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12/18/11--07:01: Beijing Tightens Cyber Controls (chan 2205482)

The Beijing city government published rules requiring users of popular microblogging services in China to register their real names with service operators, in the government's strongest official measure to control the fast-growing industry.


12/18/11--19:46: Kim Jong Il Has Died (chan 2205482)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has died, North Korean state television said. Mr. Kim died from fatigue during a train ride on Saturday, a weeping television announcer said.


12/28/11--00:46: North Korea Prepares to Pay Tribute (chan 2205482)

North Korean state TV broadcast file footage of Kim Jong Il as a young man as the reclusive nation prepared for the funeral of the late dictator.


12/30/11--22:35: Pyongyang Resumes Hard Line on South (chan 2205482)

North Korea says its new leader won't work with South Korea, continuing its anger over the South's refusal to provide it with unconditional economic aid.


01/03/12--05:26: Seoul Open to New Ties With North (chan 2205482)

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said Monday there is still a "window of opportunity" for better relations with North Korea, despite the harsh rhetoric Pyongyang directed at him and the South over the weekend.


01/04/12--02:10: Big Banks Lower Outlook for Asia (chan 2205482)

Investment banks are lowering expectations and cutting costs in Asia, a region that has been a crucial source of growth for the industry in recent years.


01/05/12--13:40: Kodak Teeters on the Brink (chan 2205482)

Kodak is preparing for a bankruptcy-protection filing in the coming weeks should efforts to sell a trove of digital patents fall through.


01/13/12--09:23: Fracas Curtails China iPhone Sales (chan 2205482)

Apple said it would temporarily stop selling the newest model of its iPhone in its five retail stores in China after unruly customers in Beijing led police to seal off a store there and after the phone sold out elsewhere.


01/15/12--12:27: U.S. Warns Israel on Strike (chan 2205482)

U.S. defense leaders are increasingly concerned that Israel is preparing to take military action against Iran, over U.S. objections, and have stepped up contingency planning to safeguard U.S. facilities in the region in case of a conflict.