Shuji Nakamura's Soraa Makes LEDs 10 Times Brighter
Soraa is betting that a super-efficient LED can more than make up for its greater cost to shake up the lighting industry.
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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.
Patrick Soon-Shiong to Make Bid for Dodgers
L.A.'s richest man commits himself to taking a stake in the Dodgers.
US Executives Fret About Rising Costs, Slowing Growth in China
US executives doing business in China are worried about rising labor costs, slowing growth and unfair treatment from Beijing but continue to see the country ...
Teri Odom's Particles Kill Cancer Cell Nuclei
Teri Odom's “gold nanostars” efficiently deliver drug particles directly to the nuclei of cancer cells.
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. ...
Buffet Enters China's Surging Business Jet Market
Warren Buffet's NetJets has partnered with Chinese private equity firm Hony Capital and Fung Capital to tap China's exploding demand for business and private jets, ...
China Promises 45 Mil. New Jobs, 13% Wage Hike
China's central government promised to create 45 million new jobs and boost the minimum wage 13% a year through 2015 as it faces increasing anger ...
Susumu Tonegawa Traces Memory to Specific Brain Cells
A Nobel laureate solves the mystery of memory with mice and a light-activated protein.
Korea Takes Over Battery Leadership from Japan
Samsung SDI's strong growth and a recent surge by LG Chem have given Korea its first lead over Japan's Panasonic and Sony in the global ...
Used Car Sales Surpass New Cars in S. Korea
In 2011 S. Koreans bought 2.32 million used cars to only 1.6 million new cars, with the average price of used cars rising to 7 ...
Ming-Te Wang Shows Adults Key to Keeping Teens in School
Teachers and parents play a bigger role than peers in keeping teens in school says Ming-Te Wang.
Korean CEOs Go Abroad to Recruit Top Talent
This is the seventh year that LG Chem CEO Kim Ban-seok has visited the United States in search of employees, holding another recruitment fair at ...
Apple to Order Record $11 Bil. in Samsung Parts
The epic ongoing patent litigation hasn't dulled Apple's appetite for Samsung chips and state-of-the-art displays, as its orders to the Korean electronics giant are expected ...
Siva Sivaram Halves Cost of Thin-Film Solar Cells
Siva Sivaram has created a multimillion dollar proton accelerator that can cut by half the cost of producing solar cells.
Apple Unlikely to Catch Samsung in China
A hardware incompatibility due to Apple's strategy of standardizing its product offerings across the world will keep it from matching Samsung's dominant share of China's ...
Ren Ng's Lytro Camera Debuts Mostly to Raves
The revolutionary Lytro camera has begun shipping to those who pre-ordered them at the end of last year.
73 Korean-American Lawyers Hired by Apple's Law Firms
An indication of how much the epic patent litigation between Samsung and Apple is likely to heat up is the number of Korean-speaking legal staff ...
S. Korea Inks $1.1 Bil. Deal to Sell Subs to Indonesia
Daewoo Shipbuilding has signed S. Korea's largest-ever arms export deal Wednesday under which it will sell three submarines to Indonesia for $1.1 bil.
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 ...
Korean Ramen Leader Surprised by Bland Taste Buds
A surprising shift in taste among Korea's millions of ramen lovers has caught by surprise the nation's top ramen maker and given a big boost ...
China Buys 2nd Major Canadian Oil Company
One of China's national energy companies bought a major Canadian oil and natural gas company for $2.1 billion in China's second acquisition this year of ...
Edward Jung Calls for New Large-Scale Innovation Model
Edward Jung sees the need for an entirely new scale of innovation to tackle today's big problems.
China to Become Daimler-Benz's No. 2 Shareholder
The maker of Mercedes-Benz luxury cars and industrial vehicles will sell a 5-10% stake to China's sovereign wealth fund.
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.
Hot Money Seen Flowing Out of China As Yuan Slides
China's four major state-owned banks have seen deposits fall by 400 billion yuan ($63 billion) in the first ten days of December.
Toyota in Talks to Start Buying Parts from Hyundai
In yet another sign of the eroding market position of Japan's leading carmakers, Toyota may follow other Japanese automakers in importing key parts from South ...
David Eun Hired to Head Up Samsung Media Push
Former AOL Media and Studios President David Eun will head up Samsung's global media strategy.
China Slaps Duties on US Cars As Trade Tiff Escalates
Cars made in the US will have anti-subsidy and anti-dumping duties imposed on them effective December 15.
Hong Kong Tops US, UK in Global Financial Development Survey
Hong Kong has passed the US and the UK to become the first Asian market to become the most highly developed global financial center.
Bhushan Sopori Uses Light to Boost Solar Cell Efficiency
Bhushan Sopori's optical oven saves half the energy used in baking solar cells while boosting their photovoltaic efficiency.
Foxconn Posts Record Revenues in November
Strong demand for Apple iPhones and iPads has helped Taiwan-based OEM Foxconn post record revenues of NT$300 billion ($10 bil.) in November.
JiangJiang Gu Develops Super-Efficient Nanowire 3-D Transistor
Jiangjiang Gu's nanowire transistor breaks the speed and energy-efficiency barriers of silicon transistors.
Taiwan, Intel to Develop Super-Efficient Memory Chips
Taiwan and Intel will jointly develop new computer memory products within five years.
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.
Shuji Nakamura's Soraa Makes LEDs 10 Times Brighter
Soraa is betting that a super-efficient LED can more than make up for its greater cost to shake up the lighting industry.
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.
Patrick Soon-Shiong to Make Bid for Dodgers
L.A.'s richest man commits himself to taking a stake in the Dodgers.
US Executives Fret About Rising Costs, Slowing Growth in China
US executives doing business in China are worried about rising labor costs, slowing growth and unfair treatment from Beijing but continue to see the country ...
Teri Odom's Particles Kill Cancer Cell Nuclei
Teri Odom's “gold nanostars” efficiently deliver drug particles directly to the nuclei of cancer cells.
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. ...
Buffet Enters China's Surging Business Jet Market
Warren Buffet's NetJets has partnered with Chinese private equity firm Hony Capital and Fung Capital to tap China's exploding demand for business and private jets, ...
China Promises 45 Mil. New Jobs, 13% Wage Hike
China's central government promised to create 45 million new jobs and boost the minimum wage 13% a year through 2015 as it faces increasing anger ...
Susumu Tonegawa Traces Memory to Specific Brain Cells
A Nobel laureate solves the mystery of memory with mice and a light-activated protein.
Korea Takes Over Battery Leadership from Japan
Samsung SDI's strong growth and a recent surge by LG Chem have given Korea its first lead over Japan's Panasonic and Sony in the global ...
Used Car Sales Surpass New Cars in S. Korea
In 2011 S. Koreans bought 2.32 million used cars to only 1.6 million new cars, with the average price of used cars rising to 7 ...
Ming-Te Wang Shows Adults Key to Keeping Teens in School
Teachers and parents play a bigger role than peers in keeping teens in school says Ming-Te Wang.
Korean CEOs Go Abroad to Recruit Top Talent
This is the seventh year that LG Chem CEO Kim Ban-seok has visited the United States in search of employees, holding another recruitment fair at ...
Apple to Order Record $11 Bil. in Samsung Parts
The epic ongoing patent litigation hasn't dulled Apple's appetite for Samsung chips and state-of-the-art displays, as its orders to the Korean electronics giant are expected ...
Siva Sivaram Halves Cost of Thin-Film Solar Cells
Siva Sivaram has created a multimillion dollar proton accelerator that can cut by half the cost of producing solar cells.
Apple Unlikely to Catch Samsung in China
A hardware incompatibility due to Apple's strategy of standardizing its product offerings across the world will keep it from matching Samsung's dominant share of China's ...
Ren Ng's Lytro Camera Debuts Mostly to Raves
The revolutionary Lytro camera has begun shipping to those who pre-ordered them at the end of last year.
73 Korean-American Lawyers Hired by Apple's Law Firms
An indication of how much the epic patent litigation between Samsung and Apple is likely to heat up is the number of Korean-speaking legal staff ...
S. Korea Inks $1.1 Bil. Deal to Sell Subs to Indonesia
Daewoo Shipbuilding has signed S. Korea's largest-ever arms export deal Wednesday under which it will sell three submarines to Indonesia for $1.1 bil.
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 ...
Korean Ramen Leader Surprised by Bland Taste Buds
A surprising shift in taste among Korea's millions of ramen lovers has caught by surprise the nation's top ramen maker and given a big boost ...
China Buys 2nd Major Canadian Oil Company
One of China's national energy companies bought a major Canadian oil and natural gas company for $2.1 billion in China's second acquisition this year of ...
Edward Jung Calls for New Large-Scale Innovation Model
Edward Jung sees the need for an entirely new scale of innovation to tackle today's big problems.
China to Become Daimler-Benz's No. 2 Shareholder
The maker of Mercedes-Benz luxury cars and industrial vehicles will sell a 5-10% stake to China's sovereign wealth fund.
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.
Hot Money Seen Flowing Out of China As Yuan Slides
China's four major state-owned banks have seen deposits fall by 400 billion yuan ($63 billion) in the first ten days of December.
Toyota in Talks to Start Buying Parts from Hyundai
In yet another sign of the eroding market position of Japan's leading carmakers, Toyota may follow other Japanese automakers in importing key parts from South ...
David Eun Hired to Head Up Samsung Media Push
Former AOL Media and Studios President David Eun will head up Samsung's global media strategy.
China Slaps Duties on US Cars As Trade Tiff Escalates
Cars made in the US will have anti-subsidy and anti-dumping duties imposed on them effective December 15.
Hong Kong Tops US, UK in Global Financial Development Survey
Hong Kong has passed the US and the UK to become the first Asian market to become the most highly developed global financial center.
Bhushan Sopori Uses Light to Boost Solar Cell Efficiency
Bhushan Sopori's optical oven saves half the energy used in baking solar cells while boosting their photovoltaic efficiency.
Foxconn Posts Record Revenues in November
Strong demand for Apple iPhones and iPads has helped Taiwan-based OEM Foxconn post record revenues of NT$300 billion ($10 bil.) in November.
JiangJiang Gu Develops Super-Efficient Nanowire 3-D Transistor
Jiangjiang Gu's nanowire transistor breaks the speed and energy-efficiency barriers of silicon transistors.
Taiwan, Intel to Develop Super-Efficient Memory Chips
Taiwan and Intel will jointly develop new computer memory products within five years.
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.
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