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Don’t Call Yourself Fish: China Offers Tips for Choosing an English Name

Oct 29, 2014 04:22 PM EDT

What's in a name? China's state-run broadcaster CCTV has offered some sound advice to native-born Chinese who are adopting an English name for business purposes.

Ad Seeking ‘Temporary Boyfriends’ to Fund Young Woman's Travels Is a Fake

Michael A. Katz |

Oct 29, 2014 02:30 AM EDT

An online ad featuring a 19-year-old Chinese woman pimping herself out to "temporary boyfriends" to pay for her travels has turned out to be a fake.

Jack Ma Named Richest Man in China by Forbes Magazine

Michael A. Katz |

Oct 28, 2014 11:51 AM EDT

Forbes has named Alibaba Chairman and CEO Jack Ma as the richest man in China, topping the magazine's rich list for China for the first time with an estimated net worth of $19.5 billion.

GM, Ford Could Take Sales Hit From China’s Decelerating Auto Industry

Michael A. Katz |

Oct 27, 2014 04:21 PM EDT

With the world's largest auto market expected to hit the brakes, GM and Ford, which have come to rely on China’s steady growth, could see lower profits in the coming quarters.

China May Abolish Death Penalty for 9 Crimes

Michael A. Katz |

Oct 27, 2014 10:38 AM EDT

The Chinese government is considering getting rid of capital punishment for nine crimes currently punishable by death.

Chinese Auto Industry Growth Rate Expected to Plunge by 50% in 2014

Michael A. Katz |

Oct 27, 2014 09:48 AM EDT

The head of China's car makers association says he expects the Chinese auto industry's growth is to be 7% for 2014 - half of what it was last year.

'Yellow Umbrella' - The Occupy Hong Kong Mobile Game Makes Protesting Fun

Michael A. Katz |

Oct 26, 2014 11:07 AM EDT

A new mobile video game gives players all the fun of civil disobedience, but without the pesky tear gas or jail time.

Police Catch Girls in China Smuggling Heroin Inside Their Bodies

Michael A. Katz |

Oct 24, 2014 04:46 PM EDT

Chinese authorities have apprehended four young girls in southwest China for smuggling heroin hidden inside their bodies. They had swallowed 320 pills containing more than 3 pounds of heroin.

Queen Elizabeth Tweets for First Time; Did She Just Kill the Hashtag?

Michael A. Katz |

Oct 24, 2014 11:09 AM EDT

The queen tweeted for the first time as she dedicated a new gallery in London's Science Museum. But does her omission of the hashtag signal the beginning of the end for the world's best known metadata tag?

Snarky Critics Slam Zuckerberg's Mandarin

Michael A. Katz |

Oct 23, 2014 04:47 PM EDT

One critic described Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's attempt at Mandarin as reminiscent of a "7-year-old with a mouth full of marbles.” Another said his enunciation provided a clarity akin to someone "stepping on your face."

Survey: China Ranks Third Overall for Foreigners to Live In

Michael A. Katz |

Oct 23, 2014 11:17 AM EDT

China was ranked the third-best in the world overall for foreign expatriates to live, and first for economic reasons, according to an annual expat survey. Expats in China also say their children are getting a better education than they did back home.

Huawei 2014 Sales on Pace to Beat Forecast

Michael A. Katz |

Oct 22, 2014 12:56 PM EDT

Contrary to earlier reports, Chinese networking and telecommunications equipment company Huawei is on pace to exceed its revenue estimates for the year.

FBI Arrests NOAA Employee for Stealing Sensitive Dam Information

Michael A. Katz |

Oct 22, 2014 12:03 PM EDT

The FBI has arrested a government employee for theft of sensitive files from a database containing detailed information on the vulnerabilities of America's dams. The database includes death toll estimates in the case of dam collapses.

California Tech Firm Invents World's First Hoverboard

Michael A. Katz |

Oct 21, 2014 04:43 PM EDT

Science fiction has become science fact as a California-based Arx Pax has invented a working hovering skateboard a la Back to the Future, igniting the imagination of kids and adults everywhere.

Foxconn, 21Vianet Form Data Center, Cloud Computing Joint Venture

Michael A. Katz |

Oct 21, 2014 03:04 PM EDT

Foxconn is teaming up with 21Vianet to form a joint venture to develop a global supply chain for the Internet data center and cloud computing infrastructure markets.

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