9:41am

S Korea court jails prominent tycoon

Chair of SK Group guilty of embezzling is sentenced to four years

2:12am

Taiwan lifted by uptick in exports

Fourth-quarter GDP rises faster-than-expected 3.4%

The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1) or Naro, South Korea's space rocket is launched on the launch pad at Naro Space Centre in Goheung, south of Seoul ©Reuters 9:49pm

South Korea successfully launches satellite

North Korea will view international acceptance of launch as ‘double standards’

CHINA 6:40pm

China’s workers endure unhappy new year

Companies follow Beijing’s austerity lead on festivities

From MARKETS 6:09pm

Poorer states warned of fresh debt threat

IMF sees risk of bond rush leading to ‘original sin’ crises

From PAKISTAN 5:22pm

Pakistan to build $1.5bn Iran pipeline

Islamabad’s move to import gas risks alienating US

Afghan refugees sit on a truck outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) registration centre ©AFP From AFGHANISTAN 4:57pm

Afghans flee as Nato pullout nears

Thousands risk lives to escape Taliban as exodus grows

INDIA 3:24pm

Row erupts in India over free speech curbs

Rushdie, others accused of offending feelings of minorities

Global Insight from JAPAN 1:42pm

Japan’s PM wows voters with ‘Abenomics’

Abe makes the economy his top priority

INDIA 12:20pm

India seeks more ‘indigenous’ weapons

Call for technology transfer in exchange for market access

Editorial from COMMENT Jan 30, 2013

Reviving India

Structural reforms will do more than a rate cut

From AFGHANISTAN Jan 30, 2013

Departing general warns of Afghan threats

US commander calls for effective governance to protect gains

David Pilling from COMMENT Jan 30, 2013

Pipeline marks scramble for Myanmar

Naypyidaw has much to gain from playing east off against west

Jan 30, 2013

Gillard gambles on Australian election date

Prime minister stuns Australia with call for a September vote

Jan 30, 2013

Park’s promised fresh start falters

New Korean president’s PM nominee linked to scandal

CHINA Jan 30, 2013

Beijing smog offers silver lining for some

Sales of air purifiers rise threefold in the past month

Jan 29, 2013

Myanmar ends ban on public gatherings

Order against groups of more than five had been used to crush dissent

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Jan 29, 2013

China anger at EU telecoms demands

Heated subsidy dispute risks turning into trade war

INDIA Jan 29, 2013

India’s finance minister draws red lines

Palaniappan Chidambaram charts path to cutting deficit

Notebook from COMMENT Jan 29, 2013

India casts around for more outrage

Taking offence has become a newly powerful type of political power, writes James Crabtree

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