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Who Is To Blame For The Worst Graduate Job Market In China’s History?

2013 will be the most difficult job-hunting year in history for university graduates in China. Shuang Ren explores who is to blame for this.

Complementary Medicines May Put Cancer Patients’ Lives At Risk

Nial Wheate discusses why it is worrying that many cancer patients use complementary medicine to supplement regular hospital treatment.

New ‘Ventriloquist’ Bird Species Discovered In Philippines

Researchers have discovered a new ground-dwelling forest bird species that lives on Luzon Island of the Philippine archipelago.

NEC Opens Big-Data R&D Center In Singapore

NEC Corporation has opened a new R&D center in Singapore to find solutions in the areas of safety, big data, security and smart energy.

Sudoku Saves Photographers From Copyright Theft

A new watermarking technology based on Sudoku puzzles has been developed by computer scientists in Malaysia to thwart image thieves.

Baidu-I2R Music Search Technology Finds Music Using Sound Clips

Researchers at the Baidu-I2R Research Center in SIngapore have developed a music search technology that helps users obtain song information from just a sound clip.

One-Fifth Of Grain In China Is Wasted From Field To Fork

19 of every 100 pounds of grain produced in China goes to waste, according to a new review of food waste in the People's Republic of China.

Asian Institutions Rise In 2013/2014 QS World University Rankings

The 2013/2014 Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings contains an impressive number of Asian institutions in the Top 50.

Otsuka Pharma To Acquire Astex Pharma For US$866m

Otsuka Pharma has acquired Astex Pharma via an all-cash tender offer of US$866 million.