From the News, Nation, Dawn, Pakistan Observer, Daily Times, Frontier Post, Nawa-i-Waqt (Urdu), Jang (Urdu) and daily Express (Urdu) newspapers                                                                            

15 December 2009

International News

Political

• Tokyo (AFP) China’s Vice President Xi Jinping on Monday kicked off an Asia tour in Japan, where a row has broken out over a breach of protocol for his hastily arranged meeting with Emperor Akihito (Pakistan Observer, p- 3)

Economic

• London (AFP) Britain trumpeted Monday the launch of its first full high-speed domestic rail service, while unveiling plans for a network of the trains across the country in years to come (Pakistan Observer, p- 3)