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Modern Etiquette – Friending the boss on Facebook: Fun or foolish?
Everybody likes to make a good first impression
Startups shine amid corporate gloom
In a shabby back-alley office in Shibuya, a Tokyo district known for youth culture and tech ventures, defectors from corporate Japan are hard at work for a little-known company they fervently believe will be the country's next big manufacturing success.
‘Tobacco wars’ senators take aim at energy drinks
They are all "veterans of the tobacco wars," as Sen. Richard J. Durbin of Illinois put it.
Once upon a time
Fuzhou storytelling has been called a living fossil of ancient Chinese art and Chinese rap.
Why Fukushima is worse than you think
“Careless” was how Toyoshi Fuketa, commissioner of the Japanese Nuclear Regulation Authority, reportedly described the inspection quality of hundreds of water tanks at the crippled Fukushima plant following the recent discovery of a serious radioactive spill.
The dirty secret of some top managers
When Francis Halzen set out to build a gigantic telescope at the South Pole nearly a decade ago, he found himself with a major problem.
Industrial PhDs score high on employment and income
Industrial PhD graduates in Denmark have been scoring higher than those with conventional doctorates in terms of employment and income
Hong Kong, Singapore slug it out in the Ivy Leagues
Many Asian students dream of attending a top U.S. college -- and now they have that option closer to home, as the region's rival financial hubs compete to lure top-tier foreign schools.
Space archaeologist reveals lost worlds
Dr. Sarah Parcak uses satellite technology to unearth Egypt's ancient settlements lost in the sands of time.
