http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/default.stmGet the latest BBC News from Asia-Pacific: breaking news, views and analysis plus audio and video from Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.en-gbThu, 16 Jul 2009 20:56:19 GMTCopyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reusehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/syndication/15http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gifhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/default.stmChina's economy grows at an annual rate of 7.9% in the second quarter, but officials warn challenges remain.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8153138.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8153138.stmThu, 16 Jul 2009 11:28:50 GMTBusinessTurkmenistan starts work on the latest phase of its massive project to create a vast artificial sea in the desert.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8154467.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8154467.stmThu, 16 Jul 2009 19:27:36 GMTAsia-PacificA UN Security Council committee adds a number of North Korean individuals and firms to a sanctions blacklist.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8154691.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8154691.stmThu, 16 Jul 2009 18:30:02 GMTAsia-PacificA Chinese-born engineer is found guilty of passing secret information about the US space shuttle programme to China.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8154982.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8154982.stmThu, 16 Jul 2009 20:53:08 GMTAmericasChina boycotts the opening ceremony of the World Games in Taiwan, an official with the games says.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8153144.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8153144.stmThu, 16 Jul 2009 13:00:47 GMTAsia-PacificRebels within Japan's governing party try to remove Prime Minister Taro Aso before he can dissolve parliament next week.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8153149.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8153149.stmThu, 16 Jul 2009 04:45:20 GMTAsia-PacificFormer South Korean President Kim Dae-jung is in intensive care being treated for pneumonia, medical officials say.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8153377.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8153377.stmThu, 16 Jul 2009 09:06:14 GMTAsia-PacificA powerful earthquake strikes off the New Zealand coast, prompting a brief tsunami warning.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8151530.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8151530.stmWed, 15 Jul 2009 16:11:10 GMTAsia-PacificA wave of penguin mutilations near Sydney harbour has puzzled investigators and sparked a sniper deployment.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8153168.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8153168.stmThu, 16 Jul 2009 07:30:41 GMTAsia-PacificFourteen freemasons were arrested after villagers complained they were practicing witchcraft.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8153159.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8153159.stmThu, 16 Jul 2009 05:46:12 GMTAsia-PacificEngland captain Andrew Strauss hits a century but Australia fight back on day one of the second Test at Lord's.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8150645.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/england/8150645.stmThu, 16 Jul 2009 09:14:54 GMTEnglandEngland all-rounder Andrew Flintoff announces he will retire from Test cricket after the Ashes series against Australia.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/cricket/8151402.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8151402.stmWed, 15 Jul 2009 13:48:42 GMTCricketCan China's savers be convinced to open their wallets?http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8153469.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8153469.stmThu, 16 Jul 2009 10:15:02 GMTAsia-PacificThe dreams and aims of a Burmese opposition leaderhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8150885.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8150885.stmWed, 15 Jul 2009 23:17:25 GMTNewsnightLost backpacker in lucky wilderness comeback http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8152562.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8152562.stmWed, 15 Jul 2009 17:05:44 GMTAsia-PacificHow Japan's love hotels are beating the recessionhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8137746.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8137746.stmWed, 15 Jul 2009 00:49:28 GMTAsia-PacificThailand's rice policy puts farmers in poverty http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8130187.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8130187.stmTue, 14 Jul 2009 16:41:21 GMTBusinessHow Ian Thorpe is backing up words with actionhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/blogs/mattslater/2009/07/how_sport_can_save_the_world.htmlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/mattslater/2009/07/how_sport_can_save_the_world.htmlThu, 16 Jul 2009 10:00:13 GMTSOLOrganisers of the Melbourne International Film Festival defy calls from China not to show a film about an exiled Uighur leader.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8152385.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8152385.stmWed, 15 Jul 2009 15:17:41 GMTAsia-PacificAustralian PM Kevin Rudd reminds China that the world is watching how it handles a case of alleged business espionage in Shanghai.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8150985.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8150985.stmWed, 15 Jul 2009 07:13:12 GMTBusinessIndonesian police are injured near a gold mine in Papua province, which has been the scene of several recent attacks.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8152397.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8152397.stmWed, 15 Jul 2009 16:03:01 GMTAsia-PacificA 19-year-old British backpacker missing for a fortnight in the Australian bush west of Sydney has been found alive.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/london/8150982.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8150982.stmWed, 15 Jul 2009 21:39:33 GMTLondonChina urges its citizens in Algeria to take care, after reports that Islamist militants might target them because of unrest in China.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8151008.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8151008.stmWed, 15 Jul 2009 12:46:53 GMTAsia-PacificMalaysian police say they will release nine Christians mistakenly accused to trying to convert Muslim students.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8151352.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8151352.stmWed, 15 Jul 2009 09:28:27 GMTAsia-PacificNokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, sees a 66% slide in quarterly profit as the downturn hits demand for handsets.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8153616.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8153616.stmThu, 16 Jul 2009 16:32:25 GMTBusinessJapan's central bank downgrades its economic forecast, but says the worst of the country's recession is now over.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/business/8151038.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8151038.stmWed, 15 Jul 2009 09:04:56 GMTBusinessPeople from across China discuss the recent unresthttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8143107.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8143107.stmFri, 10 Jul 2009 16:12:19 GMTAsia-PacificThousands of Burma's ethnic Karen have fled to Thailand after renewed fighting between Karen rebels and government forces. One man tells the BBC what forced them to flee and the difficult dilemma they now face.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8095137.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8095137.stmThu, 11 Jun 2009 12:17:55 GMTAsia-PacificTwitterers in China discuss whether the government's attempt to censor the web has worked. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8091411.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8091411.stmWed, 10 Jun 2009 00:10:23 GMTAsia-PacificN Korean refugees adjust to life in capitalist Southhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8141755.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8141755.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 16:16:27 GMTAsia-PacificThe Chinese authorities have allowed foreign media organisations to report the protests in Xinjiang - in stark contrast to their restrictions on coverage of the crackdown in Tibet last year. The BBC's Chris Hogg in Beijing investigates why.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8140901.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8140901.stmWed, 08 Jul 2009 16:25:01 GMTAsia-PacificThe recent Urumqi and Lhasa riots have shattered the myth of a monolithic China, writes China expert Professor Dru Gladney.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8141867.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8141867.stmThu, 09 Jul 2009 10:27:52 GMTAsia-PacificRobot patient takes the pain of the dentist's chair http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/technology/8137007.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8137007.stmTue, 07 Jul 2009 08:18:35 GMTTechnologyUnlikely middleman between North Korea and the UShttp://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8128969.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8128969.stmThu, 02 Jul 2009 23:30:54 GMTAsia-Pacific