LONDON, Wednesday, 07-Jan-2009 13:58:55 GMT

ASIA PACIFIC: Top news stories from the BBC China investigates baby's death Chinese officials investigate the death of a baby boy soon after he was fed baby milk powder. N Korea announces March election North Korea announces the first elections to its rubber-stamp parliament in six years will take place on 8 March. OTHER TOP NEWS STORIES IN THIS SECTION China's holiday rush begins early Bank of America in Chinese sale Tremor hits West Papua quake area Chinese web portal porn apology Toyota shuts plants for 11 days ASIA PACIFIC: Other news stories AARP Auto Insurance From The Hartford... Ad - AARP.TheHartford.com Thailand to give humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza... Xinhua News Agency Indonesian quake survivors start suffering from illnesses... Xinhua News Agency China investigates baby's death... BBC South Korea parliament returns to work on reforms... Washington Post Escort mission tests China's navy... People's Daily Online Tremor hits Indonesia quake area... BBC Chinese naval fleet carries out first escort mission off Somalia... People's Daily Online China's holiday rush begins early... BBC Japan Seeks Australias Help to Thwart Whaling Opponents... New York Times Sudan says not surprised with any decision taken by ICC... Xinhua News Agency Japan Seeks Australias Help to Thwart Anti-Whalers... New York Times PM: 30% of Cambodians live under poverty line... Xinhua News Agency Urgent: Bangladesh's new cabinet sworn in... Xinhua News Agency China Confirms Bird Flu Death... New York Times Militants kill cleric, 3 police in S Afghanistan... Xinhua News Agency China seen facing wave of unrest in 2009... Washington Post South Korean MPs end blockade... Washington Post Ten rebels killed in air strikes in S Philippines... Xinhua News Agency China faces wave of unrest in 2009... Washington Post Biden schedules fact-finding journey to Asia... International Herald Tribune Japanese whaler reported missing... BBC Japan protests China gas field moves... Asahi.com Teacher tells hero's tale / Makes film about Indonesian man who died helping Japanese... Yomiuri Shimbun China begins month-long crackdown on web porn... People's Daily Online Cambodia creates new body to regulate foreign marriage... Xinhua News Agency China Criticizes Google and Others on Pornography... New York Times Vietnam's 10th CPV central committee convenes ninth meeting... Xinhua News Agency Pakistani president presents award to U.S. senior diplomat... Xinhua News Agency Malaysia calls for UN special assembly for Israeli attack on Gaza... Xinhua News Agency Asian shares start 2009 strongly... BBC