Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1000 GMT, Jan. 30

NEW DELHI -- The Indian capital is the country's most polluted city, while Uttar Pradesh is the country's most polluted state, a new report has revealed.

The report, titled Airpocalypse II, by global environmental organization Greenpeace's India chapter, has found that Delhi is the most polluted city in India, while with 15 of its cities among the 30 polluted cities of the country, Uttar Pradesh is India's most polluted state. (India-Pollution)

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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN -- Brunei's Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah announced reshuffle of the government on Tuesday afternoon in a special speech broadcast nationwide.

Six senior government ministers including Lim Jock Seng, Brunei's Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Mohammad Yasmin, Minister of Energy and Industry, were replaced. (Brunei-Reshuffle)

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MANILA -- The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines announced on Tuesday that the genome sequencing of seven wild rice varieties has finally been completed, claiming it will open opportunities for healthier and climate-smart rice.

"This breakthrough is expected to provide opportunities for breeders worldwide in developing better rice varieties that will respond to the changing needs of farmers and consumers," said the IRRI, an international agricultural research and training organization with headquarters in Los Banos, a town in Laguna province south of Manila. (Philippines-Rice)

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HONG KONG -- Powerful depiction of Picasso's Femme au beret et a la robe quadrillee (Marie-Therese Walter), is exhibited in Hong Kong on Tuesday before it travels on, with a value of about 50 million U.S. dollars.

The painting will be offered for the first time as a star lot of Sotheby's Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale in London on February 28. (HK-Painting) Enditem