Professional social networking websites such as LinkedIn trying to tap into China's vast business world are finding a formidable domestic foe—the ingrained system of personal connections known as "guanxi".
Internet
Feb 24, 2013
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(AP)—An undersea earthquake has rocked eastern Indonesia, causing panic among residents in neighboring East Timor. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Earth Sciences
Feb 24, 2013
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Energy consumption by China, the world's leading emitter of CO2, rose 3.9 percent in 2012 from the previous year but fell by 3.6 percent per unit of gross domestic product, the government said.
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 24, 2013
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Giant goldfish could be threatening the ecology of Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border.
Ecology
Feb 24, 2013
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A study, published today by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), shows that just like humans love getting stuck into a crossword, chimpanzees get the same feeling of satisfaction from completing tricky puzzles.
Plants & Animals
Feb 24, 2013
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Samsung Electronics is beefing up its tablet range with a competitor to Apple's iPad Mini that sports a pen for writing on the screen.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 24, 2013
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