funding to publish the work of young manga artists and the underlying aim was to help establish a new mangaulture in vietnam. >> translator: manga is still not widely understood in vietnam and writing comics is noteally sesneptable profession, but 9xenat kids undg and get passionately behind it. we just wanted to create a place where we could help saspiring young manga creators to realize their work. >> in its first two years, comicola has helped artists get their work into prt. one is this 23-year-old. she joined straight out of art school and has already published two titles. her emotionally expressive work has found particular popularity with young women. she is currently preparing for her third release "let me be closer to you." it's adapted from a popular novel by a 28-year-old female author. it's 19-year-old heroine battles cancer and a breakup from her boyfriend. the female perspective on romance is combined with a portrayal of contemporary vietnamese medicine. >> translator: romantic comics tend to be more matter of fact. but women have a different ideal. they want something more dr

the manga started in 1952, later adapted to tv and film. >> the new astro boy stands 44 supreme courts tall, one-third the height of the original. he can walk and read facial expressions, has artificial intelligence, and comes with telecom functions. the makers say he draws on the cloud for enhanced interaction. >> translator: our reborn astro boy cannot take to the skies and the he may not quite have his famous 100k horsepower strength. but we'd love to keep an eye on how our project grows in the future. >> fans will be able to send the robot on their own. the components go on sale from april as a supplement to a weekly magazine. >>> efforts by chinese authorities to avoid a potential property bubble are having some success. key figures show new home prices in some of the country's biggest centers stayed flat or fell slightly. figures from the national bureau of statistics compared prices between december and january. they found new home prices in beijing were unchanged. shanghai inched down. overall the cost of a new home rose in 45 cities out of 70 and fell in 20. five were unchange