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Japan's Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii, 25 December 2009
Japanese minister urged to stay
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says he does not want his experienced finance minister, Hirohisa Fujii, to resign.
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Key cabinet figures

Chinese graduates (generic image) Academic fraud 'booming' in China
Research by a Chinese university suggests $100m changes hands every year for ghost-written academic papers.

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Australia plays down a travel advisory issued by India warning of a risk of violence against Indian students in Melbourne.

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