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Australia's PM to visit Malaysia
Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:10:00 +1000
Australia's Prime Minister begins a week long trip overseas with a visit to Malaysia today.
Renewable energy centre for Solomon Islands
Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:10:00 +1000
The first renewable energy demonstration centre for Solomon Islands is expected to be operating next month.
Queensland Premier vows to make Hong Kong company pay for oil spill
Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:10:00 +1000
The Premier of Australia's North eastern state of Queensland Anna Bligh says she's ready to take a Hong Kong shipping company to court.
Helicopter gunships attack Taliban in Pakistan
Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:10:00 +1000
Ground assaults by Pakistani warplanes have killed 19 suspected militants in Taliban strongholds across the northwest of the country.
Police and rioters fight in Xinjiang's capital Urumqi
Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:10:00 +1000
Violence has broken out in the capital of China's mainly Muslim northwest region of Xinjiang where rioters attacked people on the street and police and burned vehicles.
Features
![A decade ago, Asia was berated for its economic mistakes. Today Asia is being implored by the West to help. [AFP] (ABC)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200906/r390173_1823449.jpg "A decade ago, Asia was berated for its economic mistakes. Today Asia is being implored by the West to help. [AFP] (ABC)")
Asia: The Big Questions - The Economy
Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:19:00 +1000
Is Asia ready to step up and lead the world economy? Graeme Dobell looks at the big questions facing Asia.
![Asia has only four per cent of the world's oil, but it uses more than one third of the global oil supplies. [Reuters] (Reuters)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200906/r390518_1825410.jpg "Asia has only four per cent of the world's oil, but it uses more than one third of the global oil supplies. [Reuters] (Reuters)")
Asia: The Big Questions - Food and Fuel
Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:45:00 +1000
Can Asia secure the food and fuel to feed its people and build its future? Graeme Dobell looks at the big questions facing Asia.
![The United States calls on China to be more transparent about its military intentions, while China says the US and its allies still think in old, 'Cold War' terms. [Getty Images] (Getty Images)](http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200810/r307022_1343156.jpg "The United States calls on China to be more transparent about its military intentions, while China says the US and its allies still think in old, 'Cold War' terms. [Getty Images] (Getty Images)")
Asia: The Big Questions - China
Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:53:00 +1000
How are Asia and the United States coming to terms with China, and what does China want? Graeme Dobell looks at the big questions facing Asia.
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