keenly-watched by-election to fill a parliamentary seat vacated after an opposition MP was expelled by his party in February. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18185982#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18185982 Sat, 26 May 2012 04:07:16 GMT President Francois Hollande defends his decision to end France's military mission in Afghanistan early, during an unannounced visit to Kabul. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18202545#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18202545 Fri, 25 May 2012 12:32:37 GMT The remains of 12 South Korean soldiers return home, in the first repatriation of soldiers from the South killed during the Korean War 60 years ago. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18203588#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18203588 Fri, 25 May 2012 11:46:28 GMT The Square Kilometre Array - one of the great scientific projects of the 21st Century - will be hosted by both Africa and Australasia. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18194984#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18194984 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:30:22 GMT Two officers of the container ship that ran aground off New Zealand causing its worst maritime spill are jailed for seven months. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18202962#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18202962 Fri, 25 May 2012 07:50:37 GMT A man has been detained in south-west China by police investigating the disappearance of as many as 17 young men in recent years, reports say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18203587#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18203587 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:35:44 GMT The latest round of UN climate talks makes little progress against a "coalition of the unwilling", observers say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18210642#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18210642 Fri, 25 May 2012 18:53:52 GMT A US Senate panel says it is cutting $33m in aid to Pakistan after the jailing of a Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA find Osama Bin Laden. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18201077#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18201077 Fri, 25 May 2012 08:31:49 GMT A young penguin which escaped from a Tokyo aquarium is caught after more than two months on the loose in the Japanese capital. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18202053#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18202053 Fri, 25 May 2012 03:00:38 GMT China launches a drive against illegal immigration in a north-eastern region bordering North Korea, mainly focusing on those from the North. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18208831#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18208831 Fri, 25 May 2012 14:08:06 GMT Pilots of national carrier Air India agree to hold talks with the government in a bid to end a strike which enters its 18th day, reports say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18202255#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18202255 Fri, 25 May 2012 04:36:54 GMT The Delhi High Court allows a woman who accused Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach of molesting her to drop the case after settling out of court. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18203950#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18203950 Fri, 25 May 2012 08:44:11 GMT Thailand reports a surprise fall in its exports for April because of falling demand from key markets such as Europe and the US. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18203209#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18203209 Fri, 25 May 2012 07:54:29 GMT Tensions between China and the Philippines have increased in recent weeks over who controls a group of small uninhabited islands in the South China Sea. How can the dispute be resolved? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18184333#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18184333 Fri, 25 May 2012 16:13:16 GMT The extreme weather conditions in the Gobi desert in China are not stopping local red wine producers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18214484#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18214484 Fri, 25 May 2012 19:43:46 GMT Spectacular light show illuminates the Sydney Opera House as part of Australia's Vivid Festival. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18213117#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18213117 Fri, 25 May 2012 16:56:16 GMT Polio has been declared a "global emergency" by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative after "explosive" outbreaks in countries previously free of the disease http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18197263#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18197263 Thu, 24 May 2012 17:31:16 GMT The older brother of Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has fled the closely-guarded village where he lives for the capital, Beijing. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18201845#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18201845 Fri, 25 May 2012 01:52:09 GMT A bunker used to shelter guests and staff during the Vietnam war is discovered under Hanoi's oldest luxury hotel. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-18195664#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-18195664 Thu, 24 May 2012 20:38:31 GMT A Chinese documentary-maker is hoping to get people talking about the great famine and he has sent a group of young film-makers out to interview their grandparents and other survivors of the famine. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18201848#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18201848 Fri, 25 May 2012 05:56:24 GMT As Bangladesh's clothing industry continues to boom, workers are angry that the success has not improved their own labour conditions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18192888#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18192888 Thu, 24 May 2012 12:59:47 GMT Conservationists in the Philippines express outrage over what they say is a lenient punishment for a farmer who shot and ate a rare eagle. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18187076#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18187076 Thu, 24 May 2012 12:00:36 GMT Australia's mining magnate Gina Rinehart has become the world's richest woman with assets of $28bn, a respected business magazine says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18196826#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18196826 Thu, 24 May 2012 14:49:32 GMT Beijing authorities set new standards for public toilets, including a stipulation that they should contain no more than two flies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18170693#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18170693 Wed, 23 May 2012 10:58:22 GMT Billionaire Hong Kong-based property tycoon Joseph Lau faces charges in Macau of bribery and money laundering over a property deal. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18196532#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18196532 Thu, 24 May 2012 15:15:50 GMT Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid will compete to host the 2020 Olympics after Doha and Baku are cut from the list. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/18185254 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/18185254 Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:52 GMT Morning newspaper round-up: A US order regulating Confucius Institutes makes waves in the media. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18202131#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18202131 Fri, 25 May 2012 04:51:39 GMT Officials say dozens of Chinese traders arrested in Nigeria and accused of "economic scavenging" have now been released. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18205032#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-18205032 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:39:39 GMT The Chinese authorities release a Singaporean banker held without charge since March on suspicion of aiding a criminal. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18202735#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-18202735 Fri, 25 May 2012 08:56:20 GMT The trial in the case of murdered Indian schoolgirl Aarushi Talwar is to begin on 4 June, a court announces. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18206343#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18206343 Fri, 25 May 2012 10:53:03 GMT Police in India charge five people in connection with the murder of right-to-information activist Shehla Masood last year in the city of Bhopal. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18207915#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-18207915 Fri, 25 May 2012 12:33:49 GMT The body of a man from York, who went missing after a canoeing trip in India, is found by officials. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-18202808#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-18202808 Fri, 25 May 2012 11:53:37 GMT Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to attend the World Economic Forum in Bangkok next week, leaving Burma for the first time in 24 years. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18185785#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18185785 Thu, 24 May 2012 04:38:04 GMT Burma's reformist military-backed government warns people protesting against power shortages that they must stay within the law following historic rallies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18187078#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18187078 Thu, 24 May 2012 13:25:42 GMT Several governments in the Asia-Pacific region responded to the Arab Spring protests with a clampdown on dissent, Amnesty International says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18185767#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18185767 Thu, 24 May 2012 03:25:53 GMT The second US drone strike in 24 hours kills eight people in a volatile tribal area of north-west Pakistan, security officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18186093#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18186093 Thu, 24 May 2012 07:14:21 GMT Nepal's Supreme Court rejects a proposal to extend the term of the constituent assembly, threatening fresh political crisis. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18196179#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18196179 Thu, 24 May 2012 13:58:41 GMT Two foreign doctors and three Afghan colleagues are kidnapped by criminals in the country's north-eastern province of Badakhshan, officials say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18172010#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18172010 Wed, 23 May 2012 14:27:40 GMT Key facts, figures and dates. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1162668.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/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/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1160598.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1160598.stm Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:54:57 GMT Key facts, figures and dates. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1166513.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/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/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1154019.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/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/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1166511.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/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/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1166502.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/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/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1157960.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/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/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1168427.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/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 Sun, 20 May 2012 08:21:46 GMT 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