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Monday, August 31, 2009

Your daily e-mail from the BBC

Sunday, 30 August, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi



ASIA-PACIFIC
Japan victor hails 'revolution'
Japan's opposition leader Yukio Hatoyama hails an election "revolution" as exit polls suggest a massive win for his party.
Dalai Lama embarks on Taiwan trip
The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, arrives in Taiwan for a visit that has sparked anger from China.
General Motors expands in China
GM signs up to a joint venture with the Chinese state-owned carmaker FAW to make light trucks and vans.
TECHNOLOGY
Olympic aim to get Britons online
The UK's Digital Champion Martha Lane Fox lays out a challenge to those already online to train those not on the internet.
Apple denies 'exploding' iPhones
iPhones that reportedly "exploded" in France were not due to overheating batteries as had been suggested, Apple says.
File-sharers' TV tastes revealed
Millions of television viewers are now using file-sharing services to illegally download TV programmes, research shows.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Your daily e-mail from the BBC

Saturday, 29 August, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi



ASIA-PACIFIC
N Korea frees S Korea fishermen
North Korea frees four South Korean fishermen and their boat, held since last month, the South Korean Coast Guard says.
Voters wooed on eve of Japan poll
Candidates across Japan make final appeals ahead of Sunday's election, which is expected to herald a rare change of power.
Suu Kyi visitor tells of 'sorrow'
The US man who swam to the home of Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma has spoken of his sorrow that his action led to her arrest.
TECHNOLOGY
Olympic aim to get Britons online
The UK's Digital Champion Martha Lane Fox lays out a challenge to those already online to train those not on the internet.
Apple denies 'exploding' iPhones
iPhones that reportedly "exploded" in France were not due to overheating batteries as had been suggested, Apple says.
File-sharers' TV tastes revealed
Millions of television viewers are now using file-sharing services to illegally download TV programmes, research shows.