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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.

'Red' demonstrators reach Bangkok

Thousands of Thai opposition supporters converge on the capital, Bangkok, to press their demands for elections.

China steps up security in Tibet

The Chinese government boosts security in Tibet ahead of the second anniversary of violent protests against Beijing's rule.

Kazakh leader's fury over flood

Kazakhstan's president calls for the prosecution of anyone suspected of causing a recent flooding in which dozens died.

California sues Toyota for faults

Prosecutors in California are suing Toyota, claiming the carmaker sold hundreds of thousands of vehicles it knew had defects.

Ivory and tuna top wildlife talks

UN wildlife negotiations begin on banning the trade in bluefin tuna and permitting sales of ivory at a two-week summit in Doha.

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.

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.

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.

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.

New Zealand earn consolation win

Shane Bond and Tim Southee claim four wickets apiece as New Zealand beat Australia by 51 runs in the fifth and final one-day international.

Pacquiao mind elsewhere - Clottey

Joshua Clottey is confident he will be able to deal with Manny Pacquiao's furious punch output when they meet in Dallas on Saturday.

Thaksin country

Supporters of ousted Thai PM rally for their man

Disconnect

Can two Korean families cope without the web?

Shopping spree

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

Bryant's Australia

How Kevin Rudd's popularity slipped after Copenhagen

Powered pedal

Beijing's silent invasion of electric bicycles

Radically different

Homesick Andijan survivors amazed by life in Sweden

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.

Taiwan minister resigns

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

'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.

China attacks Obama on yuan

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

Burma annuls Suu Kyi poll victory

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

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.

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.

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

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-communists

Meeting China's non-communist politicians

Legal limbo stalls Thai 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