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据报道，北京地税局指示考虑将月饼作为一种实物福利，月饼的市场价值应加入到员工的应纳税收入中。报道出炉后，数百万人在网上表示抗议。
在中东地区的民变愈演愈烈之际，伊朗对叙利亚政权的坚定支持迅速削弱了德黑兰在阿拉伯人心目中的公信力，让它的对外政策陷入两难境地。
美联储周二公布的最新政策会议纪要显示，美联储官员围绕仍可动用的经济刺激措施进行了争论。 
日本政府周二说，针对福岛第一核电站造成土壤污染情况的第一次全面调查显示，一个广泛区域内的33个地点已经被持久放射性物质铯污染。
利比亚使用从国外获得的先进技术打击异见人士。美欧等一些国家的高科技企业出于对利润的追求，帮助利比亚政府封闭网站，截获电子邮件，窃听通话。
中国远洋周二受到全球最大航运交易所波罗的海航运交易所的批评。此前有关方面称，该公司拒绝按照2008年航运繁荣期签下的长期租约付款。
中国央行郑州培训学院教授王勇周三在中国媒体撰文称，中国在制定货币政策目标时需采用更广泛的通货膨胀指标，将资产价格包括在内。
惠誉国际评级周二称，由于金融市场仍可能进一步大幅波动，欧元区国家的信贷评级将继续面临下调压力。
据市场研究公司comScore Inc.称，在截至7月份的3个月中，三星电子继续在美国手机用户市场占据支配地位；苹果公司则依然领先于黑莓手机生产商RIM。
视频：利比亚反对派称卡扎菲的小儿子身亡
据国外媒体报道，俄罗斯总理弗拉基米尔•普京周二对美国石油巨头埃克森美孚和俄罗斯石油巨头OAO Rosneft签署战略合作协议表示祝贺。
星巴克表示，将从11月份开始在美国市场推出适用于Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. 单杯咖啡机的咖啡包。
即将成为日本新首相的野田佳彦在国内的中间道路和低调作风让他得以避免树敌，但在关于对外政策的有限表态中，野田佳彦显露出强硬作风。
菲律宾总统阿基诺三世本周访华期间面临一项棘手的任务：在不损害两国经济关系的情况下，提出菲律宾在南中国海争议水域的领土主张。 
