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Burma election laws condemned

Burma's election laws provoke widespread condemnation, as Aung San Suu Kyi's 1990 poll win is formally annulled.

Japan protest over tuna ban plan

Japan voices opposition to a proposed ban on international trade in bluefin tuna, after the EU backs the plan.

Japan opens 98th national airport

Japan opens an airport in Ibaraki offering just one flight a day, sparking criticism over wasteful public spending.

China inflation at 16-month high

Chinese inflation hit a 16-month high in February, leading to calls for the government to take measures to cool the economy.

Daihatsu recalling cars in Japan

Carmaker Daihatsu, a subsidiary of Toyota, is recalling 274,551 vehicles in Japan because of a number of possible defects.

Japan's economic growth rate cut

Japan's economy grew by less than first estimated in the final quarter of 2009, revised government figures show.

China to build Sri Lanka airport

China is to lend Sri Lanka just under $200m to build a second international airport in the south of the island.

'Bali bomber' killed in Indonesia

Indonesia's President Yudhoyono confirms security forces killed Bali bomb suspect Dulmatin in raids in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Burma law bans Suu Kyi from poll

A new election law formally bars pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from taking part in elections planned in Burma.

China has more billionaires than all but the US, survey says

China has 64 billionaires, second only to the United States, Forbes magazine says in its annual list.

World's largest meat-eating plant prefers to eat... droppings

The largest meat-eating plant in the world is designed not to eat small animals, but small animal poo, scientists discover.

Clarke named in Aussie Test squad

Vice-captain Michael Clarke is named in the Australian Test squad despite recently returning home from New Zealand for personal reasons.

Haddin ton sets up Australia win

Brad Haddin hits 110 off 121 balls as Australia beat New Zealand by six wickets in Hamilton to lead their one-day series 2-1

Powered pedal

Beijing's silent invasion of electric bicycles

Green dreams

Rain brings relief to parched Australian farming town

Bryant's Australia

How Kevin Rudd's popularity slipped after Copenhagen

New networks

Do raids mean Indonesia's terror groups are back?

Radically different

Homesick Andijan survivors amazed by life in Sweden

Women's day

Stories of hardship - and hope - from Kyrgyzstan

Cathay Pacific returns to profit

Cathay Pacific reports a return to full-year profit as cost cutting and bets on the price of fuel pay off.

China 'seeking end to Buddhism'

The Dalai Lama accuses China of trying to "annihilate Buddhism", as Tibet marks 51 years since a failed revolt against Beijing.

China denies Sweden Uighur spying

China denies it is spying on Uighur refugees in Sweden, after a Stockholm court jailed a Uigur for passing information to an agent.

Firm denies Fifa sweatshop claims

A Shanghai company denies it used sweatshop labour to produce World Cup mascots, as Fifa suspends its contract.

Japan confirms secret nuclear pact

Japan confirms the existence of a secret Cold War pact allowing nuclear-armed US vessels to call at its ports.

Thailand invokes security laws

Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says he will use emergency security laws to help cope with opposition rallies.

China resumes iron ore talks

Tense times as China resumes iron ore price talks

China's exports see big increase

China's exports surged 46% in February, figures show, raising hopes of a strong recovery in global trade.

Toyota rejects electronics fears

Toyota rejects claims that faulty electronics could be behind its worldwide recall of more than eight million cars.

Child migrant's 'stolen life'

A child migrant on the trauma of being sent Down Under

Xinjiang's 'internet prison'

Blogger in China's Xinjiang describes restrictions

Eyewitness: Sumatra earthquake

Two Brits give their accounts on the devastating earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Wednesday.

Anger in China over censorship

Internet censorship has been one of the most widely discussed subjects in blogs, message forums and social media networks in China over the past month.

Meeting China's non-communist politicians

Meeting China's non-communist politicians

Legal limbo stalls Thailand industry

Environmental limbo threatens Thai recovery

Beating the odds in POW camp

Survivor of Japan's POW camps breaks 65 year silence

Thailand's coup confusion

Rumours of plots abound as Thailand judges Thaksin

Burma's hip hop revolutionaries

Young Burmese seeking change through hip hop

Kachin army ready for war

Burma's Kachin minority prepares for civil war

Flip-flop diplomacy with Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama is no ordinary White House visitor