Issue: May 09, 2012   (Archive)
Sunday, May 19, 2013   



Facebook seeking friends in China
Wearing his traditional hoodie sweatshirt, jeans and sneakers, Facebook Inc head honcho Mark Zuckerberg kicked off a cross-America roadshow to hype the company's much-ballyhooed initial public offering.

Hot wheels get license to thrill
Google's self-driving car has got the green light to travel along public roads.

Weight of fate for fat cat
An American cat that drew national attention for tipping the scales at 18 kilograms has died from complications of his morbid obesity.

Learning goes down the tubes
Students in Hubei have resorted to intravenous drips in classrooms as they prepare for college entrance exams.

New femme fatale keeps it in the family
France's future first lady took to the web to tweet her joy at the election of her partner, Francois Hollande, as France's first Socialist president in nearly two decades.

Billionaire player hit by mega loss
Yoshikazu Tanaka, Japan's youngest billionaire - he's 35 - and founder of Gree Inc, lost 56.1 billion yen (HK$5.46 billion) on game playing yesterday.

Lady Gaga's cup runneth over
Flavor of the month Lady Gaga is seldom seen without her favorite cup and saucer. Now she has taken her obsession a step further.



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