Ferrari’s newest supercar has been recalled after several vehicles were reported to have spontaneously burst into flames.

Engineers have started to design the research base whose initial construction cost is estimated to reach 495 million yuan.

A pair of fender-benders, two technology-loving hitchhikers and 22 hours blocked at the Russian border.

Foxconn – the electronics manufacturer whose clients include Apple, Dell and HP – is on the verge of closing its mainland China operations in a massive restructuring effort that could see 800,000 workers lose their jobs.

Think of North Korea, and repression, starvation and military provocation are probably the first things that come to mind. But beyond the geopolitical posturing, North Korea has also been quietly building up its IT industry.

Researchers have discovered a new strain of bacteria that can produce non-toxic, comparatively inexpensive “rhamnolipids,” and effectively help degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs – environmental pollutants that are one of the most harmful aspects of oil spills.

China has turned down a proposed fence-mending visit by the U.S. defense secretary, Robert Gates, during his trip in the region this week in what some American officials described as a snub to protest U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.

Foxconn Technology Group showed off a motherboard factory, swimming pool and a hot line center for workers with emotional problems Wednesday as the giant company – maker of iPods and other popular gadgets – tried to repair an image damaged by a spate of employee suicides in China.

North and South Korea accelerated their diplomatic confrontation on Tuesday over the recent sinking of a South Korean warship, with the South saying it would redesignate the North its “archenemy” and North Korea severing almost all of its remaining ties to its far wealthier neighbor.

Chinese scientists say they have found a way for the countless cigarette butts that are tossed every day on streets, beaches and other public places to be reused – in protecting steel pipes from rusting.
The remnants of used cigarettes, among the world’s most common form of trash, leak chemicals that have been shown to kill fish and damage the environment. The problem could be alleviated if new uses are found for the cigarette butts.