1.   China insists it has made significant progress in tackling piracy and has warned the United States it will retaliate if Washington resorts to sanctions.

2.   China has insisted that it has made significant progress in tackling piracy and warned of retaliation if the United States resorts to sanctions.

3.   Clinton praised Bangkok for its efforts to tackle copyright piracy.

4.   The renewed media emphasis on the need to tackle piracy follows Sino-US talks here last week to assess progress in implementing the IPR agreement.

5.   The Interactive Digital Software Association said it has joined forces with leading multimedia software industry parties to form a new organiation aimed at tackling piracy in Asia.