Start off with a couple of gold miners /

I have no idea whether they are good buys at this time but perhaps others have views - Are there companies in this region that mine Uranium , Rare Earths ?

Southern Gold starts 'aggressive exploration'

http://ow.ly/16taMS

and

Kingsgate beats expectations with gold output

http://www.smh.com.au/business/kingsgate-b...00119-mi0y.html

Marc Faber's Barron's Roundtable picks for 2010:

Marc Faber's Picks

Company Ticker 1/8/10 Price NovaGold Resources NG $6.65 DSG International* DSGT.Thailand 7.25 THB ARA Asset Management ARA.Singapore S$0.87 Thai Beverage THBEV.Singapore 0.25 Thai Tap Water Supply TTW.Thailand 4.60 THB Kingsmen Creatives KMEN.Singapore S$0.60 Vietnam Enterprise Investments* VIETENI.Ireland $2.87 Stella International 1836.Hong Kong HK$14.52 Bank of Georgia BGEO.UK $9.20 Oslo Bors** OSLO.Norway 60 NOK Gold (per ounce/spot price) $1,138.25 Short the pound against the U.S. dollar £1=$1.60 *1/7/10 price.

**12/31/09 price.