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• Coffee Shops Boom in Hong Kong in Place of Tea
  12/6/2007 Hong Kong - Coffee shops will double in number in Hong Kong over the next five years as office workers abandon green tea and jasmine tea for espressos and cappuccinos, a news report said Friday.
• Antioxidants may stop fat cell formation
  12/6/2007 -- New research from Taiwan suggests that antioxidants put a halt to fat cell formation, at least in a laboratory.
• New website features Taiwan culture
  12/4/2007 TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Culture.tw, a brand new website portal offering Taiwan culture, has come into being.
• China's 160 Jet Order Help Airbus Pass Boeing
  12/3/2007 -- Airbus said it signed contracts yesterday to sell 160 commercial passenger jets to China in a deal worth around US$14.8 billion.
• Shanghai Tycoon Falls From Grace
  11/30/2007 Beijing - He once was one of China's richest and most politically connected businessmen, a real estate tycoon who had started out selling noodles.
• Taiwan Sees Huge Market for Solar Panels
  11/29/2007-- The Taiwan government sees massive growth in its solar energy industry, forecasting the total value to hit $12.5 billion in 2015.
• Chinese group to develop island as retirement haven
  11/28/2007-- A group of Chinese investors will invest more than $75 million in the country for the development of an island in Palawan.
• Gong Li to Star With John Cusak in Shanghai
  11/27/2007 LOS ANGELES - Chinese star Gong Li and John Cusack are set to feature in a new period drama set in Shanghai during World War II, entertainment industry press reported on Tuesday.
• Chinese More Likely Web Addicts Says Study
  11/26/2007-- Chinese internet users are more likely to depend on their online experiences, and see the web as a key to socializing and sharing opinions, than their U.S. counterparts, according to a study.
• China's Lunar Debut a Success
  11/25/2007-- CHINA'S leaders celebrated the first images sent from the country's first lunar satellite today, saying the country was in the front ranks of global technological powers.
• China Journalist Wins Second Golden Pen Award of Freedom
  11/21/2007 MANILA, Philippines — Li Changqing, a Chinese journalist who was imprisoned for alerting the public to an outbreak of dengue fever before the authorities, has been awarded the 2008 Golden Pen of Freedom.
• iPhone May Not Make it to China Says Executive
  11/20/2007-Apple Inc's iPhone is unlikely to hit Chinese shelves soon because of technical and fee issues, industry executives said on Wednesday, a day after shares in the U.S. company shot up on hopes of a deal with China Mobile.
• Spiderman scales part of China Mountain
  11/19/2007 BEIJING (AP) - A daredevil French climber nicknamed Spiderman scaled part of a mountain in southern China using only his bare hands.
• China Spying Threat to Technology
  11/15/2007 WASHINGTON -- A congressional advisory panel said Thursday that Chinese spying in America represents the greatest threat to U.S. technology.
• Apple iPhone Could Come to Taiwan
  11/14/2007-- China Mobile is in talks with Apple on bringing the Apple iPhone in the Chinese market.
• China cracks down on toy factories
  11/13/2007 BEIJING (AP) - More than 700 toy factories in booming southern China have been banned from exporting what they produce as part of a crackdown on shoddy products, the government said Thursday.
• Bad dumplings leave six dead in China
  11/12/2007-- Six Chinese, including two children, died from food poisoning after eating dumpling soup and two more remained seriously ill, local media reported yesterday, the latest example of food safety risks facing domestic consumers.
• Yao Yi Matchup Could Break Ratings Records
  11/8/2007-- In China, Friday's NBA game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Houston Rockets is expected to draw massive TV ratings.
• U.S. likely open to Chinese travelers
  11/7/2007-- Chinese tourists are expected to gain access to the United States soon as the two countries are likely to reach an agreement to grant the US Authorized Destination Status by the end of this year.
• China has more than 1.3 billion bank cards
  11/6/2007-- Chinese banks had issued more than 1.3 billion debit, credit and semi-credit cards by the end of September, roughly one for every person in China.
• China's largest national arts festival opens
  11/5/2007 - The 8th China Arts Festival, the largest platform for Chinese performers to showcase their latest creations, opened Monday evening in central China.
• Chinese Probe Enters Earth-Moon Orbit
  10/31/2007-- Lunar probe Chang'e I completed its fourth orbital transfer Wednesday afternoon, a critical step in the journey to the moon.
• Controversy over Gong Li's nomination in Green Chinese Awards
  10/30/2007-- The nomination of Gong Li, one of China's most famous actresses, in the country's "Green Chinese" awards in 2007 has drawn criticism.
• Taipei Beef Noodle Festival Gets Under Way
  10/29/2007-- The Taipei City Government held yesterday the preliminary round of a beef noodle cooking contest with 44 teams participating.
• Chang'e grabs attention of Chinese public
  10/24/2007-- "Chang'e", known as the legendary moon goddess in China for thousands of years, has been much talked about these days because of China's launch of its first moon probe"Change-1" on Wednesday evening.
• China World's Biggest Handset and User Market
  10/23/2007-- China is the world’s biggest mobile market in both user numbers and handset manufacturing, the MII says.
• Chinese Composer's Soundtrack from Track Sounds
  10/22/2007 BEIJING-- Anyone who has ever wondered what sound world champion Liu Xiang makes when he starts a high hurdles race will find out when Chinese composer Tan Dun’s music for the Beijing Olympics is unveiled next year.
• Chinese film festival to be staged in Yokohoma
  10/19/2007-- As a part of the 2007 China-Japan Culture and Sports Exchange Year, the second Chinese Film Festival in Yokohama will be held in the central Japanese port city from Monday, according to organizer.
• Chinese To Send 570 Athletes to Next Year's Olympic Games
  10/17/2007-- The largest-ever Chinese Olympic contingent of 570 athletes will participate in next year's Beijing Games, sports chief Liu Peng said yesterday.
• Chinese Tycoon Buys Shanghai Island in Dubai
  10/17/2007-- A Chinese businessman confirmed to Xinhua on Tuesday that he has bought an artificial island in Dubai for 28 million U.S. dollars.
• Kylie Minogue To Record Duet with Jolin Tsai
  10/15/2007 HONG KONG—Kylie Minogue has recorded a duet with Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai that will be included in the Asian edition of the Australian pop diva's upcoming album.
• Chinese researchers says Beijing's air will be clean during 2008 Olympics
  10/12/2007 (AP)-- Beijing's air will be clean d