http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Content for Asia en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:25:01 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/asia/news/headlines.cfm?l_id=3 BANGKOK - Anti-government demonstrators have vowed to extend their protest in the Thai capital indefinitely, after taking their attention-grabbing tactic of pouring bottles of their own blood to the prime minister's home. Leaders... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/asia/news/article.cfm?l_id=3&objectid=10632756&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:32:55 +1200 A zoo in northeastern China has been shut after a spate of Siberian tiger deaths as reports said dozens of the dead animals may have been used to make a virility tonic. Authorities are investigating whether the Shenyang Forest... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/asia/news/article.cfm?l_id=3&objectid=10632691&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:40:00 +1200 Two United States missile strikes have killed at least seven militants in a restive Pakistani tribal area bordering Afghanistan. The first attack struck Hamzoni, a village in North Waziristan tribal district infested with Taleban... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/asia/news/article.cfm?l_id=3&objectid=10632692&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:10:00 +1200 Red-shirted protesters hurled plastic bags filled with litres of their own blood into the residential compound of the Thai prime minister today, hoping their shock tactics will bring down his government. Several later gathered... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/asia/news/article.cfm?l_id=3&objectid=10632642&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:01:25 +1200 An Afghan official says suicide attackers have hit at least two locations in the main city near a NATO offensive in the south and a gunbattle is ongoing. Government spokesman Dawood Ahmadi says the attacks in Lashkar Gah in Helmand... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/asia/news/article.cfm?l_id=3&objectid=10632628&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:07:40 +1200 Honda has announced the recall of an estimated 412,000 vehicles in the United States because of problems with "soft" brakes in the latest blow to the embattled Japanese auto industry. Honda New Zealand executives were unavailable... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/asia/news/article.cfm?l_id=3&objectid=10632570&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:13:11 +1200 NEW YORK - A Twitter executive says the site is working on a way to allow Chinese users to sign up in their own language, though the website remains blocked there. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey said at a panel on Monday... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/asia/news/article.cfm?l_id=3&objectid=10632535&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:28:43 +1200 BEIJING - China without Google - a prospect that looks increasingly likely - could mean no more maps on mobile phones. A free music service that has helped to fight piracy might be in jeopardy. China's fledgling web... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/asia/news/article.cfm?l_id=3&objectid=10632532&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:10:47 +1200 A new low for Telecom, after the company outlined the cost of the latest government reforms, helped push the New Zealand sharemarket into the red in an otherwise quiet session. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed down 23.4 points,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/asia/news/article.cfm?l_id=3&objectid=10632414&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:26:25 +1200 Protest leaders vowed to collect blood from tens of thousands of anti-government activists and splash it onto the Thai government headquarters later today in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elections. As many... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/asia/news/article.cfm?l_id=3&objectid=10632393&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:40:00 +1200 The world's shortest man, 29-inch-tall (73cm) He Pingping, has died. He was just 21 years old. He was admitted to hospital two weeks ago after suffering a chest complaint and died on Saturday, the BBC reported. A native of... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/asia/news/article.cfm?l_id=3&objectid=10632374&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:50:00 +1200 An 11-year-old Malaysian girl was hospitalised in a state of shock after allegedly being abducted by a man who persuaded her parents to let him marry her. In Malaysia, girls under the age of 16 need special permission from Islamic... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/asia/news/article.cfm?l_id=3&objectid=10632282&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:10:00 +1200 Chinese authorities have ordered the closure of a lead ingot factory in the country's southwest after 94 people, including 88 children, in nearby villages were found to have lead poisoning. A further 745 others were waiting for their... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/asia/news/article.cfm?l_id=3&objectid=10632283&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:40:00 +1200 Controversial Chinese gymnast Dong Fangxiao has sworn her potential New Zealand employers to silence as she tries to make a new life in the Waikato. The Huntly Gym Club wants to hire the Olympic medallist as a coach and has applied... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/asia/news/article.cfm?l_id=3&objectid=10632266&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:01 +1200 Thailand's Prime Minister, backed by a formidable military force, last night rejected an ultimatum to dissolve Parliament as tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters vowed to continue their push to oust the Government. In the... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/asia/news/article.cfm?l_id=3&objectid=10632292&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 The Chinese Government's exchange rate controls could annihilate some areas of New Zealand manufacturing if allowed to continue, says an industry body chief. New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association chief executive John... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/asia/news/article.cfm?l_id=3&objectid=10632248&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 There was the years-long waiting list to buy it and the jealous stares once you finally got it home. There was the pride of that first ride when, weaving through the streets, you knew that you'd finally - finally! - made it to the... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/asia/news/article.cfm?l_id=3&objectid=10632230&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 Tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters are rallying in Thailand's capital to press their demand that the government dissolve Parliament. The anti-government protesters say they plan to march to a Bangkok military base today.... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/asia/news/article.cfm?l_id=3&objectid=10632020&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:15:00 +1200 Japanese media have expressed frustration at a NZ activist's anti-whaling protests, with one newspaper accusing him of terrorism and another blaming cultural misunderstanding for the situation. Sea Shepherd activist Peter Bethune,... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/asia/news/article.cfm?l_id=3&objectid=10632168&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +1200 Factory worker Chen Qinghai frowned as he looked at a tall bulletin board full of help-wanted notices from companies making everything from photocopiers and DVD drives to mobile phones and car parts. The 19-year-old saw nothing... http://www.nzherald.co.nz/asia/news/article.cfm?l_id=3&objectid=10632062&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:04 +1200