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As the search for survivors in Bangladesh's collapsed garment factory ends, there is some good news, with the government agreeing to allow workers to form unions without permission from factory owners.

South Korea's President Park Guen-hye has apologised to a female intern who says she was groped by a presidential spokesman.

Chinese women in the sex industry in China are often treated as if they have given up their rights entirely, and are subject to harassment, beatings and torture from police, arbitrary detention and a lack of health services, says a new report.

One of Japan's rising political stars has sparked controversy by saying the use of wartime sex slaves was necessary for brave soldiers risking their lives.

Mining giant Rio Tinto has secured funding support from the Australian government for its massive Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia.

Vote counting is continuing in the Philippines, after Sunday's ballot for representatives for the nation's Congress and local government.

Each year, dozens of school leavers, mostly from Australia and Britain, find themselves in remote corners of Asia and the Pacific.

The latest round of negotiations for the controversial Trans Pacific Partnership is being held in Peru this week.

Famed Chinese Director Zhang Yimou is in the spotlight for possibly violating the country's one child policy.

Pakistan's Prime Minister-elect, Nawaz Sharif, says that fixing the economy will be his main concern.

The International Space station has just changed hands and it would have largely slipped below the public's radar except for the power of social media, and one Canadian with a guitar: Chris Hadfield.

On May 13, we ran an interview with London-based NGO Global Witness accusing the Deutsche Bank and the International Finance Corporation of financing two Vietnamese rubber companies that are allegedly involved in land grabs in Cambodia and Laos.

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif looks set to rule again, after his party performed well in Saturday's general election.

Voters head to the polls for the Philippines' congressional and local elections today.

The Australian Government is again diverting foreign aid spending to boost its budget bottom line and pay for asylum seekers.

As Australia sets aside more money to pay for the processing of asylum seekers, the Australian Federal police and the Indonesia National Police say they've caught up with a notorious people smuggler.

The province of Aceh on the western-most part of Indonesia is continuing to cause headaches for the central government.

Malaysia's opposition is planning several political gatherings across the country this month, over last week's disputed national elections.