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• Apache deal gives needed update to Taiwan's military
• Cameron deploys his secret weapon to save the Coalition... supper: PM and the Cleggs dine together
• Bird flu `epidemic' sparks chicken cull
• Unidentified North Koreans have kidnapped 29 mainland fishermen at sea and demanded 1.2 million yuan (HK$1.47 million) in ransom, fellow sailors and media reports said.
• Grandpa Pancake makes Chinese students happy in London
• World's electronic waste ends up in China
• China Mobile gains on TD phones but pressures remain
• First issue: Guangzhou hospital gives 'sperm ID card'
• Cloud computing fueling bigger dreams for software giant
• Layoffs in the China's solar industry spread to the top
• HP to lay off 30,000 as Lenovo steps up recruitment
• The 'geek' who is learning how to party with his Facebook billions: Eduardo Saverin was portrayed as the nerd double-crossed by his scheming room-mate... but now HE'S the one living the Hollywood lifestyle
• Luang Prabang and New Delhi: From the simply divine to the reassuringly sumptuous
• Vodafone poised to net £8bn from Verizon Wireless venture
• Water companies set to return buoyant results, despite parts of country suffering drought conditions
• MIDAS: Healthy outlook as blood testing team builds next winner
• MIDAS EXTRA UPDATE: Modern Greece in ruins but ancient coins shine
• VIDEO: Chinese activist Chen flies to US
• Marshall marches on to claim first women's world boxing crown for GB
• Idowu warming up for London in style as Brit leaps to victory in Shanghai

Apache deal gives needed update to Taiwan's military Posted: 20 May 2012 04:19 AM PDT Taiwan's military development took a step forward on Friday when the country received 30 of its first Boeing AH-64D Block III Apache attack helicopters from the United States, reports our sister newsp...

Cameron deploys his secret weapon to save the Coalition... supper: PM and the Cleggs dine together Posted: 19 May 2012 06:34 PM PDT JAMES FORSYTH: After repeated failed efforts to pin down Nick and Miriam Clegg for a dinner date David and Samantha Cameron finally got them round suggesting relations remain warmer than many think.

Bird flu `epidemic' sparks chicken cull Posted: 19 May 2012 06:09 PM PDT

Unidentified North Koreans have kidnapped 29 mainland fishermen at sea and demanded 1.2 million yuan (HK$1.47 million) in ransom, fellow sailors and media reports said. Posted: 19 May 2012 06:09 PM PDT

Grandpa Pancake makes Chinese students happy in London Posted: 20 May 2012 01:59 AM PDT Ask any Chinese student in London what's the most popular Asian snack in England, and they will say, "Tianjin stuffed pancakes." Papa Qu, the man behind the cakes, has become an overnight sensation a...

World's electronic waste ends up in China Posted: 20 May 2012 01:59 AM PDT Five million TV sets, 4 million refrigerators, 5 million washing machines, 5 million PCs and 10 million mobile phones are scrapped in China every year. These discarded electronic devices and appliance...

China Mobile gains on TD phones but pressures remain Posted: 20 May 2012 01:59 AM PDT China Mobile, the top mobile telecom carrier in China, is now driving harder to promote TD-format smartphones by boosting procurements and pressuring its suppliers to upgrade with more new models and ...

First issue: Guangzhou hospital gives 'sperm ID card' Posted: 20 May 2012 01:59 AM PDT A hospital in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou last Monday issued its first "sperm ID card" in a bid to draw public attention to reproductive health in men, reports the local Chinese-language So...

Cloud computing fueling bigger dreams for software giant Posted: 20 May 2012 01:59 AM PDT After several rounds of corporate re-engineering, UFIDA Software Co chairman and CEO Wang Wenjing has set his sights on cloud computing and other services for future growth in China and the wider Asia...

Layoffs in the China's solar industry spread to the top Posted: 20 May 2012 01:51 AM PDT Since China's LDK Solar announced large-scale layoffs in April, another wave of redundancies has occurred, affecting mid- and high-level managers in the country's solar power industry, the Guangzhou-b...

HP to lay off 30,000 as Lenovo steps up recruitment Posted: 20 May 2012 01:51 AM PDT PC giant Hewlett-Packard may announce a major round of layoffs with next Wednesday's earnings call to slash 30,000 employees, 9% of its total workforce of 325,000, even as China's leading PC maker Le...

The 'geek' who is learning how to party with his Facebook billions: Eduardo Saverin was portrayed as the nerd double-crossed by his scheming room-mate... but now HE'S the one living the Hollywood lifestyle Posted: 19 May 2012 05:57 PM PDT Eduardo Saverin, who saw his £600 investment in Facebook turn into a £1.28 billion fortune, seems to be enjoying himself more than Mark Zuckerberg with beautiful girls flinging themselves at him.

Luang Prabang and New Delhi: From the simply divine to the reassuringly sumptuous Posted: 19 May 2012 03:36 PM PDT Ed Victor embarks on a trip taking in two Asian cities that are poles apart - Luang Prabang in Laos and Delhi, India. But, he finds, they are equally as captivating.

Vodafone poised to net £8bn from Verizon Wireless venture Posted: 19 May 2012 01:56 PM PDT Vodafone chief executive Vittorio Colao is expected to point to a potential £8.2 billion of future gains from its US joint venture Verizon Wireless when he unveils increased full-year profits from the mobile phone giant.

Water companies set to return buoyant results, despite parts of country suffering drought conditions Posted: 19 May 2012 01:16 PM PDT Results from the three stock market-listed companies due to be unveiled over the next fortnight are likely to paint a healthy picture. Severn Trent has openly raised the possibility of issuing a special dividend to investors.

MIDAS: Healthy outlook as blood testing team builds next winner Posted: 19 May 2012 01:15 PM PDT The number of people with diabetes is expected to hit 550 million over the next 20 years. Companies that can help diagnose, monitor or treat the condition are growing rapidly, including EKF Diagnostics.

MIDAS EXTRA UPDATE: Modern Greece in ruins but ancient coins shine Posted: 19 May 2012 01:15 PM PDT Shares in rare coin and artefacts group Noble Investments were trading at 175p when Midas Extra recommended them. Now they are 12 per cent higher, after an auction of rare Greek coins in New York.

VIDEO: Chinese activist Chen flies to US Posted: 19 May 2012 08:18 AM PDT The Chinese activist who sparked a diplomatic crisis between Beijing and Washington is on his way to the United States.

Marshall marches on to claim first women's world boxing crown for GB Posted: 19 May 2012 08:58 AM PDT Savannah Marshall has been told she can reign at the top of her sport for years to come after being crowned Great Britain's first women's boxing world champion.

Idowu warming up for London in style as Brit leaps to victory in Shanghai Posted: 19 May 2012 08:53 AM PDT Phillips Idowu fired an early warning to his Olympic triple jump rivals on his first outing of the season by winning Saturday's Diamond League meeting in Shanghai.