Farmer jailed in Hong Kong for burning flag

A man has been jailed in Hong Kong for burning the national flag, in the first sentence of its kind.

S Korea suspends savings banks citing weak finances

South Korea has suspended seven local savings banks citing the weak state of their finances.

Japan urges mass evacuation ahead of Typhoon Roke

More than a million people in central and western Japan have been urged to leave their homes as a powerful typhoon approaches.

Burma begins swap scheme for cars over 40 years old

Owners of some of Burma's most antiquated cars have been queuing in Rangoon to exchange their old vehicles for permits to import newer models.

Polio strain spreads to China from Pakistan

Polio has spread to China for the first time since 1999 after being imported from Pakistan, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed.

Showing posts with label January. Show all posts
Showing posts with label January. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Read while eating for January: new school

Monday's links remixes, to think Twitter error and Smartphones threatened.Rune Stoltz Bertinussen / Scanpix / Reuters Rune Stoltz Bertinussen / Scanpix / ReutersA general view of the Aurora Borealis, close to the city of Tromso in Northern Norway, on 25 January 2012.

This is the remix: Why must every single pop song have a remix these days? Because the technology makes it possible. (IL)

You roll the dice: An unlikely industry remained strong despite the video game boom: Board Games. (Almost company)

Cost of Fame: Do you want a rock star to be? That will cost you $100.000. (time)

Twitter misfire: A social media campaign of by McDonald's went, big time, once Twitter users of chimed inch (the daily what)

Adorable moment: If you missed it, President Obama embraced Republic Gabrielle Giffords before last night State of the Union, and the photo immediately went viral. (LIVE)

Celebrated snapshots: Photographers use the pictures, to which they primarily made famous. (Flavorwire)

Slow motion panic: Portlandia examines the inner monologue of smartphone users, their best friends tech-drop. (BuzzFeed)



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