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- Beijing professor's remarks spark angry protests [AFP] "About 30 protesters tried to force their way into China's elite Peking University on Friday to confront a law professor who said 99 percent of the people petitioning the government with grievances are mentally ill and could be institutionalized."
- Chinese Online Games Market Grew 63% In 2008 [Gamasutra] "New data from analyst group Pearl Research shows that China's online games market grew 63 percent in 2008 to a total $2.8 billion. In its new Games Market in China report, Pearl Research forecasts that the Chinese online market will be worth more than $5.5 billion by 2012."
- The Pavilion Wars [The Atlantic] "The upcoming World's Fair should offer the chance to build a showpiece U.S. pavilion. But thanks to behind-the-scenes maneuverings and State Department incompetence, we may end up with a Chinese-funded pavilion—or no pavilion at all."
- Guangdong Police Arrests 110 Men In 2 Raids [Fridae] "Police in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou arrested about 50 men on Mar 30 and 60 men on Apr 3 when it raided Renmin Gongyuan (People's Park/广州人民公园), a well known gay cruising venue."
- China's Baidu Launches Portal for the Elderly [PC World] "Top Chinese search engine Baidu has launched a portal that caters to the middle-aged and the elderly with oversized links and few ads. The portal, which labels itself "Baidu elderly search," features links to content such as revolutionary song downloads and a classical Chinese poetry forum that older Chinese are far more likely to appreciate than the younger generation."
- Hong Kong pop star to face trial in Japan after drugs arrest [Monsters & Critics] "A Hong Kong pop star is to face trial in Japan after heroin was reportedly found in the Tokyo hotel room where she was staying, her record company said Thursday. Jill Vidal, 26, also known as Wei Si, has already been held in custody for more than 40 days following her arrest in the Japanese capital in February."
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The World-Expo in the times of satellite TV and the internet has simply outlived its purpose.
I'm glad that this is one pork barrel project my tax dollars won't fund.
Why do you always have to be so relentlessly negative? It would be a shame if the US missed the Expo; I'm eagerly awaiting it.