From US & CANADA 10:14pm

US to ramp up Pacific missile defences

Direct response to growing North Korean threats

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 10:07pm

Japan to join Pacific trade deal talks

Trans-Pacific Partnership is part of Obama trade push

From US & CANADA 7:29pm

Lew set for cyber talks with Beijing

US Treasury secretary puts issue high on agenda for China visit

CHINA 6:48pm

New data reveal scale of China abortions

532m terminations and sterilisations performed since 1971

NORTH KOREA 2:25pm

North Korea blames South for cyber attacks

Pyongyang also points finger at US after websites shut down

CHINA 1:03pm

‘Mortal’ Tang cannot finish his Burgundy

Hong Kong politician sells $3.7m collection to people

CHINA 8:52am

China appoints new head of Supreme Court

Move sparks hopes of legal reform amid broader corruption battle

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 1:52am

Japan parliament affirms Kuroda for BoJ

Nominations for top three jobs at central bank approved

From AFGHANISTAN Mar 14, 2013

US general warns over Afghan president

Karzai’s public attacks on US increase risk of ‘insider attacks’

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Mar 14, 2013

Poverty decreases sharply in developing world

UN report highlights surge in middle classes

NORTH KOREA Mar 14, 2013

Western tourism on the rise, says N Korea

Pyongyang claims nuclear progress prompts growing interest

CHINA Mar 14, 2013

Xi Jinping selection shrouded in secrecy

Tiny handful of party leaders chose president five years ago

Mar 14, 2013

Ieng Sary dies during Khmer Rouge trial

‘Brother Number 3’ served as overseas face of the brutal movement

INDIA Mar 14, 2013

India orders Italian envoy not to leave

Dispute over Italian marines deepens

Mar 14, 2013

Sri Lanka under pressure over human rights

India expected to support US-sponsored resolution on Colombo

Mar 14, 2013

Australian employment soars

Low rates and rising asset prices fuel economic pick-up

CHINA Mar 14, 2013

Xi Jinping becomes Chinese president

People’s Congress rubber-stamps appointment of new leader

David Pilling from COMMENT Mar 13, 2013

Myanmar’s transition is stuck in limbo

Suu Kyi’s party is struggling to become a modern political organisation capable of taking power

CHINA Mar 13, 2013

Xi’s wife to defy legacy of first lady

Previous traumatic experiences overshadowed the role

CHINA Mar 13, 2013

Chinese leaders’ wives in the spotlight

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