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	Getting into the Name Game Could Asian domain names fuel the next Internet gold rush? By Ron Chepesiuk As further evidence of the Internet’s ability to cross both physical and cultural boundaries, last month Verisign Global Registry Services began accepting Chinese, Korean and Japanese language suffixes for domain names. While in the past Web addresses were limited to 37 characters — the 26 letters of the English language, 10 numerals and a hyphen — there are now 40,282 characters that can stand alone or be combined. Gregory P. Ray, CEO of the Shanghai, China-based Market IQ Limited (MIQ) believes the development presents a “fantastic” opportunity for Asians and Asian companies to access the worldwide Internet community. COMPLETE STORY...		Violence Spotlights Lao Community in Baltimore (in National News) California High Court Bans Minority Outreach via Prop. 209 (in Bay Area News) When Nights Were Dark: Performance Art by Eiko and Koma (in A&E) Emil Amok: It's About Inclusion (in Opinion)

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Small Businesses Making Their Marks By Joseph Hong A survey released last month by nonprofit CDTech, which aimed to shed light on ethnic owned businesses, showed distinct patterns among those owned by Asian American sub-groups. Entitled “The Southern California Minority Business Atlas: A Resource Guide to Minority Owned Business in Los Angeles and Orange County,” the report also found several factors that were important to a minority owned business’s success. COMPLETE STORY...

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