China shut down the Xiaoshan Airport early this morning after a UFO flew through the night sky, leaving a bright trail of light in its wake.
Over 30 flights had to be redirected or cancelled.
The UFO was first seen flying over the Zhejiang provincial capital Hangzhou.
Witnesses called local authorities claiming they had seen a “comet-like” fireball in the sky.
Says one witness: “The thing suddenly ran westwards fast, like it was escaping from something.”
Some experts have already said the sight was debris from U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile, and Chinese officials have stayed mum, given the “military” connection.
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11 pirates, considered the “world’s biggest” software pirates, have been sentenced to jail time today by the Futian People’s Court in Shenzhen, China.
The group were ‘ringleaders’ in a counterfeiting syndicate that specialized in ‘high-quality’ fake Microsoft software. It is estimated that the pirates manufactured over $2 billion USD worth of counterfeits.
The sentences, the longest ever for intellectual property crimes in China, ranged from 1 year to 6.5.
The counterfeits were found in 36 separate countries on five continents and were produced in at least 11 languages.
The Chinese Public Security Bureau (PSB) was responsible for tracking down the pirates and the bureau claims “tens of thousands” of buyers verified the software was fake using Microsoft’s Windows Genuine Advantage.
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Motorola has announced that it will be completing its previously announced acquisition of Soundbuzz, the Singapore-based provider of digital music downloads. In fact, Soundbuzz is the leading provider for the entire Asian continent.
The companies did not disclose any of the financial terms of the deal but did say it had been in the works for a few months.
“Clearly, this marks a major milestone, as it positions Soundbuzz and Motorola to better participate in the ongoing growth in Asia’s booming mobile music download market,” Soundbuzz CEO Sudhanshu Sarronwala said.
The company’s MotoMusic platform will now have 750,000 songs available for download in India, Southeast Asia, and Greater China.
