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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Your daily e-mail from the BBC

Tuesday, 29 December, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi



ASIA-PACIFIC
British anger at China execution
The Chinese ambassador is called to the Foreign Office amid a growing row over the execution of a British man.
Repatriated Hmong arrive in Laos
More than 4,000 ethnic Hmong arrive in Laos after being forcibly repatriated from Thailand, despite international protests.
Google is sued by Chinese author
A Beijing judge tells Chinese novelist Mian Mian, who is suing Google over its online library plan, to hold settlement talks.
TECHNOLOGY
Secret mobile phone codes cracked
A German computer scientist publishes details of the secret code used to encrypt the majority of mobile phone conversations.
Nokia expands claim against Apple
Nokia ramps up its legal fight against Apple, claiming that almost all of its products infringe its patents.
Mobiles offer new view of reality
Augmented reality (AR) began to slowly roll out on mobiles in 2009 but it is set to explode next year, experts say.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Your daily e-mail from the BBC

Monday, 28 December, 2009, 19:00 GMT 24:00 +05:00:Asia/Karachi



ASIA-PACIFIC
Thai army deports Hmong to Laos
Thailand begins deporting thousands of ethnic Hmong back to communist Laos, despite international objections.
Vietnam dissident given jail term
A Vietnamese court sentences pro-democracy activist Tran Anh Kim to five-and-a-half years in prison for subversion.
'Last hours' for death row Briton
A British man found guilty of drug smuggling in China is facing what could be his final hours on death row as supporters make last-minute pleas for clemency.
TECHNOLOGY
Tech changes 'outstrip' netbooks
Netbooks are being superseded by more powerful alternatives, say industry watchers.
AI aims to solve in-game chatter
Prize-winning "chatbot" technology is being used in an attempt to solve one of "the last uncracked problems" in games design.
HP camera 'can't see' black faces
An online video comparing a webcam's facial recognition response to a white woman and a black man is a big hit on YouTube.
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