Hackers target freshly uncovered Internet Explorer hole
SAN FRANCISCO – Microsoft on Tuesday warned that hackers are targeting a freshly-uncovered weakness in some earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software.
Microsoft said it is investigating a hole that cyber attackers are taking advantage of in IE 6 and IE 7.
“At this time, we are aware of targeted [...]
Most Corrupt Countries in Asia Pacific
A survey released on Monday showed that the Philippines was rated the fourth most corrupt of 16 major Asia-Pacific investment destinations.
Indonesia
Cambodia
Vietnam
Philippines
Thailand
India
China
Malaysia
Taiwan
South Korea
Macau
Japan
United States
Hong Kong
Australia
Singapore
Miss International 2009 Contestants
The 49th Miss International pageant will take place at the Sichuan International Tennis Hotel, Chengdu, Sichuan, China on November 28, 2009.
Argentina Mercedes Viaña
Aruba Christina Trejo
Australia Kelly Louise Maguire
Bahamas Aisha Delaney
Belarus Yana Supranovich
Belgium Cassandra D’Ermilio
Bolivia Laura Olivera
Brazil Rayanne Morais
Canada Chanel Beckenlehner
China to be determined
Chinese Taipei Yi Chih Chen
Colombia Lina Mosquera
Costa Rica Jennifer Miranda
Cuba Patricia Rosales
Czech Republic [...]
Countries affected with A(H1N1) influenza
Mexico
3,892 (75)
first reported laboratory-confirmed cases on Apr 24; first few laboratory-confirmed deaths reported on Apr 27
United States
5,764 (9)
first reported laboratory-confirmed cases on Apr 24; first death reported on Apr 29
Canada
719 (1)
first reported laboratory-confirmed cases on Apr 27;first death reported on May 9
Costa Rica
20 (1)
first reported laboratory-confirmed cases on May 2; first death reported on May [...]
World Digital Library to launch at UNESCO
Agence France-Presse|PARIS – The World Digital Library, a website offering free access to rare books, maps, manuscripts, films and photographs from across the globe, launches Tuesday at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
Bringing together priceless material, from ancient Chinese or Persian calligraphy to early Latin American photography, it is the world’s third major digital library, after Google [...]
RP lands 4th in remittances in 2008: World Bank
The $16.43 billion that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) sent home last year placed the country in the fourth spot in the world’s top recipients of remittances, the World Bank said.
The top three are India ($45 billion), China ($34 billion), and Mexico ($26 billion).
Landing in fifth place is Poland with $11billion, followed by Nigeria ($10 billion), [...]
Internet users worldwide surpass 1 billion
Global Internet usage reached more than 1billion unique visitors in December, with 41.3 percent in the Asia-Pacific region, according to a report released Friday by ComScore.
The study looked at Internet users over the age of 15 who accessed the Net from their home or work computers. Europe grabbed the next largest slice of the global [...]
China reports sixth human bird flu case this year
BEIJING (Reuters) – A man in the southwestern Chinese province of Guizhou has been infected with bird flu and is in a critical condition in hospital, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
It is the sixth human case of bird flu to be reported in China this year. The Chinese Health Ministry said on its website [...]
Ring of fire: Solar eclipse to traverse Indian Ocean
Agence France-Presse|PARIS – A few lucky people in the Indian Ocean will be treated to a rare event on Monday when an annular solar eclipse will transform the Sun into a dark disc with a blazing ring-shaped corona around its rim.
In solar eclipses, the Moon moves between the Sun and Earth, casting its shadow on [...]
Refurbished iPods cheaper in China
BEIJING (Reuters) -Apple said on Tuesday it had launched an online shop selling second-hand Apple products in China, offering discounts of up to 22 percent, as it looks to beef up its business in the country.
These are products that were previously sold and returned to Apple and have undergone quality tests, the company’s website said.
The [...]
