BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from September 2011

BBC Monitoring International Reports archives from September 2011

Chinese leaders applaud successful launch of space lab.
September 30, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing/Jiuquan, 29 September: President Hu Jintao on Thursday night applauded the successful launch of China's first space lab module Tiangong-1, and...

China's first space lab module to monitor Earth's environment.
September 30, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Jiuquan, Gansu, 29 September: China's first space lab module will carry out scientific experiments in space, and the results may have considerable...

Iran, Afghan foreign ministers discuss bilateral issues in New York.
September 30, 2011... Text of report by Iranian official government news agency IRNA website Tehran, 30 September, IRNA: Iranian and Afghan foreign ministers met in New York on the sidelines of the 66th annual meeting [session] of the UN General Assembly. ...

China evacuates 300,000 as typhoon hits coastal areas.
September 30, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Haikou, 29 September: About 300,000 people have been evacuated in preparation for typhoon Nesat's assault on the southern-most island province of Hainan...

China calls for peaceful, stable transition in Afghanistan.
September 30, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) United Nations, 29 September: China on Thursday [29 September] called on parties concerned to earnestly assume responsibilities to ensure a peaceful and...

China police arrest over 800 suspects in transnational telecom scam.
September 30, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 29 September: Police from the Chinese mainland, Taiwan and eight countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) shut down two...

China, South Africa vow to enhance comprehensive cooperation.
September 30, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 29 September: China and South Africa vowed to enhance comprehensive cooperation in a meeting between Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and South...

China, New Zealand sign agreements to boost ties.
September 30, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Wellington, 29 September: Five new agreements signed on Wednesday showed the growing relationship between China and New Zealand, said New Zealand Deputy...

Two killed in southwest China factory blast.
September 30, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Guiyang, 29 September: Two workers were killed and two more injured in a fireworks workshop explosion in southwest China's Guizhou Province on Thursday...

South, central China facing power shortage.
September 30, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 29 September: A senior officials from the National Energy Administration (NEA) warned on Thursday that power supply shortages are likely to...

BBC Monitoring quotes from Russian press Friday 30 September 2011.
September 30, 2011... The following is a selection of quotes from articles published in the 30 September editions of Russian newspapers, as available to the BBC at 2300 gmt on 29 September. Middle East Izvestiya (pro-Kremlin daily) www.izvestia.ru - "The Middle...

Iran will give "crushing" response to enemy's silly behaviour - commander.
September 30, 2011... Text of report by Iranian official government news agency IRNA website Bushehr, 29 Sepember, IRNA: Commander of the Second District of the Islamic Revolution's Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy said the enemy will receive a crushing response if it...

Kazakh Khabar TV "Valour" military programme summary 0400 gmt 25 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... Summary of the "Valour" ("Aybyn") military programme; all names are captioned throughout. The programme is accompanied by brief sub-titled translation into Russian throughout. 1. 0010 Greetings by journalist Talgat Almanov. 2. 0040 A...

China asks global community to discard "double standard" in fight against terror.
September 30, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) United Nations, 28 September: A Chinese envoy has called on the international community to discard double standards in the fight against terrorism. ...

Programme summary of Iranian Gorgan radio news 1800 gmt 29 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... 1. News headlines. 2. Syria's parliament speaker due to visit Iran this weekend, a report says. 3. An Iranian MP in charge of foreign affairs accuses Bahraini authorities of neglecting basic human rights in the country. 4. Turkmenistan...

Belarus invites Chinese, Indian investors to join in privatization of firms.
September 30, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Minsk, 29 September: Belarus wants investors from China and India to take part in the privatization of big companies, State Property Committee First...

Syrian parliament Speaker to visit Iran on 1 Oct.
September 30, 2011... Text of report by Iranian news channel Press TV website Syrian Parliament Speaker Mahmoud al-Abrash will travel to Iran to take part in the Fifth International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Intifada in the capital, Tehran. ...

Programme summary of Turkmen TV "Watan" news 1600 gmt 29 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... Presenter: Gulsirin Nyyazseyidowa. 1. 0000 News headlines. 2. 0057 The presidents of Turkmenistan and Iran discussed bilateral and regional issues in a telephone conversation today, a report says. Video shows stills of the two presidents....

Programme summary of Afghan Bayan-e Shamal radio news in Dari 1230 gmt 29 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... A. Headlines B. Local news: 1. 0025 Civil Service and Administrative Reform Commission officials of Takhar Province say that they have provided capacity building programmes for over 700 education department personnel on administration,...

Iran MP alleges Western powers involved in drug trafficking.
September 30, 2011... Text of report by Iranian news channel Press TV website A member of Iran's Majlis (parliament) says Western powers are majorly involved in drug trafficking and use their warplanes in Afghanistan and Pakistan to move narcotics. "Under...

South Korea's ruling party chief visits joint industrial complex in North.
September 30, 2011... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap Seoul, 30 September: South Korea's ruling party chief crossed the border into North Korea to tour a joint inter-Korean industrial complex today, saying it is "a politician's...

Programme summary of Russian Channel One TV "Vremya" news 1700 gmt 30 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... Presenter: Yekaterina Andreyeva 165900 Headlines: volunteers join efforts to put out forest fires in Bratsk; defendants in Nerpa submarine case found not guilty; Medvedev pledges support to Russian monastery in Greece; record grain harvest;...

Over 80 criminal cases launched against Russian drug service employees in 2011.
September 30, 2011... So far in 2011, investigators have launched over 80 criminal cases against employees of the Russian Federal Service for Control over the Trafficking of Narcotics (FSKN), first deputy director of the FSKN Vladimir Kalanda told state news agency...

Polish pro-government, opposition politicians at odds over Warsaw summit results.
September 30, 2011... Text of report in English by Polish national independent news agency PAP Warsaw, 30 September: The Eastern Partnership summit is Poland's presidency's big achievement, Member of European Parliament from the ruling Civic Platform Jacek...

Programme summary of Tajik TV "Akhbor" news 1530 gmt 30 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... 1. 0001 Tajik President Emomali Rahmon signs a decree declaring a three-year moratorium on all types of examinations of manufacturing entrepreneurship. No video. 2. 0411 Tajik President Emomali Rahmon holds a regular meeting of the government...

Programme summary of Afghan Noor TV news in Dari 1300 gmt 30 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... A. News headlines B. Home news 1. 0100 President Karzai, in an exclusive interview with Noor TV, says he will request the Nobel Prize for Mr Rabbani for his tireless efforts in the peace process of Afghanistan. The president says this was...

Eleven said killed in clashes between Syrian army, defectors.
September 30, 2011... Al-Arabiyah Television in Arabic at 1603 gmt on 30 September carried the following "breaking" news as a screen caption: "Activists: Clashes between the Syrian Army and defectors kill 11 in the countryside of Hamah." Source: Al-Arabiya TV,...

Programme summary of National Afghanistan TV news 1530 gmt 30 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... A. Headlines B. Home news 1. 0040 Members of the Nationwide Council of Religious Scholars met President Hamed Karzai and strongly condemned the assassination of Ustad Rabbani, the head of the High Peace Council. The council read out a...

Georgia: South Ossetian presidential candidate denied registration.
September 30, 2011... Members of South Ossetia's central electoral commission have voted against the registration of the candidacy of Dzhambulat Tedeyev, the chief coach of the Russian freestyle wrestling national team, in the 13 November presidential election, the...

Bulgaria, Russia extend deadline for nuclear plant project deal.
September 30, 2011... Text of report in English by Bulgarian national news agency BTA ["Deadline for Belene N-Plant Project Negotiations Extended until End-March 2012" - BTA headline] Sofia, 30 September: Bulgaria's National Electric Company (NEK) and Russia's...

Programme summary of Ethiopian TV news 1700 gmt 30 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... 1. 17:00 News headlines. 2. 17:01 The council of the ruling coalition Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front will hold its regular meeting on 1 October. 3. 17:02 Report over video of Ethiopian political parties joint council...

Programme summary of Iranian Mashhad radio in Dari 1330 gmt 30 Jul 11.
September 30, 2011... A. News Headlines B. Home News 1. Afghan and Iranian foreign ministers meeting in the sidelines of the 66th UN General Assembly in New York and stress importance of boosting bilateral relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Afghan...

Medvedev gives interview to main Russian TV channels - full text.
September 30, 2011... Text of "Interview to Channel One, Rossiya and NTV television channels September 30, 2011, 12:00, Gorki, Moscow Region" published in English by Russian presidential website on 30 September; subheadings have been added editorially Decision not...

Programme summary of Russian NTV Mir "Segodnya" news 1500 gmt 30 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... Presenters: Liliya Gildeyeva and Aleksey Pivovarov 15:0034 Headlines: Nerpa submarine defendants found not guilty; Medvedev gives interview to Russia's three main state channels; trial of former Ukrainian prime minister adjourned; residents...

Programme summary of Afghan Kandahar TV news in Pashto 1615 gmt 29 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... A. News headlines. B. Home news. 1. Minister of Border and Tribal Affairs and Regional Security Director Asadollah Khaled held meeting with national traders discussing their problems. The traders complained that when they import food and...

Kenyan premier leaves for South Africa to attend conference on growth, jobs.(Conference news)
September 30, 2011... Text of report by Margaret Kalekye entitled "Kenya PM leaves for South Africa" published by state-owned Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) website on 30 September Prime Minister Raila Odinga Friday [30 September] left for South Africa to...

New governor of Sudan's Blue Nile State says "not fond of war".
September 30, 2011... Text of report in English by independent, Juba-based, USAID-funded Sudan Radio Service on 30 September 30 September 2011 - (Ruseris) - The newly appointed acting governor for Blue Nile State, Retired Gen Al-Hadi Bushra, says war is not the...

Poland: Shale gas extraction poses no threat to environment - minister.
September 30, 2011... Text of report in English by Polish national independent news agency PAP Warsaw, 29 September: Shale gas extraction poses no threat to environment, Poland's Environment Minister Andrzej Kraszewski said on Thursday [29 September]. ...

Haitian president confirms plan to restore army.
September 30, 2011... Text of report by Haitian Radio Kiskeya text website on 30 September [Article by Radio Kiskeya Director General Jean Marvel Dandin: "President Martelly officially confirms that he has a plan to restore the army"] President Joseph Michel...

Economy minister warns Syria against boycotting Turkish goods.
September 30, 2011... Text of report in English by Turkish semi-official news agency Anatolia ["TURKEY-SYRIA -Turkish economy minister says Syria gets due response if boycotts Turkish goods" - AA headline] Mersin: Turkey's economy minister [Zafer Caglayan] made...

Interior minister bans gay parade in Serbian capital.
September 30, 2011... Text of report in English by Croatian state news agency HINA Belgrade, 30 September: Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said on Friday [30 September] he had banned all public assemblies planned for Saturday and Sunday in Belgrade,...

(Corr) Programme summary of Iranian Mashhad radio in Dari 1330 gmt 30 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... (Correcting headline from 30 Jul to 30 Sep 11) A. News Headlines B. Home News 1. Afghan and Iranian foreign ministers meeting in the sidelines of the 66th UN General Assembly in New York and stress importance of boosting bilateral...

Bosnian Serb entity accepts EU proposal regarding distribution of funds.
September 30, 2011... Text of report by Bosnian Serb state RT RS Radio, on 30 September [Report by Predrag Vulin - recorded] Zeljka Cvijanovic, the Serb Republic minister for the economic relations and the regional cooperation, has confirmed that the EU...

Programme summary of Iranian Al-Alam TV news 1700 gmt 30 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... 0035 News headlines. 1. 0130 Thousands of Egyptians demonstrate in Cairo's Al-Tahrir Square in response to cal be number of political parties; demonstrators chanted slogans calling for ruling Military Council to implement revolution's...

Hungarian daily examines prospects of EU Eastern Partnership summit.
September 30, 2011... Text of report by Hungarian privately-owned newspaper Nepszabadsag on 30 September [Commentary by Gabor Miklos: "Close Foreign Country or Democracy?"] There is moderate international interest in the two-day Eastern Partnership conference...

Programme summary of Iranian TV news 1730 gmt 30 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... A. News headlines B. Main news: 1. 1731 Iran to hold its fifth conference on Palestinian intifadah from tomorrow. Report over video on the Palestinian intifadah and Iran's previous conferences on the Palestinian intifadah. 2. 1735...

Kosovo Serbs put up new roadblock as Kfor removes old one - radio.
September 30, 2011... Text of report by Serbian public broadcaster RTS Radio Belgrade, on 30 September [Report by Tanja Vujisic - recorded] [News presenter] In a swift operation, the Kfor [Kosovo Force] again extended the security zone near the Jarinje...

Russia's Main Intelligence Directorate to remain under Armed Forces - official.
September 30, 2011... Text of report by corporate-owned Russian news agency Interfax Moscow, 30 September: The Defence Ministry denies that there are any plans to move the control of the Main Intelligence Directorate [GRU] away from the General Staff of the...

Italian minister's call to abolish anti-mafia certificates erupts row - paper.
September 30, 2011... Text of report by Italian popular privately-owned financial newspaper Il Sole-24 Ore website, on 27 September [Report by Marco Ludovico: "'Enough With Anti-Mafia Certificates' -Storm Erupts Over Brunetta Proposal"] Rome: - Soon after the...

Programme summary of Afghan Herat TV news in Dari 1630 gmt 30 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... A. Home News 1. 0030 Report on Friday prayers sermons in mosques of Herat Province. Before the prayers sermons, the preachers spoke about some religious issues and condemned the recent bomb blasts in Herat in which some civilians and police...

Programme summary of Ukrainian TV "Pidsumky Dnya" news 1800 gmt 30 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... Presenter Lyubov Dobrovolska. 1. 0005 Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych says Ukraine wants to see prospects of EU membership in a future association agreement with the EU. Ukrainian and EU officials agree to meet at a summit in December...

Programme summary of Afghan Arzu TV news in Dari 1500 gmt 30 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... A. News headlines B. Home news: 1. 0035 Speaking in a meeting held yesterday between political and religious leaders of Pakistan, Mahmud Khan Achakzai, the chairman Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party says if ISI or Pakistan's military...

Programme summary of Afghan Ariana TV news in Dari 1530 gmt 30 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... A. Home News B. News Headlines 1. 0050 The United Nations Envoy to Afghanistan Staffan de Mistura stressed the need to seize the window of opportunity for dialogue and reconciliation that exists, despite the recent killing of the former...

Russian Daily Views Optimistic Expectations of Communists in Upcoming Elections
September 30, 2011... Text of report by the website of heavyweight liberal Russian newspaper Kommersant on 26 September [Article by Viktor Khamrayev: "Communists Turning Themselves Red: Gennadiy Zyuganov Demands Intensified Mass Agitation"] The KPRF [Russian...

Poland: Georgian president voices confidence in prospects for EU membership.
September 30, 2011... Text of report by Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita on 29 September [Interview with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili by Piotr Gabryel and Tatiana Serwetnyk; place and date not given: "Europe's Advant-Garde"] [Rzeczpospolita] Can...

Afghan leaders pessimistic about peace efforts.
September 30, 2011... Text of report by state-owned National Afghanistan TV on 29 September President Hamed Karzai's consultative meeting with jihadi leaders, national and political personalities has conveyed a message that peace efforts with the Taleban will not...

Russian TV shows 4th Tank Brigade.
September 30, 2011... Tank crews of the 4th Tank Brigade are preparing for a test of their firing skills at Naro-Fominsk, outside Moscow, the Russian Ministry of Defence's Zvezda TV channel reported on 30 September 2011. It will be an end-of-year test, for which...

Russia: Ingush leader warns youths against joining rebels.
September 30, 2011... Text of report by Ingush government website Ingush leader Yunus-Bek Yevkurov met residents of Malgobekskiy district, young people suspected in membership of illegal armed formations, and their parents, in Magas today [30 September]. Ingush...

Polish summit said unlikely to impart vigour to EU Eastern Partnership programme.
September 30, 2011... Text of report by Polish newspaper Polityka on 28 September [Commentary by Jedrzej Winiecki in collaboration with Agniesza Mazurczyk, Robert Cheda: "Unwilling Partners"] The summit of the Eastern Partnership in Warsaw is supposed to be a...

Algeria denies fugitive Libyan leader is in country.
September 30, 2011... Text of report by state-owned Algerian TV on 30 September The spokesman for the Algerian Foreign Ministry has categorically denied that secret negotiations were being held between Algeria and Qatar on the fate of Colonel Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi,...

Programme summary of Egyptian Nile News TV 1600 gmt 28 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... 0000 News headlines 1. 0045 Thousands of Egyptians participate in "Friday of Restoring the Revolution" protest in Tahrir Square in Cairo; Protesters demand ending emergency state, amending election law, and setting timetable for power...

Afghan security officer escapes blast in north.
September 30, 2011... Text of report by private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Konduz, 30 September: An explosion has been carried out on the director of security of the Raghestan District. A bodyguard of the security director of the Raghestan...

Russian Airborne Troops in major river-crossing exercise.
September 30, 2011... Airborne Troops have been holding a major exercise in Ryazan Region, involving a crossing of the River Oka, the Russian Ministry of Defence's Zvezda TV channel reported on 30 September 2011. Some 1,500 troops and 145 combat vehicles took...

Taleban claim two mine blasts on foreign forces in Afghan east.
September 30, 2011... Text of report by private Pakistan-based Afghan Islamic Press news agency Kabul, 30 September: Two explosions have been carried out on foreign forces. Mine explosions have been carried out on foreign forces in the provinces of Nangarhar and...

Programme summary of Afghan Balkh TV News in Dari 1430 gmt 29 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... Presenter: Abdul Mosawer Anwar A. Domestic news: 1. 0045 Governor of Balkh Province Atta Mohammad Nur met Haji Mohammad Mohaqqeq, a member of parliament in Balkh Province today. They condemned the assassination of Prof Borhanoddin Rabbani....

Construction of phase 20, 21 of Iran's South Pars oilfield underway - official.
September 30, 2011... The groundwork of Phases 20 and 21 of Iran's South Pars oil field has been completed and installation of metal structures for the two phases has begun, state radio reported. The executive manager of the two phases has announced that the...

Report says Afghanistan not main decision-maker at Bonn Conference.
September 30, 2011... Text of Zafar Shah Roye's article entitled: "Abdol Latif Pedram: I do not think we will be in a position to make decisions at the Bonn Conference" published in the Afghan independent secular daily newspaper Hasht-e Sobh on 28 September The...

Programme summary of Russian Channel Five "Seychas" news 1430 gmt 27 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... Presenters: Gleb Protasenko and Olga Kokorekina. 1. 0020 Headlines: Russian Armed Forces retiring the Kalashnikov; President Medvedev observes military exercise; Aleksey Kudrin's acting replacement; mysterious fireball in Argentina; preparing...

Kazakh pundit welcomes Putin's expected return as Russian president.
September 30, 2011... Text of report by Bulat Sultanov, head of the Kazakh Institute of Strategic Studies, entitled "Topical news: It's Putin again" and published by pro-government Kazakh newspaper Liter on 27 September: A few years ago the then Russian President...

Afghan paper expresses concern over US-Pakistani tensions.
September 30, 2011... Text of editorial entitled: "Bragging between America and Pakistan" by Afghan independent secular daily newspaper Hasht-e Sobh on 27 September The US interests have several times come under terrorist attacks in Afghanistan during the last...

Summary of Russian Press for Friday 30 September 2011
September 30, 2011... Kommersant 1. Dmitriy Belikov article headlined "All inclusive demanded from Gazprom" says that Turkey has demanded that Gazprom reduce the price of gas for the country. The issue can only be solved on a political level and entirely depends...

South Korean reporters held in China released - Yonhap.
September 30, 2011... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap Seoul, 29 September: Chinese authorities released a group of South Korean journalists and others who were detained early last week while on a reporting trip near the Chinese border...

Programme summary of North Korean radio 29 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... 2010 Program: "Putting Into Gifts the Heart of Infinite Admiration" (82) 2100 News and weather 2128 Poem-and-song: "We Are the Youth of the General" 2200 News and weather 2226 Unattributed talk: "The Great Achievement of Deepening...

Programme summary of North Korean TV 0806 gmt 29 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... 0809 News 0819 Overview of today's central papers 0830 Korean documentary: "Honour of Korea and Grand Event of Nation" 0932 Children's program "Doctor Knows-It-All": "The Interesting World of Animals" "Physiological Characteristics of...

Programme summary of Cuban Radio Rebelde news 1000 gmt 28 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... 1. Granma publishes article on Rene Gonzalez, one of the five Cubans imprisoned in the United States for espionage ("Five Cuban Heroes") who will be released 7 October but needs to remain in the country under supervised probation for three...

North Korea leader enjoys lavish lifestyle despite food shortages - Yonhap.
September 30, 2011... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap Seoul, 29 September: North Korea spends up to 200,000 dollars every year to import pets and their supplies for leader Kim Jong-il and his royal family, a lawmaker said Thursday [29...

Programme summary of Russian Channel Five "Seychas" news 1430 gmt 28 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... Presenters: Gleb Protasenko and Olga Kokorekina. 1. 0010 Headlines: Russian Orthodox Church slams classic books; Michael Jackson speaks from beyond the grave; growing hemp in Russia; changing a statue in Rome; feeding a pet pig; woman finds...

Programme summary of Burma's Nay Pyi Taw Radio 1330 gmt 28 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... 00:00:31 Headline. ( 0 min. 7 sec. ) 00:00:38 U Shwe Mann, speaker of People's Parliament, and MPs attended 27th day of second session of First People's Parliament in Nay Pyi Taw on 28 Sep. ( 24 min. 53 sec. ) 00:25:31 U Wunna Maung Lwin,...

Turkmen, Iranian presidents discuss cooperation.
September 30, 2011... Excerpt from report by state-owned Turkmen TV Altyn Asyr channel on 29 September A telephone conversation took place today between Turkmenistan's president, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, and the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mahmud...

Programme summary of Serbian TV news 1730 gmt 28 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... 1. 0000 Headlines. 2. 0115 Tadic asks Rasmussen for NATO to carry out investigation into violence that broke out at Jarinje checkpoint, why KFOR fired at Serbs; UNSC convenes to discuss situation in Kosovo behind closed doors. Report over...

Programme summary of Iranian Voice of Palestine news 1930 gmt 27 Sep 11.
September 30, 2011... Newscast 1. The occupation authorities have approved a plan to build 1,100 new housing units at a settlement in Jerusalem. The new development will include homes, a synagogue, schools, and a public park. (1 min) 2. Interview with Hasan...

South Korea forms task force on Japan's wartime sexual slavery - Yonhap.
September 30, 2011... Text of report in English by South Korean news agency Yonhap Seoul, 29 September: South Korea's foreign ministry has set up a task force to deal with the issue of compensation for Korean women forced into sexual slavery for Japan's World War...

Russia to resettle citizens from Azeri villages to Dagestan - TV.
September 30, 2011... Excerpt from report by Russian RGVK Dagestan TV, funded by the Republic of Dagestan government, on 30 September [Presenter over video of the meeting] The head of Dagestan, Magomedsalam Magomedov, yesterday met a delegation of the villages of...

China to stabilize commodity prices ahead of National Day holiday week.
September 30, 2011... Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Beijing, 30 September: Government authorities have launched a coordinated campaign to stabilize the prices of basic commodities and issue subsidies to...