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Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung pictured in Seoul, South Korea.

Political Blogs Spark Debate in Vietnam

Prime minister condemns blogs as 'villainous plots by hostile forces,' warns of 'serious punishment' More

Shi'ite Muslim supporters of the Imamia Student Organization (ISO) shout anti-American slogans during a protest rally in Islamabad, September 14, 2012.

Photogallery  Anti-Islam Film Protests End Peacefully in Pakistan, Afghanistan

Pakistan protesters call on US envoy to leave while prominent Muslim cleric in Indian-controlled Kashmir asks all Americans to vacate region More

Anti-nuclear demonstrators gather outside Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's official residence in Tokyo, August 10, 2012.

Japan Unveils Plan to Phase Out Nuclear Energy by 2040

Announced plan represents a major shift in the government's stance on nuclear power, which once produced one-third of the resource-poor country's electricity More

In this photo taken on OctOBER 19, 2011 and released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Ieng Thirith smiles during a hearing in Phnom Penh.

Court Delays Release of 'First Lady' of Khmer Rouge

Prosecutors say they want tighter restrictions on the release of Ieng Thirith, who a day earlier was found unfit to stand trial for genocide and other charges because of her dementia More

Pakistani women mourn the death of a relative killed from a fire in a factory in Karachi, Pakistan, September 13, 2012.

Pakistani Factory Owners Get Bail in Deadly Blaze

At least 264 people died, with many workers trapped in the illegally constructed building with only one exit More



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Video Italian Entrepreneurs Turn to Chinese for Help

The economic crisis in Europe is deeply felt in the Northern and more developed part of Italy, where entrepreneurs are suffering from a lack of credit and a decreasing number of customers. Businesses are seeking Chinese investment to overcome the crisis. Rebecca Valli spoke with an entrepreneur who has sold his half a century old company to a Chinese competitor.

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