BBC News – Asia
June 27, 2011 by Gordon Patterson
Filed under Asia News, Featured
- India: At least 12 dead in New Year temple stampede
Pilgrims were visiting the shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi to mark the new year when the tragedy unfolded. - Kim Jong-un: North Korea to focus on economy in 2022
Kim Jong-un says the faltering economy will be the national priority as he marks 10 years in power. - Map drawn from memory helps reunite kidnapped Chinese man with family
Li Jingwei was kidnapped in Yunnan province in 1989 and sold to a family thousands of miles away. - Ashraf Ghani: Ex-Afghan president describes moment he fled the Taliban
Speaking to the BBC, Ashraf Ghani tackles criticism he left Afghanistan as the Taliban closed in. - Xi'an: Cries for help and food in quarantined Chinese city
Officials say there are adequate supplies, but some in Xi'an say they do not have enough to eat.