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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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