News, December 24, 2009

Koreas

North Korea's Currency Revaluation 'Led by Successor' Seven North Koreans Return Home From South Korea In South Korea, Land Mines Remain a Threat Rice Says North Korea Is Feeling Pressure North Korea Turns to Air Smuggling

Japan

Japan Sets May Deadline to Resolve US Base Dispute Secret Japan-US Nuclear Pact Documents Kept by Former Prime Minister's Family

China/Taiwan

Trial in China Signals New Limits on Dissent Diplomats Shut Out of Chinese Dissident's Trial US Says Chinese Dissident Trial 'Uncharacteristic of a Great Country' Taiwan Policeman Injured as Protesters Hound China Envoy

Asia

Cargo Plane With North Korean Weapons Headed for Sri Lanka, Not Iran, Defense Lawyer Says Turkmenistan to Resume Gas Supplies to Russia: Gazprom