Net Notes: Rice crisis

The Csmonitor takes a look at the Roots of Asia's rice crisis.

Angola becomes China's largest oil supplier surpassing Saudi Arabia

Head of VW China sees tougher times ahead for China auto industry due to rising commodity prices along with increased competition creating pricing pressure on automobiles.

Baidu is jumping into the online gaming space with China's biggest purveyor of online games Shanda

The Motion Pictures Association has run it's own propoganda campaign in China by sponsoring a short film composition, interesting tactics, but unlikely to have much of an impact.