Asia Pacific Program for 28 February 2011
More evacuations as diplomats meet over Libya
China says it's evacuated 29,000 of its nationals from Libya and is promising to send 15 aircraft a day for the next two weeks to continue a massive airlift.
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China 'blocks web search' for US ambassador
There has been another online call for protest in China on March 6, despite authorities having cracked down on so called 'jasmine rallies' this past Sunday.
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Thai police bust Asian surrogacy ring
Thai authorities are trying to decide what to do with the children of Vietnamese women freed from an illegal surrogacy ring in Bangkok - a total of 14 women, half of them pregnant, were freed on Wednesday.
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India delivers 'common man' budget
The Indian finance minister, Pranab Mukherjee, delivered the country's annual budget on Monday and started by admitting that food inflation was still a major concern.
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Sri Lankan farmers struggling after floods
Parts of Sri Lanka are still struggling to recover from the worst flooding in at least 50 years - heavy rain in January and February have left thousands of families in the island's east without a livelihood.
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