According to NBC News reported on December 18, the U.S. federal prosecutor has sued 26 people for the Chinese nationals shelter for fraud. These people include the New York law firm of 21 employees, of which six are lawyers.
According to reports, local time, on the 18th, the FBI and New York Police Department Joint arrest of 21 suspects. According to the officials, the two men involved in 19 surrendered, and the other three people has not been brought to justice.
Law significantly according to court documents, the suspect in the file asylum applications, so apply to U.S. immigration applicants lied to persecution, and provide educational materials related thereto, and to abetting the applicant to lie in interviews with immigration officials.
Allegedly, these law firms to help Chinese citizens to apply for asylum applications. Prosecutors said the "persecution" of why these firms are generally made up for these people: "China's family plaing, they are forced to have abortions"; "Christian persecution"; "political and ideological persecution." and so on.
FBI Deputy Director Museveni Zloty (George Venizelos) said: "The defendant provide a safe haven for asylum seekers in our country, which is a crime. Defendant or the court officials, violation of professional ethics, also trampled on the law. '
Reported that the fabricated application information, the law firm to abetting applicants how to lie to immigration officials, but also to provide translators collaborative interview applicants. Then, the translators also deliberately convey correct applicant with contradictory answer.

Japan News Network December 18, there is news that the Govement of Japan Aerospace Exploration agency plan to develop a life of 3 days long voyage remote unmaed recoaissance aircraft, in order to strengthen the waters near the Diaoyu Islands "foreign vessel" and "monitoring" efforts, and aerial photography for disasters.
Reported that the UAV design is about 10-15 meters and a width of 30-40 meters, equipped with a propeller engine, able to go beyond the general airliner flying height, available in more than 15,000 m altitude flight. The UAV is equipped with ultra-high precision infrared imaging system, and a microwave monitor, plan equipped with synthetic aperture radar.
Day aerospace research and development institutions said that the UAV can automatically identify sea going vessels will be equipped with instruments, in order to strengthen foreign vessels to waters near Japan's outlying islands, including the Diaoyu "monitoring".
It is reported that, to date, the Japanese Aerospace Research and Development, R & D UAV total length of only 1.6 meters, the longest battery life of only 20 minutes. The research institutions will provide the the new UAV developed a high-performance engine, auxiliary function to the solar point, in order to achieve a single charge of the life of three days target.

16, 2009 in Pyongyang, North Korea held a central memorial meeting of Kim Jong Il's death aiversary. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un Marshal attended the the central memorial meeting. All the participants stood in silent tribute to pay tribute to Kim Jong Il.
Politburo Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly Kim Yong Nam eulogy. Kim Yong Nam, Kim Jong Il's entire career is based on the life of the iron will and superhuman effort to open up the steep way out, and a lifetime of selfless dedication to the motherland and the people. Kim Jong Il, Kim Il Sung's revolutionary ideas officially named for Kim Il Sung ', and in-depth development of the Songun revolutionary idea, Songun politics theory, and put forward the theory on the building of strong country.
Kim Yong Nam, Comrade Kim Jong Il strengthening the People's Army, and developed into an invincible revolutionary powerhouse North Korea occupies a world-class military power, nuclear status.
Kim Yong Nam stressed, the DPRK all party members, officers and men of the People's Army and the people to be wholeheartedly embraced Kim Jong-il as the eteal leader of the Workers' Party of Korea and the revolution, continue to carry forward the revolutionary career and performance.
In Later, Politburo member of the Central Committee of the Workers 'Party of Korea, the central secretary Choe Tae Bok, the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau Standing Committee, the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army Cui Longhai, Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League Central Committee Chairman Yongnan respectively on behalf of the Workers' Party of Korea, the Korean People's Army speech and young students.

Israeli Foreign Minister Lieberman accused of alleged fraud and breach of trust before his resignation, his resignation will come into effect on the 18th.
It is reported that Lieberman aounced on the 14th will resign from the post of foreign minister, to deal with facing fraud charges. He expressed the hope that can be completed as quickly as possible leaving the 16th. Lieberman's resignation will come into effect on 18.
Earlier reports said, due to a number of allegations of fraud and bribery investigation years Lieberman is likely to be sacked, he was suspected of accepting bribe of "millions of dollars" in 2001-2008, but Lieberman on The above allegations are denied.
However, Lieberman will continue as a candidate to participate in the parliamentary elections held on January 22 next year, together with Prime Minister Netanyahu, however, his face fraud charges, will make the next govement gained The ministerial positions regarding the more difficult to predict.
In October of this year, Israel's ruling Likud Party passed a resolution, decision, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman led the extreme right-wing political party, "our homeland Israel alliance, to participate in the parliamentary elections held in January next year.