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Taiwan betting on WiMax to win hotspot status - Yahoo! News

Taiwan betting on WiMax to win hotspot status - Yahoo! News: "Asia was the earliest commercial adopter of the WiMax standard, with South Korea the first country to set up wireless 'hotspots' thanks to heavy backing from Samsung. In Japan, mobile phone operators and their partners are jockeying to win two WiMax licences which will be awarded by the government by the end of the year. Taiwan has already handed out six WiMax licences and operators are due to start services by the end of 2008. It is far from certain whether WiMax and its backers - grouped around major industry players such as Intel, Sprint Nextel and Nokia - will prevail in making the technology the mainstream standard of the next generation of mobile broadband communications. However, Asia is investing heavily in WiMax research and infrastructure in the hope that its electronics makers can define technology standards, rather than just using those set by others."

Bring Tibet rail to Nepal, Kathmandu tells Beijing - www.phayul.com

Bring Tibet rail to Nepal, Kathmandu tells Beijing - www.phayul.com: "Kathmandu is keen on creating a viable “China option” to reduce dependence on India. Already, the two sides have agreed to widen the single-lane Kathmandu-Lhasa road."

In Alaska, Whalers Fear Oil Drilling May Curtail Way of Life - New York Times

In Alaska, Whalers Fear Oil Drilling May Curtail Way of Life - New York Times: "traditional way of life is coming into conflict with one of the modern world’s most urgent priorities: finding more oil."

Why China cracked down on my nonprofit | csmonitor.com

Why China cracked down on my nonprofit | csmonitor.com
Nick Young recounts the government shutdown of his online NGO newsletter China Development Brief, which he started in 2002 and ran for nearly five years before its termination by Chinese authorities in 2007.

A Troubling Case of Readers' Block - washingtonpost.com

A Troubling Case of Readers' Block - washingtonpost.com: "Americans are reading less and their reading proficiency is declining at troubling rates, according to a report that the National Endowment for the Arts will issue today. The trend is particularly strong among older teens and young adults, and if it is not reversed, the NEA report suggests, it will have a profound negative effect on the nation's economic and civic future."

Nasdaq-NYSE Rivalry Comes to China

Nasdaq-NYSE Rivalry Comes to China: "Not so long ago, listing their shares on Nasdaq was a no-brainer for Chinese tech companies looking to tap overseas money... But in 2007, Nasdaq has faced greater competition in China from exchanges in Hong Kong, Shanghai, New York, and elsewhere."