A 72-hour visa-free policy for foreign travelers to Beijing next year will significantly boost local tourism, officials hope…
Bay area animal shelters launch holiday adoption effort
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The San Jose Animal Care Center joined a handful of Silicon Valley animal shelters as part of an adoption effort during the holiday season…
Royal Caribbean and Costa Cruises cancel Japan routes
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Royal Caribbean Cruises and Costa Cruises Monday both canceled routes from Shanghai to Japan route…
Fire in clothing factory in south China kills 14
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A fire in a clothing factory apparently caused by arson killed 14 people in southern China on Tuesday, officials and state media said…
Texas teen takes home $100K science prize
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A high school student from Texas has won a $100,000 scholarship for scientific work that could help…
China’s leaders pledge to reduce pomp and ceremony
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China’s senior leaders have pledged to reduce ostentation and bureaucratic visits, meetings and talks, in order to remain close with the public…
CHP offices announce toy drive drop-off locations
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Two North Bay California Highway Patrol offices have announced toy collection locations for the CHP’s “CHiPs for Kids” toy drive…
Mars rover Curiosity soil test
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The Mars rover Curiosity has completed its first chemical test of soil from the red planet, and scientists say there are no surprises so far…
Pope joins tweeting masses
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Benedict XVI, the pope known for his hefty volumes of theology, is now trying brevity…
2012 Kennedy Center honorees
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Alibaba reaches 1 trillion yuan
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The annual transaction volume for China’s online retailer Alibaba in 2012 exceeded one trillion yuan (160.6 billion U.S. dollars) by Friday…
Bay Area expecting cloudy weather
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Partly cloudy weather is likely in the Bay Area today. Highs are expected to be in the lower 60s, with light winds…
China plans launch of iPhone 5
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China Unicom began accepting pre-orders for iPhone 5 on Monday, one day later than China Telecom’s move on Sunday…
Police searching for suspects in house shooting
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Police in Watsonville are seeking information to track down multiple suspects in connection with a shooting on Sunday evening…
Former elementary school teacher sentenced for child porn
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A former teacher at a Pittsburg elementary school has been sentenced in federal court in Oakland to four years and nine months in prison…
Stormy weather floods bay area, knocks out power
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As a storm continues to batter the Bay Area from Thursday night into this morning…
China bans rowdy game show for ‘wanton’ content
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Chinese regulators suspended a broadcaster Friday after an unaired segment of a TV game show…
House Passes STEM Jobs Act
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The House has approved legislation to offer green cards to foreign students with advanced degrees…
Apple to sell new iPads, iPhone 5 in China in Dec.
Fri Nov 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Apple Inc. on Friday said its latest iPad models will go on sale in China on Dec. 7, followed by the iPhone 5 a week later…
Gay marriage cases could see Supreme Court action
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The running fight over gay marriage is shifting from the ballot box to the Supreme Court…
60% of Android users threatened by ‘malicious’ ads
Thu Nov 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A growing number of mobile phone users are under threat of potential network risks, according to experts…
Who else has been duped by The Onion ?
Thu Nov 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
China’s Communist Party media’s pick up of Kim Jung Eun are not the first to be duped by The Onion. Here are other memorable instances…
“Climate Clock” to be Silicon Valley landmark
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For the next 10 months, visitors to San Jose City Hall will be greeted by a 10-foot-tall working model of a planned “Climate Clock” sculpture…
Sex tape used to bribe Chinese official goes viral
Wed Nov 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A 5-year-old sex tape of an 18-year-old woman, allegedly hired by developers to sleep with a city official, is causing yet another scandal for China’s ruling Communists …
China media fooled by western satire
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The U.S.-based comedy website The Onion voted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2012…
Microsoft attacks Google’s holiday marketing
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Microsoft is trying to skewer Google as a lousy holiday shopping guide in its latest attempt to divert more traffic to its Bing search engine…
Fourth person dies in Calif. of mushroom poisoning
Tue Nov 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A Northern California sheriff says a fourth person has died from eating a soup made with poisonous mushrooms earlier this month…
Airport dating website connnects travellers
Tue Nov 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A web entrepreneur is taking niche dating to new heights…
Home prices up in most major US cities
Tue Nov 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Home prices increased in September in most major U.S. cities…
China: Jailed tycoon Wu Ying stands trial
Tue Nov 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Former Chinese billionaire Wu Ying stood trial Tuesday as plaintiff in two civil cases over property disputes…