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May 21, 2012 10:37:37

Traffic Fatalities: A crush of climbers attempting to summit Everest is blamed on five likely deaths this weekend.

Korean, Chinese Among Everest Dead, Missing

China's Wanda to Buy AMC Theater Chain for $2.6 Bil.

Priscilla Chan to Be Doc Despite Facebook Fortune

Toyota Exports Mostly US-Made Cars to S. Korea

Foreigners Commit 8% of S. Korea's Murders

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Sonny Vu Makes Wearable Health Sensors Painless

Sonny Vu wants to make health diagnoses an automatic part of daily life.

Desney Tan Uses Sound Waves for PC Gesture Control

Tan’s sound-based gesture control system uses only a PC’s standard speakers and microphones.

Xiaonan Lu Uncovers Potent Garlic Antibacterial

Xiaonan Lu has isolated a garlic compound 100 times better at killing harmful bacteria than leading antibiotics.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Teri Odom's Particles Kill Cancer Cell Nuclei

Teri Odom’s “gold nanostars” efficiently deliver drug particles directly to the nuclei of cancer cells.

Tsuyoshi Sekitani Develops Ultrathin Solar Cells

The ultrathin, stretchable solar cells developed by Tsuyoshi Sekitani can power tiny sensors.

Navneet Dalal Makes PCs Read Hand Gestures

Dalal’s Flutter software turns every PC into a device that can be controlled by hand gestures.

Joel Wong Seeks Asians for Masculinity Study

Asian American men are needed for a study on men’s experiences of masculinity in a multicultural society.

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California State Controller John Chiang

John Chiang became a hero to 200,000 state workers in 2008 when he defied Governor…

China's First Yale Man

A little-known episode in China’s struggle to modernize has been brought to life by Liel Leibovitz in Fortunate…

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Priscilla Chan to Be Doc Despite Facebook Fortune

Priscilla Chan plans to use her new UCSF medical degree despite her status as a tech billionaire’s wife.

Rediscovering Oahu's Unmatched Travel Experiences

Oahu offers a wide range of travel experiences for families who get bored being stuck inside all-in-one resorts.

The Asian American Identity in the Jeremy Lin Era

Jeremy Lin’s leadership of the Knicks is a metaphor for the role we Asian Americans can play as tensions build across the Pacific.

Bo Guagua Said to Have Harassed Huntsman Girl

Bo Guagua made offensive sexual advances during a dinner with the daughters of the US Ambassador, says a HK gossip mag.

Daniel Chong Forgotten in Cell for 5 Days

UC San Diego student Daniel Chong was forgotten in a DEA cell for five days without food, water or access to a toilet.

Concerned Jeremy Lin May Return Early from Surgery

The Knicks’ 67-100 loss to the Heat in game one has Jeremy Lin considering an early return from surgery.

Bo Guagua Ticketed 3 Times While Driving Porsche

Bo Guagua’s denial that he ever drove a Ferrari leads to reports that he actually drove Porsche.

Lee Byung-Hun Sees GI Joe As Hollywood Stepping Stone

Acclaimed and popular Korean actor Lee Byung-hun takes on another G.I. Joe installment in hopes of a real Hollywood break.

Cyndi Tells Her Side of Affair with Chien-Ming Wang

A Taiwanese American woman named Cyndi has come forward to tell her side of the affair with Washington Nationals pitcher Chien-ming Wang.

Chien-Ming Wang Admits Affair in Florida

Chien-ming Wang admitted to an affair with a woman he met in a Viera, Florida bar during his long injury hiatus.

Korean Director Hong Gets 8th Cannes Invite

Hong Sang-soo sets a national record with his eighth Cannes invitation for In Another Country starring Isabelle Huppert.

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