HONG KONG, Nov 03, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) --

Following are news items from the Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua in Hong Kong Tuesday:

Foreign exchange rates in New Zealand

Asia chooses right time to emerge as world's main influence: intellectuals

Singapore hosts 58th meeting of ASEAN committee on science, technology

Indonesian migrant workers contribute 4.1 bln USD by Sept. 2009: official

New Zealand sharemarket closes 0.78 percent lower

Major foreign exchange rates in Sri Lanka

Roundup: Hong Kong stocks widen losses to close down 1.76 pct

Urgent: Five militants killed in clash in S Philippines

Colombo stocks close down

Indonesian police proposed not under president's authority

Bangladesh stocks close higher

Trading on Hong Kong Stock Exchange -- Nov. 3

Roundup: Philippine stocks end lower; Meralco trade limit downtrend

Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, Nov. 3

Moderate earthquake jolts Indonesia's Bengkulu province

1st LD: Five militants killed in clash in S. Philippines

Thailand prepares for second round of A/H1N1 outbreak

Thai SET index down 1.29 percent

2 militants killed by beast in India-controlled Kashmir

Danish Queen, Vietnamese president attend street art festival

Vietnam's export of cuttlefish, octopus down in first nine months

Indonesian shares close lower

2nd LD Writethru: Five militants killed in clash in S. Philippines

Singapore shares end 0.9 pct lower

Indian stocks close lower

Malaysia stock market closes mixed

Malaysia tin market closes higher

Hong Kong National Geopark opens

Indonesia exports forecast to drop by 20 pct in 2009

Indonesia delays L/C requirement for commodities exports

Foreign exchange rates in Malaysia

Foreign exchange rates in Singapore

Xinhua Asia-Pacific stocks news at 1100 GMT, Nov. 3

New Zealand FM confirms NZ diplomat ordered out of Fiji

Gold price closes higher in Hong Kong -- Nov. 3

Philippine govt asset sale will not finance 2010 elections

Bangladesh receives 3.62-bln-USD remittances in July-November

Death toll from A/H1N1 flu rises to 37 in Vietnam

5th LD Writethru: 9 killed in train collision in Pakistan's Karachi

China enterprises index down 1.89 pct -- Nov. 3

7 Taliban militants killed by Afghan troops

Weather information for Asia-Pacific cities -- Nov. 3

21 militants killed in Pakistan's South Waziristan operation

Visiting of neighboring countries by opposition chairman may cause trouble to gov't: Thai deputy PM

IMF raises growth forecasts for Hong Kong economy

Myanmar tourism sector shows sign of recovery in 2009

Myanmar to join world travel market show in UK

Militants kill 3 Afghan police

Singapore institute creates photochromic contact lens

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