Asia Pacific Program for 16 February 2012
Former Olympus president arrested over accounting fraud
Four months after one of Japan's biggest corporate scandals, police and prosecutors have arrested seven men, including the former president of Olympus Corp and former bankers, over their role in a billion dollar accounting fraud.
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Burma's ambitious ceasefire plan with ethnic rebel armies
Burma's government says it expects to strike a ceasefire with all the ethnic minority rebel armies in three months.
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New international student visa measures for Australia
The Australian government has announced new measures to make it easier for international students to obtain visas to study in Australia.
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Study shows electric vehicles more harmful than petrol
Researchers have found that overall pollution associated with electric vehicles in China is more harmful that that of petrol-based vehicles.
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China, US to announce film making cooperation
China's leader in waiting, vice president Xi Jinping is set to announce a landmark film deal when he heads to Los Angeles on the final leg of his US visit.
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