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BBC News - Asia-Pacific
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The latest stories from the Asia-Pacific section of the BBC News web site.
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Manila hostages accidentally shot?
Investigators in the Philippines say police may have accidentally shot some of the hostages who were killed during a Manila bus hijacking last month.
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China U-turn on enforced blackout
Thousands of people in China are to have their electricity restored after the reversal of an order for enforced power cuts to meet energy-saving goals.
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Japan-China boat spat escalates
China warns Japan that their wider relationship will suffer if Tokyo mishandles a dispute about a Chinese fishing boat seized in disputed waters.
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China abortion activist 'freed'
A blind activist jailed after revealing right abuses under China's one-child policy has been freed after a four-year prison term, a rights group says.
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'Friendly fire' in Philippines siege
Investigators in the Philippines say police may have accidentally shot some of the hostages on a bus hijacked last month.
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South Korea in surprise rate hold
South Korea's central bank surprises markets by keeping interest rates on hold in the face of "global uncertainties".
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Vodafone makes $6.5bn China sale
Vodafone pockets $6.5bn in cash following the sale of its 3.2% stake in China's biggest wireless operator, China Mobile.
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Chinese star to learn bow and arrow for new role
Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi is to team up with Speed director Jan de Bont to make an English-language version of the Chinese legend Mulan.
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Two missing in China rig accident
At least 30 workers are rescued and at least two are missing after a storm causes an oil rig off China's north-east coast to list dangerously.
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Coconuts save Papuan fisherman lost at sea
A 20-year-old fisherman from Papua New Guinea survives three weeks lost at sea by eating coconuts and collecting rain water.
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Clan 'behind Philippine massacre'
The first witness in the trial of a powerful clan accused of the Philippines' worst political massacre says the family plotted the killings over dinner.
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Australia, NZ top 'giving' index
Australia and New Zealand top the table in the largest ever study into global charitable behaviour, but some poor countries also scoring high.
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Powerful tremor rattles NZ city
A powerful aftershock near the New Zealand city of Christchurch causes further damage and sends residents running into the streets, reports say.
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Abandoned babies
Malaysia opens 'baby hatch' to save unwanted newborns
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