Latest from Asia

China hikes tariff on US, Korean solar polysilicon

Cambodian opposition leader returns from exile

Tin town's all grown up

Eric Thompson went to KL for motor racing and had a speedy tour of the city.

EU official: China can curb pollution, still grow

Strong quake hits New Zealand capital; no injuries

Indian school lunch deaths: 23 dead

Soon after they served the daily free lunch they had prepared for dozens of children at a rural Indian school, the two cooks realised something was very wrong.

Pakistan to try to mend fences with Afghanistan

Stock Takes: Tenon sparks up

A weaker New Zealand dollar and signs of life in the US housing market have combined to drive the share price of timber products group Tenon higher.

Train crash: 'It just got worse and worse'

A pane of glass was all that prevented three Kiwi travellers from being dragged underneath a train when it derailed in Thailand.

China bars Glaxo finance chief from leaving

Suspected Maoist rebels kill 5 in India

TEPCO sees steam but no crisis at nuclear plant

India: Riots after lunch kills 22 children

It was a free school meal of rice, lentils and potatoes. But it was tainted by insecticide, and by the end of lunch 22 children were dead.

Taliban attacked Malala for her criticism

A Taliban commander has written to Malala Yousafzai, telling her she was shot for being critical of the Taliban - not because she championed girls' education.

NKorea to Panama: Free detained freighter and crew

Japan: Apres ski, we cook

Japan's snow tours ensure Doug Conway has lots to do.