2:05pm

Mourners flock to Cambodian royal funeral

Thousands of Cambodians pay their last respects to their beloved former king Norodom Sihanouk as his body lay in state ahead of his cremation. ©AFP

Thousands gather for cremation of former King Norodom Sihanouk

Kachin children at a refugee area in Myanmar ©AP 1:20pm

China helps broker Myanmar peace talks

Ceasefire agreement with Kachin rebels follows weeks of fighting

7:43am

Singapore eyes Malaysia for cheaper living

Malaysia’s Iskandar helps Singapore offset rising prices

INDIA 4:20pm

India defends tough interim law on rape

Emergency decree allows death penalty if victim dies

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron (C) shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (R) at Chequers, the Prime Minister's official country residence, near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, west of London, on February 4, 2013. Karzai and Zardari vowed to achieve a peace settlement for Afghanistan within six months, after the talks hosted by Britain ©AFP From AFGHANISTAN 3:54pm

Taliban urged to join Afghan peace talks

Presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan meet in London

People take pictures with their mobile phones of the crematorium where a coffin bearing the remains of Cambodia’s late King Norodom Sihanouk is placed near the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on February 3 2013 ©AFP From MULTIMEDIA 2:00pm

Cambodians mourn former king

Thousands pay their last respects to former King Norodom Sihanouk

Indian commuters wait for a bus on a polluted morning in New Delhi on January 31 2013 ©AFP INDIA 7:25am

Delhi chokes as air quality plummets

Car fumes and dust reverse previous advances

An employee at a factory owned by Foxconn ©Reuters CHINA 10:29pm

China wary amid push for union poll

The rise in conflicts prompts Beijing to promote staff rights

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 9:03pm

India is warned of need for urgent reform

Financial institutions say jobs and growth depend on changes

From COMMENT 7:28pm

The problems with Japan’s economic experiment

‘Abenomics’ challenges the conventional wisdom about fiscal policy, writes Masaaki Kanno

Feb 3, 2013

Myanmar writes new page in history

Country’s first literary festival a potent sign of change

INDIA Feb 2, 2013

Delhi bus rape accused plead not guilty

Five suspects deny gang rape and murder charges

CHINA Feb 1, 2013

Hong Kong to limit baby milk movement

Travellers to be restricted to two tins of infant milk powder

INDIA Feb 1, 2013

India’s ministers watch their onions

Return of price crisis blamed on government failure

CHINA Feb 1, 2013

China counts cost of one child policy

Labour shortage spurs debate on family size limits

CHINA Feb 1, 2013

China’s factories report slower growth

Official PMI data show growth dipped in January

From PAKISTAN Feb 1, 2013

Blast in Pakistan’s tribal region kills 18

Suicide bomber attacks mosque after Friday prayers near Afghan border

CHINA Feb 1, 2013

Fireworks blamed for Chinese blast

Lorry explodes damaging motorway in central China

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FT Alphaville: China’s two paths to urbanisation

Government dilemma of diminishing returns

CHINA Jan 31, 2013

China’s workers to endure unhappy new year

Companies follow Beijing’s austerity lead on festivities

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