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SOHU.com Earnings Call scheduled for Mon, July 26 (CCBN)
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Scores in hospital after Mumbai gas leak
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MUMBAI : Scores of people were treated in hospital on Wednesday after a chlorine leak from an industrial area in India's commercial capital Mumbai, officials said. [Link]
At least 20 killed in Philippine typhoon
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MANILA : Typhoon Conson ripped across the Philippines on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people as it destroyed shanty towns and brought the nation's capital to a standstill. [Link]
Tougher action against illicit signboards set
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A new minor works control system to be implemented this year will significantly reduce the emergence of new unauthorised signboards, Secretary for Development Carrie Lam says. [Link]
Universal suffrage drawn from Basic Law
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Hong Kong will attain universal suffrage because of the Basic Law, and not the International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights, Secretary for Constitutional & Mainland Affairs Stephen Lam told legislators today. [Link]
Henry Tang to visit Beijing
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Chief Secretary Henry Tang will depart for Beijing tomorrow to discuss matters in relation to cross-boundary infrastructure with concerned departments of the Central People's Government. Secretary for Transport & Housing Eva Cheng will join the visit. [Link]
Gov't counsel recruitment to start in Oct
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The Department of Justice will conduct a recruitment exercise for Government Counsel in October. [Link]
Housing change won't burden grassroots
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The Hong Kong Housing Society is considering redeveloping individual Group A estates, but the move will not involve converting low-income family units into flats for higher-income households, Secretary for Transport & Housing Eva Cheng told legislators today. [Link]
China ponders closing 'outdated' re-education labour camps
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China is considering closing its vast network of labour camps, allowing an unprecedented public debate over the controversial "re-education" programme. [Link]
China admits more tainted milk found in February
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BEIJING : Authorities in China say they found 25,000 tonnes of milk powder tainted with melamine, the same toxic chemical responsible for the deaths of six babies two years ago, earlier this year. [Link]
China's AIDS activists face uphill struggle
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Wan Yanhai, China's top AIDS activist, said he suffered years of harassment from authorities which eventually came to a head earlier this year when he fled to the United States with his family. [Link]
A fresh start for Cuba-China friendship
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Cuba-China relations. "For Cuba, it is also a very important year: the starting point for expanding and consolidating the traditional friendship with China," said Oscar Martinez, deputy director of the International Relations Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba in an interview in Beijing. China and ... [Link]
Hackers claim they can edit students' scores
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Hackers are claiming online they can break into computer systems belonging to universities and certification institutes and change the scores of students. An online search in Chinese of "hackers editing scores" results in dozens of pages of hits. The hackers say they can change students' scores for a price - and charge between a few thousand yuan and more than ... [Link]
Nokia to be awarded online map license (2)
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It is unclear if the bureau will also approve Google's application. The US search engine had its Internet Content Provider license renewed by the Chinese government last weekend. That, industry experts said, has significantly increased the possibility of it obtaining approval from the bureau. "Getting its Internet Content Provider license renewed is a prerequisite for Google to get the license ... [Link]
Nokia to be awarded online map license in China
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&$ &$Nokia holds a 3G demonstration in Wangfujing, Beijing. (Source: China Daily/Wu Mangzi)&$&$ Chinese authorities plan to give Nokia a license to provide online mapping services in China, making it the first foreign firm to get such approval. The announcement may open doors for other foreign applicants such as Google and Microsoft, which have also reportedly applied for such a ... [Link]
China leads global IPOs
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&$ &$A woman outside Agricultural Bank of China Ltd's Shanghai branch. Agricultural Bank of China Ltd has raised $19.2 billion in the world's biggest IPO in four years.(Source: China Daily)&$&$ China will continue to lead the global initial public offering (IPO) market in terms of the funds raised and the number of deals, international accounting firm Ernst & Young said ... [Link]
Floods, swollen reservoirs force evacuation of 10,000 in east China
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More than 10,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes in east China's Jiangxi Province Wednesday morning after heavy rainfalls triggered flash floods and overtopping of three reservoirs, flood control authorities said. The intense rainfall hit the province's northern areas early Wednesday, triggering flash floods and swollen reservoirs. Water has spilled over dikes at three reservoirs in Poyang County, the ... [Link]
World media to descend on Guangzhou for 2nd World Press Briefing
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The second World Press Briefing for this year's Asian Games will be held from July 20 to 23 in Guangzhou. The briefing will be the final opportunity for a comprehensive dialogue between the Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (GAGOC) and the accredited media on preparations for media services for the 16th Asian Games, before the Games begin in November. During ... [Link]
Google to Resume Search Service in China
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By Oiwan Lam Josie worries that Google will start filtering search result again after the renewal of Internet Service License in China. [Link]
Rio Tinto Says Second-Quarter Iron Ore Output 43.61 Million Tons
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Rio Tinto Group reported second- quarter iron ore production of 43.61 million tons compared with 44.59 million tons in the same period a year earlier. The company released the information in a statement to the Australian stock exchange today. [Link]
Coal India Said to Plan First Terminal for Imports
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Coal India Ltd., the world’s largest producer, plans to invest in its first port terminal to handle imports to help meet increasing demand for the fuel, a company official said. [Link]
China’s Stocks Gain, Led by Automakers, on Earnings Prospects
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China’s stocks rose, rebounding from the benchmark index’s biggest drop in two weeks, on speculation earnings will withstand a slowing economy. [Link]
Octopus popular on Web and menus
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World Cup fever may be fading, but now there's a new fever rising over an eight-legged sea creature with a knack for football forecasting. Paul, the oracle octopus that won worldwide attention by perfectly predicting the outcome of World Cup games, has boosted sales for some online vendors and has been the source of increased octopus consumption in restaurants. By ... [Link]
Hoping to score with soccer stars
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A number of pavilions in the Expo Garden are making plans to invite their national soccer stars to the Expo following the World Cup finals. Brazil, the winner of the most World Cups with stars like Kaka, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, is at the forefront of the initiative. "There will be a series of sports activities in September at the Brazil ... [Link]
Courts hit by rising number of lawsuits
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With lawsuits soaring in recent years, due to significant social and economic changes, China's 190,000 judges are facing growing pressure, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said. The number of court cases increased by at least 25 percent from 2005 to 2009, but the total number of judges remained almost unchanged, according to the first-ever annual report of the SPC released ... [Link]
Gillard Shows Cleaning Government Isn’t Just for Men
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Julia Gillard saw herself as equal to men years before becoming the first woman to lead Australia. As a teenager she forced her high school to abandon the practice of putting more girls than boys at work cleaning the school and demanded the job be shared equitably. [Link]
40k+ apply for transport support aid
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The Government has no plan to disregard insurance policies' cash value in calculating the value of a Transport Support Scheme applicants' personal assets, Secretary for Labour & Welfare Matthew Cheung says. [Link]
China web filter developer's finance woes: report
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The developer of a controversial Internet filter software in China has denied it has closed due to a lack of funding, but it admits to having financial difficulties, state media said Wednesday. [Link]
Clampdown rumoured as China "twitter" sites down (at Reuters)
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Asia Markets: Asian PC, parts-maker shares cheer Intel results (at MarketWatch)
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Technology shares in Asia get a big bump up after chip giant Intel trounces estimates, with the region's personal-computer and hardware-component makers staging an especially strong rally. [Link]
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