Shrinking snow threatens seal lairs in Arctic
Arctic-dwelling ringed seals build snow caves on top of sea ice so they can shield their pups from freezing temperatures and predators. But shrinking snow cover could threaten the seals' ability to...
View ArticleChina promises bigger role in promoting high-tech cooperation
China promises to play a bigger role in promoting the scientific cooperation in the developing countries as it is hosting the annual event of TWAS, the most important scientific organization in the...
View ArticleShortsighted to say basic research useless: Nobel Prize winner
The view that resources should be concentrated on technology transfer and applied research and basic scientific research is useless is very shortsighted, said Nobel Prize laureate Samuel Chao Chung...
View ArticleU.S. needs to fulfill "not-taking-sides" commitment over Diaoyu Islands
BEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- As China and Japanare stuck in an escalating tension over the Diaoyu Islands, the U.S. needs to show with convincing moves that it "does not take sides" in the dispute,...
View ArticleLaos, Thailand send personnel to testify in Mekong River trial
KUNMING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Laos and Thailand will send relevant personnel to China on Thursday to testify in a trial concerning a deadly attack that left 13 Chinese sailors dead on the Mekong River...
View ArticleColombian president rewards Paralympic athletes
BOGOTA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday rewarded the 39 Colombian athletes who took part in the London 2012 Paralympic Games with a variety of honors,...
View ArticleProfile: President of 67th Session of UN General Assembly Vuk Jeremic
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Former Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic on Tuesday formally assumed his position as president of the 67th session of the UN General Assembly. The 67th session...
View ArticleU.S. and Swiss astronauts on Azerbaijan's "blacklist"
BAKU, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The former United Statesastronaut Charles Duke and Swiss astronaut Claude Nicollier will be included in Azerbaijan's blacklist, spokesman of the Azerbaijan's Foreign...
View ArticleMars rover Curiosity drives 259 meter so far: NASA
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Mars rover Curiositydrove about 105 feet (32 meters) toward the east-southeast on Sept. 17, bringing the mission's total driving distance to about 850 feet ( 259...
View ArticleOil falls further on demand concerns
NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Crude prices fell on Tuesday after the previous day's plunge as investors were concerned about the oil demand. After Monday's confusing sell-off, oil prices continued to...
View Article300kg moon cake appears at Chongqing food expo
A 300-kilogram moon cake is on show on Monday at the 6th China (Chongqing) Moon Cake Festival and Food Exhibition, which will run until Sept 30. Nine men carried the 1.4-meter diameter cake to the...
View ArticleHigher levels of BPA in children, teens significantly associated with...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. researchers have revealed a significant association between obesity and children and adolescents with higher concentrations of urinary bisphenol A (BPA) , a...
View ArticleUNCTAD recommends political actions to restore commodity markets
GENEVA, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Swift political action is required on a global scale to restore the proper functioning of commodity markets which have been volatile due to financialization, the United...
View ArticleUN envoy visits refugee camps in Syrian border countries
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations-Arab LeagueJoint Special Representative for SyriaLakhdar Brahimi on Tuesday visited two refugee camps in Turkey and Jordan along the border with...
View ArticleApple share tops 700 USD as iPhone 5 sales set record
NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Apple's stocks closed higher than 700 U.S. dollars per share for the first time after Tuesday's trading, as orders for its new iPhone 5 hit a new record. The share price...
View ArticleAzerbaijan buys 10 tons of gold to diversify investment
BAKU, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Azerbaijan State Oil Fund ( SOFAZ) has bought 10 tons of gold to increase the diversification and profitability of the investment portfolio, the Fund's CEO Shakhmar...
View ArticleChina looks to promote military ties with U.S.
BEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie on Tuesday called for more efforts to promote a new type of military ties between China and the U.S.. Liang made the comments at a...
View ArticleChinese defense chief wants peaceful resolution over Diaoyu Islands but...
BEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's defense chief Liang Guanglie on Tuesday expressed the hope that the Diaoyu Islands issue with Japan will be peacefully resolved but he warned of "further...
View ArticleMexico gas plant fire kills 26
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- At least 26 people were killed and several others were injured on Tuesday during a blast in a gas plant from the state-run energy giant Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in...
View ArticleTWAS gets first Chinese president
TIANJIN, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- An international academic organization will get its first Chinese president next year, after an election in north China's port city of Tianjin. Dr. Bai Chunli, currently...
View ArticleChina launches another two satellites for independent navigation system
XICHANG, Sichuan, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- China successfully launched another two satellites into space for its indigenous global navigation and positioning network at 3:10 a.m. Beijing Time Wednesday,...
View ArticleModerate quake hits Halmahera, Indonesia
JAKARTA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted Halmahera, Indonesia at 00:32 GMT on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of...
View ArticleKing-Father of Cambodian donates to SW China quake victims
BEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Norodom Sihanouk, the King-Father of Cambodia, has sent donations to quake-hit areas in China's Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said...
View ArticleChinese tourists to U.S. spend over 7,000 USD each in 2011: official
QINGDAO, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese tourists spent an average of 7,107 U.S. dollars each while visiting the U.S. last year, up 14 percent from a year ago, a senior official from the National Tourism...
View ArticleChinese Vice President meets U.S. Secretary of Defense
BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping met with U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta here on Wednesday morning. Panetta arrived in Beijing Monday evening, kicking off his...
View ArticleChina's power consumption stays low in September
China's power consumption in the first halfof September remained at a low level, which indicates that the country's economic slowdown may continue, the State Electricity Regulatory Commission said on...
View ArticleLate show gives Real Madrid home win over Man. City
MADRID, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid scored two goal in the last four minutes to come back from 2-1 down and seal a dramatic 3- 2 win at home to Manchester City in the first game of their...
View ArticleMilan held by Anderlecht in Champions League
ROME, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan failed to shrug off their disappointing form as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Anderlecht at home in the Champions League first round group match on Tuesday. Milan...
View ArticleChina pushes for Internet cooperation among emerging countries
BEIJING - A senior information technology official on Tuesday said China hopes to boost Internet-related cooperation with other emerging countries and contribute to "global Internet prosperity." Wang...
View ArticleFlying start for Malaga in Champions League
MADRID, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Malaga midfielder Francisco Izco was the hero of the night as the Spanish side enjoyed a triumphant start to their Champions League campaign with a 3-1 win over Zenit St...
View ArticleChina pledges more sci-tech cooperation with developing countries
TIANJIN, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- President Hu Jintao on Tuesday promised more intensive cooperation in science and technology with other developing countries. Chinese President Hu Jintao(front) addresses...
View ArticleAlibaba closes buyback deal with Yahoo
HANGZHOU, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's Alibaba group has officially concluded a 7.6-billion-U.S. dollar buyback deal to repurchase a 20-percent stake in itself from Yahoo, according to an Alibaba...
View ArticleLDP leadership candidate Nobutaka hospitalized
TOKYO - Former Secretary General of opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan Hiroyuki Hosoda said Wednesday that ex-Chief Cabinet Secretary and candidate for the upcoming LDP presidential...
View ArticleGreece looks to China for investors
Greece's state-asset sales fund chairman said the country was looking in China for investors with a long-term horizon as the government ramps up the pace of asset sales. The next step in the program...
View ArticleMicro films will get a big reception
An international festival of micro films by college students will be held in Beijing in October. The event is co-organized by Chinese Collegial Association for Visual Art, Chinese Cultural Information...
View ArticleChina increases holding of US debt in July
China in July increased its holding of US Treasury securities by $2.6 billion to $1149.6 billion, ranking it first among all countries and regions, according to latest data from US Treasury...
View ArticleNeymar not to be rested: Brazil coach
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Brazil coach Mano Menezes has ruled out resting striker Neymar during Wednesday's international friendly against Argentina. Neymar is set to form a three-pronged...
View ArticleSwedish gov't proposes further investment to combat long-term unemployment
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Swedish government proposed a further investment of 2.1 billion Swedish kronor (about 318 million U.S. dollars) to provide work opportunities for the unemployed in...
View ArticleAllegri: Milan's draw with Anderlecht small step forward
ROME, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri said that his side's 0-0 with Anderlecht in the Champions League on Tuesday was "a small step forward". "My lads played with effort,...
View ArticleFlamini hurt to be jeered
ROME, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Mathieu Flamini felt hurt to be jeered by home fans when AC Milan were booed off the field in their 0-0 Champions League draw with Anderlecht on Tuesday. "It hurts to be...
View ArticleOld lesson with modern technology
Students at a middle school use iPads during a history lesson in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Sept 18, 2012. Altogether 21 public primary and middle schools in Nanjing are planning to...
View ArticleChina's non-financial ODI slows in Jan.-Aug.
BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's outbound direct investment (ODI) in non-financial sectors rose 39.4 percent year on year to 47.68 billion U.S. dollars in the first eight months, the Ministry of...
View ArticleDon't miss! World's 20 most romantic small islands
Do you want to take sunbath on the charming sandy beach in the summer vacation? Then don't miss the following 20 most romantic islands. Malaysia's green island (Source: www.people.com.cn) Text:A A...
View ArticleMainland, Taiwan entrepreneurs meet at Summit
NANJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Entrepreneurs from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan are in Nanjing, capital city of east China's Jiangsu Province, to attend a cross-Strait business summit that opened on...
View ArticleChina's FDI inflow falls for third month
BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- Foreign direct investment (FDI) into China fell for the third consecutive month in August as global economic woes continued to weigh heavily. The FDI the country drew...
View ArticleDirect flight connects Hohhot, Hong Kong
HOHHOT, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The first direct air route between Hohhot, capital of north China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, and Hong Kong was launched on Monday. The flight will be operated by...
View ArticleU.S. introduces travel curbs for citizens in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The United States has imposed travel restrictions for its employees throughout Pakistan following angry protest demonstrations against the anti-Islam film, the U.S....
View ArticleMainland, Taiwan should safeguard territory integrity together: top...
NANJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Top political advisor Jia Qinglin on Tuesday said both sides of the Taiwan Strait should safeguard the nation's territorial integrity, interests and dignity together...
View ArticleGreece, China hold forum to enhance economic ties
ATHENS, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Greek and Chinese officials, academics and representatives of the business world on Tuesday reiterated their will to boost bilateral economic ties for the benefit of the...
View ArticleTop 10 beautiful small towns in China
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