Life not worth living without internet, Hong Kong youngsters say

This does not sound very good for a "healthy" life style. " Life would be meaningless and not worth living without the internet, nearly one in seven Hong Kong youngsters said in a survey released Friday. ...

SpamBots Are Exploiting Forums Which Use vBulletin Software.

PORNOGRAPHY and PHARMACUETICAL SPAM EPIDEMIC HITTING THE INTERNET.  USERS ARE BEING LURED WITH PORNO AND ADVERTISEMENT FOR PHARMACUETICALS, THEN IF THEY HIT THE USER PROFILE ON THE FORUMS, AN EXE PROGRAM IS...

Woman's hysteria becomes an online hit

A woman's hysteria after missing her flight to Los Angeles at Hong Kong airport has become an online hit -- thanks to Youtube. The video shows the woman behaving like an angry five-year-old." A Chinese...

76% of U.S. & Canadian internet sellers block orders from Nigeria

The African country of Nigeria tops a new CyberSource survey, as the most blocked country by USA and Canadian online merchants. Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa with over 140 million people, is...

Canadian expats risk becoming 'second-class' citizens: study

Barry Artiste Op/Ed Mr. Kenny Zhang, must think we are Niave Canadians who just fell off the goddamn Lettuce truck in his plea to the Prime Minister to stop the government bill which comes into Law in April 2009...

Lenovo CEO Resigns

Following Lenovo's poor performance last year, followed by layoffs of 11% of its staff, CEO William Amelio has announced one major layoff: himself. Lower overal sales and poor margins have conspired to spell a...

My Chinese New Year Education

I could have asked a friend and neighbor who has a good knowledge of China but instead relied on collected information. For those of you who like myself have a no -existent to limited knowledge of the Chinese...

Bigshots say DUMP U.S Dollars and Gov’t bonds

" Singapore Bigshot says DUMP U.S Dollars and Gov’t bonds Jim Rogers, chairman of Singapore- based Rogers Holdings, said investors should be “worried” about the U.S. dollar, and recommended selling government bonds.“If I were you, I would be worried about the U.S....

Zimbabwe goes hungry, but Mrs. Mugabe lives it up in Hong Kong

Barry Artiste Op/EdNice to see the Worlds Billions of Dollars in Aid Money for Zimbabwe people is helping the Chinese Economy in these troubling times. But then I digress did you really think it was going anywhere...

Zimbabwe First Lady Grace Mugabe Accused of Assault

Grace Mugabe, wife of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, has been accused of assaulting a photographer while on a shopping trip in Hong Kong. Ms. Mugabe has not been detained."Grace Mugabe, 43, is accused of repeatedly punching Richard Jones - chief photographer of the Hong...

New immigration rules create two-tier Canadians: critics

Barry Artiste Op/EdWe have all seen Media reports recently and in the past where Canada runs to the rescue to get Canadians living permanently or semi permanently in War torn or unstable countries where these new...

One On One with Long Hu of Global Olympathon about Gaza

DISCLAIMER: The Opinions expressed in this interview are those of the guest and does not reflect those of Now Public or its staff. In the past few days, the Gaza Strip and Israel have been on the news as the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip receive a daily dose of...

Frozen revellers celebrate Hogmanay

Forget the world credit recession and all the troubles, for a few hours come 31st December around midnight the world greets the new year in their own amazing ways.New Zealand was the first country to celebrate 2009, Australia followed close behind 2 hours later with it's...

Bird Flu Outbreak in Hong Kong

Hong Kong government officials have announced the first outbreak of the deadly bird flu virus since 2003. The fatal H5N1 virus strain was confirmed at a poultry farm. Steps have already been taken towards...

Hong Kong to cull 80,000 chickens after H5 outbreak

"Hong Kong health authorities raised the city's avian flu alert to "serious" on Tuesday after some chickens at a farm were confirmed to have the H5 birdflu virus, prompting the cull of 80,000 chickens.The H5...

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