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News Links - 12/31/07

PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:43 pm
by dleedlee
Anita Mui Honored
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/12/31/1301@309714.htm
Fans Mark 4th Anniversary Of Anita Mui's Death
http://www.batgwa.com/story.php?id=424

Survey: New year hit 'Assembly' most popular with Chinese audiences
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007- ... 342870.htm

Erotic Movie Makers Banned from Competing in Domestic Awards
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2007/12/31/48@309742.htm

Sharifah Amani
http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.a ... =lifefocus

Mindee Ong goes from 881 to Shanghai Blues
http://star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp ... sec=movies

The Warlords sparks political criticism
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2007/12/th ... ticism.php

Korean Directors, Actors Share Favorite Movies
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/ar ... 16415.html

Korean netizens: Actress Suicide Most Shocking News This Year
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/na ... 16382.html

yO-newz: Shu Qi graces latest eDison gear
Image
http://www.clotinc.com/blogs/public/edc ... ntasy.html
http://www.clotinc.com/blogs/public/edc ... ntasy.html

The Lust, Caution defense emerges in Taiwan case
http://www.zonaeuropa.com/200712c.brief.htm#025

Candy Lo Hau Yam is back to entertain fans with more romantic songs in Process
http://star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp ... &sec=music

Activists fail to stir opposition to China's float
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me ... ome-center
Protesters Could Disrupt Rose Parade
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jJtt ... QD8TRAE9G0

CCTV Olympic fiasco
TV host crashes live press conference to berate her MC husband
http://www.zonaeuropa.com/200712c.brief.htm#024
http://www.danwei.org/2008_beijing_olym ... fiasco.php

China's Baidu says CFO dies in accident
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071230/ap_ ... Ln5dCs0NUE

Half a million sets likely to be dumped in HD-TV frenzy
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_deta ... con_type=1

Happy 2008!

PostPosted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:27 pm
by Brian Thibodeau
Half a million sets likely to be dumped in HD-TV frenzy
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_deta ... con_type=1


From that article:

Of the 2,075 people polled by the group between July 23 and December 19, nearly one-fifth said they will buy an HDTV set to watch the new broadcasting channels.


Never underestimate the power of the media to make a minority sound like a majority! :lol:



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