FTA with China: Red Star shines on Air New Zealand | Already a common sight at Shanghai airport, Air New Zealand will soon launch its Beijing-Auckland service. | Setting up a business in China is not for the faint-hearted. Air New Zealand had people o... (photo: public domain)NZ Herald
Heroin addiction breakthrough | MELBOURNE researchers believe they have identified a part of the brain that contributes directly to the development of heroin addiction. | If they are right, researchers think it will be a major dev... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)The Australian
Txt msg lingo defended | DA lingo ppl use 2 txt n msg is not n fact bad 4 da lngwij skiLz of 2dayz teens. Quite the opposite, say two Canadian linguists who argue the language teenagers use to instant message one another re... (photo: WN)The Australian CultureLanguagePhotosSocietyYouth
Indonesia gets into hot water By Andrew Symon | DARJAT, West Java - In the shadow of steep volcanic mountains, Indonesia is seeking to develop a cleaner future for its energy industry. Pressurized steam from a score or more of wel... (photo: creative commons / Fishdecoy)Asia Times FutureIndonesiaJavaPhotosWater
Isolating Burma doesn't help | THE devastating natural disasters in Burma and China illustrate the difference between having a competent government and an incompetent one. | The Burmese military, unl... (photo: AP)The Australian BurmaDemocracyMilitaryPhotosSociety
