2003.11.27

Toshiba blue laser tech chosen for HD DVD spec. [The Register] The DVD Forum, the industry body responsible for defining and maintaining the DVD standard, has approved Toshiba and NEC's suggestion for a version of the format that will support HDTV.   2003.11.27

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ROK slush probe widens. [BBC News ] Prosecutors raid an affiliate of the country's biggest car maker, in a deepening row over political funding.   2003.11.27

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Seoul leads in city e-government. [via ElectricNews.net][ITU Strategy and Policy Unit Newslog] Seoul has been ranked the top city for e-government in a survey of the web sites of 100 cities. The study, conducted jointly by the E-governance Institute of Rutgers University in the US and the Global e-Policy e-Government Institute of Sungkyunkwan University in Korea, claims to be the first to evaluate digital governance in municipalities throughout the world. The survey assessed the e-government Web site of the biggest city in 98 countries with the highest percentage of Internet users, along with Hong Kong and Macao. The sites were evaluated in terms of security and privacy, usability, content, services, and citizen participation. The top 10 cities in digital governance worldwide are: Seoul (73.48) Hong Kong (66.57) Singapore (62.97) New York (61.35) Shanghai (58.00) Rome (54.72) Auckland (54.61) Jerusalem (50.34) Tokyo (46.52) Toronto (46.35)     2003.11.27

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Japan spending boosts recovery.  [BBC News ] Japanese shoppers increase their spending for the first time in nearly three years, raising hopes for the world's second largest economy.   2003.11.27

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ROK: Future Nuke Projects with DRPK Depend on Upcoming Talks (with audio) [VOANews] South Korea's Unification Minister says he thinks progress can be made at a second round of six-way talks on North Korea's nuclear program -- expected to be held next month in Beijing.   2003.11.27

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Slain hostesses family faces suspected killer. [BBC News ] The family of slain nightclub hostess Lucie Blackman comes face-to-face with the Japanese man accused of killing her.   2003.11.27

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NEC-Mitsubishi NEC Wireless sells its Yokohama headquarters to Mitsui Fudosan for 150 billion yen.   2003.11.27

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S Korea slush probe widens. [BBC News ] Prosecutors raid an affiliate of South Korea's biggest car maker, in a gathering row over political funding.   2003.11.27

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Japan Military Survey Team Returns from Iraq (Reuters). Members of a Japanese military fact-finding mission to southern Iraq returned home today to report to the government on the feasibility of sending troops to the area to help with humanitarian and reconstruction work.   2003.11.27

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Japan-DPRK Abductions (Kyodo) Japanese citizens' group wants government to probe whether 16 missing persons were abducted by North Korean agents.   2003.11.27

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Japan-Headlines (Kyodo) Here are the Thursday morning headlines in leading Japanese newspapers.   2003.11.27

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IPv6 Network Between Japan, China to be Rolled Out in December [Nikkei BP ] An inter-country communications network using the Internet Protocol version6 (IPv6) technology is to start between Japan and China in the middle of December, at the earliest.   2003.11.27

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As crew battled ship blaze, fire officials debated jurisdiction: report (CP).  While the crew of a Japanese container ship struggled to douse a fire aboard their huge vessel, civilian and military officials in Halifax debated over who should help them, says a newly released safety report.   2003.11.27

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S. Korea, Japan Continue Talks On N. Korea Nuclear Crisis (with audio) [VOANews] Japan and South Korea are consulting each other in anticipation that a new round of multilateral negotiations on the North Korean nuclear standoff will take place next month. South Korea says possible security pledges for North Korea would not necessarily protect its communist government.     2003.11.27

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