Worsening smog angers Singaporeans, tourists
Singapore's smog problem from forest fires in Indonesia worsened Wednesday as air pollutant levels reached a 16-year high.
Environment
Jun 19, 2013
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Facebook touts advertising milestone
Facebook said Tuesday that more than a million businesses now advertise at the leading social network.
Business
Jun 19, 2013
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Domain name group plans satellite office in China
(AP)—The agency that oversees Internet domain names says it will open a satellite office in China, home of the world's largest Internet population.
Internet
Apr 8, 2013
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Google sells off more Motorola assets
Google has agreed to sell manufacturing operations of its Motorola Mobility unit in China and turn over management of a Brazil plant to Singapore-based Flextronics, the companies said.
Business
Dec 11, 2012
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Global study of student scores a mixed bag for US (Update 3)
American fourth-graders are performing better than they were four years ago in math and reading, but students four years older show no such progress, a global study released Tuesday revealed.
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2012
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Senate probe: Microsoft, HP avoid offshore taxes (Update)
(AP)—Microsoft Corp., the Hewlett-Packard Co. and other multinational corporations have avoided billions in U.S. taxes by shifting profits offshore and taking advantage of weak, ambiguous sections of the tax code, Senate ...
Business
Sep 20, 2012
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Singapore gives VIP welcome to Chinese pandas
Singapore on Thursday gave a VIP welcome to a pair of giant pandas loaned by China for 10 years to mark two decades of close diplomatic relations.
Plants & Animals
Sep 6, 2012
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First full colour images at 100,000 dpi resolution with help of nanotechnology
Inspired by colourful stained-glass windows, researchers from Singapore have demonstrated an innovative method for producing sharp, full-spectrum colour images at 100,000 dpi which can be applicable in reflective colour displays, ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 12, 2012
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Fluorescent lights keep smartphones from ten-second drifts
(Phys.org) -- One obvious way to reset a mobile device's clock is to check out a master clock online but Zhenjiang Li, a computer scientist and doctoral candidate at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and colleagues ...
Yale defends plans for new college in Singapore
Students at Yale University's new liberal arts college in Singapore will have academic freedom but won't be able to stage protests on campus, Yale officials say.
Other
Jul 21, 2012
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