Asia Pacific Program for 18 January 2011
Australia floods could make coal prices double
Australia's biggest natural disaster in decades is being felt overseas - the flood crisis in the state of Queensland has cost 20 lives, an estimated ten billion dollars in economic damage, and it could be three years before the state recovers.
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High stakes during China US visit
A long list of differences is on the table as China's President Hu Jintao arrives in Washington on a visit some have billed as the most important since Deng Xiaoping's historic trip 30 years ago.
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South Asia tops 2011 regional terrorism threat
As the year 2011 gets under way, it seems the region will continue to face the same terrorist threats, but with a few shifts, where by the Philippines has now overtaken Indonesia and southern Thailand as Southeast Asia's riskiest zone.
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Hong Kong pet shops 'cruel' to dogs
Animal rights activists in Hong Kong are concerned about the treatment of animals in some pet shops and by some breeders.
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Tokyo restaurant promotes whale meat
To conservationists, it's a majestic and intelligent beast to be celebrated and protected, but to some Japanese, it's a tasty dish which can come sauteed, stewed and sliced up into sashimi - that's whale meat.
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