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G20: Why the US should worry if Asian currencies strengthen

As world leaders gather in Seoul for their first G20 meeting in Asia, some economists argue that the push for stronger Asian currencies – particularly the Chinese yuan – will spur productivity gains.
Japan's culture of not spending crimps economic rebound

Meet the Kimuras, who haven't bought a major appliance in 10 years and who have made being thrifty an art form.
Japan's $1 trillion to the rescue?

Ahead of the G-20 summit on the financial crisis, many are eyeing Japan's huge foreign reserves. But Tokyo is reluctant to use them on struggling nations.
Wall Street woes: why world's investors sit on sidelines

Job No. 1 for central bankers: restore confidence in markets.

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Mae Azango has gone undercover to report on female circumcision, a rite of the Sande society in Liberia that is performed on young girls.

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When journalist Mae Azango wrote about a secret women's circumcision ritual in Liberia, she received death threats.