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January 21, 2011
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January 19, 2011
Daily International News
January 19, 2011
Hu-Obama Summit
Op-ed: Mr. Obama, speak up for human rights in China [WaPo]
Obama pressured to speak out on China human rights [Reuters]
Clinton: Building trust with Beijing a must for US [AP]
The Weekly Standard: Liu Matters, Hu Doesn’t [NPR]
President Obama to Announce Jointly Funded Center for Nuclear Security in China [ABC]
Ballmer, Blankfein Invited by Obama to Hu Discussion on Business in China [Bloomberg]
Northeast Asia
Top Pentagon Asia official, Gregson, to step down [FP]
China
Report: China largely restores aircraft carrier [AP]
China’s Internet population rises to 457 million [AP]
Chinese Firm to Invest in North Korea [WSJ]
Chinese consumer price inflation ‘down to 4.6%’ [BBC]
Koreas
N. Korea working on uranium enrichment ‘since 1990s’ [AFP]
South Korea seeks longer-range missiles – report [Reuters] and Korea, U.S. negotiate revision of pact on missiles [JoongAng]
Kim and Jong-un get beefed up security [JoongAng]
Defector Offers Insights into N.Korean Arms Buildup [Chosun]
Japan
Japan wants China leadership on North Korea [Reuters]
Sugiyama, Japan’s point man on N.Korea to visit China [Straits Times via AFP]
Donations pour into Okinawa city after gov’t withdraws funds tied to hosting U.S. base [Mainichi]
Sting meets dolphin advocate, hopes for debate [AP]
Southeast Asia
Group says survey confirms Myanmar rights abuses [AP] – a link to the report is here
South/Central Asia
Judges seek delay in opening Afghan parliament [AP]
Bomb blast kills 20 Afghan civilians in southeast [Reuters]
Afghan journalist attacked with acid [AP]
Scandal-hit India PM skirts major cabinet changes [Reuters]
Middle East
Hariri tribunal: Saudi Arabia quits Lebanon mediation [BBC]
Powers to press defiant Iran in nuclear row [Reuters]
Insurgents Renew Attacks on Iraqi Security Troops [NYT]
Lebanon Shows Shift of Influence in Mideast [NYT]
Africa
Arab League chief says Tunisia is dire warning [AP]
Tunisia probes foreign assets of deposed leader [AP]
AU’s Odinga says Ivory Coast mediation fails [Reuters]
DR Congo army commander ‘led mass rape’ in Fizi [BBC]
Europe
Former Swiss banker linked to WikiLeaks goes on trial [Reuters]
New UK law means queen’s secrets to stay that way [AP]
UK unemployment total rises further [BBC]
Ministers seek to answer critics as NHS bill published [BBC]
Euro MPs adopt cross-border healthcare law [BBC]
Germany approves anti-dioxin action plan [Reuters]
Americas
Haiti election officials downplay OAS conclusion [AP]
From 01/18 Bolivia launches coca leaf diplomatic offensive [BBC]
Deal ends Chile Magallanes gas protest [BBC]
Domestic
SOTU: State of the Seating Chart [WaPo]
Lieberman Is Said to Decide Against Seeking Re-Election to Senate in 2012 [Bloomberg]
Sen. Kent Conrad retirement boosts GOP Senate hopes [Politico]
House Republicans Move to Dismantle Obama’s Health-Care Law [Bloomberg]
Issa Said to Consider Focusing First Hearing on TARP Inspector’s Report [Bloomberg]
FBI: Bomb found on MLK march route [MSNBC]
Parenting by Gays More Common in the South, Census Shows [NYT]
Goldman Sachs profits down by half on weak debt trading [BBC]
Apple makes record profits of $6bn in last three months [BBC]
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January 18, 2011
Daily International News
January 18, 2011
Hu Jintao State Visit/Hu-Obama Summit 2011
Overall
Biden greets China’s Hu upon arrival in the US [AP]
Obama holding first China state dinner in 13 years [AP]
Hu Gets Full State Honors as Visit Displays Obama’s Dueling Views of China [Bloomberg]
China’s Hu to engage in rare Q&A with media in US [AP]
From 01/15 U.S.-China Relationship Difficult, Lugar Says Before Hu Visits White House [Bloomberg]
From 01/17 For Chinese Leader’s Visit, U.S. to Take a Bolder Tack [NYT]
Q&A with WaPo’s John Pomfret on Hu Visit [WaPo]
Issues
Hu Jintao arriving for state visit focused on economics, security, human rights [WaPo]
Editorial: The U.S. finds its voice on China and human rights [WaPo]
On Faith: President Hu Jintao, Tibet, and the Dalai Lama [WaPo]
Before meeting Obama, Hu positive on peninsula [JoongAng]
Energy Could Be a Key Area of Cooperation for the U.S. and China [TIME]
US companies expand goals as China leader arrives [AP]
Northeast Asia
Koreas
2011’s Top Risks: Will North Korea spin out of control? [FP]
UN Should Discuss North Korean Uranium, South Korea’s President Lee Says [Bloomberg]
North Korea willing to resume U.S. missions to recover remains of MIAs [CNN]
N. Korea’s actual military spending estimated at US$8.77 bln in 2009 [Yonhap]
China/Taiwan
Taiwan Stages Missile Tests on Eve of U.S.-China Meeting [NYT] and Video: Taiwan in live-fire missile tests [BBC]
Senators accuse China of violating sanctions against Iran [FP]
China’s Military Comes Into Its Own [StratFor]
China commercial nuclear fuel reprocessing far off [AP]
China sees importance of trilateral cooperation with Japan, ROK [Xinhua]
Summary Box: China rare earths exports up in 2010 [AP]
China, Russia to hold fifth strategic security negotiations [Xinhua]
“Experience China” debuts at NYC’s Times Square [Xinhua]
South/Central Asia
Major earthquake hits SW Pakistan [AP]
Pakistani troops search homes in Karachi crackdown [AP]
Nobel laureate Yunus in Bangladesh court [AFP]
Southeast Asia
Vietnam reshuffles leaders, but policy seen consistent [Reuters]
Top UN official to visit Sri Lanka’s war victims [AFP]
Middle East
Palestinian resolution on Israel to be put to UN council [AFP]
Palestinians raise flag at Washington office [AP]
Russia reaffirms recognition of Palestinian state [BBC]
Palestinian killed along Gaza-Israel border [AP]
Va. teen detained in Kuwait sues U.S. [WaPo]
Netanyahu rewards Barak with Israel cabinet seats [Reuters]
Suicide bombing in Iraq kills 52 police recruits [AP]
Turkey to join Lebanon ‘contact group’ to help solve political crisis [Hurriyet]
Iran suspends hanging sentence in stoning case: MP [Reuters]
Pirates seized record 1,181 hostages in 2010 – report [BBC]
Africa
UN team examines seized Iranian weapons in Nigeria [AP]
Officials: 4 ministers quit new Tunisia government [AP]
Rwanda issues arrest warrant for dissent exiles [BBC]
Europe
Spain holds 10 in first anti-Eta raids since ceasefire [BBC]
Iraq inquiry: Notes from Tony Blair to George Bush will not be published [Guardian]
Berlusconi urged to resign over latest sex probe [Reuters]
EU to detail objections to Hungary media law in letter [Reuters]
Irish Prime Minister Cowen wins confidence vote [AP]
Vatican warned Irish bishops not to report abuse [AP]
UK gay couple wins discrimination case against Christian hoteliers – video [Guardian]
Americas
Paraguay leader tells police to shut down rebels [AP]
‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier charged with corruption in Haiti [Guardian]
Mexico police: founding member of Zetas captured [AP]
Domestic
Inside Holbrooke’s War With the White House [Daily Beast]
Obama Launches Rule Review, Pledging to Spur Jobs, Growth [WSJ]
Supreme Court refuses to revive effort to put D.C. same-sex marriage law to vote [WaPo]
Videos show Tucson shooting in detail, sources say [WaPo]
Release Nears for Giffords [WSJ]
Sarah Palin Defends “Blood Libel” Phrase, Says Liberals Can’t “Shut Me Up” [CBS]
Dick Cheney on ‘Today’: I may need a heart transplant (VIDEO) [WaPo]
From 01/17 Apple boss Steve Jobs takes ‘medical leave’ [BBC]
Facebook U-turns on phone and address data sharing [BBC]
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January 12, 2011
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January 7, 2011
Daily International News
January 7, 2011
Northeast Asia
China
Chinese president to visit U.S. from Jan. 18 to 21: FM [Xinhua]
US to renew military ties with a rising China [AP]
China military modernisation gathers pace [BBC]
China’s development of stealth fighter takes U.S. by surprise [LA Times]
Koreas
What to get NKorean heir apparent on his birthday [AP]
US envoy says he had productive talks on Koreas [AP]
Two Koreas and U.S. militaries lower alert – report [Reuters]
S. Korea repatriates 3 N. Koreans who strayed across sea border [Yonhap]
Japan
Japan, U.S. agree to start work on setting new strategic goals [Mainichi]
Japan to begin building facilities on southernmost island Okinotori [Mainichi]
Southeast Asia/Pacific
Indonesian police jailed for 10 years in terror trial [BBC]
Floodwaters slowly recede in eastern Australia [CNN]
Laos general and Hmong leader Vang Pao dies in exile [BBC]
South/Central Asia
Key Party Rejoins Pakistan’s Coalition [NYT]
Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev rejects plan to scrap elections [BBC]
Suicide attack kills 17 in southern Afghanistan [AP]
Middle East
EU spurns offer of Iran nuclear sites tour [BBC]
Mossad chief: Iran won’t go nuclear before 2015 [AP]
New Israeli military technology speeds up warfare [AP]
Palestinians: Israeli troops mistakenly kill man [AP]
Mubarak says Israel must revise position on talks, warns against new Gaza war [Jordan Times]
In Iraq, apprehension ahead of speech by cleric Moqtada al-Sadr [WaPo]
Africa
South Sudan holds final rallies ahead of secession vote [BBC]
Ghana president questions Ivory Coast military option [BBC]
Egypt on alert as Copts celebrate Christmas [BBC]
Europe
UK air and rail terror threat level raised to severe, reports say [Guardian]
Eurozone economy suffers growth slowdown [BBC]
Germany halts poultry, pork, egg sales in scare [AP]
Americas
Venezuela’s parliament opens amid protests, insults [McClatchy]
Dominican Republic resumes deportation of Haitians [BBC]
Brazil’s real eases after short-selling curbs [FT]
Eight die as gunmen attack bus in Honduras [BBC]
Domestic
Pentagon to cut spending by $78 billion, reduce troop strength [WaPo]
U.S. Sends Warning to People Named in Cable Leaks [NYT]
At Obama White House, Back to the Future [NYT]
Bill Daley’s Real Agenda: Obama’s Reelection [Daily Beast]
In another move to center, president to name Sperling as economic adviser [Hill]
Veteran Journalist Thomas Resumes Column in News-Press [FCNP]
US banks get nod for China securities [FT]
Unemployment drops sharply to 9.4% [WaPo]
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