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Page last updated at 09:28 GMT, Thursday, 12 February 2009

Australia to rethink fire policy Australia plans to remove obstacles to a nationwide fire alert system, in the wake of the devastating bushfires. Should bushfire policy change? Bushfire dilemma: Flee or fight? Audio slideshow: Fire terror Arrests follow China tower fire Chinese police detain 12 people, including a senior worker for state TV, for the fire that killed one and destroyed a tower. Chinese investment in Rio Tinto Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto says China's state-owned Chinalco is to invest a further $19.5bn in the business. FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS Out of control The Beijing fireworks party that went wrong What happened? Bushfire survivors want emergency response change Bryant's Australia Apocalyptic visions made real before people's eyes MORE FROM ASIA-PACIFIC Tommy Suharto cleared of graft E Timor 'needs help' a year on Taiwan's ex-first lady pleads guilty China seeks to bolster Saudi ties Fatal fire destroys Beijing hotel Man denies China PM shoe charge BUSINESS South Korea rates hit record low Singapore wealth fund loses steam YOUR PERSPECTIVE Eyewitness: Fiji's worst floods China voices on financial crisis Burmese gloom one year on PICTURE STORIES Migrant journey Indonesian waria Gadget city Thai protests Cyclone sketches Detained Burmese Taiwan Tao tribe Plastic Bag Ban Peking duck Life in Mindanao E Timor camps Cherry blossom Tajikistan cold Emerging China Angel of Mercy Japanese food Remote Papua Wiring Taiwan Jakarta family Lao cuisine Chinese official Modern Tibet Rural China Thai insects HK changes Turning heads Cambodia jungle HK living Aceh recovers Tsunami photos Inside N Korea Family rebuilds Birds' nests Unseen N Korea Philippine nanny Toys from China FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS Australia's fire-starters Corruption classes Living on the edge COUNTRY PROFILES A GUIDE TO ASIA-PACIFIC Choose a country Australia Brunei Burma Cambodia China East Timor Fiji Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kiribati North Korea South Korea Kyrgyzstan Laos Malaysia Marshall Islands Micronesia Mongolia Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea The Philippines Samoa Singapore Solomon Islands Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Tonga Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vietnam Find a territory Cook Islands French Polynesia Guam Hong Kong Macau New Caledonia Niue N Marianas Tibet Tokelau Compiled by BBC Monitoring FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS Chinese whispers Criticism of China's human rights record softening? Flee or fight? The dilemma facing Australians threatened by fires Cheating death Australians tell how they escaped the bushfires OTHER TOP STORIES French Polynesia elects president Pioneer announces 10,000 job cuts China seeks broader Africa role New Zealand Maori win haka fight China's exports see sharp decline Kyrgyz base move 'not political' Advertisement ALSO IN THE NEWS New Zealand dog who died saving children honoured for bravery Fishermen in 'dolphin rescue' off Philippines coast SPORT Husseys help Aussies level series TV AND RADIO PROGRAMMES One-Minute World News World Service bulletin World Today World Service radio schedules MOST POPULAR STORIES From Asia-Pacific in the past week WEDNESDAY : Fire aftermath 'too distressing' TUESDAY : Australia police target arsonists MONDAY : Australia counts deadly fire toll WEATHER Select a city: Adelaide Almaty Auckland Bangkok Beijing Bishkek Brisbane Canberra Hanoi Hong Kong Jakarta Kuala Lumpur Manila Melbourne Papeete Phnom Penh Pyongyang Rangoon Saipan Seoul Shanghai Singapore Suva Sydney Taipei Tokyo Ulan Bator Vladivostok Wellington ELSEWHERE ON THE BBC