Climbing no obstacle for snakebots

Snake-like robots that can climb scaffolding to inspect high-rise construction sites, bend at will to defuse roadside bombs or roll down your esophagus to peer at your digestive tract may soon be lending construction workers, soldiers and doctors a flexible hand.

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Cathay's cargo, passenger traffic drops in Nov.

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., Asia's third-largest carrier, said Thursday that its monthly passenger and cargo traffic slid in November amid the global economic downturn.

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China reluctant to invest in foreign banks

China's sovereign wealth fund, which last year poured $5 billion into Morgan Stanley, is reluctant to plow more money into foreign banks until governments hash out coherent policies to cope with the global economic and financial turmoil, the fund's head said Wednesday.

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China National bids $2.5B for Awilco Offshore

China National Offshore Oil Corp.'s oil-services company said Monday it will offer about $2.5 billion for Norway's Awilco Offshore ASA.

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China Unicom buys China Netcom in $56B stock swap

Mobile service provider China Unicom Ltd. is acquiring fixed-line China Netcom Group Corp. in a share swap valued at $56.3 billion, based on Unicom's stock last traded price.

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The former Alaska governor will visit Hong Kong to speak at the CLSA Investors Forum, but hear address will be closed to the media.

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Should the Chinese calligraphy be simplified?

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Hong Kong has confirmed its first case of swine flu, Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen said. ''We have our first confirmed swine flu case in Hong Kong. He is Mexican,'' Tsang said. The Mexican arrived yesterday via Shanghai from his home country, Tsang said.

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I wouldn't mind betting that he had an over sized diplomatic bag with him full of the green stuff in case Edsa three takes of and they have to flee the country Money in the bank so to speak.

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This article is just a brief one stating the event. In Hong Kong, groups of people have come out onto the streets to give a hug to those who wish to recieve them, just to re-create human contact and "touch"into the society! I put on the news this afternoon and just the very tho …

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I definetely agree. When I was in Hong Kong, I took a bus up Lanteau Island to the Po Monastery right on top of the hills and stayed a night there in their domitory. Hong Kong has much to offer beyond the famous shopping....

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A quick trip down the rabbit hole and we are in Hong Kong

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Getting off an airplane in Hong Kong after a fourteen hour flight.

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HONG KONG (Kyodo) A protest group formed to assert Chinese sovereignty over a group of Japan-held islets in the East China Sea set out Sunday afternoon from Hong Kong, bound for the disputed territory.

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Heuristics evaluation on the interactives found at the power house museum, Sydney.

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Design principles, and its related terms are explored and defined here

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film review: SHA PO LANG

I attended the 30th Toronto International Film Festival (September 8 - 17, 2005) and was fortunate enough to attend the world premiere of Yip Wai Shun's latest film. Here is my review.

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