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July 14, 2008 | ||
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| EYE ON ASIA Supersize China: Obesity on the Rise The journal Health Affairs says that more than one-fifth of Chinese adults are overweight and that the number will double in the next two decades TELECOM Chinese Telecom: Who Wins, Who Loses? A restructuring will shift power among Chinese operators, but will foreign players become full participants in the world's largest market? BEIJING OLYMPICS • From ZDNet Asia The Spam Olympics Symantec says that online scammers are going to use Beijing's 2008 Summer Olympics to lure unsuspecting victims into fraudulent online schemes TECHNOLOGY • From ZDNet Asia Asia's Broadband Subscribers to Hit 170 Million Research house Frost & Sullivan says the growth is being fueled by the growing popularity of video-on-demand and video-sharing TELECOM • From ZDNet Asia Vietnam's Mobile Roaming A new joint venture between Vietnam's largest telecom company and wholesale telco-services outfit ETN Singapore targets Vietnamese expats OUTSOURCING Copyediting? Ship the Work Out to India Not far from New Delhi, Mindworks now has eight overseas clients, and it's mounting a big effort to go after more U.S. publications TECHNOLOGY Video Game Music Strikes a Bigger Chord Some well-known movie and TV composers are now penning scores for video games, further evidence of the gaming industry's continued growth AUTOS Great Wall Motor: Gunning for Glory Already China's top maker of SUVs and pickups, Great Wall has ambitious plans for the small-car market AVIATION High Oil Prices Hit India's Airlines Rising fuel costs have grounded the high-flying ambitions of India's carriers and have sent their stocks into a tailspin EYE ON ASIA Solar Power for the New Prius? Don't get too excited about Toyota's new energy-saving plans. The panels will only help power the air conditioning SOFTWARE • From ZDNet Asia Singapore to Host Open Source Conference Vendors such as Novell, Oracle, and Red Hat hope the expo, to be held next February, will raise awareness of their software products in Southeast Asia BW MALL SPONSORED LINKS
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| BLOG Eye on Asia >>   In the wake of the decision by several U.S. airlines such as Northwest, American Airlines and United to start charging for checked luggage, I feel I can finally go public with an idea I've been thinking about for several years. Why not charge passengers for their combined weight, instead of penalizing them for traveling with luggage? |
Reader Gavinehringer Writes: Business and the Olympics | |
More Red Tape for Olympic AdvertisersA new policy set by the Beijing Olympic organizing committee means Games sponsors will now have to resubmit their bids to buy adsOlympic Sponsors Cheer the Home TeamWestern businesses are harnessing Olympic fervor in China and playing up national pride in their advertising campaignsVideo Piracy's Olympic ShowdownBeijing is finally tackling video piracy. China wants to prove it can protect the lucrative broadcasting rights for the Summer GamesOlympic Diplomacy: Don't Fear ChinaChina's Li Ning: Toe-to-Toe Against Nike and Adidas |
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