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1. News - World - LANGUAGE

   Study finds Europe, Asia shared common language 15,000 years ago

   Posted May 08th 2013, 12:00am by GDN

   ... News World Linguistics Central Europe Asia The Guardian in London Research suggests family of languages began developing from antecedent 15,000 years ago Languages spoken by billions of people across Europe and Asia are descended from an ancient tongue uttered in southern Europe at the end of the last ice age, according to research. The claim, by scientists in Britain, points ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1232432/study-finds-europe-asia-shared-common-language-15000-years-ago
2. Casting choices ruin saga

   Posted Sep 26th 2010, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Central Asia Central Asia Barry C Chung Disney enters into shaky territory with the release of their video game adaptation, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. After an act of courage by Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal), King Sharaman (Ronald Pickup) adopts him into the royal Persian family. Fifteen years later, Dastan and his two siblings launch an attack on the sacred city of Alamut ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/725846/casting-choices-ruin-saga
3. Beijing opens its chequebook for rich and restive Xinjiang

   Posted Mar 03rd 2010, 12:00am by Mark O'Neill

   ... cent, peaking at 13 per cent in 2007, mainly because of the Go-West campaign launched by the government in 1999 which raised investment in central and western China. It compares with a national ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/707418/beijing-opens-its-chequebook-rich-and-restive-xinjiang
4. Funds sought to revive flagging tourism industry

   Posted Jul 17th 2009, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Central Asia Central Asia Xinjiang Lilian Zhang and Anna Zhang Tourism authorities in Xinjiang are ramping up efforts to revive the region's once booming travel industry, which has been hit hard by ethnic violence. The region's tourism bureau is seeking 5 million yuan (HK$5.68 million) in emergency funds to help tourism-related companies, Xinhua quoted ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/687057/funds-sought-revive-flagging-tourism-industry
5. English

   Posted May 24th 2009, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Central Asia Central Asia Xinjiang Lijia Zhang English by Wang Gang Viking, HK$208 As with people, readers find certain connections with certain books, but not so with others. I found myself laughing, then suddenly crying, while reading Wang Gang's autobiographical novel, English, a Cultural Revolution tale with a refreshing twist. It's a coming-of-age story set ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/681237/english
6. The King of Xinjiang: business genius or carpetbagger?

   Posted Jan 17th 2004, 12:00am by Mark O'Neill

   ... Asia Xinjiang Central Asia Central Asia Asia Made wealthy off crumbling state assets, Sun Guangxin's rise to riches is a controversial one, writes Mark O'Neill In 1989, he was an officer who had fought the Vietnamese and had just left the army. He had no money but was bursting with ambition. Today, Sun Guangxin is the richest and most powerful man in the far west region ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/441577/king-xinjiang-business-genius-or-carpetbagger
7. Uygurs arrested after hijack attempt

   Posted Jun 30th 2012, 12:00am

   ... Asia Xinjiang Central Asia Central Asia Hotan Asia Minnie Chan minnie.chan@scmp.com Six Uygurs, some disguised as disabled passengers, tried ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/1005424/uygurs-arrested-after-hijack-attempt
8. Free and fair reporting is just what Xinjiang needs

   Posted Sep 10th 2009, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... to the National People's Congress have criticised the Xinjiang authorities and the central government's liaison office has reacted sympathetically to complaints. A rare protest march organised ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/692047/free-and-fair-reporting-just-what-xinjiang-needs
9. Even foreigners in Urumqi can't avoid being affected by events

   Posted Sep 09th 2009, 12:00am by Chloe Lai

   ... Asia Central Asia Central Asia Ürümqi Ürümqi Chloe Lai Erwin Sotelo, a Filipino singer-guitarist, doesn't understand why the government banned all internet access and long-distance calls in Urumqi . He has not been able to contact his family in the Philippines since the Han Chinese took to the streets to protest against the random attacks with syringes a week ago. 'My ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/691948/even-foreigners-urumqi-cant-avoid-being-affected-events
10. HK reporters detained again in Urumqi

    Posted Sep 07th 2009, 12:00am by Chloe Lai

    ... Asia Central Asia Central Asia Xinjiang Chloe Lai in Urumqi Five Hong Kong reporters were briefly detained in Urumq i yesterday as they tried to interview people who had been tear-gassed - the second such incident involving Hong Kong reporters and paramilitary forces during the past three days. Meanwhile, the Xinjiang regional government vowed harsh punishment for syringe attackers who ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/691735/hk-reporters-detained-again-urumqi

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