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Asia Pacific Program for 27 January 2012

Papua New Guinea stalemate: "Work this out in parliament."


24 hours after the Papua New Guinea government declared an end to an attempted mutiny, the rogue soldiers have yet to lay down their weapons.

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Rising wealth in Asia places burden on fish stocks


United Nations marine experts have warned that rising wealth in Asia is contributing to the exploitation of the world's fish stocks.

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Fears bird flu study could inspire bio-terrorists


A Japanese researcher partly-based in the United States has been forced to suspend his studies into an airborne version on the H5N1 bird flu virus over concerns that his findings could be used by bioterrorists.

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Asia Pacific region hungry for energy


A new report has found that the Asia Pacific for the first time accounted for the largest number of deals in the global energy industry last year.

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Controversy surrounds Indian literary festival


Author Salman Rushdie pull out of a visit to Asia's biggest literary festival in India because of alleged threats against his life.

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