Hold the martial arts, bring on the kung phooey. (Sydney Morning Herald — 13 hours ago)
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Schools software finds an overseas market, reports Garry Barker. (The Age — 20 hours ago)
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High demand for the Olympic Games has not materialised, say tourism
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Internet television service provider Joost said it launched a Chinese service Wednesday with local portal TOM Online to tap the world's largest online market. - (Sydney Morning Herald — 23 July, 2008)
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The exponential growth of internet traffic spurred by
bandwidth-hungry applications such as YouTube poses problems for
telcos. (The Age — 23 July, 2008)
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As promised, Heath Ledger is terrifying. Cruelty plus cleverness is
a fearsome combination. (Sydney Morning Herald — 23 July, 2008)
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Hotels in Beijing are slashing room rates for next month's Olympics after tighter security -- among other measures -- dashed an expected windfall of visitors, hotels and travel industry executives said Tuesday. (MSNBC — 23 July, 2008)
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Studies show that we shop in irrational ways, and increasingly scientists are figuring out how easily we can be duped. Retailers use these tricks to get in our heads - and wallets. (MSNBC — 22 July, 2008)
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The pullout from Chinas earthquake zone marks a shift from recovery efforts to reconstruction work. (New York Times — 22 July, 2008)
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The two new Chinese stars of The Forbidden Kingdom are ready
for more work in American cinema. (Sydney Morning Herald — 21 July, 2008)
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Edward Yang captured the urban experience like no other director,
writes Philippa Hawker. (The Age — 21 July, 2008)
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With about one-fifth of their securities held by foreign investors, the way the lenders rescue is handled will test the worlds faith in American markets. (New York Times — 21 July, 2008)
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Audits of overseas facilities used to service Australia's passenger
jets are being kept secret by the nation's aviation safety
regulator over fears their release could cause adverse publicity
for foreign-owned maintenance companies. - Brisbane Times (The Brisbane Times — 21 July, 2008)
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BEIJING, June 29 -- Thousands of people thronged a police station in southwestern China to protest the alleged coverup of a teenage girl's rape and murder, witnesses and officials reported Sunday. The crowd set fire to a government complex and several police vehicles. <p><a href="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml?a=HjJxKz"><img src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml?i=HjJxKz" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml/~4/322682530" height="1" width="1"/> (Washington Post — 20 July, 2008)
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