http://asia.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for asia en Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2223211 unknown@ma.gnolia.com The Nature Conservancy announced the launch of a new conservation initiative to protect the globally significant grasslands of the Eastern Steppe of Mongolia. The Conservancy will share its conservation and scientific expertise to help the government of Mongolia balance conservation and economic needs. ?This program will help Mongolia to set a new standard for sustainable development,? said Stephanie Meeks, acting president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy. ?This unique effort will encompass policy initiatives with on-the-ground conservation techniques to protect more than 69 million acres of grasslands in Eastern Mongolia.? Saved By: Jonathon D. Colman | View Details | Give Thanks Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2223211Designresourcesflashly linksimportedinspirationCoolsitescreativedevflashcolorrpg toolsweb gallerywordpressmicroformatsbookmarkletwebtoolssource materialweb development resourcesjoomlagraphschartsgraphics designgraphicslistmacicalsyncweb-contentwritingsearchsearch_enginereferenceAppleapplicationcooldatamongoliaasiaconservationScience http://web2announcer.com/go/1986022 unknown@Netscape.com Foot binding was practiced in China for 1000 years. Young girls would have their feet wrapped, thus limiting the normal development and essentially crippling them. Mon, 21 May 2007 05:00:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1986022weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/1907971 unknown@Netscape.com A Chinese grandmother who went to hospital with a headache was found to have had a bullet in her head for 64 years. Tue, 15 May 2007 15:31:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1907971weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/1751120 unknown@Netscape.com The phone can be purchased from Prada boutiques for the first few weeks from the time it is released and is expected to be available around mid-May in Singapore. Fri, 04 May 2007 23:50:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1751120weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/1704377 unknown@Netscape.com At present piracy of movies in Asia has become a booming business, offering entertainment to many third world countries at affordable prices. With the release of the HD DVD key we can only imagine how big it will become in the next few months. Wed, 02 May 2007 17:28:41 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1704377piracyMoviesDVDasiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/1511187 unknown@Netscape.com The brick and cement wall, painted into purplish blue and red, emerges even more conspicuous among the khaki-coloured loess hills. Behind the two-metre-tall wall, is a sprawl of villagers' houses and yards, which are roughly built with mud. Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:46:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1511187weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/1484455 unknown@Netscape.com A mother cat in China has adopted a mouse, letting it join her family of newborns. Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:20:58 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1484455weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/1439453 unknown@Netscape.com We have shown you what it is like to go to a pool in China but with the summer coming up we also wanted to give you a taste of a day at the beach in China. Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:58:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1439453weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/1437032 unknown@Netscape.com In Asia you learn that you have to give up that personal space you become so used to in the US. Even so this is a train packed to the point even Asians have to feel crowded. Fri, 13 Apr 2007 15:46:35 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1437032weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/1382074 unknown@Netscape.com Japanese brewery Asahi gave away beer-pouring robots to 5000 people who collected 36 stickers from promotional beer cans. Mon, 09 Apr 2007 22:39:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1382074weirdasiaNewsjapan http://web2announcer.com/go/1337921 unknown@Netscape.com A rabbit breeder who sold 12 of his animals to North Korea so the communist country could start its own breeding program fears they have been eaten by officials. Sat, 07 Apr 2007 01:43:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1337921weirdasiaNewsKorea http://web2announcer.com/go/1299616 unknown@Netscape.com An old man in Quanzhou, Fujian, who has spent a decade hitting a rock with his palms, has left a permanent imprint on the rock. Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:02:44 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1299616weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/1290417 unknown@Netscape.com The first building, emerging from the water, is devoted to the activities of the body, and houses the sports and water culture center. Tue, 03 Apr 2007 23:37:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1290417weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/1277852 unknown@Netscape.com infant corpses and fetuses have become the newest supplements for health and beauty in China. Not only is the placenta considered a beauty remedy, but also aborted fetuses are much sought after delicacies. Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:25:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1277852weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/1008574 unknown@Netscape.com A money depositor has scared away the staff of several banks by bringing them vast quantities of dibs. Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:58:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/1008574weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/988862 unknown@Netscape.com Fang says the fish developed his ability to understand human speech from his father who used to spend four hours a day with him. Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:20:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/988862weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/982515 unknown@Netscape.com An 85-year-old man in Shanghai somehow was unhurt after he fell out of a fifth-floor apartment window on Wednesday. Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:37:57 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/982515weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/971456 unknown@Netscape.com From the article: "The prime ministers of Japan and Australia have signed a security pact designed to enhance military co-operation between the two nations.Japan's PM Shinzo Abe said the pact would help to stabilise the region. The defence deal - Japan's first with a country other than the US - includes co-operation on border security, counter-terrorism and disaster relief." Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:51:30 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/971456AustraliajapanSecuritydiplomacyasiaShinzoAbeNews http://web2announcer.com/go/931021 unknown@Netscape.com Strange Japanese Inventions Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:25:38 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/931021chinaweirdasiajapanNews http://web2announcer.com/go/928127 unknown@Netscape.com A 3-year-old boy in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi Province, apparently will sue his mother for not taking care of him. Fri, 09 Mar 2007 21:35:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/928127weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/929099 unknown@Netscape.com A man emerged from his mountain home in Taiwan after 40 years of living as a hermit. Fri, 09 Mar 2007 21:14:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/929099weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/928126 unknown@Netscape.com There are no refills in China, especially in Pizza Hut. So if you order a fruit salad bar, you can stuff as much as you want in one little bowl and that's about it. Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:14:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/928126weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/885122 unknown@Netscape.com From the article: "Bilateral talks between North Korea and Japan aimed at normalizing diplomatic relations - a key part of Pyongyang's agreement to shut down its nuclear program - have been canceled, the North Korean Embassy said Wednesday.The embassy did not provide a reason for the abrupt move, which came hours after the start of the talks." Wed, 07 Mar 2007 15:34:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/885122japanNorthKoreatalksdiplomacyasiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/854045 unknown@Netscape.com Markets in Asia and Europe fell again Monday, extending their slide into a second week as investors worried about a possible global slowdown dumped stocks that had surged in recent weeks. Mon, 05 Mar 2007 13:04:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/854045stockmarketstocksasiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/839388 unknown@Netscape.com A 37-year-old farmer in Yushan County, Jiangxi, will apply for a Guinness world record because of his extraordinary motor racing skill. Sat, 03 Mar 2007 22:42:31 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/839388chinaweirdasiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/828399 unknown@Netscape.com In Chong Qing city, China, there is a golden anniversary celebration for a170 year-old turtle couple named "Ma Lai" and "Ma Ya". Sat, 03 Mar 2007 17:44:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/828399chinaweirdasiaNewslove http://web2announcer.com/go/808485 unknown@Netscape.com Girl students with hairstyles that headteachers believed were too long, were expelled from class at a middle school in Guangzhou, the Southern Metropolitan News reported Wednesday. Thu, 01 Mar 2007 21:53:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/808485weirdasiaNewschinajapan http://web2announcer.com/go/807241 unknown@Netscape.com An elderly man in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, is widely admired in his neighborhood for his physical ability: he did 1,002 push-ups in one stretch. Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:31:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/807241weirdasiaNewschinajapan http://web2announcer.com/go/798026 unknown@Netscape.com A man in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi Province, does his morning exercises accompanied by a wren-babbler that sings on his shoulder. Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:22:16 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/798026weirdasiaNewschinajapan http://web2announcer.com/go/783099 unknown@Netscape.com A monkey owner grimaces when getting beaten by his monkey during a monkey show at a temple fair in Wuxi, east China's Jiangsu Province on February 26. The monkey angered after being enraged by the performer. Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:57:53 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/783099weirdasiaNewschinajapan http://web2announcer.com/go/728275 unknown@Netscape.com To make the battery, Lee and his colleagues soaked a piece of paper in a solution of copper chloride and sandwiched it between strips of magnesium and copper. This sandwich was then laminated between two sheets of transparent plastic. Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:22:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/728275chinaweirdasiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/722730 unknown@Netscape.com Korean Pet Lockers Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:21:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/722730weirdasiaNewschinajapan http://web2announcer.com/go/710821 unknown@Netscape.com A Chinese woman says her pet dog has taken to peeing upside down. Mrs Chen, of Changchun city, says 18-month-old Baby began peeing in the new position just three months ago Fri, 23 Feb 2007 06:19:47 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/710821chinaweirdasiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/680048 unknown@Netscape.com Korean woman Ara Hwang - an old hand in jazz, flamenco, Argentine tango, Latin American dances, has recently brought the "belly dance" craze to Hanoi. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:24:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/680048weirdasiaNewschinajapan http://web2announcer.com/go/651518 unknown@Netscape.com Fishers in northern Thailand netted this huge catfish in the Mekong River. Nearly 9 feet (2.7 meters) long, the fish tipped the scales at 646 pounds (293 kilograms). Sun, 18 Feb 2007 18:05:20 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/651518chinaweirdasiaNewsFish http://web2announcer.com/go/625969 unknown@Netscape.com Two former drug addicts fall in love and get married on Monday in the rehabilitation center where they were ordered to receive treatment in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province. That's the story behind the first marriage to take place in a rehabilitation center in China. Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:20:32 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/625969weirdasiaNewschinajapan http://web2announcer.com/go/567265 unknown@Netscape.com A former school vice principal in northeast China's Liaoning Province has been sentenced to a year in prison for kicking a boy in the testicles. Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:15:33 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/567265weirdasiaNewschinajapan http://web2announcer.com/go/543725 unknown@Netscape.com A middle-aged woman from Dalian, Liaoning, spent her entire life savings dining at a local restaurant in a bid to woo the manager, the New Business News reported. Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:27:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/543725chinaweirdasiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/543080 unknown@Netscape.com After 60 years of silence, Jiang Guixiang, 76, surprised both local residents and medical experts when she suddenly started speaking this week in Guiyang County, Hunan Province. Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:01:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/543080chinaweirdasiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/540468 unknown@Netscape.com Nearly 50% of 20 million babies that are born in China every year are delivered through C-sections. "This is absolutely not normal, and it has something to do with the fact that many doctors fail to give correct instructions to the expectant mothers, " said a doctor in Guangzhou No. 2 People's Hospital. Sat, 10 Feb 2007 20:16:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/540468chinaweirdasiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/526130 unknown@Netscape.com Paying 100 yuan ($13) per hour for a special physical fitness class may be beyond the reach of many, but white-collar women in the capital will not hesitate. Sat, 10 Feb 2007 04:38:10 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/526130chinaweirdasiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/497500 unknown@YahooMyWeb.com No description for this story Thu, 08 Feb 2007 13:35:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/497500BPrebatescredit cardscredit cardcardgift cardrewardsrewardsignupbankingchase cardmembercredit card accounttransfer credit card balancescredit card billvisa cardfuel purchasesreturning usersnew userhigh-rateearn rewardssingaporehousesasiaReal Estate http://web2announcer.com/go/490902 unknown@Netscape.com A woman who boarded the wrong bus on an attempted shopping trip from Thailand to Malaysia has returned home after 25 years. Wed, 07 Feb 2007 22:50:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/490902weirdasiaNewschinajapan http://web2announcer.com/go/479766 unknown@Netscape.com Many people have lost their wallets and found them later; but this Korean man had his wallet returned from another country, thousands of miles away. Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:32:14 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/479766weirdasiaNewschinaKorea http://web2announcer.com/go/455158 unknown@Netscape.com While most theives steal car for money, this Chinese old man had a different purpose. He was hoping to get caught so he can spend the Lunar New Year eve in jail where dinner is freely provided. Mon, 05 Feb 2007 07:02:40 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/455158weirdasiaNewschina http://web2announcer.com/go/433898 unknown@Netscape.com China man has 2 faces Sat, 03 Feb 2007 23:47:52 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/433898chinaweirdasiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/433901 unknown@Netscape.com An amateur golfer in Hsinchu, Taiwan, was so excited after hitting a hole-in-one that he lost his memory about the significant moment days ago. Sat, 03 Feb 2007 21:10:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/433901chinaweirdasiaNews http://web2announcer.com/go/420488 unknown@YahooMyWeb.com No description for this story Fri, 02 Feb 2007 22:36:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/420488travelsingaporeasiahousesReal Estate http://web2announcer.com/go/400696 unknown@Netscape.com Women from ethnic communities in the hilly northern part of Laos have, for more than a decade, been encouraged to go into poultry breeding as a way of earning a living in Southeast Asia's poorest nation.However, this initiative has come up against a daunting challenge in the shape of the deadly bird-flu virus that has flared up again in many parts Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:26:21 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/400696birdFlulaosasiasoutheastNews http://web2announcer.com/go/309876 unknown@Netscape.com This type of shark is very different from what we usually see. It has six gills and the body is like an eel, normally living under 600-1,000 meters deep in ocean. They have very long history of 50 million years, that's why they are also called living fossil. Thu, 25 Jan 2007 05:12:18 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/309876chinaweirdasiaNews