3:08pm

At least 52 killed in Bangladesh riots

Jamaat-e-Islami activists set up road blocks during a strike called by the party in Chittagong, Bangladesh ©AP

Violence erupts after Islamist leader sentenced for war crimes

2:40pm

Filipino Malaysia siege erupts in violence

Security forces tighten cordon on clan in Sabah state

Temporary tents provided for devotees during the Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad ©Getty INDIA 9:33am

Pop-up megacity is a lesson for India

Kumbh Mela’s efficient infrastructure should be possible elsewhere

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 9:15pm

EU to investigate Chinese solar-panel glass

Anti-dumping probe comes on top of €21bn trade case

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 8:22pm

Bankers fear Chinese push to head ADB

Japan braced for fight to hold on to post

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ©Reuters JAPAN Feb 28, 2013

Abe nominates Kuroda to run BoJ

Central bank chief to play pivotal role in economic revival plan

INDIA Feb 28, 2013

India imposes 10% ‘donation’ on rich

Import duties on luxury cars will rise too

high speed train of the new 2,298-kilometre (1,425-mile) line between Beijing and Guangzhou as it waits to start off in Beijing on December 26, 2012. China started service on December 26 on the world's longest high-speed rail route, the latest milestone in the country's rapid and -- sometimes troubled -- super fast rail network. The opening of this new line means passengers will be whisked from the capital to the southern commercial hub in just eight hours ©AFP CHINA Feb 28, 2013

China’s rail ministry faces break-up

Powerful ministry set to fall victim to government reforms

CHINA Feb 28, 2013

China blames US hackers for attacks

Beijing says most attacks on two military sites come from US

Indian finance minister P. Chidambaram, centre ©AFP From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 28, 2013

India taps ‘super-rich’ in budget

Government to increase spending on social programmes

Global Insight Feb 28, 2013

Seoul searches for path to welfare state

Park Geun-hye, the country’s first female leader, says South Korean model at turning point

Feb 28, 2013

Bangladesh sentences Islamist leader to death

Sayedee found guilty of committing war crimes

Feb 28, 2013

Thais agree to talks with Muslim rebels

Breakthrough in efforts to end conflict in the country’s south

JAPAN Feb 28, 2013

Kuroda to add optimism to BoJ mix

Next governor is vocal critic of conservative central bank

David Pilling from COMMENT Feb 27, 2013

China pushes lending into the shadows

Banks and non-banks alike have proved adept at circumventing regulations

From COMMENT Feb 27, 2013

China should abandon North Korea

The best way is to take the initiative to facilitate unification with South Korea, says Deng Yuwen

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Feb 27, 2013

India calls end to economic downturn

Delhi estimates GDP growth above 6% next fiscal year

JAPAN Feb 27, 2013

Japanese on alert over China’s toxic smog

New guidelines to warn citizens of impact on air quality

CHINA Feb 27, 2013

Hong Kong forecasts rebound in economy

Government announces measures to reduce poverty gap

Feb 26, 2013

Manila tells sultan to end Sabah stand-off

Clan leader’s followers have occupied fishing village in Malaysia

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