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Apple has lost the first round in a trademark dispute brought by Shenzhen-based computer monitor manufacturer Proview. Although Apple has appealed the ruling, iPad devices have been required to be removed from shelves in some Chinese cities.
South Korean net users have created an online petition [ko] requesting the Korean President to grant a presidential pardon to his vocal critic, Chung Bong-ju, who was jailed for raising stock price manipulation allegations against the president. Within less than a day, this petition has already gathered more than 8 thousand signatures.
On a Baidu forum, one user has posted photos of what is apparently now a common sight surrounding certain buses in downtown Beijing's Guomao area: so many people gathered in the cold that passengers have begun climbing through windows just to get some space on the bus.
Wang Lin (aka Feng Jianya), a prominent member of China's grassroots cosplay scene throughout the past decade and winner under the individual category in a cosplay competition at ChinaJoy 2007, passed away February 13 just following her 30th birthday after more than a year-long battle with cancer. See some of her work here, here and here.
Ministry of Tofu translated a local reports about the poisoning of migratory birds in Hubei province. The dead birds are then headed for dining table in local restaurants.
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Hahahahaha…poor Noppadon Pattama. He encouraged people to sing along with him of Maria Carry song “There’s a hero” before flying to Quebec City, Canada to stop the UNESCO decision of accepting Khmer Preah Vihear Temple to be listed on the UNESCO list. And now he has resigned of being a Thai foreign minister hero. Hahahahahahahah
It’s hilarious about the Thai govt.flip flop:)
When Cambodia reported that Thai soldier bandits violated the Khmer territory, the Thai govt refused to admit it and kept saying those Thai soldiers were not inside the Khmer soil, but on the Thai soil. And then, a Thai solider who couldn’t read the landmine sign in Khmer and in English “Dangerous mine” he stepped on the landmine inside of Cambodia and blew up himself losing a leg. The Thai govt continued to ignore that and when the world press asked the Thai govt, so Thais put the mine inside the Thai soil to blow up their own soldier????
No comment……Hahahahahahahaha
A few days ago, the Thai press reported that the Thai separatists in south declared the end of fighting against the Thai govt…..
And today, there is an explosion in south of Thailand injured ten Thai police officers and a villagerin responded to the Thai press that made up the false info….
No comment……Hahahahahahahahaha
http://www.tmb.ie/exodus/news.asp?id=82893