A man has been jailed in Hong Kong for burning the national flag, in the first sentence of its kind.
South Korea has suspended seven local savings banks citing the weak state of their finances.
More than a million people in central and western Japan have been urged to leave their homes as a powerful typhoon approaches.
Owners of some of Burma's most antiquated cars have been queuing in Rangoon to exchange their old vehicles for permits to import newer models.
Polio has spread to China for the first time since 1999 after being imported from Pakistan, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed.
1 of 8. Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria (L) runs to home plate as his teammates crowd around after his 12th inning home run to defeat the New York Yankees during their American League MLB baseball game in St. Petersburg, Florida, September 28, 2011. The Rays win the American League wild card.
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