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.
Business
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 ...
Nissan Makes Push to Be India's Top Auto Exporter
Japan's number two carmaker Nissan Motors has decided to make India its global export base with an eye toward becoming that nation's leading auto exporter.
HTC Clings to No. 5 Spot Despite Smartphone Plunge
Taiwan's HTC remains the world's No. 5 smartphone maker despite loss of market share to Samsung and Apple, according to US-based International Data Corp.
Xiaonan Lu Uncovers Potent Garlic Antibacterial
Xiaonan Lu has isolated a garlic compound 100 times better at killing harmful bacteria than leading antibiotics.
Japan's New Car Sales Jump 92% in April
In April Japanese bought 208,977 new vehicles, excluding minivehicles, a 92.0% jump over the same month last year.
China Seeks to Boost Imports of Advanced Technology
China's push for more imports will place the main focus on boosting imports of advanced technology, equipment and key components while also seeking to boost ...
China Coca-Cola Plant Shut Down on Chlorine Fears
A Shanxi province beverage plant owned by Coca-Cola was shut down by regulators after chlorine was found in a batch of drinks made in February.
Zheng Wang Shows Feelgood Folly of Multitasking
Multitasking makes you feel good but hurts the quality of your work output, says researcher Zheng Joyce Wang.
Samsung, Apple CEOs Ordered into Settlement Talks
Samsung Electronics vice chairman Choi Gee-sung and Apple CEO Tim Cook will meet at the US district court in San Francisco on May 21 to ...
Korea Business Sentiment Turns Optimistic
Korea’s business sentiment turned clearly optimistic from a slightly pessimistic reading a month earlier thanks to improving prospects for global growth and encouraging signs in ...
China Salaries to Jump 12.8% Amid High Turnover
Salaries in China are expected to jump another 12.76% in 2012 after a 13.14% jump in 2011, according to the management consulting firm Adafaith. Salary ...
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.
Hyundai Heavy Achieves Top Solar-Cell Efficiency
S. Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has overtaken China's Suntech as the maker of the world’s most efficient solar cell by producing a selective emitter ...
China Manufacturing Activity Seen Growing in April
China's manufacturing sector picked up steam in April, suggesting that the central government's easing measures are taking effect, according to manufacturing purchasing manager's index (PMI) ...
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.
Pink Slime Not Used in Its China Burgers Says McD's
McDonald's was forced to reveal that it uses a higher quality of beef for its burgers sold in China than in the US after 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 ...
China Car Sales Projected to Hit 20 Mil. in 2012
China's auto production and sales are expected to resume normal growth levels in 2012 after a surprisingly weak market in 2011 following two years of ...
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.
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 ...
China's Private Firms Posted Biggest Profit Growth
China's industrial firms posted a 25.4% year-on-year rise in profits to a collective 5.45 trillion yuan ($863.68 billion) in 2011.
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 ...
Apple Appeals After Losing iPad Suit to Taiwan Firm
Apple is appealing a 240 million yuan ($38 million) judgment awarded against it by a Beijing court for infringing a Taiwan firm's trademark on the ...
Yu-Chueh Hung Makes Fish DNA Memory Device
Yu-Chueh Hung has used a medium based on salmon DNA to make a new type of memory device that can store data indefinitely.
Korea to Phase Out Magnetic Strips on Debit Cards
Korea has decided to quickly phase out debit cards with magnetic strips, the Financial Supervisory Service announced Tuesday.
Honda Set to Storm Market for Small Business Jets
The $4.5-million HondaJet is being certified for commercial sale beginning in early 2013 as Honda Motor Company prepares to become a giant in the market ...
Japan Posts First Trade Deficit Since 1980
Japan posted a trade deficit of ¥2.5 trillion ($32.1 bil.) for 2011, the first such deficit since 1980.
Taiwan's Yulon to Build Cars in Russia
Taiwan's leading carmaker announced that it will begin building cars in Russia beginning this year.
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.
Sujeet Kumar's Envia Doubles Car Battery Capacity
Sujeet Kumar has doubled battery charge storage capacity by using novel electrode materials.
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 ...
Wise Young Nears Cure for Spinal Cord Injuries
Wise Young closes in on a cure for spinal cord injuries with a network of stem-cell therapy clinical trials.
Toyota Aims to Sell 1 Mil. Hybrids in China in 2012
Toyota Motors China hopes to sell 1 million green cars in China this year as part of its global goal of deriving 20% of its ...
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 ...
Nissan Makes Push to Be India's Top Auto Exporter
Japan's number two carmaker Nissan Motors has decided to make India its global export base with an eye toward becoming that nation's leading auto exporter.
HTC Clings to No. 5 Spot Despite Smartphone Plunge
Taiwan's HTC remains the world's No. 5 smartphone maker despite loss of market share to Samsung and Apple, according to US-based International Data Corp.
Xiaonan Lu Uncovers Potent Garlic Antibacterial
Xiaonan Lu has isolated a garlic compound 100 times better at killing harmful bacteria than leading antibiotics.
Japan's New Car Sales Jump 92% in April
In April Japanese bought 208,977 new vehicles, excluding minivehicles, a 92.0% jump over the same month last year.
China Seeks to Boost Imports of Advanced Technology
China's push for more imports will place the main focus on boosting imports of advanced technology, equipment and key components while also seeking to boost ...
China Coca-Cola Plant Shut Down on Chlorine Fears
A Shanxi province beverage plant owned by Coca-Cola was shut down by regulators after chlorine was found in a batch of drinks made in February.
Zheng Wang Shows Feelgood Folly of Multitasking
Multitasking makes you feel good but hurts the quality of your work output, says researcher Zheng Joyce Wang.
Samsung, Apple CEOs Ordered into Settlement Talks
Samsung Electronics vice chairman Choi Gee-sung and Apple CEO Tim Cook will meet at the US district court in San Francisco on May 21 to ...
Korea Business Sentiment Turns Optimistic
Korea’s business sentiment turned clearly optimistic from a slightly pessimistic reading a month earlier thanks to improving prospects for global growth and encouraging signs in ...
China Salaries to Jump 12.8% Amid High Turnover
Salaries in China are expected to jump another 12.76% in 2012 after a 13.14% jump in 2011, according to the management consulting firm Adafaith. Salary ...
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.
Hyundai Heavy Achieves Top Solar-Cell Efficiency
S. Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has overtaken China's Suntech as the maker of the world’s most efficient solar cell by producing a selective emitter ...
China Manufacturing Activity Seen Growing in April
China's manufacturing sector picked up steam in April, suggesting that the central government's easing measures are taking effect, according to manufacturing purchasing manager's index (PMI) ...
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.
Pink Slime Not Used in Its China Burgers Says McD's
McDonald's was forced to reveal that it uses a higher quality of beef for its burgers sold in China than in the US after 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 ...
China Car Sales Projected to Hit 20 Mil. in 2012
China's auto production and sales are expected to resume normal growth levels in 2012 after a surprisingly weak market in 2011 following two years of ...
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.
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 ...
China's Private Firms Posted Biggest Profit Growth
China's industrial firms posted a 25.4% year-on-year rise in profits to a collective 5.45 trillion yuan ($863.68 billion) in 2011.
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 ...
Apple Appeals After Losing iPad Suit to Taiwan Firm
Apple is appealing a 240 million yuan ($38 million) judgment awarded against it by a Beijing court for infringing a Taiwan firm's trademark on the ...
Yu-Chueh Hung Makes Fish DNA Memory Device
Yu-Chueh Hung has used a medium based on salmon DNA to make a new type of memory device that can store data indefinitely.
Korea to Phase Out Magnetic Strips on Debit Cards
Korea has decided to quickly phase out debit cards with magnetic strips, the Financial Supervisory Service announced Tuesday.
Honda Set to Storm Market for Small Business Jets
The $4.5-million HondaJet is being certified for commercial sale beginning in early 2013 as Honda Motor Company prepares to become a giant in the market ...
Japan Posts First Trade Deficit Since 1980
Japan posted a trade deficit of ¥2.5 trillion ($32.1 bil.) for 2011, the first such deficit since 1980.
Taiwan's Yulon to Build Cars in Russia
Taiwan's leading carmaker announced that it will begin building cars in Russia beginning this year.
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.
Sujeet Kumar's Envia Doubles Car Battery Capacity
Sujeet Kumar has doubled battery charge storage capacity by using novel electrode materials.
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 ...
Wise Young Nears Cure for Spinal Cord Injuries
Wise Young closes in on a cure for spinal cord injuries with a network of stem-cell therapy clinical trials.
Toyota Aims to Sell 1 Mil. Hybrids in China in 2012
Toyota Motors China hopes to sell 1 million green cars in China this year as part of its global goal of deriving 20% of its ...
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