| 'Net disruption threatens Chinese hopes of studying abroad
BEIJING--For months, the 26-year-old Shanghai software engineer was agonizing over the quality of his English as he prepared application essays for a handful of MBA programs in the United States. Now Chen Ke has an even bigger problem to deal with--the Internet is down and his deadline to file those applications is fast approaching. "I am really worried, some people say it will take a few days to fix the problem but some are saying it could be half a month," said Chen, who has until next Thursday for some applications and Jan. 10 for others. All are meant to be filed through two Internet Web sites, Embark and Apply Yourself. Chen is one of millions across Asia inconvenienced by the rupture of two undersea data transmission cables in Tuesday's earthquake in Taiwan.
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