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State-owned China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) intends to expand its refining and oil production capacity in the Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region of China. According to... 2010-06-02

After two days of talks in Taipei, Taiwanese and Chinese aviation officials agreed to raise the number of cross-Strait flights on May 22. The number of weekly return passenger flights... 2010-06-01

Highlighting South Korea's strong infrastructure spend, President Lee Myung-bak inaugurated the Saemangeum seawall on April 27. Construction of the 33 kilometre seawall, located just... 2010-05-10

The European Union (EU) condemned Taiwan's decision to proceed with four prisoner executions on April 30 - the first on the island since 2005. The EU's foreign affairs representative,... 2010-05-10

Hong Kong and New Zealand signed a Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (CEP Agreement) on March 29 - Hong Kong's first free trade agreement with a foreign country - which should... 2010-04-01

The sentencing of four Rio Tinto executives by a Chinese court to between seven and 14 years for bribery and industrial espionage highlights the lack of transparency in the Chinese... 2010-04-01

President Lee Myung-bak announced the selection of Kim Choong-soo as the new Bank of Korea (BoK) governor. Kim will replace current governor, Lee Seong-Tae, from April onwards. The... 2010-03-31

Highlighting the rapid rebound seen in Taiwan's economy through H209 was December's industrial production figure - which came in up 47.3% y-o-y following a 31.5% y-o-y gain notched... 2010-02-08

President Lee Myung-bak attended a Korea-India summit in New Delhi on January 25, in our view enhancing South Korea's regional profile. President Lee and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan... 2010-02-05

Organised crime is posing a growing challenge for the Chinese government. Gangsterism is becoming increasingly rife, and criminal groups are said to be spreading their influence into... 2010-02-05