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Oh, to be young (and a gorilla) in London (China Daily)
Ooh la la! A frisky French gorilla on the prowl in Britain has been turning on the Gallic charm full blast, London Zoo officials said this week.

China's Twitter Clones (ReadWriteWeb)
The popularity of Twitter has produced a number of clones in China, just as there are Facebook clones . Some of China's Twitter clones have been closed down by the Chinese government, but some have survived. We take a look at both cases in this post. We also assess Twitter's chances of success in China, should it ever be freed from the 'Great Firewall of China.' Fanfou, Jiwai and Digu were some ...

Super Rich have Craze for luxury goods (China Daily)
A private jet will set you back $20 million, not including the nearly $2 million a year needed to maintain it, but the expense is not enough to stop China's super-rich from acquiring such a "luxurious toy" - along with a slew of other luxury items.

Three top cops sacked over detention death (China Daily)
Three senior police officers were sacked on Sunday and four policemen were placed under investigation after a suspect was allegedly tortured to death in a detention house in Henan province on Feb 21.

US teenager gets 15 years for Internet sex scandal (China Daily)
A Wisconsin teen convicted of using Facebook to blackmail dozens of classmates into sex has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Nineteen-year-old Anthony Stancl of New Berlin showed no emotion as the sentence was handed down Wednesday.

新加坡民主党将主打网路管道 (The Temasek Review)
作者：中央社（台湾）01/03/2010 新加坡民主党秘书长徐顺全在新加坡“联合早报”专访中指出，为突破新加坡主流媒体局限，下次大选时，民主党将以网路作为主要竞选管道。 新加坡官方持股媒体“联合早报”，今天罕见地以3 / 4版篇幅刊登专访反对党领袖徐顺全的内容，不过文中仍有较多篇幅着墨于民主党过往的内哄，并影射徐顺全接受外国机构资金。 这篇专访文章，以记者问及徐顺全夫妇都没有工作怎么养家？且坊间流传徐顺全拿外国机构资金，所以才能在新加坡无后顾之忧进行公民抗争式的斗争起头，指记者“左问又问，他（徐顺全）答说：『我是学者，偶而也领一些外国的研究基金』。“ 徐顺全是新加坡目前仅见，以街头抗争路线向新加坡政府争取民主的反对党人士，除遭内阁资政李光耀，总理李显龙等人控告诽谤而负债累累，破产外，也经常因街头抗争坐牢，并被官方指控是拿外国资金在新加坡进行颠覆活动。 徐顺全在专访中指出，2006年 ...

Australia warns Israel over Dubai assassination IDs (China Daily)
Australia warned Israel yesterday that if it was involved in the alleged use of three fraudulent Australian passports in a Dubai assassination it would not be considered the "act of a friend," the foreign minister said.

Lumerical联手美国国家纳米技术基础研究联盟加Ű (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
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Cheer up Chinese people! To protect your mother language! (People's Daily)
&$ &$The "wolves" are really coming&$ &$ &$ &$File photo&$ &$ Experts point out that the use of the Chinese language has been messed up. Now, Chinese language is facing a profound crisis – the "wolves" are really coming. Today, more and more linguists and experts are feeling confused about the Chinese languag ...

Whale kills trainer as horrified spectators watch (China Daily)
A killer whale attacked and killed a trainer in front of a horrified audience at a SeaWorld show Wednesday in Orlando, Florida, with witnesses in the US city saying the animal involved in two previous deaths dragged the trainer under and thrashed her around violently.