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Planes freed for Thai evacuations
Dozens of empty planes fly out of Bangkok's international airport, after authorities reach a deal with protesters.
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N Korea increases border controls
North Korea begins enforcing stricter border controls with South Korea, due to what it calls "relentless confrontation".
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Papua mulls microchips against HIV
Papua province in Indonesia mulls the introduction of a law allowing microchips to be implanted in people living with HIV.
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China factory output down sharply
China's manufacturing output fell sharply in November, the latest sign the global slowdown is impacting its economy.
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Beached whales die in Australia
About 150 pilot whales die in a mass stranding in a remote coastal area of the Australian island of Tasmania.
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China builds South East Asia ties
Senior Chinese officials are visiting Laos and Cambodia as they cultivate ties with China's poorer southern neighbours.
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Economy warning from China leader
China's President Hu Jintao warns that the global financial crisis could weaken his country's competitiveness.
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Man 'put mother's body in river'
A man is detained in China for throwing his mother's body into a river because he could not afford a funeral, state media says.
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Divers recover Airbus cockpit box
French divers find the cockpit voice recorder from the Air New Zealand plane that crashed in the Mediterranean, killing seven.
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Jorn Utzon, architect of the Sydney Opera House, dies
The Danish architect of the iconic Sydney Opera House, Jorn Utzon, dies at the age of 90, after suffering a heart attack.
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New Zealand drink-driving doctor's 'handwash' defence dismissed
A New Zealand doctor is convicted of drink-driving, despite blaming an alcohol handwash he used in surgery.
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Wales beat Australia
Wales survive a late Australian fightback to seal a thrilling 21-18 win at the Millennium Stadium.
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Reynolds' China
What do people in China do when they get a day off?
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Border closure
Glimpse of life in North Korea slips out of view
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Nick Bryant's blog
The architect behind Sydney's iconic Opera House
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Tunnel vision
Dream of linking Asia by rail is becoming a reality
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Demolition drama
Passions raised by plan to demolish Tokyo theatre
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'Super citizens'
The Chinese who see their future in a foreign passport
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Korean cross-border train halted
North Korea suspends cross-border rail links with South Korea, in a sign of worsening ties between the countries.
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Pledge to aid Malaysia minorities
Malaysia's deputy prime minister, Najib Razak, promises to address the grievances of minority groups when he becomes PM next year.
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'Taiwan spy' executed by Beijing
China executes a scientist accused of spying for Taiwan, despite appeals from his daughters for clemency.
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Taxi strike hits new Chinese city
Hundreds of Chinese taxi drivers strike in protest over unlicensed rivals, the latest in a wave of unrest around the country.
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China's first home-made jet flies
China has successfully flight tested it first home-grown commercial airliner with a 90-seat capacity.
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Chinese ship attacked by pirates
Four men are killed after Sierra Leone's navy acts against a pirate attack, police say.
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Korean adulterer faces jail term
South Korean prosecutors demand a jail term for a popular actress who admitted breaking the country's strict adultery laws.
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