March 18, 2024 20:22:35

Genetic Source
Genetic Source

Jackie Chan Claims Freedom Comment Taken Out of Context

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Messianic Koreans
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Shanghai Teens Top World in Key Thinking Skills

Asian Interracial Interest High in Online Dating Scene

Jeju Attracts More Tourists Than Hawaii, Bali, Okinawa

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Super Float
Super Float

China Escalates Danger of Aerial Combat with Japan

Germany Seeks to Keep Chinese Students in Country

Virginia to Back Korea's East Sea Crusade

Hyundai to Take Lead in Putting Fuel-Cell Cars on US Roads

World's Finest
World's Finest

Guangdong Free Trade Zone Likely to Win Approval

China's Bosses Loosen Stranglehold on Personal Rights

Beijing Unveils Aggressive Electric-Car Plan

N. Korea's Rajin-Sonbong Vibrant with Capitalist Activity

Online Preferences
Online Preferences

Chinese Nearly a Third of All Foreign Students in US

Chinese the World's Least Engaged Workers Says Gallup

Speaking Two Languages Holds Off Dementia Says Indian Study

Japan, Korea Rank Low Among Rich Nations in Quality of Life

Top Island
Top Island

India's Space Program Boasts World's Best Cost Efficiency

Kim Jong-Un's Aunt Defected to US While Overseeing Swiss Education

Chinese, Singaporean Team Develops Invisibility Cloak

China Ruling Party Bans Use of “Boss” in Image Makeover

Rise of Lies
Rise of Lies

Corruption in N. Korean Military Makes China Border Porous

Sriracha Production May Have to Stop If Irwindale Suit Successful

Snakes Key to Primate Evolution Suggests Study by Viet Researcher in Japan

China's Luxury Goods Consumption Grossly Overhyped

Air of Aggression
Air of Aggression

Chinese Americans Picket ABC for Kill All Chinese Comment

Foreign Women in Japan No Longer Take Safety for Granted

Japan to Take Small Significant Step toward Structural Reforms

China Retaliates Against US Naval Presence with Ships in Hawaiian Waters

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Texas-Size Deal

Shin-Soo Choo Sets Contract Record for Asians in MLB

Slugger Shin-soo Choo has set a new salary benchmark for Asians in US professional sports.

Morality Play

Zhang Yimou in Hiding Admits Violating One-Child-Policy

China’s most famous film director becomes the tragic hero in a national morality play about the one-child policy.

Kim Clone

Kim Jong-Un Inspires First Full-Time Professional Impersonator

A Chinese Australian is the first person to make a living impersonating the young N. Korean leader.

Pure Aggression

Jeremy Lin Leads Rockets in Double-OT Win Over Raptors

Jeremy Lin scored 31 points off the bench Monday night to lead the Rockets in a tight double-overtime battle against the Toronto Raptors.

Mayoral Bid

Madison Nguyen Runs for Mayor of San Jose

Nguyen survived a recent recall bid after alienating her Vietnamese constituency.

Late Spark

Jeremy Lin's Late Surge Puts Rockets Over Jazz

Jeremy Lin showed his knack for sparking late rallies that win close games Saturday night with a 20-point performance.

Bloody Opener

Lin Bloodied but Explosive Off Bench in Rockets Season Opener

Jeremy Lin showed he remains the go-to point guard regardless of who plays in the first minutes of a game.

November Album

Psy Expects Next Album to Release in November

Psy’s next album will be powered by a burst of creativity owing to relief from pressure after Gentleman’s success and his move to Westwood.

Historic Play

Kolten Wong, Koji Uehara Star in Historic World Series Play

Rookie 2nd-baseman Kolten Wong co-starred with Koji Uehara in the first pickoff play ever to end a World Series game.

Close Shaves

Red Sox Closer Koji Uehara Wins ALCS MVP Award

Few pitchers have known the highs and lows of the playoff season as well as Koji Uehara.

Viral Body

Maria Kang Becomes Latest Non-Celeb Cheesecake Celeb

A home-based entrepreneur and mother of three has gone viral as the mass media’s newest body nazi.

Game 3 Hero

Hyun-Jin Ryu Outduels Cards Ace to Give Dodgers Crucial Win

The Korean lefty kept the Cardinals from getting past second base in Game 3.

Manila Linsanity

Jeremy Lin Comes Off Bench to Help Seal Rockets' Win in Manila

Jeremy Lin scored 14 points in 23 minutes during the Rockets’ Manila exhibition game against the Pacers.

Fast Company

Shin-Soo Choo Joins Elite Ranks After Saturday's Loss

The Reds leadoff batter is one of only seven players in history to notch 100 runs, 20 homers, 20 steals, 100 walks and 300 on-bases in one season.

Korean Monster

Dodgers Pitcher Ryu Hyun-Jin Tied for Most NL Rookie Wins

The Dodgers’s Korean rookie pitcher is now in contention for Rookie of the Year honors.

Heady Win

Kenichi Ebina Wins America's Got Talent

A self-taught Japanese dancer won America’s Got Talent with anatomically improbable moves.

Brainy Beauties

Nina Davuluri, Crystal Lee, Rebecca Yeh Make Miss America History

Nina Davuluri faced two other Asian American women in the final five before being crowned Miss America.

Beauty's Struggles

Michelle Phan Reveals Ugly Struggles Before Beauty Stardom

A beauty guru surprises millions of fans by revealing her abject struggles before her YouTube success.

Knuckleball Tycoon

Korean Near-Billionaire to Pitch for US Pro Baseball Team

A Korean knuckleballer worth nearly a billion dollars has earned a start with the Rockland Boulders.

Big Squeeze

Charles Xue Nabbed in Beijing in Official Squeeze on Bloggers

A Chinese American billionaire tech investor and celebrity blogger was arrested Friday on charges of visiting a prostitute.

Linsanity Hell

Jeremy Lin Shares Hell of Last Season's Uncertainties

Jeremy Lin was suffering much more during his first season with the Rockets than most of his fans could have guessed.

Kenneth Bait

Kenneth Bae Becomes Bait for High-Level US Visit to Pyongyang

Pyongyang appears to have broken its pledge not to use the Korean American tour operator as a bargaining chip.

Hyperdrive

John Liu 6 Times Busier Than Rivals After Loss of Public Funds

John Liu has been making more appearances than all his rivals put together after losing public matching funds.

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Electric Solution

Qichao Hu's Battery Advance May Make Electric Cars Affordable

Battery materials developed by an MIT student will help bring electric cars to the masses.

Bandwidth Doubler

Sachin Katti Leads Startup That Doubles Wireless Bandwidth

A Stanford professor hopes to commercialize a technology that doubles the effective bandwidth of wireless networks.

Preserving Pluripotence

Qi-Long Ying Isolates Mechanism That Keeps Stem Cells Pluripotent

A USC researcher has isolated the mechanism that many molecular biologists consider the holy grail of stem-cell research.

Mobilizing Microsoft

Peter Lee Directs Microsoft's Future toward Machine Learning

Lee hopes to turn Microsoft from latecomer to major player in the mobile computing universe.

Biofuel Breakthrough

James Liao Engineers Bacteria for 50% Biofuel Efficiency Boost

A UCLA professor has genetically engineered bacteria that can make biofuels competitive with petroleum fuels.

DNA Chipmaker

Zhenan Bao Uses DNA to Form Transistors of Graphene Ribbons

A Stanford researcher devises a novel way to use DNA as a tool for making ultra-efficient computer chips.

Youth Gene

Shinichiro Imai Traces Brain's Age-Delay Mechanism

A Washington University professor has identified the brain region in which the Sirt1 protein can trigger a delay in the onset of aging.

Blocking Tumors

Daniel Nomura Finds Way to Stop Cancer Tumor Growth

A UC Berkeley researcher has found that disabling an enzyme can starve cancer cells of needed nourishment.

Muscle Man

Se-Jin Lee Unleashes Potential for Massive Muscle Development

Se-Jin Lee made the discovery that inspired a class of drugs likely to be abused for massive muscle growth.

Brain Quest

Dharmendra Modha Leads Creation of Brainlike Computing Architecture

Modha leads IBM’s push to develop a computing architecture that mimics the efficiency of the human brain.

Unblocking Genes

Jeannie Lee Uses RNA Therapy to Help Body Fend Off Disease

Jeannie Lee’s RaNA Therapeutics hopes to harness a patient’s own protective genes to fight off terminal diseases.

Manipulating Memory

Susumu Tonegawa Creates False Memory by Manipulating Neurons

An MIT neuroscience professor has devised a way to create false memories in mice to show that recollections are malleable.

Diabetes Breakthrough

Xunrong Luo Takes Big Step Toward Diabetes Cure

Luo takes a bit step toward a diabetes cure by getting mice to accept rat islet cells without immune-suppression drugs

Wood-Salt Battery

Lianbing Hu Makes Cheaper Battery from Wood, Salt

A Maryland professor used wood and salt to create a potentially cost-efficient battery for storing large amounts of energy.

Beijing Tech Guru

Kai-Fu Lee Leads Beijing's Bid to Challenge Silicon Valley

Kai-fu Lee has played a key role in Beijing’s transformation from a tech backwater to the most likely challenger to Silicon Valley.

Growing Livers

Takanori Takebe Grows Functioning Livers in Stem-Cell Breakthrough

A Yokohama stem-cell biologist combined iPS cells with umbilical cord cells to create functioning liver tissue.

Seawater Uranium

Wenbin Lin Develops Better Way to Extract Uranium from Sea

A UNC professor’s seawater extraction technology may lead to the shuttering of today’s uranium mines.

Animal Art Critics

Shigeru Watanabe Shows Mice Can Distinguish Painting Styles

Mice have far more sophisticated powers of visual discrimination than previously thought, suggests a study by a Keio University professor.

Search Whiz

Jim Yu Builds Leader in Search-Engine Optimization

Jim Yu turned his early experience optimizing websites for better search engine placement into a company headed toward a billion-dollar IPO.

Smart Contact Lens

Jang-Ung Park Leads Samsung Smart Contact Lens Project

Jang-Ung Park is leading Samsung’s effort to leapfrog Google Glass with smart contact lenses.

LED Leader

Vincent Lee Pioneers Ultra-Bright LEDs

Lumiode’s display is 30 times brighter and 10 times more energy efficient.

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