The end of the year is a time for not only looking back at the past, but also for looking forward into the future.
The Epoch Times presents to you the stories that we understand were big in 2009 and will be big in 2010 and beyond. The Epoch Times publishes in more than 10 languages and in more than 30 countries, a truly global media, and this list reflects that reach. The stories below have global impact.
There were stories that made a splash—heroic acts and fallen heroes, fortunes made and fortunes lost—in 2009, but have little lasting impact on most of the people on the planet. Those stories do not make the list. The stories below have lasting impact.
Next week: The Epoch Times Top News Stories of the Decade 2000-2009
Economic Downturn
