The horrible appeal of history By Niall Ferguson / Published: April 9 2010 17:31
Since the series’ first title Terrible Tudors (1993), the franchise has generated 23 original books about specific periods of history, such as The Frightful First World War. There are also many more compilations, magazines, annuals, a first world war exhibition at the Imperial War Museum and now a CBBC television series, featuring sketches firmly skewed towards the scatological, and linked by a talking rat.
Sales of the series have topped 11m copies in the UK and 20m worldwide, with the books translated into 31 languages. The secret? This is, as the book jackets say “history with the nasty bits left in”.
Chi-X’s Asia plans may include HK and Seoul By Jeremy Grant / Published: April 12 2010 18:26 ← It would be fun to see... I have been quite dated on trading technology happening now.
Canberra wants to promote an efficient stock market as part of a plan to make the country a leading financial hub in the Asia-Pacific region. However, it faces stiff competition from other cities, including Hong Kong and Singapore.
Seoul orders curfew on web games for under-18s By Christian Oliver in Seoul / Published: April 13 2010 19:29
South Korea has ordered the operators of the three most popular South Korean online games to block overnight access by users under the age of 18.
The curfew is a response to the case last month of a young couple who allowed their baby to starve to death while they raised a virtual child in an online game. The tragedy shocked the country and sparked calls for safeguards against web addiction.
Gaming is big business in Korea, with some 30 per cent of the population regularly playing online games from such industry leaders as NCSoft and Nexon, which together control nearly a quarter of the global market. The domestic market is estimated to be worth about $2.4bn, with exports valued at more than $1bn