THE CHINA

BEIJING – Chinese authorities mobilized nearly 15,000 people to conduct more than 2,200 law-enforcement operations involved in a nationwide crackdown on illegal surveying and mapping last year, the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping said Tuesday.

BEIJING – Paris-based Viadeo, Europe’s largest business-oriented online social networking platform, is expecting a rapid increase in its membership in China in the next one to two years. “China’s professional networking industry is to speed up

UNITED NATIONS, May 9 — Nearly 80 percent of the world’s energy needs could be met by renewable energy by mid- century, and the renewable sources can play a key role in fighting global warming, a

BEIJING, May 10 — A controversial technique of drilling for natural gas from shale rock increases the risk of nearby drinking water becoming contaminated with methane, according to a new U.S. study.On average, water from wells

UNITED NATIONS, May 9 — Human rights investigators working with the UN peacekeeping mission in Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI) say that 68 bodies were found in 10 graves near the West African country’s main city of Abidjan,

BEIJING, May 10 — YouTube is adding more than 3,000 mainstream movies to its movie-rental service, media reports said Tuesday.Google Inc-owned YouTube is offering a mix of recent Hollywood blockbusters, independent and foreign movies for 99

BEIJING, May 10 — Professional social networking site LinkedIn is aiming for a valuation of 3.3 billion U.S. dollars for its initial public offering, media reports said Tuesday.The Mountain View, California-based company is expected to begin

BEIJING, May 10 — YouTube’s founders announced Monday that they brought a social media analytics firm, which helps businesses keep track of what’s being said about them on Facebook and Twitter, media reports said Tuesday.Chad Hurley

BEIJING, May 10 — NASA said it has fixed technical problems of space shuttle Endeavour, clearing the way for a second launch attempt on May 16, media reports said Tuesday.NASA was nearly four hours away from launching

MICROSOFT Corp is close to a deal to buy Internet phone company Skype Technologies for US$8.5 billion including debt, a source familiar with the situation said yesterday. A deal is expected to be announced as early