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The Forbidden Kingdom

Hold the martial arts, bring on the kung phooey. (Sydney Morning Herald — 13 hours ago)
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Have Australian e-learning, will travel

Schools software finds an overseas market, reports Garry Barker. (The Age — 20 hours ago)
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Bejing hotels slash rates

High demand for the Olympic Games has not materialised, say tourism officials. - Brisbane Times (The Brisbane Times — 23 July, 2008)
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Internet television service Joost enters China

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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Zettabytes call the internet traffic future

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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The Dark Knight

As promised, Heath Ledger is terrifying. Cruelty plus cleverness is a fearsome combination. (Sydney Morning Herald — 23 July, 2008)
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Beijing hotels slash rates ahead of Olympics

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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China and Taiwan Strike Travel Agreement

BEIJING, June 13 -- China and Taiwan agreed Friday to allow 36 round-trip charter flights every weekend as the first step in a plan to dramatically expand visits to the self-ruled island by Chinese tourists. <a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/world/asia;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=302212958176" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/world/asia;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=302212958176" border="0" vspace="5"></a> <a href="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml?a=DnqSZK"><img src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml?i=DnqSZK" border="0"></img></a><img src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml/~4/311068562" height="1" width="1"/> (Washington Post — 22 July, 2008)
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Sellers' tricks to get inside your head

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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China Begins Pulling Soldiers Out of Quake Zone

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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Entering the kingdom of Hollywood

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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Meditations on city life

Edward Yang captured the urban experience like no other director, writes Philippa Hawker. (The Age — 21 July, 2008)
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Trouble at Fannie and Freddie Stirs Concern Abroad

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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Foreign servicing of jets kept secret

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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Hong Kong Acts to Curb Avian Virus

BEIJING, June 11 -- Hong Kong authorities announced Wednesday that they planned to kill all poultry in the territory's retail markets because of fears of a dangerous bird flu outbreak. <a href="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml?a=uK82ih"><img src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml?i=uK82ih" border="0"></img></a><img src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml/~4/309694466" height="1" width="1"/> (Washington Post — 20 July, 2008)
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Pioneering Chinese City Offers a Peek at Political Ferment

SHENZHEN, China -- When China decided to liberalize its economy back in the late 1970s, Shenzhen was chosen as the vanguard, the first "special economic zone" allowed to do business free of Communist-era restrictions. <a href="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml?a=auztDy"><img src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml?i=auztDy" border="0"></img></a><img src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/asia/index_xml/~4/323184447" height="1" width="1"/> (Washington Post — 20 July, 2008)
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Anger Over Rape-Murder Case Sparks Riot in China

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. <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><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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China Is Growing Unfriendly to Foreigners, Visitors Say

HONG KONG -- Brad Eddington arrived in Shanghai on a whim seven years ago and fell in love with the place. He got a job teaching English to kindergartners at a private school, an apartment in the trendy French Concession district, and a girlfriend. And even though he was on a visitor's visa he ha... <a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/world;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=29195404906" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/world;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=29195404906" border="0" vspace="5"></a> <a href="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/world/index_xml?a=PnymjZ"><img src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/world/index_xml?i=PnymjZ" border="0"></img></a><img src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/index_xml/~4/339571047" height="1" width="1"/> (Washington Post — 20 July, 2008)
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Black goldmine

Canberra has precious nuggets in the ground. Not gold, but black gold - truffles. (Sydney Morning Herald — 20 July, 2008)
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China Issues Anti-Terror Guide for Olympic Games

BEIJING -- Remain calm, don't fight back and try to send a text message to the police. That's how Chinese police have advised people to respond if captured by terrorists during next month's Olympic Games, the official Xinhua News Agency said Friday. <a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/wpni.rss/world;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=291823232123" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/wpni.rss/world;pos=ad9;tile=9;ad=rss;sz=479x40;ord=291823232123" border="0" vspace="5"></a> <a href="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/world/index_xml?a=MWJvfU"><img src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~a/wp-dyn/rss/world/index_xml?i=MWJvfU" border="0"></img></a><img src="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/world/index_xml/~4/339114094" height="1" width="1"/> (Washington Post — 19 July, 2008)
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