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Audio Archives

China denounces Google 'US ties'
China's state media accuses Google of "intricate ties" with the US government and trying to change Chinese society.
Rio Tinto four due in China court
Four employees of mining group Rio Tinto will go on trial in Shanghai, charged with bribery and commercial espionage.
Sandstorm shrouds Beijing in dust
Beijing officials warn residents to stay indoors and issue a level-five pollution warning as the city is hit by a severe sandstorm.
Thai protesters parade in Bangkok
Thousands of anti-government protesters in Thailand stage a mass rally in Bangkok in the latest stage of their campaign.
Appeal over Nina Wang's fortune
A feng shui master launches an appeal, after a court rejected his claim to Hong Kong tycoon Nina Wang's fortune.
Rio Tinto signs China mine deal
Rio Tinto signs a big West African venture deal with China, days before four of its officials go on trial in Shanghai.
Acceptance over Obama Asia delay
Indonesia and Australia express understanding after President Obama pushes back a much-anticipated regional visit.
China unveils own helicopter
China's first domestically developed civilian helicopter takes off on a maiden flight in the eastern province of Jiangxi.
UN body rejects bluefin tuna ban
A US- and EU-backed bid to ban trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna fails, raising fears for the species' future.
Message on a bottle - plastic boat sets sail across Pacific
A boat made mostly from recyclable materials prepares to set sail from San Francisco to Sydney to drive home the environmental message to recycle, reuse and rethink the way we use plastic.
Clue in the claws: Chinese dinosaur related to Velociraptor
Researchers discover a new species of dinosaur that was very closely related to the Velociraptor.
Indonesia 2022 World Cup bid over
Indonesia are out of the running to host the 2022 World Cup, according to football's governing body Fifa.
'Lost everything'
Cambodian victims of acid attacks appeal for justice
Gold rush
The oceanic fight over the future of prized bluefin tuna
Loss of faith
Thai protests point to wider discontent over elite rule
Technical tricks
How do you leap the Great Firewall of China?
No joke
How China dominates the quirky gift industry
Bryant's Australia
What advice would UK and Australian opposition swap?
Burma releases jailed US activist
Burma's military government frees a democracy activist and US citizen jailed in February for three years.
China irked by UK rights report
China accuses Britain of staging a political show after its official review of human rights is highly critical of Beijing's record.
China warning on Rio Tinto trial
China warns against politicising the imminent Rio Tinto trial, after Australia expresses concern over how it will be conducted.
Kidnapped China fishermen freed
Seven Chinese fishermen kidnapped from their boats off Cameroon's disputed Bakassi peninsula are released.
UK to produce Nissan electric car
Nissan is to build its new electric car, the Leaf, in Sunderland, safeguarding hundreds of jobs, the Japanese firm announces.
'Hobbit' island's deeper history
New tool discoveries push back the date for the earliest human occupation of Flores Island, home of the famous hobbit species.
Australia warns China on Rio case
Australia's prime minister tells China the world will be watching the trial of Rio Tinto employees, which begins next week.