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| Uganda losing millions in fake phone deals |
Electronics |
| Uganda loses an estimated Ushs15 billion (almost US$9 million) annually in tax revenue through fake mobile phone purchases, new research has revealed. |
Uganda |
8/15/2007 |
CIB-7-3199 |
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| China Crackdown Yields Drop in Pirate Vendors |
Movies |
| Pirate DVD vendors operating between the border control points of Hong Kong and Shenzhen, South China's biggest boomtown, have dropped in number from more than 1,000 to 50 in the past few years due to pressure from Mainland authorities. |
China |
8/13/2007 |
CIB-7-3180 |
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| Pirated-DVD sniffer dogs to get hero's farewell in Malaysia |
Movies |
| Lucky and Flo, the two sniffer dogs that cramped Malaysia's DVD pirates by ferreting out millions of illegal discs, will get a hero's farewell when their six-month assignment ends next week |
Malaysia |
8/16/2007 |
CIB-7-3198 |
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| ‘10% software piracy reduction can generate 30,000 jobs' |
Software |
| Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) protection drives the growth of Pakistan’s advanced manufacturing as well as its local software, biotechnology and cultural industries |
Pakistan |
8/19/2007 |
CIB-7-3206 |
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| Chinese boss of toy firm involved in Mattel recall commits suicide |
Toys |
| The growing crisis over the safety of China's exports claimed a new casualty yesterday with the suicide of a Chinese factory owner involved in the recall of 1.5m toys made for the world's biggest toy company |
China |
8/14/2007 |
CIB-7-3183 |
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