Hong Kong
Hong Kong in huge cocaine seizure
January 20, 2011Customs officials in Hong Kong have seized a huge haul of cocaine worth $33.4m (£20.8m) bound for China. The 290kg (639 pounds) of cocaine were found in 88 hollowed-out planks imported from Bolivia. Officials said it was the second-largest drugs...
Asia-Pacific countries work to control swine flu
April 29, 2009Health officials in Asia-Pacific countries say they're stepping up efforts to confirm the number of cases of swine flu in the region. Officials in New Zealand say they have confirmed three more cases of swine flu to add to the 11 cases previously identified...