Tuesday, 21 May 2013 08:35
A Chinese boat and 16 fishermen seized for ransom by armed North Koreans two weeks ago have been released, easing the latest irritant in relations between the traditional allies.
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Monday, 20 May 2013 09:01
China has called on North Korea to release a private Chinese fishing boat and its crew, after the boat's owner reported the detention 10 days ago, state media says.
Sunday, 19 May 2013 10:55
North Korea has test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, despite pleas from South Korea and the UN chief to halt the launches at a time of high tensions.
Saturday, 18 May 2013 09:50
Heavy rainstorms blamed for this week's landslides in southern China have killed 55 people and left 14 others missing, Chinese authorities say.
Saturday, 18 May 2013 09:39
An Australian man who raped and strangled his Indian student neighbour and threw her body into a canal in a suitcase has been jailed for 45 years for the murder.
Saturday, 18 May 2013 09:33
Four more people have died from a new strain of bird flu in China, bringing the death toll from the H7N9 virus to 36 from 131 confirmed cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.
Saturday, 18 May 2013 09:05
![Tensions had eased until Saturday's missile launch by North Korean, led by Kim Jong-un [AFP]](/images/stories/asia/3/kim-jong-un-0002.jpg)
North Korea has fired three short-range missiles from its east coast, South Korea's defence ministry says, but the purpose of the launches was unknown.
Friday, 17 May 2013 12:46
Sixty-two people have been injured after multiple cars derailed on Hong Kong's light railway in the north of the city, throwing passengers onto the floor, police say.
Friday, 17 May 2013 08:54
China has threatened to retaliate if the European Union formally opens an investigation into alleged anti-competitive behaviour by Chinese mobile telecom equipment companies.
Friday, 17 May 2013 08:34
![Hashimoto (left) said Japan's military brothels were "necessary" to provide respite for soldiers [EPA]](/images/stories/asia/3/toru-hashimoto.jpg)
The United States condemned as "outrageous and offensive" comments by the mayor of the Japanese city of Osaka who said this week that Japan's military brothels during World War Two were "necessary" to provide respite for soldiers.
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