2003.10.22

Tokyo Motor Show (AFP) A look at some of the concept cars and breakthroughs on display at the Tokyo Motor Show.     2003.10.22

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S Korea slush scandal spreads.  [BBC News ] South Korea's main opposition admits it is implicated in a scandal that has already threatened the presidency.   2003.10.22

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Wi-Fi handover at 205 miles per hour. [ITU Strategy and Policy Unit Newslog][via Telecom.paper] NEC's researchers have successfully tested software which provides for handovers between Wi-Fi access points, using cars travelling at extremely fast speeds. The test was carried out at a car test track in Tokyo in October 2003. The software allows for a quick sign-on and handover between the access points. In the test, four 802.11b access points were located at intervals of 500 meter along the track and linked to a router installed with NEC's handover software. A car moving at 205 miles per hour went past the access points while software managed the handover from one to the next. The technology was developed for use in intelligent transport systems (ITS), and may be used to retain Internet connections with trains and cars whilst in motion.   2003.10.22

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Sony Layoffs (Dow Jones) More on the Sony layoffs which the company leaked to the Nihon Keizai Shimbun on Monday. Up to 20,000 employees worldwide are expected to lose their jobs in the unprecedented bloodletting at the Japanese entertainment and consumer electronics giant.       2003.10.22

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Previous Pacts May Inspire Deal on N. Korea. [Los Angeles Times World News] Security assurance may take form of executive order or resemble an accord with Iran.   2003.10.22

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Bush stays optimistic on N Korea. [BBC News | Asia-Pacific | World Edition] The US president continues his Asian tour and says progress is being made on the North Korean nuclear crisis.   2003.10.22

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Japan-Markets   Nikkei index closes Wednesday session off more than 140 points.     2003.10.22

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DPRK-U.S. North Korea snubs American olive branch -- calls its "laughable."     2003.10.22

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Japan's 'Motor City' is looking to other engines of growth [IHT: Asia & Pacific]   2003.10.22

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