Facebook’s stock is up more than 7 percent despite expectations that it would fall because more than 850 million additional shares…
Macy’s new parade balloons: Hello, Kitty!
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San Diego panda gets a name
Tue Nov 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In a ceremony Tuesday, the cub was dubbed Xiao Liwu (shee-ow lee-woo). That’s means Little Gift in English…
China Taobao breaks record for online sales
Tue Nov 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Alibaba raked in 19.1 billion yuan (3.04 billion US dollars) during its “Singles’ Day” shopping promotion on Sunday…
Microsoft releases IE 10 browser for Windows 7
Tue Nov 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The latest version of Microsoft’s Web browser is now available to the vast audience using personal computers running on the Windows 7 operating system…
Daly City neighborhood flooded
Tue Nov 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Residents in a Daly City neighborhood are waking up to flooded streets and vehicles stuck in mud…
Facebook share could hit market Wednesday
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Hundreds of millions of Facebook shares could hit the market Wednesday, when early employees and investors get a chance to sell about 800 million shares…
Bay Bridge sees light traffic for its 76th birthday
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The Bay Bridge is quietly turning 76 years old today…
RIM to unveil new BlackBerry phones on Jan 30
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Research In Motion said Monday that it will hold an official launch event for its new BlackBerry 10 smartphones on Jan. 30…
US colleges look to foreign students
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A new study shows China is driving major growth in the number of international students at U.S. colleges and universities…
Enormous Midwest blast kills 2
Mon Nov 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
An enormous blast in the U.S. Midwest that killed two people, obliterated two homes and made dozens more uninhabitable…
China accuses Dalai for anti-China activities
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China opposes any country or individual to provide platform or convenience to Dalai Lama’s anti-China separatist activities…
Google cut off from much of China
Fri Nov 09, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Google says its search engine and other Internet services have been cut off from much of China just as the country’s ruling party picks new leaders…
US vote may create marijuana tourism
Fri Nov 09, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Marijuana legalization votes this week in Colorado and Washington state don’t just set up an epic state-federal showdown…
Galaxy S III outsells iPhone 4S
Fri Nov 09, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Samsung’s Galaxy “S” Three has dethroned Apple’s iPhone Four “S” — becoming the world’s best-selling smartphone…
Mammoth tooth on display at Academy of Sciences
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The unique find of an Ice Age Columbian mammoth tooth discovered during construction at San Francisco’s Transbay Transit Center is now on display…
Nor’easter sweeps East Coast
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Donors for disaster relief should beware of scams
Fri Nov 09, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office is warning people to beware of con artists soliciting donations to help aid the victims of Superstorm Sandy…
Wen Jiabao pinpoints key tasks in next 5 years
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Wen Jiabao told delegates to the ongoing 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China…
SF police search for missing elderly man
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Pennsylvania zoo: Wild dogs kill 2-year-old
Mon Nov 05, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Police say a mother’s attempt to give her 2-year-old son a better view of wild African dogs turned into a “horrific” tragedy at the Pittsburgh Zoo…
Chinese teen plays golf in the Masters
Mon Nov 05, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Chinese eighth-grader Guan Tianlang will tee it up with Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Bubba Watson at Augusta National next April…
Looking for every last vote
Mon Nov 05, 2012 By Leave a Comment
President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are undertaking a final exhaustive campaign…
China questions solar subsidies
Mon Nov 05, 2012 By Leave a Comment
China has filed a World Trade Organization case challenging subsidies provided by some European Union members…
Storm relief efforts in NYC Chinatown
Fri Nov 02, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Today, over 100 individuals showed up with food and volunteered with Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence (CAAAV)…..
China Robot wows dance judges with ‘Gangnam style’
Fri Nov 02, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A robot performing dance moves from the viral smash video ‘Gangnam Style’ has won the single dance title at a robot competition…
Fujian female attendants capture burglar
Fri Nov 02, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A burglar carrying a toy pistol in hand was caught by four girl attendants with bare hands at a recreation center not long ago in Fujian…
October economic report
Fri Nov 02, 2012 By Leave a Comment
U.S. employers added 171,000 jobs in October and hiring was stronger over the previous two months…
Man fatally struck in Muni Metro tunnel
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A male was fatally struck by a San Francisco Municipal Railway light-rail vehicle near the Montgomery Muni Metro station …
Tighter security at Communist congress
Thu Nov 01, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Don’t roll down the taxi windows. Don’t buy a remote-controlled plane without a police chief’s permission. And don’t release your pigeons…