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Putin in Beijing for state visit and regional summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) starts a three-day state visit to China, including his attendance at the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation's summit in Beijing tomorrow and Thursday. Beijing's ambassador to Moscow, Li Hui, said Putin's visit would boost the co-ordination of the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich has said Putin was unlikely to reach an agreement, long awaited by Beijing, on natural gas supplies and prices during his trip.

Asia's top computer fair opens its doors

Computex, Asia's largest trade fair for the information and communications technology industry, opens in Taipei, offering the computer industry a forum for touting its wares before the typical increase in second-half demand. The five-day event, held by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council and the Taipei Computer Association, is now in its 32nd edition. Organisers expect more than 120,000 visitors, drawn by exhibitors including Hon Hai, AMD, Intel, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Realtek Semiconductor, Sanyo Denki, SanDisk, and Samsung. The conference is expected to reveal fresh challenges to Apple's iPad, with Bloomberg reporting that Acer, Toshiba and Asustek will unveil tablets running Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system.

Here comes the sun, with Venus in tow

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