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Sony unveils new e-readers, adds touchscreen to all modelsWashington (AFP) Sept 1, 2010 Sony, battling Amazon and Apple in the electronic book reader race, unveiled its latest devices on Wednesday and expanded their availability to Australia, China, Italy, Japan and Spain. Sony cut the size and weight of all three of its e-readers while expanding the use of touchscreens to all models - allowing users to turn pages with a swipe of the finger like the Apple iPad. The Japanese electronics giant increased the price of its cheapest e-reader, the Reader Pocket Edition, by 29 dollars whi ... read more |
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Beijing (AFP) Aug 31, 2010More than 4,200 people have died or are missing in floods in China so far this year, the worst to hit the country in more than a decade, the government said Tuesday. Torrential rains triggering floods and related natural disasters have affected 230 million people and resulted in the evacuation of 15.18 million people as of August 31, the monthly toll report said. A total of 3,185 people ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) Aug 31, 2010India on Tuesday said China was demonstrating "more than normal interest" in the Indian Ocean as two Chinese warships made a rare visit to military-ruled Myanmar. India is watchful of China's growing presence in the region, including its major investments in ports being built in Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The Chinese ships docked in Yangon on Sunday afternoon and were set to launch a series ... more  
Shanghai (AFP) Sept 1, 2010China's Jia Zhangke has been hailed abroad as one of the most important living directors but his films have had little impact at home. The once-banned filmmaker hopes the World Expo can help change that. Jia - whose award-winning work on life in modern China is characterised by long scenes and lush cinematography - has recently been living a whirlwind existence. At 40, he became the yo ... more |
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China raises alarm over Yangtze environmental damageBeijing (AFP) Aug 31, 2010 China will spend billions of dollars treating sewage and planting forests to arrest massive environmental degradation along the Yangtze river and its Three Gorges reservoir, officials said Tuesday. "Generally speaking, the ecological state (of the river) is still far from what the Communist Party and people are demanding," forestry minister Jia Zhibang told journalists. "For numerous reasons, the forests on both sides of the river have been seriously degraded, leading to bare mountains and hills ... read more |
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