Codebreaking center reinvented as cyber education college

It was once the home of Britain's codebreakers during World War II. Now more than 70 years later, Bletchley Park is preparing to host the UK's first national college of cyber education, with a first intake of students starting in September 2018.

NASA launches quest for toilet technology

When you've got to go, but when you're out there in space, zipped up in a spacesuit, with no toilet in sight and a crew of other astronauts around, what do you do?

Lotte, SK raided amid political crisis

South Korean investigators raided the offices of Lotte Group, SK Group and government agencies on Thursday, officials said, as part of a widening probe into alleged influence-peddling that has engulfed President Park Geun-hye.

During Thanksgiving feast, some keep politics off the table

As US citizens prepared to gather on Thursday for Thanksgiving turkey, football and togetherness, many planned to avoid talk of the rancorous election between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton.

'Thinking person' statuette unearthed

A team of Israeli archaeologists and high school students have unearthed a 3,800-year-old pottery jug bearing a statuette of a person who appears deep in thought, sitting with knees bent and head rested on hand.

Trump's win boosts mask maker

The jury is still out on what Donald Trump's election victory means for close US ally Japan. But at least one local business has emerged a winner.

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Viagra bought 'for altitude sickness'

The office of South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Wednesday it had bought dozens of Viagra pills while preparing for her trip to Africa this year, not for anyone's erectile dysfunction but to treat possible altitude sickness.

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Greed, laxity and poverty combine to exploit children

A video clip that went viral on the internet recently has revealed the widespread use of child labor in Changshu, East China's Jiangsu province, and the shocking conditions they work in.

E-retailers hurting Carrefour

Recently, Liaoning Chengda Co Ltd, a State-owned trade company in Northeast China's Liaoning province, announced it would sell its stake in six Carrefour stores, as five of them have reportedly been making a loss.

Local govt sets good example by publishing letter of apology

THE GOVERNMENT OF LANZHOU, capital of northwestern China's Gansu province, published an open letter of apology after it introduced an odd-even car plate number ban to limit the use of vehicles as a measure to reduce air pollution during orange alerts. Yangtze Daily comments: