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Over the past nine months, the government has tightened online censorship to an extent not seen in years...Fri, 6 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/90ca44f2-ca68-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/90ca44f2-ca68-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlThe US hit China with another big trade action as it slapped ­preliminary anti-dumping duties on $2.6bn worth of Chinese pipe importsFri, 6 Nov 2009 00:17:05 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/0dc611e6-ca20-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0dc611e6-ca20-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.htmlEU officials said they would push hard for a bilateral free trade agreement with India at the one-day summit in New Delhi but Indian ministers were more cautious Thu, 5 Nov 2009 23:50:44 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/67bdb9c2-ca27-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/67bdb9c2-ca27-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlThe political scandal that has gripped Indonesia unravelled as two senior officials resigned over a suspected plot to undermine the country's anti-graft agencyThu, 5 Nov 2009 23:26:50 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f3de3bea-ca2a-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f3de3bea-ca2a-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlThe Taliban claimed that the rogue Afghan police officer who shot dead five British soldiers was working for them and has been rewarded for his success with a respected position within their movementThu, 5 Nov 2009 19:16:09 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/31635a72-ca35-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/31635a72-ca35-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html Over the past nine months, the government has tightened online censorship to an extent not seen in years and there is a growing realisation the new roadblocks are here to stay Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:03:52 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b3f53c64-ca38-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b3f53c64-ca38-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlPoor demand at a 10-year bond auction underscored concerns over rising issuance in the world's largest bond marketThu, 5 Nov 2009 18:50:18 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/eaf6cd58-ca39-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fworld%2Fasiapacifichttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eaf6cd58-ca39-11de-a3a3-00144feabdc0.htmlSouth Korean prosecutors suspect that they Swiss drugs group illegally provided swine flu treatment to staff of HSBC and Novartis amid fears of a widespread outbreak Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:49:41 +0000