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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Your daily e-mail from the BBC

Tuesday, 18 August, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi



ASIA-PACIFIC
Former S Korea President Kim dies
Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung, who pioneered the 'Sunshine Policy' of engagement with North Korea, has died.
China reduces holdings in US debt
China - which holds more US government debt than any other country - cut its holdings heavily in June.
Japan election campaign begins
Election campaigning begins for a vote in which the opposition is poised to win power for only the second time in half a century.
TECHNOLOGY
Sony slims PlayStation 3 console
Electronics giant Sony announces a slimmer version of its PlayStation 3 (PS3) games console along with price cuts for the machine.
Mobile data show friend networks
Data from mobile phones reveals not only friendship networks but can give indications of users' happiness, researchers say.
US man 'stole 130m card numbers'
US prosecutors charge a man with carrying out what they say is the largest case of identity theft in American history.

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