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Heavy snow brings Beijing to standstill »
BEIJING (Reuters) – Heavy snow hit Beijing on Sunday, stranding thousands of passengers at the Chinese capital’s main airport and casting an unusual quiet over normally busy streets as people stayed out of the freezing weather.
Obama to examine probes into foiled plane attack »
President Barack Obama planned to ring in the New Year by plowing through initial probes into the botched bombing of a US plane, after slamming “systemic” intelligence failures.
Bullish Wall Street grapples with rate concerns »
Wall Street enters the first trading week of 2010 on a bullish note but the market remains dogged by concerns on the timing of any interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve amid economy recovery.
China to execute mine explosives maker »
A Chinese explosives maker has been sentenced to death for supplying an illegal iron mine with material that ignited in the tunnels, killing 26 miners.
China says 5,394 arrested in Internet porn crackdown »
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police arrested thousands in a drive against Internet pornography throughout 2009, officials said, vowing a deepening crackdown that critics say is being used to tighten overall censorship.
US boosts Yemen’s economic, military aid »
The US is sharply increasing both military and economic aid to Yemen, as it has been doing in Afghanistan and Pakistan, to fight al-Qaeda, officials say.
NKorea to ban use of foreign currency »
North Korea will ban the use of foreign currency for purchases among both its citizens and foreigners beginning on January 1, Chinese state television reports.
India hikes iron ore export tax by 5% »
Higher spot prices may force Chinese steelmakers to cut deals with miners. 31 Dec 2009 8:32 AM
Commercial property market set to improve »
Conditions in real estate sector to stabilise in 2010. 31 Dec 2009 8:20 AM
Australian dollar opens higher as investors balance portfolios »
Local currency gains as end of year approaches. 31 Dec 2009 8:08 AM