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Harris: Google's Eric Schmidt on North Korea and technology's future
Google's glasses may one day whisper in your ear an old acquaintance's name when you unexpectedly bump into them at a party. Google's car will drive itself in years — not decades. And what if Google's search engine could predict a question you...Tags: Fiction, North Korea, Science and Technology, China, Melissa Harris
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METALS-Copper eyes first weekly drop in four
ReutersSINGAPORE, May 17 (Reuters) - London copper futures edged lower on Friday to remain on course to end a three-week upward streak, undermined by a firmer dollar and indications that demand from top consumer China is unlikely to pick up strongly as Beijing...Tags: Government Debt, China, Federal Reserve, Metal, Alcoa Incorporated
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China cracks down on over-the-top anti-Japan dramas
ReutersBEIJING, May 17 (Reuters) - China's television regulator has ordered a crack down on dramas about the country's battles with Japan during and before World War Two and demanded they be more serious, state media said on Friday, following viewer complaints...Tags: Culture, Entertainment, Television, Japan, Heroin
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FACTBOX-Foreign firms in China's shale gas sector
Reuters(Adds Italy Eni's joint study with CNPC) BEIJING, May 17 (Reuters) - Italian oil firm Eni has entered a joint study with China's CNPC to explore a shale gas block in the southwestern province of Sichuan, officials said on Friday, becoming one of the...Tags: Peter Voser, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Energy Resources, PetroChina Company Limited
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Asia: What are the top 101 restaurants?
It was a big job, but somebody had to do it, said editors at the Daily Meal. So they set out to recognize Asia’s top 101 restaurants. The list, which took six months to compile, includes restaurants in 25 cities. China topped the charts with 28...
Tags: Asia, Sushi and Sashimi, Restaurants, Foods and Beverages, Taipei (Taiwan)
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Russian-financed search engine in Vietnam sends politically sensitive searches Google's way
Associated PressHANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Russian-financed search engine seeking to challenge Google's dominance in Vietnam is redirecting queries for some politically sensitive terms to the American company's search engine, apparently as a way of avoiding government...Tags: Online Media Industry, Punishment, Networking, Vietnam, Hanoi (Vietnam)
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Google executive chairman talks future possibilities
Tribune reporterGoogle executive chairman Eric Schmidt imagines a day when struggling to remember someone's name at a party will be a thing of the past. In a wide-ranging talk on the future of technology in our lives and politics at the Economic Club of Chicago...Tags: North Korea, China, Eric Schmidt, Cell Phones, Networking
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China steps up inspection of meat trade after fake lamb scandal
ReutersBEIJING, May 16 (Reuters) - China has begun a crackdown on the sales of fake, diseased and tainted meat products after a series of scandals that have further dented public confidence in the food industry, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday....Tags: Bird Flu, Food Industry, Science and Technology, Standards, Kentucky Fried Chicken
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U.S. sees China launch as test of anti-satellite muscle -source
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government believes a Chinese missile launch this week was the first test of a new interceptor that could be used to destroy a satellite in orbit, a U.S. defense official told Reuters on Wednesday. China launched a...Tags: Harvard University, Defense, Weaponry, U.S. Military, NASA
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China says EU solar duties to "seriously harm" trade ties
ReutersBEIJING, May 16 (Reuters) - China warned the European Union on Thursday that imposing duties on Chinese solar panels would "seriously harm" bilateral trade ties, upping the tone of its criticism a week after the EU said it would move ahead with hefty...Tags: European Union, China, International Organizations, Germany, Politics
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New protest in Chinese city over planned chemical plant
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - Hundreds of people took to the streets of the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming on Thursday to protest against the planned production of a chemical at a refinery, the second demonstration this month against the project. China's...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Heavy Engineering, Energy Resources, National Government, Chemical Industry
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Yuan ends down for second day, but capital inflows imply near-term strength
Reuters* Data shows capital continues flowing into China heavily * Abundance of dollars means yuan has room to rise further * PBOC fixes slightly weaker midpoint on dollar rally * Having guided yuan to slew of record highs By Lu Jianxin and Pete Sweeney...Tags: People's Bank, China, Central Bank, Money and Monetary Policy, Foreign Exchange Market
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