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1987: Thousands of physicists crowd a ballroom at the New York Hilton for a hastily arranged marathon session on high-temperature superconductivity. The event generates so much excitement that it is later referred to as the “Woodstock of Physics.” Discovered in 1911, superconductivity is a phenomenon in which certain materials, at very ...

Prospect of more tightening measures from Beijing following stronger-than-expected China economic data prompts investors to lighten positions on Singapore shares after early gains driven by Wall Street’s modest overnight advance, reported Dow Jones Newswires. The STI off 0.1% at 2,858.58 midday vs high of 2,875.21 (+0.5%); likely to hold ...

China Kunda Technology Holdings, the provider of precision moulds, plastic injection parts and in-mould-decoration (IMD) products to the car and electronics, says wholly-owned subsidiary, Kunda Mould (Shenzhen) Company, has entered into a strategic Joint Venture (JV) with Beijing Baiju Electrical Appliance Co. to manufacture, sell and supply auto components. Read ...

Yanlord Land Group (Z25.SG) fell 1.1% to $1.75 on concerns future earnings may disappoint after China-based developer’s FY09 performance falls short of analysts’ expectations with concerns compounded by Beijing’s recent efforts to curb bank lending. Read more...

Senior Israeli officials are in Beijing for talks with Chinese leaders. High on the agenda is expected to be China's reluctance to support United Nations sanctions against Iran.

Google told the Federal Communications Commission it reduced a fee charged to buyers of its Nexus One smartphone that canceled their service contract early to clear up concerns and confusion in the market. Google cut the Equipment Recovery Fee, designed to help Google recoup money it owed to T-Mobile in ...

China has heavily criticized US President Barack Obama’s meeting with the Dalai Lama. Beijing has summoned the US ambassador for an explanation and released a statement saying it was ‘‘strongly dissatisfied.’‘

The Dalai Lama is holding talks with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington – a meeting that has angered Beijing. China – already seething over U.S. plans to close a four billion euro arms deal with Taiwan – sees the Dalai Lama as a separatist who is fomenting unrest in ...

China’s biggest electronics retailer, like its founder, is in troubleNO ONE epitomises China’s boisterous embrace of modern consumerism better than Huang Guangyu, who transformed a tiny street stall in Beijing into a sprawling network of 1,350 stores. In the process, he became the country’s richest man, worth more than $6.3 ...

Relations between America and China may chill over a meeting with the Dalai Lama IT IS bound to be a controversial meeting. The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual leader, goes to Washington, DC, this week and will sit down with President Barack Obama for the first time on Thursday February 18th. ...

Lady Gaga is already available in cupcake and cookie form, now you can have one of the world’s hottest music sensations in plastic too! Lu Wei Kang, a 29-year-old fashion designer from Beijing, has spent the past year creating miniature Gaga-inspired outfits for his Barbie collection, which he’s hoping to ...

Mapletree Investments said today its private equity fund will buy Beijing Gateway Plaza for 2.9 billion yuan ($602 million) from Hong Kong-listed REIT RREEF China Commercial Trust (0625.HK). {jcomments on}  

Something big is happening in China which could have a huge effect on the American economy.On Tuesday, Reuters reported:Senior Chinese military officers have proposed that their country ... possibly sell some U.S. bonds to punish Washington for its lat...

Singapore’s Straits Times Index was little changed at 2,744.14 as of 9:47 a.m., erasing gains of as much as 0.4% earlier. Seven stocks advanced for every six that declined. Stocks on the measure trade at 14.6 times estimated earnings, compared with about 10 times at the start of 2009, ...

The following companies may have unusual price changes in trading today. Singapore’s Straits Times Index climbed 1.9% to 2,745.02 yesterday. US stocks rallied, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average back above 10,000, as prospects for a bailout of Greece eased concern that deteriorating government finances will derail the global ...

Beaufort, CapitaLand China Holdings’ luxury residential project in Beijing, saw strong buyer response when it was launched at the end of January. The condominium sits on a 53,808-square metre site at Beijing’s Fourth Eastern Ring Road. An entire block, comprising 467 units, was launched for sale and about 95% ...

North Korea's leader pledged again to remove nuclear weapons from the peninsula, a news report said on Tuesday, and also sent his top nuclear envoy to Beijing in a move that could bode well for stalled disarmament talks. While Kim Jong-il has made, ...

By now we’ve all heard about Xiaoqing, the demure Chinese student lovesick over an obsessed Jessica Alba fan. Xiaoqing is so heartbroken after being dumped by her Alba-lovin’ former flame that she’s busily making plans to undergo a surgical transformation to look just like the Sin City star. And that ...

Epure International says wholly-owned subsidiary, Beijing Sound Environmental Engineering Co., has won a Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) municipal project in Yantai City, Shandong Province. Read more...

China has hit back at the United States after President Barack Obama promised to take a tougher line with Beijing over currency and trade. Meanwhile, the United States is downplaying reports of rising tensions with China, saying the two countries will work together on issues of mutual concern but that ...