Asia Pacific Program for 6 June 2011
Indian Ocean the focus of new rivalries
The US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates says America will expand its military presense across Asia and the Pacific...
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Calls for total live cattle ban to Indonesia
Calls to completely ban live cattle exports to Indonesia are gathering pace in Australia.
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Glaxo Smith Kline cuts price of diarrhoea vaccine
A decision by British drug maker Glaxo Smith Kline to cut the price of its diarrhoea vaccine by 95 percent, in selected poor countries will save thousands of lives.
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Challenging Australian stereotypes through soft power diplomacy
A conference on public diplomacy has heard that Australia needs to do more to promote an international image that moves beyond narrow stereotypes.
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Indian police break up guru's anti-corruption rally
Police in India have used tear gas and batons to disperse followers of the country's most popular yoga guru, known as Baba Ramdev who was on a hunger strike in the capital.
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