Li Qian Turns Scar Tissue into Beating Heart Cells
Li Qian has converted heart scar tissue into beating muscle cells, paving the way for new stem-cell therapies.
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ITC Clears Samsung, LG of Dumping Refrigerators
On Tuesday the US International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in favor of Samsung and LG in an anti-dumping case filed by US fridge maker Whirlpool.
BYD, Daimler to Launch Denza Electric Car in 2013
One of the most promising electric-vehicle technologies will become available to China's consumers in 2013 with the release of the Daimler-BYD Denza.
Jenny Tung Shows Impact of Rank on Gene Expression
Tung's study shows a surprisingly quick and strong link between changes to social status and changes in gene expression.
Small Lenders in Wenzhou Rush to Become Banks
The central government's pledge to let private lenders become village and town banks as part of an economic experimental zone to be established in the ...
Andrea Jung Replaced At Avon
Andrea Jung has been relieved of her longtime post as Avon CEO after two failed efforts at turning it around.
China Targets Asia IT Leadership by 2015
China aims to become Asia's leader in software and IT by the end of its 12th five-year plan (2011-2015).
Sony to Cut 10,000 Jobs Over Next Year
Sony Corp. will cut about 10,000 jobs worldwide over the next year as it tries to overcome shrinking LCD TV sales and return to profit, ...
Ji Wu's Lifelong Egg-Production Study Vindicated
A new study has confirmed Ji Wu's 2009 finding that the capacity to produce new eggs do not end at birth.
Apple Unlikely to Win US Ban on Samsung Phones
A preliminary ruling by the US Court of Appeals suggests Apple is unlikely to win its appeal of a lower court ruling rejecting its request ...
Huawei Founder Tops List of China's Influential CEOs
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has been named China's most influential business leader for the second year in a row.
Tsuyoshi Sekitani Develops Ultrathin Solar Cells
The ultrathin, stretchable solar cells developed by Tsuyoshi Sekitani can power tiny sensors.
Navneet Dalal Makes PCs Read Hand Gestures
Dalal's Flutter software turns every PC into a device that can be controlled by hand gestures.
China Becomes Top Player in German M&As
China has passed the US to become Germany's biggest foreign investor since last year. Chinese firms are currently involved in 20 mergers and acquisitions in ...
Joel Wong Seeks Asians for Masculinity Study
Asian American men are needed for a study on men's experiences of masculinity in a multicultural society.
Prada Posts Record Profits on Asia Strength
The Prada luxury fashion group announced record profits for 2011 of €431.9 million ($573.4 mil.), mainly due to surging sales in Asia. That represents a ...
Hong Kong Billionaire Brothers Arrested for Bribery
Raymond and Thomas Kwok, the brothers whose real estate fortune is Hong Kong's second biggest, were arrested Thursday by the SAR's Independent Commission Against Corruption.
China Firms Suffer Declining Profits in Early 2012
Profits at China's industrial firms fell an average of 5.2% on year during the first two months of 2012, according the National Bureau of Statistics. ...
David Kang to Head Up Rolling Stone, Us Weekly Online
David Kang will take charge of online publishing for Rolling Stone, Us Weekly and Men's Journal.
Gang Ren Creates First 3-D Image of Single Molecule
Gang Ren has rigged up a microscope to produce the first-ever detailed 3D image of an individual molecule.
McDonald's Adds European Feel While Doubling in China
McDonald's is investing in European-style makeovers for 80% of its China outlets by 2013 to attract more young urban adults even as it plans to ...
China Firm Produces Low-Cost Maglev Train
A firm in Hunan province unveiled a magnetically levitated (maglev) train that is both far less expensive and more environmental-friendly than conventional trains.
Another Chinese Bid Hopes to Revive Bankrupt Saab
China's Jinhua-based Youngman Auto will bid for the estate of bankrupt Swedish carmaker Saab next week, reported Sweden's Daily Industry Thursday.
China's State Firm Profits Surged 12.8%
China's state-owned companies posted combined profits of 2.26 trillion yuan ($356.91 bil.) in 2011, a healthy 12.8% year-on-year gain.
China's Richest Were Biggest Losers in 2011
China's 10 richest families topped the list of the people who lost the most money in 2011 thanks to a plunging stock market and tightened ...
Youming Lu's Compound Protects Stroke Victims
A team led by Youming Lu has developed a compound that can block the mechanism that leads to brain damage during strokes.
Thousands Strike Shenzhen Sanyo Plant on Job Fears
About 4,000 workers at a Sanyo Electric plant in southern Shenzhen joined the rash of recent labor protests in Guangdong province Monday.
Geely Plans to Export 1 Mil. Cars to Europe, US
China's Geely has quietly taken big strides toward meeting its goal of exporting 1 million cars by 2015, most of them to Europe and the ...
Dipak Das Fired by UConn for Faking Resveratrol Data
Dipak K. Das is being terminated for manipulating research data on the effect of resveratrol on heart health.
Taiwan's Yulon to Build Cars in Russia
Taiwan's leading carmaker announced that it will begin building cars in Russia beginning this year.
China Becomes Audi's Top Market with 37% Growth
The luxury division of Germany's Volkswagen sold 313,036 vehicles in China in 2011, a 37% jump over 2010.
Samsung Posts Record Q4 Profits, Annual Sales
Samsung Electronics strengthened its position as the world's biggest consumer electronics firm with record annual sales for 2011 and record profits for the final quarter ...
Big Japanese Firms Plan to Hire More Foreign Workers
Plans for overseas expansion are prompting 23% of Japan's top 122 companies to begin hiring more foreigners beginning in 2012.
India's Nascent Luxury Car Market Begins Growth Surge
India's luxury car market surged 40% over 2010 to hit $1.4 billion in 2011, outstripping growth in jewelry and electronics.
China to Phase in 7 New Industries, Phase Out 19
China has named seven new industrial sectors to be cultivated as part of the 12th five-year plan while adding six sectors to the list of ...
Jiangsu Poised to Pass Guangdong in GDP
Guangdong province will be the first of China's 31 provincial-level regions to post a 5-trillion yuan GDP in 2012.
China Launches First 3D TV Channel
China began broadcasts of the nation's first 3-D TV channel on a trial broadcast Sunday.
China Stock Indexes Lost 20% in 2011
The total market value of stocks listed on China's stock exchanges fell from 30.5 trillion yuan ($4.8 bil.) at the end of 2010 to 24.6 ...
China Hurts Foreign Tech Producers by Cutting Rare-Earth Exports
China's cuts to its rare-earth exports are giving a cost advantage to firms that manufacture a long list of hi-tech products in China while shoring ...
Hacked Personal Data Widely Available in China
The personal data of 10 million China Mobile subscribers was just one batch of hacked data available for sale by a group recently arrested by ...
Jack Ma to Offer Alibaba.com to Buy Back Yahoo's Stake
Jack Ma offers up China's top ecommerce portal to buy back Yahoo's 40% stake in his Alibaba Group.
China's Great Wall Motor Opens Auto Plant in Europe
China's leading maker of SUVs and pick-up trucks opened its first European plant on February 21.
Jeremy Lin Enriches Knicks with Sponsorship, Web Sales
The excitement over Jeremy Lin's new stardom — aka Linsanity — has attracted the first of an expected cavalcade of Asian sponsorships for the New ...
Jeremy Lin's Endorsement Deal with Nike Extended
Nike, the biggest name in athletic shoes, has locked up Jeremy Lin, most likely the decade's biggest sports sensation, to a long-term endorsement deal.
Yang Yang Sets Record for Polymer Solar Cell Efficiency
Yang Yang has set a new efficiency record for polymer solar cells, breaking his own group's earlier record.
Apple Falls to 5th in China Smarphone Market
Apple's rise to the top of the global smartphone market in late 2012 hasn't kept it from slipping to 5th place in China as it ...
China Stocks Jump After Bank Reserve Ratios Cut
The central bank's 50 basis-point cut in reserve ratios released about 400 billion yuan ($63.53 bil.) in capital into the economy and sent China's stocks ...
Apple's Trademarks Vulnerable in China
The iPhone and iPad trademarks are likely to be used by at least 39 Chinese firms because Apple has been careless in failing to register ...
China Firm Aims to Turn Court Win into Ban on iPads
Shenzhen Proview is now seeking to leverage a December court ruling on its ownership of the “iPad” name into a nationwide injunction against the export ...
Li Qian Turns Scar Tissue into Beating Heart Cells
Li Qian has converted heart scar tissue into beating muscle cells, paving the way for new stem-cell therapies.
ITC Clears Samsung, LG of Dumping Refrigerators
On Tuesday the US International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled in favor of Samsung and LG in an anti-dumping case filed by US fridge maker Whirlpool.
BYD, Daimler to Launch Denza Electric Car in 2013
One of the most promising electric-vehicle technologies will become available to China's consumers in 2013 with the release of the Daimler-BYD Denza.
Jenny Tung Shows Impact of Rank on Gene Expression
Tung's study shows a surprisingly quick and strong link between changes to social status and changes in gene expression.
Small Lenders in Wenzhou Rush to Become Banks
The central government's pledge to let private lenders become village and town banks as part of an economic experimental zone to be established in the ...
Andrea Jung Replaced At Avon
Andrea Jung has been relieved of her longtime post as Avon CEO after two failed efforts at turning it around.
China Targets Asia IT Leadership by 2015
China aims to become Asia's leader in software and IT by the end of its 12th five-year plan (2011-2015).
Sony to Cut 10,000 Jobs Over Next Year
Sony Corp. will cut about 10,000 jobs worldwide over the next year as it tries to overcome shrinking LCD TV sales and return to profit, ...
Ji Wu's Lifelong Egg-Production Study Vindicated
A new study has confirmed Ji Wu's 2009 finding that the capacity to produce new eggs do not end at birth.
Apple Unlikely to Win US Ban on Samsung Phones
A preliminary ruling by the US Court of Appeals suggests Apple is unlikely to win its appeal of a lower court ruling rejecting its request ...
Huawei Founder Tops List of China's Influential CEOs
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei has been named China's most influential business leader for the second year in a row.
Tsuyoshi Sekitani Develops Ultrathin Solar Cells
The ultrathin, stretchable solar cells developed by Tsuyoshi Sekitani can power tiny sensors.
Navneet Dalal Makes PCs Read Hand Gestures
Dalal's Flutter software turns every PC into a device that can be controlled by hand gestures.
China Becomes Top Player in German M&As
China has passed the US to become Germany's biggest foreign investor since last year. Chinese firms are currently involved in 20 mergers and acquisitions in ...
Joel Wong Seeks Asians for Masculinity Study
Asian American men are needed for a study on men's experiences of masculinity in a multicultural society.
Prada Posts Record Profits on Asia Strength
The Prada luxury fashion group announced record profits for 2011 of €431.9 million ($573.4 mil.), mainly due to surging sales in Asia. That represents a ...
Hong Kong Billionaire Brothers Arrested for Bribery
Raymond and Thomas Kwok, the brothers whose real estate fortune is Hong Kong's second biggest, were arrested Thursday by the SAR's Independent Commission Against Corruption.
China Firms Suffer Declining Profits in Early 2012
Profits at China's industrial firms fell an average of 5.2% on year during the first two months of 2012, according the National Bureau of Statistics. ...
David Kang to Head Up Rolling Stone, Us Weekly Online
David Kang will take charge of online publishing for Rolling Stone, Us Weekly and Men's Journal.
Gang Ren Creates First 3-D Image of Single Molecule
Gang Ren has rigged up a microscope to produce the first-ever detailed 3D image of an individual molecule.
McDonald's Adds European Feel While Doubling in China
McDonald's is investing in European-style makeovers for 80% of its China outlets by 2013 to attract more young urban adults even as it plans to ...
China Firm Produces Low-Cost Maglev Train
A firm in Hunan province unveiled a magnetically levitated (maglev) train that is both far less expensive and more environmental-friendly than conventional trains.
Another Chinese Bid Hopes to Revive Bankrupt Saab
China's Jinhua-based Youngman Auto will bid for the estate of bankrupt Swedish carmaker Saab next week, reported Sweden's Daily Industry Thursday.
China's State Firm Profits Surged 12.8%
China's state-owned companies posted combined profits of 2.26 trillion yuan ($356.91 bil.) in 2011, a healthy 12.8% year-on-year gain.
China's Richest Were Biggest Losers in 2011
China's 10 richest families topped the list of the people who lost the most money in 2011 thanks to a plunging stock market and tightened ...
Youming Lu's Compound Protects Stroke Victims
A team led by Youming Lu has developed a compound that can block the mechanism that leads to brain damage during strokes.
Thousands Strike Shenzhen Sanyo Plant on Job Fears
About 4,000 workers at a Sanyo Electric plant in southern Shenzhen joined the rash of recent labor protests in Guangdong province Monday.
Geely Plans to Export 1 Mil. Cars to Europe, US
China's Geely has quietly taken big strides toward meeting its goal of exporting 1 million cars by 2015, most of them to Europe and the ...
Dipak Das Fired by UConn for Faking Resveratrol Data
Dipak K. Das is being terminated for manipulating research data on the effect of resveratrol on heart health.
Taiwan's Yulon to Build Cars in Russia
Taiwan's leading carmaker announced that it will begin building cars in Russia beginning this year.
China Becomes Audi's Top Market with 37% Growth
The luxury division of Germany's Volkswagen sold 313,036 vehicles in China in 2011, a 37% jump over 2010.
Samsung Posts Record Q4 Profits, Annual Sales
Samsung Electronics strengthened its position as the world's biggest consumer electronics firm with record annual sales for 2011 and record profits for the final quarter ...
Big Japanese Firms Plan to Hire More Foreign Workers
Plans for overseas expansion are prompting 23% of Japan's top 122 companies to begin hiring more foreigners beginning in 2012.
India's Nascent Luxury Car Market Begins Growth Surge
India's luxury car market surged 40% over 2010 to hit $1.4 billion in 2011, outstripping growth in jewelry and electronics.
China to Phase in 7 New Industries, Phase Out 19
China has named seven new industrial sectors to be cultivated as part of the 12th five-year plan while adding six sectors to the list of ...
Jiangsu Poised to Pass Guangdong in GDP
Guangdong province will be the first of China's 31 provincial-level regions to post a 5-trillion yuan GDP in 2012.
China Launches First 3D TV Channel
China began broadcasts of the nation's first 3-D TV channel on a trial broadcast Sunday.
China Stock Indexes Lost 20% in 2011
The total market value of stocks listed on China's stock exchanges fell from 30.5 trillion yuan ($4.8 bil.) at the end of 2010 to 24.6 ...
China Hurts Foreign Tech Producers by Cutting Rare-Earth Exports
China's cuts to its rare-earth exports are giving a cost advantage to firms that manufacture a long list of hi-tech products in China while shoring ...
Hacked Personal Data Widely Available in China
The personal data of 10 million China Mobile subscribers was just one batch of hacked data available for sale by a group recently arrested by ...
Jack Ma to Offer Alibaba.com to Buy Back Yahoo's Stake
Jack Ma offers up China's top ecommerce portal to buy back Yahoo's 40% stake in his Alibaba Group.
China's Great Wall Motor Opens Auto Plant in Europe
China's leading maker of SUVs and pick-up trucks opened its first European plant on February 21.
Jeremy Lin Enriches Knicks with Sponsorship, Web Sales
The excitement over Jeremy Lin's new stardom — aka Linsanity — has attracted the first of an expected cavalcade of Asian sponsorships for the New ...
Jeremy Lin's Endorsement Deal with Nike Extended
Nike, the biggest name in athletic shoes, has locked up Jeremy Lin, most likely the decade's biggest sports sensation, to a long-term endorsement deal.
Yang Yang Sets Record for Polymer Solar Cell Efficiency
Yang Yang has set a new efficiency record for polymer solar cells, breaking his own group's earlier record.
Apple Falls to 5th in China Smarphone Market
Apple's rise to the top of the global smartphone market in late 2012 hasn't kept it from slipping to 5th place in China as it ...
China Stocks Jump After Bank Reserve Ratios Cut
The central bank's 50 basis-point cut in reserve ratios released about 400 billion yuan ($63.53 bil.) in capital into the economy and sent China's stocks ...
Apple's Trademarks Vulnerable in China
The iPhone and iPad trademarks are likely to be used by at least 39 Chinese firms because Apple has been careless in failing to register ...
China Firm Aims to Turn Court Win into Ban on iPads
Shenzhen Proview is now seeking to leverage a December court ruling on its ownership of the “iPad” name into a nationwide injunction against the export ...
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