HONG KONG, Dec. 17, 2010 (Xinhua News Agency) -- Following are news items from the Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong on Friday:
Foreign exchange rates in Singapore
Thais form Facebook group against MPs' pay rise
Indonesian gov't must increase protection on migrant workers: parliament
New Zealand sharemarket closes higher
IAEA's involvement indispensable on Korean Peninsula nuclear issue: Amano
Philippine military arrests leftist rebel despite cease-fire
Singapore shares end higher
Hyundai Group's deal to acquire Hyundai Engineering at stake
Indonesian gas firm partners with Total, Petronas to develop Natuna
Roundup: Bargain hunters end Philippine shares' two-day decline
Cambodian PM Hun Sen's China trip fruitful: official
Chinese seaman dead after fall at New Zealand North Island's Tauranga
National Emergency Operation Center starts work in Nepal
Yearender: Volatile politics, economic challenges await Thai gov't in 2011
Foreign exchange rates in Hong Kong
(Recast) Vietnam stock market index ends up
Taiwan stocks close up 0.40 pct -- Dec. 17
Trading on Hong Kong Stock Exchange -- Dec. 17
Roundup: Nikkei sheds 0.07 pct as profit taking weighs, banking shares flourish
Cambodia to close UN refugee center by mid-February next year
Foreign exchange rates in Malaysia
Malaysia stock market closes higher
Malaysia tin market closes unchanged
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, Dec. 17
World Bank removes Sri Lanka from underdeveloped list
Roundup: Vietnam's stock market go up on investors' positive sentiment
Thai SET index down 0.69 pct
Colombo stocks close higher
Roundup: Vietnam's gold prices slide
Roundup: Hong Kong stocks close 0.2 pct higher
Roundup: S. Korean shares close up on foreign, institutional buying
Indonesian gov't wants to purchase Newmont divestment stake
Indonesia shares close slightly higher
Refugee detainees riot at Christmas Island of Australia: media
Greens urges for free university education for all Australians
Malaysian airlines to extend flight services
New Zealand FM visits Cook Islands
About 500 Australians farewell respected scientist Frank Fenner
Hong Kong taxi fare increase application under study
Hang Seng China Enterprises Index up 0.27 pct -- Dec. 17
Gold price closes lower in Hong Kong -- Dec. 17
U.S. committed to 2011 withdrawal of troops: military official
Weather information for Asia-Pacific cities -- Dec. 17
Xinhua summary of Asia-Padific stocks news at 1100 GMT, Dec. 17
1st LD Writethru: S. Korea's Woori Finance Holding sale process halted on bidder's withdrawal
2 NATO troops killed in Afghanistan
Germany stands as Myanmar's largest trading partner in Europe
Japanese PM visits Okinawa amid tension over U.S. base relocation
IBM collaborates with Singapore public agencies to improve urban services
Thai court issues arrest warrants for 5 red-shirt leaders
Australian property overvalued by 10 percent: IMF
Sri Lanka to receive increased World Bank funding
Hong Kong set to upgrade tourism board's office in Taipei
Hong Kong airport vows to cut 25 pct carbon intensity by 2015
Macao SAR government attaches importance to people's livelihood: CE
U.S. drone strikes kill 24 in Pakistan
5.8 magnitude rocks off eastern Indonesia
Roundup: Global warming causes flash floods in Pakistan
Roundup: 35 die in U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan's tribal region
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Dec. 17
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