Archive for the 'Asia-Pacific' Category
Chinese ‘living longer than ever’
The lives of China's people have vastly improved in the last 30 years but the gap between rich and poor is growing, the UN says.
Australian jailed for euthanasia
A 60-year-old Australian woman is sentenced to two years of periodic detention for killing her partner in a euthanasia case.
Uzbek children in ‘HIV outbreak’
More than 40 young children have been infected with HIV at a hospital in Uzbekistan, health officials tell the BBC.
Chinese melamine scandal widens
The industrial chemical melamine is probably being routinely added to Chinese animal feed, state media reports.
Hong Kong widens China food tests
Hong Kong food and health authorities will test more food stuffs from China, including meat, fish and offal.