WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Although Beth Basar completed her coursework online, she'll be donning cap and gown with the rest of the graduates at Purdue University on Aug. 6 when she becomes one of the first graduates of the university's Veterinary Technology Distance Learning program.

No matter where he goes, or how far, US President George W. Bush's passion for cycling always travels with him and so does his fancy mountain bike.
Taking a break from talks with Chinese leaders, the US president pedalled up and down along a steep dirt path yesterday afternoon at Laoshan Olympic Mountain Bike Course in Beijing's western sub

US aerospace giant Boeing yesterday signed a mega deal worth US$4 billion to supply 70 aircraft to eight Chinese airlines, one of the biggest purchases in China's civil aviation history.
The signing coincided with a three-day visit by US President George W. Bush to Beijing, which ends today. Insiders say the order will help increase Boeing'

TOKYO - A young Japanese woman in the comic book "Hating the Korean Wave" exclaims, "It's not an exaggeration to say that Japan built the South Korea of today!" In another passage the book states that "there is nothing at all in Korean culture to be proud of."

For the woman who wants to stay both warm and environmentally conscious this winter -- and isn't bothered by extra bulk under her shirt -- a lingerie maker unveiled a thick bra that can be heated in a microwave.

MACAU : China won the East Asian Games football final to cap a dominant performance in Macau, where they took a record number of gold medals and leapt forward in their preparations for the Beijing Olympics.