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- The Chinese “new left” is particularly vocal about their support for Occupy Wall Street. (Asia Times)
- Blackberry phone service around the world has gone out after a server failure in the UK. (Engadget)
- A celebrity announces her independent candidacy for the People’s Congress in the Chaoyang district of Beijing. (CDT)
- A bill in California will now require more accurate data collection on Asian-Americans, to account for diverse ethnic groups. (8 Asians)
- According to Reporters Without Borders, North Korea’s mediascape is opening up, albeit slowly. (North Korea Tech)
- Travel website eezeer has collected Twitter data to analyze social media relations between airlines and consumers. (Asian Correspondent)
- Beloved publishing company Tokyopop has announced it intends to publish manga once more. (ANN)
- Luxury retailer Lane Crawford is having a PR nightmare, after they awarded a $10,000 prize for a public Facebook campaign to their official photographer. (Josie Tao)
- Korean pop star Rain salutes his fans before he begins his mandatory two-year army service. (WSJ)
- Citi analysts traveled to Hong Kong, interviewed 130 women, and concluded that luxury continues to thrive. (Business Insider)
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