US: Improbable mix heads to Final Four
The most improbable Final Four since NCAA tournament seeding began in 1979 took shape Sunday as a double-digit seed and a once-proud champion played their way to Houston next weekend.
March 28, 2011 Filed under Ahen
China says Japan crisis won’t deter expansion of its domestic nuclear power industry
A top Chinese official says China has faith in the safety of its nuclear power technology and won’t scrap plans to expand its domestic industry because of Japan’s crisis.
March 28, 2011 Filed under Ahen
US Treasury’s Geithner to visit China March 31
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will visit China next week, joining a group of G20 officials to discuss the global monetary system, the Treasury said Friday.
March 28, 2011 Filed under Ahen
Japan quake impact on auto, electronics makers
Following is a roundup of the impact of this month’s devastating earthquake and tsunami on Japanese manufacturers of cars and electronics.
March 28, 2011 Filed under Ahen
Libyan rebels capture key oil towns
Rebels surged westward along Libya’s coast on Sunday, seizing three more key towns and capitalizing on their new momentum after more than a week of airstrikes by an international coalition.
March 28, 2011 Filed under Ahen
Caution: Wide Load
Who is heavier: a) the average bus rider, b) the average boat passenger or c) the average flier? In the eyes of the federal government, the answer is c) the average flier, estimated by the Federal Aviation Administration to weigh 195 pounds in winter clothing and 190 pounds in summer clothing.
March 25, 2011 Filed under Ahen
Hotels offering healthier choices
Forget those late-night cheeseburgers ordered from room service. Hotels increasingly are filling menus with low-calorie, low-fat options so you can eat healthy on the road.
March 25, 2011 Filed under Ahen
Baidu to introduce anti-piracy technology for books product
Baidu Inc, China’s largest search engine, said on Thursday it would introduce anti-piracy technology for its document and books product in May, countering criticism that the firm has been lax in dealing with copyright-infringing material.
March 25, 2011 Filed under Ahen
China to raise resource tax on rare earths from April
China will increase a tax on rare earths from April 1, according to a local media report on Thursday.
March 25, 2011 Filed under Ahen
Nato Takes Over Amid More Airstrikes
The United States stepped aside to allow NATO to run Libya no-fly operations, but the US military’s enormous strike power remains the real muscle behind the coalition effort.
March 25, 2011 Filed under Ahen
