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China calls currency pressure ‘protectionism’
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao warned other countries that pressuring China over its currency policy was equivalent to protectionism
Bangkok faces mass anti-government protests
Tens of thousands of anti-government protestors have descended on Bangkok for six days of protests designed to force the government to resign and call elections
India tells Putin of Afghan fears
India is calling on Russia to reach out to Afghanistan’s neighbours to start preparing a strategy for when Nato forces pull out to prevent extremist forces destabilising central Asia and southern Russia
Tensions escalate over China’s currency
China and the US traded barbs over the economy and human rights, raising the temperature ahead of a possible showdown over currency policy next month
US takes risks with ties to Afghan strongman
A meeting between Stanley McChrystal, the top Nato general in Afghanistan, and Colonel Abdul Raziq, a suspected drug baron, illustrates a central dilemma: relying on local strongmen to preserve stability risks undermining the broader goal of promoting good governance
Former Kazakh nuclear chief handed jail term
A closed court in Kazakhstan handed a harsh prison sentence on Friday to Mukhtar Dzhakishev, the former president of Kazatomprom, the national atomic power company, for stealing uranium assets
Hatoyama says yen is too strong
The prime minister has told the Japanese parliament that the yen is too strong given the state of the country’s economic recovery
Fresh Lahore suicide blasts kill 53
Two suicide bombers attacked military vehicles in the Pakistani city, killing at least 53 people and wounding almost nearly 100, officials say
Chinese officials’ children in corruption claim
The former state auditor has identified the business dealings of Communist officials’ children as the main source of public ‘dissatisfaction’
S&P raises Indonesia’s credit rating
Standard & Poor’s raises the country’s credit rating amid signs that south-east Asia’s largest economy is on track for strong growth despite political infighting
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