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Already? Final Fantasy XIII now #4 on the Japanese charts - Destructoid
Game Guru (blog)
Destructoid
All this time, I secretly thought that the PS3 and Final Fantasy XIII would end up conquering all of Japan, and they defintiely did... for a week. ...
Mario, Zelda Strike Down Final Fantasy XIII In JapanKotaku.com (blog)
A look at Final Fantasy XIII's development, texturesSCRAWL (blog)
final fantasy xiii elixir box set can now be yours: drink up!Technabob (blog)
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China says 5394 arrested in Internet porn crackdown - Reuters
Reuters
With an estimated 360 million Internet users, China has a bigger online population than any other country. But the ruling Communist Party worries the ...
China Gets Tough on Porn & Cyber Bad GuysInternet Evolution
China Is Losing a War Over InternetWall Street Journal
China Is Losing a War Over InternetChina Digital Times
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China's official PMI hits 20-month high in Dec - Reuters
Reuters
BEIJING, Jan 1 (Reuters) - China's manufacturing sector steamed ahead in December as strong rises in new orders and ...
CFLP China December PMI 56.6 Versus November 55.2Wall Street Journal
China Manufacturing Grow th Increases to 20-Month HighBusinessWeek
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North Korea: A Message of Peace - New York Times
AFP
New York Times
By REUTERS North Korea called for an end to hostile relations with the United States in a New Year's message on Friday, the official news agency KCNA ...
North Korea says wants end to hostile US tiesReuters
N.Korea calls for end to hostile relations with USAFP
North Korea Calls for End to Hostile US RelationsBusinessWeek
Ynetnews -CBC.ca -Scotsman
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South Korea Exports Rise at Fastest Pace in 17 Months - BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek
1 (Bloomberg) -- South Korea's exports increased at the fastest pace in 17 months, adding to signs that Asia's fourth-largest economy is recovering from the ...
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Increase in Malaysia's sugar price caused by rise in price of raw commodity - AsiaOne
AsiaOne
Sugar will cost 20 sen (S$0.08) more per kilo from today, with the new price being RM1.65 in Peninsular Malaysia and RM1.75 in Sabah and Sarawak. ...
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Gentle teacher and true democrat - AsiaOne
Reuters
AsiaOne
Gus Dur was the one Indonesian leader who spoke up loudly for Malaysia whenever anti-Malaysian sentiment was stoked. In 2007, when tension was high and ...
Jamil Khir Represents Malaysia At State Funeral Of Gus DurBernama
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China Manufacturing Growth Increases to 20-Month High (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Jan. 1 (Bloomberg) -- China’s manufacturing expanded at the fastest pace in 20 months in December, cementing the recovery in the world’s third-biggest economy.
China's hollow 'rule of law' (CNN)
Two major criminal cases in one week -- one resulting in an execution, the other a lengthy prison sentence -- have focused new foreign attention on China's judiciary. They are vivid reminders of the limits that China's Communist Party-dominated legal system imposes on the government's efforts to impress the world by its "soft power": its political, cultural and economic influence.
China's hollow 'rule of law' (CNN)
Two major criminal cases in one week -- one resulting in an execution, the other a lengthy prison sentence -- have focused new foreign attention on China's judiciary. They are vivid reminders of the limits that China's Communist Party-dominated legal system imposes on the government's efforts to impress the world by its "soft power": its political, cultural and economic influence.
PM: We'll rise stronger - Malaysia Star
The Malaysian Insider
Malaysia Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will emerge stronger in 2010 with the long-term as well as short- and medium-term initiatives taken by the Government, ...
Malaysia Envisioned To Emerge Stronger In 2010 - NajibBernama
We're not becoming a failed state - we're already oneMalaysia Kini
No to call to probe Dr MStraits Times
The Malaysian Insider -The Sun Daily -Interactive Investor
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Japan-Yemen match will be held (The Japan Times)
Japan will travel to Yemen to play a 2011 Asian Cup qualifier as scheduled in Sanaa on Jan. 6, the Japan Football Association said Thursday. The JFA had considered not sending the team to Yemen due to the declining security situation there. But the Asian Football Confederation has carried out checks and contacted the JFA on Thursday to give it the all clear to make the trip.
Commentary › Japan to have tough time with U.S. in 2010 (Japan Today)
Japan's ties with the United States are expected to be put to the test in 2010 as the country struggles to settle a row over…
India relaxes its tough visa rules just a wee bit - Asian Tribune
Indian Express
Asian Tribune
Tourists coming to India in 2010 have reason to smile. After adopting a tough posture in the wake of Hadley saga, ...
Private Firm Offers "Same Day" Visa To Red Tape "Obsessed" IndiaAHN
Visa on arrival for tourists from 5 countries starting todayTimes of India
Dismantle terror infrastructure, India tells PakPress Trust of India
Daily Times -Economic Times -Frontline
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Pakistan, India to exchange list of nuclear facilities today - Daily Times
Frontline
Daily Times
ISLAMABAD: Despite the on-going tensions between Pakistan and India over last year's Mumbai attack, the two sides are scheduled to exchange a list of ...
Pakistan sees India's war doctrine revision as a hostile moveEconomic Times
India ends 2009 with biggest laugh buster of the yearPakistan Daily Mail
Pak HC in India invites separatist leaders to DelhiSANA
People's Daily Onli ne -Thaindian.com -Washington Post
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Watch Susan Boyle's New Year's Eve performance in Japan (Video) - The Birmingham News - al.com (blog)
Reuters
The Birmingham News - al.com (blog)
By The Birmingham News Susan Boyle in Japan (AP)It's hard to fathom that at this time last year, no one had heard of Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle. ...
Susan Boyle video: Watch her performance at Japan New Year's Eve showMirror.co.uk
Susan Boyle gets marriage proposal in JapanMonsters and Critics.com
Susan Boyle dominates Canadian charts for 5th straight weekExaminer.com
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Asian markets end 2009 on an upbeat note - Daily Times
Myrtle Beach Sun News
Daily Times
Markets in Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand were closed for public holidays. HONG KONG: Up 1.75 percent. ...
Asian markets end higher on last trading day of 20 09CNBC
Rupee gains on strong peers Asian stocksMoneycontrol.com
Market Report -- In Play ()MSN Money
Economic Times -Reuters India -RTT News
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SunPower taps 75 pct of Malaysian govt credit line - Reuters
Reuters
O) has drawn down 75 percent of a $291 million credit line set up with Malaysia's government just over a year ago to help build a plant in the country, ...
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China book market: As e-books grow, they get pirated, too (The Christian Science Monitor)
Founder Apabi, which has more than half of China's $44 million e-book market, is trying to change how Chinese read. But pirated online books selling for as little as $.03 a title are already challenging them.
Susan Boyle video: Watch her performance at Japan New Year's Eve show - Mirror.co.uk
Canoe.ca
Mirror.co.uk
Susan Boyle today rounded off a remarkable 2009 by appearing on Japan's biggest New Year's Eve TV show Kohaku Uta ...
Susan Boyle gets marriage proposal in JapanMonsters and Critics.com
Susan Boyle dominates Canadian charts for 5th straight weekExaminer.com
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JAL May Drop International Routes - Aviation Week
Telegraph.co.uk
Aviation Week
Japan Airlines may lose its entire international operation under a plan that would reduce the mighty but profitless airline, ...
Japan stocks hammered by Japan Airlines worriesBusinessWeek
Japan state lender to loan more to JAL -mediaReuters
Japan Mulls Merging JAL's Int'l Service Into ANA's: ReportABC News
CNBC -Bloomberg -The Australian
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China commits blatant human rights abuse, senior Tibetan lama illegally ... - India Daily
Washington Post
India Daily
Shame on China! Shame on those Western countries that allow these human rights abuse and keep trading with China as if nothing has happened. ...
China jails Tibetan monk over disputed arms caseReuters India
China sentences Tibetan lama to 8 years in prisonAsiaOne
China sentences "living Buddha" to prisonAMERICAblog (blog)
Examiner.com -Press Trust of India -Thaindian.com
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China criticizes US anti-dumping duties on pipes; says exports not harming US ... - The Canadian Press
MiamiHerald.com
The Canadian Press
BEIJING â€" China on Thursday criticized a US decision to slap antidumping duties on Chinese-made steel pipes, demanding that Washington reverse the move and ...
Chinese Steel Pipes Face Heavy US DutiesBusinessWeek
US Duties on Pipes From China ApprovedNew York Times
A US Steel Tariff Heats Up the Trade War With ChinaDaily Finance
MarketWatch -Xinhua -CNBC
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S.Korea ruling party pushes budget through - AFP
AFP
AFP
SEOUL â€" South Korea's ruling party pushed the 2010 budget bill through parliament on Thursday, hours before it is due to take effect, despite fierce ...
S Korea's ruling party tries to get disputed budget bill approvedXinhua
SKorea to push budget throughStraits Times
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Malaysia Envisioned To Emerge Stronger In 2010 - Najib - Bernama
Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak hopes that with the various initiatives undertaken, Malaysia will emerge ...
We're not becoming a failed state - we're already oneMalaysia Kini
No to call to probe Dr MStraits Times
New Year 2010 : Hoping for change for the betterMalaysia Star (blog)
The Malaysian Insider -Interactive Investor -New Straits Times
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A US Steel Tariff Heats Up the Trade War With China - Daily Finance
Reuters
Daily Finance
This action is similar to penalties the European Union's 27 member states imposed on China last July. In response, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce swiftly ...
Chinese Steel Pipes Face Heavy US DutiesBusinessWeek
US Duties on Pipes From China ApprovedNew York Times
U.S. trade arm rules against China over steel pipeMarketWatch
CNBC -Xinhua
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Japanese Yen Slides Against Majors - RTT News
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RTT News
(RTTNews) - The Japanese yen staged a steep slide across the board in early New York trading on Thursday after the US data showed that initial jobless ...
Dollar slips on year-end profit-takingMarketWatch
Dollar Declines Against Euro on Speculation Rally OverdoneBloomberg
Dollar Heads for Annual Gain Versus Yen on US Recovery SignsBusinessWeek
Seeking Alpha (blog) -Reuters -BusinessWeek
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South Korea Closes Flash Memory Antitrust Investigation - PC World
PC World
South Korea's Fair Trade Commission has closed an antitrust investigation of the flash memory industry, concluding that there is no evidence of a pricing ...
South Korea Drops NAND Price-Fixing ProbeBarron's (blog)
Korea probe finds no proof of NAND price-fixingCIOL
South Korea closes flash memory antitrust caseReuters
EETimes.com -Electronista (blog) -JoongAng Daily
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Wendy’s Burger Chain Exits Japan as Customers Queue on Sidewalk (BusinessWeek)
Wendy’s closes its doors in Japan today after almost 30 years as queues spill onto the sidewalk at some of the hamburger chain’s 71 restaurants.
Japan Airlines 'may stop international flights' (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Japan Airlines (JAL) may stop flying international routes under a plan being discussed by the government to try to keep the debt-ridden company in the air, a report said Thursday.
Canada Mutual Fund Performance: Asia Equity Ex-Japan - Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
Fund performance is as of the close of business Dec 30 Top 5 Asia Equity Ex-Japan funds (ranked by 1-year performance) Assets (in C$ mlns) 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR ...
China sentences Tibetan lama to 8 years in prison - AsiaOne
Boston Globe
AsiaOne
BEIJING, CHINA - China has sentenced a Tibetan Buddhist lama to more than eight years in jail for illegal possession of ammunition and embezzlement, ...
China jails Tibetan monk over disputed arms caseReuters India
China jails senior Tibetan lama for 8 1/2 yearsPress Trust of India
Exiled Tibetans call on China to release Tibetan political prisonersThaindian.com
Times Onli ne -Press Trust of India
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Christians Divided Over US Activist's N. Korea Crossing - Christian Post
ABC News
Christian Post
A number of South Korean church leaders have criticized a US activist's illegal entry into North Korea, saying that ...
Christianity may put American in danger in NKoreaWashington Post
N.Korea to ban forex use to reassert control: analystsAFP
Missionary's pastor asks for a miracle in N. KoreaArizona Daily Star
Korea Times -New York Times -Reuters
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Malaysia High Court Allows Christian Use of the Word 'Allah' - Voice of America
BBC News
Voice of America
2009 In Malaysia, the High Court has thrown out a government ban on non-Muslims using the word Allah for God. Those favoring the ban argue Christian use of ...
Malaysian Court Strikes Down BanWall Street Journal
Malaysian court rules Catholic paper can use "Allah"Reuters
Malaysia rules Catholic paper has right to use 'Allah'AFP
USA Today -BusinessWeek -Christian Post
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China bank chief says 2010 is key (BBC News)
China says it is targeting economic growth of 8% next year, despite the ongoing effects of the global downturn.
2010 'key year' for China to overcome crisis (AFP via Yahoo! News)
China's central bank governor said Thursday that 2010 would be a key year in the nation's battle to overcome the financial crisis and pledged a relaxed credit policy to boost economic recovery.
India Extends Launch Of Mobile Number Portability to March 31 - Wall Street Journal
Techie Buzz
Wall Street Journal
NEW DELHI -- India has extended the launch of the mobile number portability to March 31, 2010, a government statement said Thursday. ...
India delays mobile number portability plan to MarchIDG
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India Shares End Higher To Gain 81% In 2009 - Wall Street Journal
Rediff
Wall Street Journal
Other gainers included State Bank of India--the nation's largest lender by assets--which rose 2.0% to INR2,269.45, and utility vehicles maker Mahindra ...
Nifty on firm foot; oil & gas, realty, power upEconomic Times
Sensex ends up 121 pts on the eve of 2010Myiris.com
BSE Sensex set for biggest gain in 18 yearsReuters India
Sify -India Business Blog (blog) -Moneycontrol.com
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