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Frances Wang is a Shanghai-based freelance reporter. She covers technologies,industries and other businesses in Asia-Pacific region for different English-language publications. She is fluent in Chinese,Japanese and English.
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In late October, a three-year-old boy in Western Kenya intentionally ate a handful of carbofuran, a lion-killing pesticide, and later was found dead by his father.
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An annual report issued by the Institute of International Education shows a growing number of Chinese students are choosing American universities as the destination for their further education.
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U.S. President Barack Obama will arrive in Shanghai tonight to start his three-day visit to China. His popularity in the country is obvious as millions of Chinese netizens have raised tons of questions regarding his policies and personal life.
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In India, a growing number of outsourcing companies are moving simple typing jobs from high-tech hubs to vast, poor rural areas. The move creates many jobs at a fraction of the cost of running a business near a big city.
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Contrary to popular belief, a giant panda is not always in black-and-white. In fact, a brown-and-white panda baby was found in northwestern China a week ago, making it the fifth in the mysterious family so far.
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met a group of African leaders at a forum Sunday in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to discuss another round of aid after the $5 billion USD China has offered in the past three years.
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After nearly two years of discussion, Apple and its Chinese partner China Unicom, China's the second largest carrier, launched the iPhone 3G and 3GS on Oct. 31 in Beijing. The launch, however, didn't draw the same mania as unveiling in Japan or the U.S..
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China's ambition of building a global renewable energy industry can be seen from a new wind farm it will establish in West Texas.
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Fetishes might not simply be personal sexual preferences. Experts say these strange sexual habits could indicate some early-age traumatic sexual experiences, and the most important, they can be cured.
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To China, October is fairly productive when it comes to energy outsourcing. Following $3.5 billion USD deals on energy cooperation with Russia signed Oct. 12, the nation built close business relationships with Canada and Kuwait in the past two days.
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Dogs are indeed our best friends. Thanks to their über-sensitive nose, a pest control company has trained dogs to sniff out bedbugs.
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Paris-based Sanofi-Aventis, the largest pharmaceutical company in Europe, signed a letter of intent over the weekend with Hangzhou-based Minsheng Pharmaceutical Group to set up a joint venture that will focus on producing vitamin and mineral supplements.
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According to the London-based medical journal "The Lancet," a new injected medication called liraglutide, used to treat type2 diabetes, may also help patients lose weight.
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For people who complain about all the inconveniences of using bluetooth, they will soon have a better option -- Wi-Fi Direct, a simple peer-to-peer connections without the need for a wireless router or hotspot.
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China's strong resilience against the financial crisis is clearly a sign of guaranteed return for foreign investors. The company 3M just opened two new plants in Shanghai on Oct. 13.
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While the world blames runway models for promoting unhealthy beauty by being too skinny, fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld defends them, saying nobody wants to see "fat mammies" on the runway.
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Amazon plans to sell its wireless electronic reader, the Kindle, in more than 100 countries outside the United States. The new markets include China, Japan and most of Europe, the company announced Tuesday. Canada was not included.
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More than 100 students gathered in front of a local police station in Beijing last weekend, demanding the release of the renowned activist Ding Xiaoping.
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The body of the rich ancient woman, unearthed 30 years ago in a Mawangdui tomb close to Changsha, Hunan province in China, is set to be displayed in the Santa Barbara Museum for the exhibition "Noble Tombs at Mawangdui" from Sept. 19 to Dec. 13.
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A new memory-cleansing medicine aims to help us forget about all the unpleasant, sad moments just as easy as you can imagine them.
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