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Hospital admits losing dead baby

A Hong Kong hospital has lost the body of a baby boy and is still unable to locate his corpse more than three weeks after his death. - Brisbane Times (The Brisbane Times — 6 hours ago)
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Hong Kong hospital loses dead baby

A Hong Kong hospital has lost the body of a baby boy and is still unable to locate his corpse more than three weeks after his death. (Sydney Morning Herald — 7 hours ago)
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Hu Sees China Losing Its Competitive Edge

BEIJING, Nov. 30 -- Chinese President Hu Jintao warned at a weekend meeting of the Communist Party's elite Politburo that China is losing its competitive edge as international demand for its products is reduced, according to official state media reports Sunday. <a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/iG21BnNmU0S2JN63GFXxw1_20os/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/iG21BnNmU0S2JN63GFXxw1_20os/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml/~4/WUAr54BMtow" height="1" width="1"/> (Washington Post — 14 hours ago)
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Drop in Inflation Lifts Europe Stocks

A report showing inflation plunged last month in the countries using the euro raised expectations that the European Central Bank would cut rates next week. (New York Times — 23 hours ago)
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China Criticizes Google and Others on Pornography

The Ministry of Public Security and six other agencies would work together to purify the Internets cultural environment, the government said in a statement. (New York Times — 6 January, 2009)
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Premium tuna fetches $100,000 at auction

Two sushi bar owners paid more than $100,000 for a Japanese bluefin tuna at a Tokyo fish auction Monday, several times the average price and the highest in nearly a decade, market officials said. (MSNBC — 6 January, 2009)
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The vex-pats

Take the Aussie out of Australia and the least likely ocker becomes true blue, writes Aaron Timms. (Sydney Morning Herald — 6 January, 2009)
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Dial S-E-X for Optus

Optus wanted this shady side of its business to remain behind closed doors, but its role as middleman in the international porn video and phone-sex trade has been exposed. - Brisbane Times (The Brisbane Times — 5 January, 2009)
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Macworld cult gathering without iconic Apple leader

Apple faithful are making pilgrimages to San Francisco for the start of Macworld, an annual cult-like gathering that this year is expected to lack revelations and iconic leader Steve Jobs. - (Sydney Morning Herald — 5 January, 2009)
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With Strikes, China's New Middle Class Increasingly Expressing Discontent

CHONGQING, China -- When 9,000 of Shin Guoqing's fellow taxi drivers went on strike early last month, he felt he had to join them. <a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/world/asia;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=24121418539" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/world/asia;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=24121418539" border="0" vspace="5"></a> <a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/bTskWxsd5PjcOwo_if2R8f0lTPA/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/bTskWxsd5PjcOwo_if2R8f0lTPA/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml/~4/B5eBPDLORYw" height="1" width="1"/> (Washington Post — 5 January, 2009)
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Hong Kong smoker's explosive mix

A sick Hong Kong smoker's addiction has led to an explosive accident. - Brisbane Times (The Brisbane Times — 5 January, 2009)
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Magic Millions Carnival

Brimming with a wealth of thoroughbreds, the Magic Millions Carnival on the Gold Coast is a highlight of the national racing calendar. - Brisbane Times (The Brisbane Times — 5 January, 2009)
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Afghanistan World Cup dream alive

The Afghanistan cricket team is in high spirits as it approaches this month's latest hurdle in its against-the-odds quest to play at the World Cup in three years' time. (Sydney Morning Herald — 5 January, 2009)
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Pirated Australia free online ... but few takers

Radical measures such as cinema staff patrolling theatres with night vision devices are no match for movie pirates. (The Age — 4 January, 2009)
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The Saturday Profile: A Chinese Chefs Long, Diverted Path to 3 Stars

Chan Yan-tak the first Chinese chef to earn Michelins top ranking of three stars had quit the industry to be a stay-at-home dad before being coaxed out of retirement in 2002. (New York Times — 3 January, 2009)
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THIS WEEK The Magic Millions Carnival

Genre Racing event Location Gold Coast Turf Club Date January 1 to 17 Tickets Various - Brisbane Times (The Brisbane Times — 3 January, 2009)
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Taiwanese Leader Focuses on Economy

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec. 9 -- With GDP shrinking and unemployment spiking, Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou said Tuesday that his focus was squarely on the self-ruled democratic island's domestic economy. For Ma, that agenda clearly includes promoting the economic benefits of closer links to China. <a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/world/asia;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12111442762" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/world/asia;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12111442762" border="0" vspace="5"></a> <a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/J168laVZwWasyxyTD1lwY69uZQQ/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/J168laVZwWasyxyTD1lwY69uZQQ/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml/~4/luOLR5hwq24" height="1" width="1"/> (Washington Post — 3 January, 2009)
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From Boom to Gloom in China's Gambling Mecca

MACAU, China -- The laid-off worker from Hunan province hung back from the baccarat table as his wife placed bets. He sipped water and explained how he justified traveling to this former Portuguese colony on China's southern coast -- the only place in the country where gambling is legal -- and... <a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/world/asia;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12111438198" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/world/asia;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=12111438198" border="0" vspace="5"></a> <a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/sGXqmI0LfRyj9qmJkDeNMfKuer8/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~at/sGXqmI0LfRyj9qmJkDeNMfKuer8/i" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml/~4/lGTtNLSE5MY" height="1" width="1"/> (Washington Post — 3 January, 2009)
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Manufacturing Cools Around the World

December data from some of the worlds top economies heralded more pain for consumers and businesses. (New York Times — 3 January, 2009)
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Pretty good speech, that one

GOTTA love this city. In April, they held the NSW district netball championships at Meadowbank, and after six hours of play in the pouring rain, officials started announcing the winners over the loudspeaker. Most teams, sodden and exhausted, just quietly came up and received their trophies. Not the victorious under-15 Ryde-Eastwood girls, who hit the stage in force as their captain commandeered the microphone. (Sydney Morning Herald — 3 January, 2009)
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