Asia Pacific Program for 7 March 2011
Japan 'may expand' coastal whale, dolphin hunt
A Japanese whaling expert is concerned that Japan may compensate for a lower than usual haul of whales in the Southern Ocean by increasing whale hunting off its own coast, and also by killing more dolphins.
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Six top ministers 'leaving' India's federal coalition
Leaders of a key party in India's ruling coalition said they were formally quitting the government on Monday in a move that threatened to force a weakened prime minister to find new alliances to stay in power.
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Small Australia debate 'taken toll' on diplomacy
The man who will begin a new inquiry this month into Australia's shrinking foreign representation says defence and aid spending might need to be rebalanced in favour of diplomacy.
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Vietnam policeman jailed over custody death
A Vietnamese court has sentenced a police officer to seven years in prison for his role in the death of a man custody - the victim died hours after being arrested for a minor traffic offence.
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Australia-Indonesia trade in need of boost
A Sydney conference has been told the two biggest economies in Southeast Asia are virtually ignoring each other - Indonesia and Australia are getting on well at a leadership level but there is a lot of room for improvement in trade and investment.
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