U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reacts while reading the China Daily at the U.S. embassy in Beijing, Feb. 22, 2009. (China Daily/Reuters)
The 2009 GlobalPost News Quiz
Were you paying attention?
BOSTON — It’s been quite a year — from the worst global economic crisis in generations, to piracy on the high seas, to the worsening war in Afghanistan — to say nothing of lighter matters like the emergence of India’s first porn star and what explorer Ernest Shackleton left buried in Antarctica a century ago.
How closely were you paying attention? Here’s our first annual GlobalPost News Quiz: 20 questions that mix the serious with the silly.
Good luck, and see you in 2010.
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The Whiskey Diaries: Scotland in Taiwan
Jonathan Adams - China and its neighbors - January 5, 2010 06:36 ET
Can Taiwan produce a world-class tipple?
Poland's economy bests its neighors'
Jan Cienski - Poland - January 5, 2010 06:30 ET
Poland avoided recession in 2009 and forecasts growth for 2010.
Peruvian powder keg
Nadja Drost - The Americas - January 4, 2010 21:36 ET
Natives accuse Lima of using a US trade pact to hand their land to private investors.
Irish debate disclosure of minister's cancer
Conor O'Clery - Ireland - January 4, 2010 15:50 ET
The public disclosure of Brian Lenihan's cancer diagnosis caused outrage in Ireland.
Poles wary of Nord Stream pact
Tom Hundley - Poland - January 3, 2010 07:52 ET
In Poland, claims the "Molotov-Ribbentrop" natural gas pipeline is an attempt to weaken the EU and NATO, much as the Nazis and Soviets did to Poland in WWII.
Travel restrictions crimp shopping sprees
Matthew Walter - Venezuela - January 1, 2010 16:35 ET
Venezuelans must now tell the government where they are traveling and what they are buying.
The 2009 GlobalPost News Quiz
Thomas Mucha - Commerce - December 31, 2009 10:53 ET
Were you paying attention?
Burma: Is that conflict timber on your patio?
Patrick Winn - Thailand - December 28, 2009 06:40 ET
Importing Burmese timber is supposed to be illegal. So why are U.S. furniture dealers marketing "Burmese Teak?"
Holiday shopping: The next big thing in Taiwan?
Jonathan Adams - China and its neighbors - December 23, 2009 06:59 ET
A look behind the booming business of e-books. It's a page turner.
Electric Japan: Can politicians save the electronics industry?
Chana R. Schoenberger - Japan - December 22, 2009 09:33 ET
Their next target: Latin America.
On Location: Sinaloa — The front lines of Mexico's drug war
Ioan Grillo and John Dickie - Mexico - December 22, 2009 09:23 ET
Colombia: Land of horrible coffee
John Otis - Colombia - December 22, 2009 06:41 ET
Colombia is the home of Juan Valdez. So how can it be so hard to find a decent cup of coffee?
The Chinese government's antibiotics crackdown
Jean Yung - China and its neighbors - December 22, 2009 06:32 ET
It has become harder for the Chinese to self-medicate.
Green technology: From steel mills to wind farms?
Cindy Skrzycki - Commerce - December 21, 2009 08:44 ET
A Spanish wind turbine maker puts down roots in Pittsburgh. Yes, Pittsburgh.
Electric Japan: A yen for digital TV
Chana R. Schoenberger - Japan - December 21, 2009 06:35 ET
Are Japanese companies set to make a killing?
Newly rich, now under attack
Charlie Devereux - Venezuela - December 19, 2009 09:07 ET
They made their money in Chavez's revolution and seemed untouchable. Now they are in jail.
Climate change: Forget Copenhagen. What about Kuzumaki?
Justin McCurry - Japan - December 19, 2009 09:03 ET
Japan launches a bold green energy experiment. It might even work.
Greek budget cuts spark protests
Nicole Itano - Commerce - December 18, 2009 17:55 ET
As Standard & Poor's downgrades Greece's debt, Prime Minister Papandeou vows to make painful cuts.
Thailand, where Santa is the father of Jesus
Patrick Winn - Thailand - December 17, 2009 06:56 ET
Video: Ho, ho...huh? Welcome to holly, jolly Bangkok.
In Honduras, a toy factory's quest for profit
John Otis - The Americas - December 16, 2009 13:41 ET
Can a toy factory and other foreign businesses survive in post-coup Honduras?
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