Trio wins Nobel for key chemical tool
STOCKHOLM — An American and two Japanese scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for finding new ways to bond carbon atoms together, methods now widely used to make medicines and in agriculture and electronics.
Obama presses for longer school years
WASHINGTON — Barely into the new school year, President Barack Obama issued a tough-love message to students and teachers on Monday: Their year in the classroom should be longer, and poorly performing teachers should get out.
China steps up efforts to reverse ‘Brain Drain’
Japan fattens textbooks to reverse sliding rank
Japan eases policy, plans new economic stimulus
Yen emerges from shadow of action stars Chan, Li
Yen emerges from shadow of Chan, Li
HONG KONG — For years, Donnie Yen worked in the shadow of Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Having fought both on-screen, the 47-year-old actor was considered a worthy opponent but not necessarily a leading man in his own right.
Does Japan still need 23-yr-old exchange program?
In Havana’s Chinatown, rare droplets of freedom
China’s young college grads toil in ‘ant tribes’
China sentences man to death for school attack
SKorea recovers possible debris from fallen rocket
Chinese teens compete for entry to elite schools
Security high for China’s college entrance exams
Exiles, Hong Kongers break silence on Tiananmen
US officials: US might send carrier to Korea
Recession hits Canada at National Spelling Bee
Chinese schools banned from charging security fees
Internet cafes close ahead of exams in China
New China knife attack wounds 9 students
BEIJING — Men with knives burst into a Chinese college dormitory and slashed nine students in the latest violence in a country shaken by a recent string of rampages at schools.
Report says 13 hurt in latest China knife attack
Report says 9 hurt in latest China knife attack
Neighbors thought China attacker was a good man
7 children killed at China school in latest attack
Police detain 2 in separate threats on children
China schools reopen with guards after attacks
China orders tighter school security after attacks
Chinese city goes on defense after school attack
China city goes on defense after school attack
China tightens school security after 3rd attack
Recent violent attacks at schools in China
5 preschoolers hit with hammer in new China attack
Chinese reports say 5 children hurt in new attack
Chinese media: 5 kids hurt in new school attack
Man stabs 29 children at kindergarten in China
Man stabs 28 children at kindergarten in China
China: Man stabs 18 students, 1 teacher in south
Chinese gov’t school grant divides SoCal community
SKorea targets Internet addicts; 2 million hooked
School? Fashion label? Franklin & Marshall is both
Summary Box: AP test offers peek at China filters
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Japanese princess bullied at elementary school
China tells schools to shun relief agency Oxfam
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China tells schools to shun British agency Oxfam
Reticent Toyota president typical for Japan Inc.
Schools in China say they weren’t behind hacking
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