South-East Asia news
Asian stocks repeat US successes
Tokyo's Nikkei index soars 13% higher, matching gains seen in New York, as confidence starts to return to financial markets.
NK restores nuclear site access
UN monitors confirm North Korea has let them back to the Yongbyon nuclear site, including the reprocessing plant.
Cambodia warns Thais over border
Cambodia cautions Thailand against crossing a disputed border, saying such action could lead to 'large-scale conflict'.
EU drops Uzbek travel sanctions
The European Union is to lift its travel ban on President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus, to encourage democratic reform.
Beijing reintroduces car rules
Traffic restrictions are re-introduced in Beijing, to try to bring back the clear skies seen during the Olympics.
Thailand's queen mourns protester
Thailand's Queen Sirikit attends the funeral of an anti-government protester killed in clashes with police, the palace says.
N Korea hails terror list removal
North Korea welcomes a US decision to remove it from a list of sponsors of terrorism and agrees to allow nuclear access.
China agrees land reform package
China's leaders approve a package of rural reforms that could shape economic policy over coming years.
Shark blood 'offers cancer hope'
Shark antibodies could be a weapon in the fight against cancer, say Australian scientists.
Violence forces anteaters to leave Bangkok Zoo
Zookeepers in Bangkok move two anteaters out of the city, fearing stress caused by noisy recent clashes could make the sensitive animals ill.
Predators could be superweed fix
A plant-eating predator from Japan could be used to control a superweed spreading throughout the UK, scientists believe.
India approach frustrates Ponting
Frustrated Australia captain Ricky Ponting says India have a negative approach after the first Test ends in a draw.
Black week
As world shares plunge, Japan ponders the fallout
Nick Bryant's blog
Crunch time: Is Australia still Lucky, Lucky, Lucky?
Rebel's return
What role now for Hasan di Tiro in Indonesia's Aceh?
What crisis?
Political face-off overshadows Thai financial woes
Fight for future
Life still hard for 'hero' of East Timor struggle
Aceh guerrilla leader flies home
Former rebels flock to Banda Aceh to welcome home one of Indonesia's best-known guerrilla leaders, Hasan di Tiro.
Tainted China water sickens 450
About 450 people fall ill in southern China after drinking water contaminated by a metal factory, state media report.
New Kim Jong-il images released
North Korea releases pictures of reclusive leader Kim Jong-il apparently looking well, despite reports he has been ill.
Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize
Martti Ahtisaari wins this year's Nobel Peace Prize for his mediation efforts, including in Indonesia's Aceh province.
France pulls tainted Chinese food
France recalls sweets and biscuits made with Chinese dairy products after finding high levels of an industrial chemical.
Bangkok protest leaders surrender
The leaders of the long-running anti-government protests in Thailand surrender to police, after agreeing a bail deal.
Credit crisis: World in turmoil
A look at how governments are reacting to the global financial crisis.
China also faces economic squeeze
How financial crisis affects world's most populous nation
Burmese gloom one year on
Burmese are pessimistic one year after protests
Anger over China milk scandal
People in China voice their anger and concern over China's baby milk scandal
Thais speak out on protests
Anti-government protests divide Thailand's capital
Eyewitness: Anger in Ulan Bator
An eyewitness describes the violent protests in the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator after elections.
How Malaysia's PM fell from grace
How Malaysia's PM failed to live up to electoral promise
Slump stirs Japan suicide fears
Japan downturn stirs fears of new wave of suicides
S Korea's blind masseurs
Blind South Korean masseurs face a court challenge to their exclusive right to the profession, reports the BBC's John Sudworth.
Hong Kong avoids outright panic
Hong Kong avoids panic seen in US and Europe
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