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The South Korean pop idol U-know, of the popular boy band TVXQ, has been hospitalized after sipping a glue-laden drink that a female “anti-fan” gave him on Saturday
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Beauty pageant embraced by exiles who miss Tibet
Rain pelted the northern Indian town of McLeod Ganj last week, threatening to cancel one of the town’s more provocative social and political events of the year: the swimsuit round of the annual Miss Tibet beauty pageant.
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CHINA - Olympic mascots fall to ‘Friendlies’ fire
ORGANIZERS have changed the English name of the Beijing Olympics “Five Friendlies” mascots after complaints from members of the public, including one man who branded the name potentially embarrassing because it could be split into “friend” and “lies.”
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CHINA - Microsoft Marketing in China
“Imagine what China’s software industry might look like if piracy hadn’t killed off a viable, home-grown alternative to Microsoft”
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“Twenty-eight beauties recently competed in the fourth Amazing Philippine Beauties 2006. If beauty is the only requirement for being a female, then these beauties are definitely women.”
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“On October 10, 2006, Wikipedia access started opening up in China, having been blocked almost one year. The Englis language version (en.wp) is widely accessible while the Chinese version (zh.wp) still has spotty access”
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“Good Morning America’s” Diane Sawyer, who is in Beijing today, will travel to North Korea and begin reporting from inside the country Tuesday.
