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Vanuatu heading for multi-party government
Early results from Vanuatu's national election show the prominent party leaders likely to retain their seats.
Concerns linger over Chinese banks' bad debt burden
The world's largest bank has posted a record third quarter profit of ten billion dollars but the good result hides concern over the mountain of bad loans held in China's financial system.
UN hands power back to East Timor police
A ceremony in Dili has marked the United Nations handing over full control of policing operations to the East Timorese National Police Force.
Director of Timor's security organisation on UN handover
As the UN hands over full control of policing operations to the East Timorese National Police Force in Dili, what is the Timorese perspective on the handover?Nelson Belo is Director of the security organisation Fundasaun Mahein and a member of East Timor's Super Council of Security and Defence, headed by the President.
Australian troop drawdown in Afghanistan on track
The Australian Prime Minister says the drawdown of troops in Afghanistan is on track, but that the transition period will not be easy.
PNG's Parliament debates betel nuts and health
Papua New Guinea's politicians are calling for a ban on the sale and consumption of betel nut in major urban areas of the country.
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