Cuba opens 'megaport' with high hopes for more trade
Cuba officially opened its new Mariel "megaport" on Monday, hoping the project will put it on the map as a regional shipping hub despite scant foreign investment and the US economic embargo.
China's Baidu paints New Year travel map from mobiles
Pale blue, fibre-optic-like lines linking dots in an outline of China emerging from darkness -- technology giant Baidu has launched an astronomical chart-style image of the country's New Year travels.
'Smart rubber' to be produced in Kazakhstan
The first recycling plant for used tires has been launched in Kyzylorda city in southern Kazakhstan.
DNA from ancient plague points to modern peril
"In some cases death came immediately; in others, after many days," the historian Procopius wrote as a terrifying disease scythed through Constantinople in 542 AD.
Kazakhstan mathematician claims solution of Clay Navier-Stokes Millennium Problem
Kazakhstan mathematician Dr. Mukhtarbay Otelbayev claimes to have solved one of the mathematical problems of the millennium.
'Goodnight, humans': China's Jade Rabbit moon rover posting
Chinese Internet users flooded the country's social media networks on Monday with condolences for the troubled Jade Rabbit moon rover, which experienced a "mechanical control abnormality" over the weekend.
British expat leaves job after Singapore 'poor people' remark
A Singapore-based British wealth adviser who set off a firestorm by publicly insulting Singaporeans who have to rely on public transport has "parted ways" with his former employer, the firm said Saturday.
Google apologizes after online services stumble
Google apologized Friday after the Internet giant's widely used free email and an array of other services were disrupted by apparent software woes.
Apple mulling move into mobile payments
Apple is considering launching a mobile-payments service for its iPhone and iPad, which would compete with major players such as PayPal, The Wall Street Journal said Friday.