Google wins permission to keep website in China (Update 3)
(AP) -- Google won permission Friday to maintain its website in China and keep its toehold in the world's most populous nation after bowing to pressure to eliminate a virtual detour around the country's online ...
Jul 09, 2010 |
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Hong Kong air pollution blamed on political system
(AP) -- Democracy activists are not the only ones unhappy with a slow pace of electoral reform in Hong Kong.
Jun 26, 2010 |
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Apple: iPad on sale internationally from May 28
Apple announced Friday that its mass market iPad touchscreen portable tablet computer will go on sale outside the United States in nine major countries for the first time on May 28.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 07, 2010 |
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Publication of epidemiological literature concerning emerging infectious disease outbreaks
Research published in PLoS Medicine this week by Weijia Xing and colleagues examines the publication of epidemiological literature concerning the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreaks in Hong Kong and To ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 05, 2010 |
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Grey market iPads selling like hot cakes across Asia
Apple has not yet officially launched the iPad in Asia, but that hasn't stopped a booming "grey market" trade in the world's most talked-about high-tech gadget.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 05, 2010 |
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Google stops China censorship, Beijing condemns move (Update 3)
Google stopped censoring search engine results in China on Monday in a move that drew anger from Beijing and leaves the Web giant facing an uncertain future in the world's biggest online market.
Mar 22, 2010 |
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160 flights disrupted after Tokyo airport glitch
More than 160 flights to and from Tokyo's Haneda airport were disrupted Thursday after a computer glitch hit a new air radar system hours after it was installed, the transport ministry said.
Jan 14, 2010 |
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Hong Kong air pollution: 'life-threatening' levels
Hong Kong's roadside air pollution reached life-threatening levels one in every eight days last year, a report said Monday, citing figures obtained from the government.
Jan 04, 2010 |
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Lenovo buying back mobile phone business
(AP) -- Personal computer maker Lenovo Group said Friday it is joining the race to develop products that link phones and PCs by buying back a mobile phone business that it sold last year.
Nov 27, 2009 |
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China chip maker to pay $200 mln to settle TSMC claims
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said Tuesday China's top chip maker will pay it 200 million US dollars cash after they settled a long-running dispute over alleged theft of trade secrets.
Nov 10, 2009 |
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U.S. Ranks 35th in 'Report Card' on World Social Progress; Sudden, Unexpected Shift Forward for Africa
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sweden and Denmark lead the world in social progress, Afghanistan is at the bottom of the list and the United States ranks 35th among 162 nations, tied with Ireland, Latvia and Hong Kong. Those are among ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Hong Kong air pollution equals record high
Hong Kong air pollution has equalled a record high registered in 2000, triggering a warning for people with heart or respiratory illnesses, according to the Environmental Protection Department.
Oct 24, 2009 |
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China Mobile reports half-year profit up 1.5 percent
China Mobile, the nation's largest mobile phone operator, on Thursday reported a 1.5 percent rise in half-year net profit, as it was hit by strong competition and a slow economy.
Aug 20, 2009 |
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Hong Kong reports Tamiflu-resistant swine flu case
Hong Kong health authorities have reported the first local case of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu in the southern Chinese territory.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 15, 2009 |
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Top flu expert warns of a swine flu-bird flu mix
(AP) -- Bird flu kills more than 60 percent of its human victims, but doesn't easily pass from person to person. Swine flu can be spread with a sneeze or handshake, but kills only a small fraction of the ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 08, 2009 |
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