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Kungfu gets Olympics ticket
2019-04-08The best place to catch some kungfu action next year may be the Olympics stadium.Chinese Olympic Committee Vice-President Zhang Faqiang has officially confirmed that wushu will be featured at the 2008...
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Developed countries should continue to take the lead in reducing greenhouse gas emissions after 2012 when the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol expires, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiech...
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U.S. federal agents raid steroid labs
2019-04-08Federal agents have launched an international crackdown on illegal steroid labs and the Internet suppliers of raw steroid powder and steroid conversion kits, authorities announced on Monday.In the cra...
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Push for new definition of poverty
2019-04-08Led by think tank China Development Research Foundation, a group of economists are pushing the country's leadership to accept their proposal to redefine poverty in China.In a report on poverty release...
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. House of Representatives announced on Thursday that it has passed a bill to make all private security contractors in Iraq and other combat zones subject to pros...
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(Xinhua Photo)BRUSSELS, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- The European Union's antitrust watchdog announced on Wednesday that it has fined credit card giant Visa 10.2 million euros for refusing to admit Morgan Stanl...
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. commercial crude oil inventories increased unexpectedly last week while supplies of gasoline and distillates declined, the Energy Department reported Wednesday in i...
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Jacky Cheung surprises fans in Beijing
2019-04-08Pop singer Jacky Cheung surprised his Beijing fans by incorporating a 30-minute musical into his concert on Sunday.Jacky Cheung entertains at Beijing's Fengtai Sports Center, on Sunday, September 30, ...
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The Rock passes ’Kingdom’ at box office
2019-04-08LOS ANGELES - Dwayne “The Rock“ Johnson had the winning game plan at the box office. Disney's “The Game Plan,“ starring Johnson as a football quarterback whose bachelor lifestyle is disrupted ...
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Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto speaks to the media at a house in London October 4, 2007.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)ISLAMABAD, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Pakistani Federal Minister ...