Asia Pacific Program for 12 April 2011
Japan's nuclear crisis revives renewable energy debate
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan says the Fukushima nuclear plant is stabilising gradually, and the amount of radiation being released is declining.
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Japan's food production threatened by twin disasters
A new report on Japanese food production finds the earthquake and tsunami could have dire consequences for the country's agriculture production.
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Emerging powers meet in China
The leaders of the world's major emerging powers are gathering in China.
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Thailand's plans to close refugee camps near Burma border
The Thai Government says it wants to close down its border camps with Burma and send the over 100 thousand people living in the camps back to Burma, or to a third country.
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Scepticism over Japan's radioactive water assurances
Victims of nuclear testing in the Pacific are sceptical of the Japanese Government 's assurances that dumping radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean won't harm the environment.
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Remote PNG gets kitset classrooms provided by AusAid
A new, easy to assemble kitset classroom and teacher's house, is helping deliver education services to remote villages in Papua New Guinea.
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