Asia Pacific Program for 9 March 2011
US, Australia 'will do more together'
Senior US Republican senator and chair of Congress's Armed Services Committee, John McCain, has told the Australian prime minister, Julia Gillard, the two nations will be doing more together because of uncertainty about China's strategic intentions.
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Indonesia coalition partner says SBY weak
A day after Indonesia's Golkar Party and the president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, reconfirmed their coalition, a leading member of Golkar has said the president lacks leadership - Nurul Arifin is Golkar's deputy secretary general and a member of the Indonesian parliament.
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China's 12th Five Year Plan to battle inequality
Thirty six million low cost homes and new high tech, green industries - they are some of the ambitious targets set by China's latest five year plan.
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Sea Shepherd may monitor Japan's N coast
The activist group Sea Shepherd says it is considering a new campaign to monitor Japanese whaling operations in the northwest Pacific Ocean.
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Bangladesh court to hear Yunus appeal
The Bangladesh Supreme Court will hear an appeal on March 15 by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus against a high court decision to uphold his removal from microlender, Grameen Bank.
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