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for 11/2/2009

Mainlander Xu Ying crowned Miss Asia 2009

CCTV, November 2, 2009

The 24th Miss Asia International pageant held its final competition Sunday in Hong Kong, crowning Chinese mainlander Xu Ying with the Miss Asia 2009 title. Wang His-yao from Hong Kong/Macau was first runner-up, and Hsu Chia-huei from Taiwan was second runner-up. The Miss Asia International pageant started in 1985 and is organized by Hong Kong's Asia Television Limited broadcast companies. After a brief hiatus from 2000 to 2003, the competition was re-launched in 2004 to include contestants from outside Hong Kong.--posted by Lauren Jung

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One of the things that we need to do coming out of this extraordinary economic crisis that we've seen over the past year is to move beyond this imbalanced bubble-based economic model toward one that is sustainable. And that means us selling more exports into China; it means us being more responsible in terms of our savings rate; it means China building on the growing consumer demand in their country. If both countries recognize their interest in a more sustainable growth model, then I think we will both benefit and the world in general will see greater stability.

-- US Pres. Barack Obama, interviewed on Nov. 9, 2009 by Reuters.