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Get the latest BBC News from Asia-Pacific: breaking news, views and analysis plus audio and video from Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.

Burma election laws a 'setback'

The US calls Burma's new election laws a setback for dialogue, as a UN envoy condemns 'gross' human rights violations.

China oil demand is 'astonishing'

Oil demand in China rose by an "astonishing" 28% in January year-on-year, the International Energy Agency says.

Siberian tigers die at China zoo

Eleven rare Siberian tigers die at a zoo in north-eastern China, raising fears over treatment of captive animals in the country.

Obama delays visit to Indonesia

US President Barack Obama has delayed his visit to Indonesia by several days and will no longer take his family, the White House says.

Taiwan official quits over death penalty

Taiwan's justice minister, Wang Ching-feng, steps down, days after saying she would not authorise executions.

China's stern warning to Google

China's top internet official warns that Google will "pay the consequences" if it does not comply with censorship laws.

Thailand braces for 'red' protest

Thailand mobilises thousands of troops ahead of rallies in Bangkok by supporters of ousted former PM Thaksin Shinawatra.

'Militants killed' in Aceh clash

Indonesian police in Aceh say they have shot and killed two suspected militants, after several recent anti-terror raids.

Japan arrests whaling activist

An activist from New Zealand who boarded a Japanese whaling ship last month is arrested by Japan's coastguard.

Peter Jackson's Wellywood sign faces challenge in New Zealand

Film director Peter Jackson may face legal action over his plans to install a version of the famous Hollywood sign in New Zealand.

Atheists meet in Melbourne to celebrate lack of faith

More than 2,000 atheists from around the world meet in Melbourne, Australia, to celebrate their lack of religious belief.

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

Shopping spree

Man who bought gadgets for North Korea's Kim Jong-il

Powered pedal

Beijing's silent invasion of electric bicycles

Bryant's Australia

How Kevin Rudd's popularity slipped after Copenhagen

Green dreams

Rain brings relief to parched Australian farming town

Radically different

Homesick Andijan survivors amazed by life in Sweden

Women's day

Stories of hardship - and hope - from Kyrgyzstan

China hits back at Obama on yuan

China has hit back at comments by US President Barack Obama that Beijing should change its currency strategy.

Burma annuls 1990 Suu Kyi poll win

Burma's leaders formally annul the National League for Democracy's 1990 election win, as more details of new poll laws emerge.

China billionaires 'second to US'

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

Japan opens 98th national airport

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

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.

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.

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 resumes iron ore talks

Tense times as China resumes iron ore price talks

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.

China's exports see big increase

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

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

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