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Taiwan considers bridge to link outlying island and mainland (International Herald Tribune)The bridge would link the mainland city of Xiamen with Kinmen, an island long known as Quemoy

Straits bridge 'good for trade' (China Daily)The proposed bridge linking Jinmen, one of the outlying islands near Taiwan, to Xiamen, southeast of the Chinese mainland, as proposed by the Taiwan authorities, would be a landmark in cross-Straits relations, Taiwan affairs experts said yesterday.

Business Briefing (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)Alaska Airlines to lay off 80 nonunion managers ... Plum Creek, Campbell Group to manage timber in South ... Fannie Mae shakes up top management level ... ConocoPhillips to sell 600 of remaining gas stations ... Judge to decide future of popular Bratz dolls ... plus new top officers and shipping news.

China's "retail tourists" ripe with potential for Portland (The Oregonian)A Chinese film crew in town to shoot the Rose City for a television travel show was surprised at how few items Portlanders picked up at Wednesday's downtown farmer's market.

Taiwan Straits bridge 'good for trade' (China Economic Net)The proposed bridge linking Jinmen, one of the outlying islands near Taiwan, to Xiamen, southeast of the Chinese mainland, as proposed by the Taiwan authorities, would be a landmark in cross-Straits relations, Taiwan affairs experts said Monday.

Taiwan mulls bridge link to China (TVNZ)Taiwan is considering building a bridge linking Kinmen, one of its outlying islands, to Xiamen city in China's southeast, the semi-official Central News Agency said, in a sign of improving ties.

China press review for August 27, 2008 - the evening papers (Interfax)st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } Shanghai. August 27. INTERFAX-CHINA - The following is a digest of Chinese newspapers published on Aug. 27. Interfax does not accept any liability for information contained in these reports.

Longtop Wins Contract to Develop Data Management Platform for Provincial Branch of Big Four Bank in China (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Longtop Financial Technologies Limited , a leading software developer and solutions provider targeting the financial services industry in China, today announced that it has signed a contract with a provincial branch of a Big Four bank customer to develop a customized integrated data management platform.

Where China Goes Next (Time.com via Yahoo! News) Analysis: As the Olympic afterglow fades, Chinese leaders will have to grapple with pressure for more freedoms

Taiwan mulls bridge linking island to mainland (China Economic Net)Taiwan is considering building a bridge linking Kinmen, one of its outlying islands, to Xiamen city in Fujian Province on the mainland, the Central News Agency said on Sunday, in a sign of improving cross-Straits ties.