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World - Asia-Pacific Stories
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Manny Pacquiao given hero's welcome in Manila, after winning his seventh world title in Las Vegas.
| 20-Nov-09 7:48 AM GMT
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As the world celebrates Universal Children's Day, many Chinese children still have to study up to 70 hours a week to get ahead.
| 20-Nov-09 5:18 AM GMT
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A spa outside Tokyo celebrates the arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau wine by pouring red wine into outdoor pools and inviting the adventurous in for an invigorating bath. Duration: 01:56.
| 19-Nov-09 5:28 PM GMT
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US President Barack Obama arrived in China late Sunday for his first visit to the Asian giant -- a three-day mission aimed at convincing Beijing that Washington is its partner, not its rival. Obama touched down in China's financial hub after a flight from Singapore, where he and other Asia-Pac...
| 16-Nov-09 9:44 AM GMT
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US President Barack Obama joined world leaders who donned colourful designer shirts for a glittering dinner Saturday, taking a break from annual talks to enjoy the Singapore waterfront and skyline. Obama, who arrived late after jetting in from Japan, was resplendent in a shirt created especially...
| 15-Nov-09 3:44 PM GMT
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U.S. President Barack Obama joins world leaders in Singapore for the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
| 14-Nov-09 11:06 PM GMT
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United States President Barack Obama pushes for greater U.S. involvement in Asia, welcoming a "strong, prosperous" China.
| 14-Nov-09 11:56 AM GMT
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Billing himself America's first "Pacific president", Barack Obama Saturday said the United States did not seek to "contain" China and promised a full US role in charting Asia's future. Duration: 00:48.
| 14-Nov-09 10:18 AM GMT
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U.S President Barack Obama pledged pragmatic cooperation with China, saying in a major speech in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday that Washington did not seek to contain China
| 14-Nov-09 2:36 AM GMT
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US President Barack Obama said Friday that America's alliance with Japan was a "foundation" of peace and prosperity in Asia, speaking on the first stop of his regional tour. Duration: 00:43.
| 13-Nov-09 2:08 PM GMT
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U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Tokyo on the first leg of his Asian trip.
| 13-Nov-09 11:26 AM GMT
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Barack Obama embarked Thursday on his first tour of Asia as US president, bound for Japan before later stops in Singapore, China and South Korea on a week-long trip.
| 12-Nov-09 4:28 PM GMT
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Filipino leftist supporters stage a rally protesting lopsided U.S.-Philippine relations ahead of a visit to Manila by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
| 11-Nov-09 1:06 PM GMT
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A dispute over where to relocate a controversial U.S. Marine base in Okinawa strains the U.S.-Japan alliance as President Barack Obama visits Tokyo this week.
| 11-Nov-09 12:26 PM GMT
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Triumph, maker of the eco, solar and recyclable bras, is teeing up its latest novelty in links-crazed Japan with eyes on a different green -- golf.
| 11-Nov-09 8:36 AM GMT
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The Japanese suspect in the death of a young UK woman found naked in a sand-filled bathtub has been caught after over two years on the run.
| 11-Nov-09 5:26 AM GMT
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Pakistani Taliban militants vow to fight a tough, protracted guerrilla war against the army as a suicide car-bomber killed up to 20 people in a northwestern town.
| 10-Nov-09 7:50 PM GMT
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Female asylum seekers from Sri Lanka on hunger strike to draw attention to their plight from women's groups, as Australia says the boatpeople are economic refugees and not eligible for asylum.
| 10-Nov-09 3:26 PM GMT
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The most senior US official to visit Myanmar for 14 years held talks with pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi Wednesday after the ruling junta granted the Nobel laureate a rare break from detention. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell also met Myanmar's...
| 4-Nov-09 2:54 PM GMT
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Asian leaders at the regional ASEAN summit launch a human rights watchdog, but a number of human rights groups' representatives are banned from a key meeting.
| 23-Oct-09 12:04 PM GMT
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The Pakistani government has released the first pictures of the battle between Pakistani security forces and the Taliban in the militant stronghold of South Waziristan.
| 21-Oct-09 5:20 PM GMT
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Beijing begins mass H1N1 flu vaccination for 5 million residents, as the government warns of a second wave of the outbreak.
| 21-Oct-09 1:00 PM GMT
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Communities in the northern Philippines prepare for another powerful typhoon, expected to make landfall on Thursday (Oct. 22).
| 21-Oct-09 11:30 AM GMT
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates meets Japan's new prime minister, as the sides look at deal on American troop realignment.
| 21-Oct-09 10:50 AM GMT
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Former asylum seekers from Bangladesh have accused the Thai Navy of abusing them at sea after they were picked up trying to reach Malaysia.
| 20-Oct-09 3:00 PM GMT
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