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Japan ‘takes issue with Google maps’ over disputed islands

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“Japan has asked local authorities and state-run universities not to post Google maps on their websites because some of them use non-Japanese names for disputed islands, reports said Sunday. The disputed territory includes the South Korean-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan (East Sea) called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea, and the Japan-held Senkaku islands in the East China Sea, claimed by China as the Diaoyus.  It said the government recommends that public bodies use maps compiled by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, but it was unclear if they have followed the request because Google maps are apparently more convenient.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/29/japan-takes-issue-with-google-maps-over-disputed-islands/

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NSA spied on Indian embassy and UN mission, Snowden files reveal

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“A further NSA document obtained by the Hindu suggests the agency selected the office of India’s mission at the UN in New York and the country’s Washington embassy as ‘location targets’ where records of Internet traffic, emails, telephone and office conversations – and even official documents stored digitally – could potentially be accessed after programs had been clandestinely inserted into computers. In March 2013, the NSA collected 6.3bn pieces of information from internet networks in India and 6.2bn pieces of information from the country’s telephone networks during the same period, the Hindu said.”

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/25/nsa-surveillance-indian-embassy-un-mission

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A Tale of Two Giants: The Elephant and the Dragon

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“China and India are developing countries with vast growth potential. However, amid a liquidity boom, they over-marketed their potential, and nurtured and enjoyed a bubble ride. Their governments felt lucky and hoped that they could grow out of all their problems. Of course, bubbles cover up problems for a time and make them bigger after.  As the global liquidity boom unwinds, investors need a better story to stay in emerging markets. Too much money around was good enough before. Now China and India need to convince investors that they can revive growth without a global liquidity boom.”

http://english.caixin.com/2013-09-05/100578323.html

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Steve Beauregard CEO of GoCoin on Bitcoin and Starting Up in Singapore

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“Filmed at CAD Cafe in Bugis, Singapore, David Moskowitz talks with Steve Beauregard about Bitcoin, GoCoin, Start-ups and Singapore.”

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Japan nuclear agency says Fukushima water leak risk exaggerated

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“The chief of Japan’s nuclear watchdog chided the operator of the Fukushima plant Thursday for its inability properly to explain problems, which he said was inflating fears around the world.  Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, said information given by Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) on the level of radioactive contamination was ‘scientifically unacceptable’.  Tanaka’s comments come after TEPCO announced it had detected a hotspot with a reading of 2,200 millisieverts per hour.  TEPCO has confirmed that a reading of 2,200 millisieverts per hour would be enough to kill a person in a matter of hours.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/05/japan-nuclear-agency-says-fukushima-water-leak-risk-exaggerated/

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Fukushima ‘not under control’ – TEPCO official refutes PM’s assurances

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“A senior TEPCO official contradicted Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by saying the radioactive water leakage at the crippled Fukushima plant is not under control.  The official, Kazuhiko Yamashita, was asked his opinion of comments by Abe regarding the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Plant to the International Olympic Committee (IOC).  ‘I think the current situation is that it is not under control,’ Yamashita said at a hearing in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture, on Friday before further apologizing for the leaks.”

http://rt.com/news/fukushima-under-control-tepco-819/

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Bangladesh police fire rubber bullets at workers seeking $100 month wage

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“The vast majority of the impoverished nation’s three million workers earn a basic monthly wage of 3,000 taka ($38) — among the lowest in the world — following a deal between unions, the government and manufacturers in August 2010.  On Saturday, dozens of factories were forced to shut after at least 20,000 workers left their machines to demand the wage rise.  Angry demonstrators hurled stones at the outside of some 20 factories after managers refused to allow some employees to join the protests, police said.  Widespread protests seeking wage rises in 2006 and 2010 led to deadly clashes, leaving dozens of workers dead and hundreds of factories vandalised.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/22/bangladesh-police-fire-rubber-bullets-at-garment-workers-seeking-100-month-minimum-wage/

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Monetary Authority of Singapore warns on ‘unregulated’ bitcoin

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“The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is cautioning consumers against bitcoin trading even as a few merchants in Singapore have started accepting the digital currency as payment for physical goods.  Invented in 2009, bitcoin is the world’s most well-known digital currency. It is not issued or managed by a single company or monetary authority. Bitcoins can be bought through online exchanges that convert real money into the virtual currency. Due to its anonymous nature, bitcoin trading was declared illegal in Thailand in July over money laundering concerns. An MAS spokesman told The Straits Times that consumers should be wary of such trading.”

http://www.singaporelawwatch.sg/slw/headlinesnews/30745-bitcoin-users-beware-mas.html

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Muslim beauty pageant challenges Miss World

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“Muslim women in headscarves and elaborately embroidered dresses took to the stage Wednesday for the finale of an Islamic beauty pageant in Indonesia, a riposte to the Miss World contest that has sparked hardline anger. ‘We’re just trying to show the world that Islam is beautiful,’ Obabiyi Aishah Ajibola, a 21-year-old contestant from Nigeria, told AFP backstage in the capital, Jakarta, before the final got under way.  ‘We are free and the hijab (Muslim headscarf) is our pride,’ she said, adding that the pageant was ‘nothing like Miss World, where women expose their bodies’.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/18/muslim-beauty-pageant-challenges-miss-world/

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Moon Shining At Sunset: Marina Bay Sands Resort in Singapore

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“This sunset shot at the Marina Bay Sands was one in a million.   The sky lit up just right as the moon was rising behind the resort. Many people don’t know but the resort is an actual complex complete with a shopping  mall, casino, and a Venice Gondola ride. One of the cool things about the Marina Bay Sands Resort besides the amazing infinity rooftop pool is the fact that you can use your hotel Wi-Fi throughout the entire shopping complex. The picture was taken from the famous Merlion statue just across the water from the resort.  This also happens to be where the cars zip by in the only night time Formula 1 race.”

http://wanderingtrader.com/travel-photos/singapore-pictures/marina-bay-sands-resort/

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