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Burma annuls 1990 Suu Kyi poll win (Mar 11)
Burma's leaders formally annul the National League for Democracy's 1990 election win, as more details of new poll laws emerge.


Japan protest over tuna ban plan (Mar 11)
Japan voices opposition to a proposed ban on international trade in bluefin tuna, after the EU backs the plan.


Japan opens 98th national airport (Mar 11)
Japan opens an airport in Ibaraki offering just one flight a day, sparking criticism over wasteful public spending.


China inflation at 16-month high (Mar 11)
Chinese inflation hit a 16-month high in February, leading to calls for the government to take measures to cool the economy.


Japan's economic growth rate cut (Mar 11)
Japan's economy grew by less than first estimated in the final quarter of 2009, revised government figures show.


Daihatsu recalling cars in Japan (Mar 11)
Carmaker Daihatsu, a subsidiary of Toyota, is recalling 274,551 vehicles in Japan because of a number of possible defects.


China to build Sri Lanka airport (Mar 10)
China is to lend Sri Lanka just under $200m to build a second international airport in the south of the island.


'Bali bomber' killed in Indonesia (Mar 10)
Indonesia's President Yudhoyono confirms security forces killed Bali bomb suspect Dulmatin in raids in Jakarta on Tuesday.


Burma law bans Suu Kyi from poll (Mar 10)
A new election law formally bars pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from taking part in elections planned in Burma.


China has more billionaires than all but the US, survey says (Mar 11)
China has 64 billionaires, second only to the United States, Forbes magazine says in its annual list.