Russia tennis player Krotiouk gets life ban for match-fixing
PARIS, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Tennis' anti-corruption authorities Thursday banned Russian player Sergei Krotiouk from tennis for life for match-fixing. Krotiouk, whose career-high ranking was No. 486 in...
View ArticleChinese VP meets with Nepalese counterpart
BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Vice President Li Yuanchao on Friday met with his Nepalese counterpart Parmananda Jha, pledging to boost ties between the two countries. Li said China and Nepal have...
View ArticleFull text of Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli's address at opening dinner of...
Full video: Fortune Global Forum opens in Chengdu CHENGDU, June 7 (Xinhua) -- China's Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli delivered an address at the Gala Dinner for the Opening of 2013 Fortune Global Forum on...
View ArticleBusinesses benefit from "gaokao economy"
By Luo Wangshu in Chongqing, Wang Hongyi in Shanghai and Zhao Xinying in Beijing BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhuanet) -- China's national college entrance exam, the gaokao, is no longer just a test that...
View ArticleThailand to link Bangkok with China via high-speed train
BANGKOK, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Thailand will be connected with China via a high-speed railway running through northern Laos within the next seven years, assured Thai Transport Minister Chadchart...
View ArticleU.S. intelligence chief defends intelligence collection program
WASHINGTON, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Thursday defended the code-named PRISM program that tapped into internet companies for intelligence, saying...
View ArticleNew Zealand, China Customs ministers discuss trade clearance improvements
WELLINGTON, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Customs ministers from New Zealand and China have been discussing ways to enable the speedier clearance of traded goods through their borders, New Zealand Customs...
View ArticleStudy: Elderly more at risk from H7N9 virus
By Cai Wenjun BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Most of those infected with the H7N9 bird flu virus have been older people with pre-existing medical problems, putting them at greater risk of getting...
View ArticleDPRK proposes working-level meeting with S. Korea on Sunday: KCNA
Pyongyang, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday proposed holding working-level contacts with South Korea in Kaesong on Sunday, the official KCNA news agency...
View ArticleHK customs seizes cocaine worth 2 mln USD
HONG KONG, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department said Thursday that it seized 2.1 kg of cocaine valued at 2.01 million U.S. dollars and arrested an 18-year-old man at the airport...
View ArticleDell launches new global base in Chengdu
CHENGDU, June 6 (Xinhua) -- PC giant Dell launched its new global operations site in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, on Thursday. Michael Dell, the firm's chairman and CEO, who...
View ArticleChinese president arrives in California for summit with Obama
ONTARIO, the United States, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinpingarrived in California Thursday for a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, which, analysts said, would help promote the...
View ArticleInterview: China, U.S. need "more and better" communication: former U.S....
BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has called for "more and better" communication between China and the United States as they nurture a new type of inter-power...
View ArticleChina's economy might be No 1 in 2030
By Andrew Moody and Lv Chang BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhuanet) -- China's economy will become twice as big as that of the United States and larger than both the US and the EU combined within just 17 years,...
View ArticleWhat lies ahead
Performance of Western economies has bearing on China's growth, which in turn could have an impact on African and other developing countries The world economy enters 2013 with significant risks that...
View ArticleMexican government lowers 2013 growth forecast to 3.1 percent
MEXICO CITY, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's Finance Ministry ( SHCP) Friday lowered the 2013 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast from 3.5 to 3.1 percent. At a press conference, SHCP's Assistant...
View ArticleSyria warns entry into Golan Heights after Israeli airstrike
DAMASCUS, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The Syrian government has warned Israel that it would enter the occupied Golan Heights "whenever it wants because it's a Syrian land," a warning that came a week after the...
View Article4 Philippine UN peacekeepers captured by Syrian rebels released
MANILA, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Four Philippine U.N. peacekeepers captured by Syrian rebels in the Golan Heights five days ago have been freed, Philippine government officials said on Sunday. They had been...
View ArticleFour UN peacekeepers abducted on Golan Heights
UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Four UN peacekeepers, all from the Philippines, were abducted Tuesday by an unidentified armed group on the Golan Heights, the United Nations told Xinhua. The...
View ArticleU.N. chief hails release of peacekeepers captured in Golan Heights
UNITED NATIONS, May 12 (Xinhua) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday welcomed the release of four Filipino peacekeepers captured by Syrian rebels in the Golan Heights five days ago. "The...
View ArticleFast forward
China's economy to be double the size of the US by 2030, says top economist China's economy is to become twice as big as that of the United States and larger than both the US and the EU combined...
View ArticleBAIC edges into Fortune Global 500
By Zhang Junmian BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhuanet) -- Beijing Automotive Group, one of the largest Chinese automakers, is a newcomer on this year's Fortune Global 500 list. BAIC, with revenues of US$33.4...
View ArticleChina keeps stimulus powder dry as reforms still high on agenda
BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhuanet) -- Premier Li Keqiang has issued a new call for China’s macroeconomic policies to be more "scientific, forward-looking and targeted" in order to promote more sustainable...
View ArticleLong-lived Mars rover heading to new destination
WASHINGTON, June 7 (Xinhua) -- U.S. space agency NASA said Friday its veteran Mars rover Opportunity is on the road again, heading to a new study area on the surface of the Red Planet. The...
View ArticleSouth Africa will stand with Mandela legacy
JOHANNESBURG, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela can be ill but his legacy will last forever. This is a strong view of many South Africans. Mandela, 94, was rushed to a Pretoria...
View ArticlePakistan summons top U.S. diplomat over drone strikes
ISLAMABAD, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan on Saturday summoned a top U.S. diplomat and lodged a formal protest over a recent drone strikes which killed at least seven people. A U.S. spy aircraft fired...
View ArticleBush arrives in Zambia on charity tour
LUSAKA, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Former U. S. president George W. Bush arrived in southern Zambia's Livingstone city on Friday for his private visit in which he is expected to conduct a number of...
View ArticleStudents, parents eagerly await results of gaokao
BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhuanet) -- More than 9 million students across the country will face an important choice in the coming few days as education authorities have begun to release the results of the...
View ArticleLeave islands dispute to future generations: former Japanese Prime Minister
BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Friday that the dispute over the Diaoyu Islands should be left to future generations to decide. "I think we should learn...
View ArticleRudd wants to see speedy FTA talks with China
CANBERRA, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Friday that he would like to see a conclusion of Australia's free trade agreement negotiations with China. Rudd made the remarks...
View ArticleChinese president voices confidence in China-U.S. cooperation
PALM SPRINGS, United States, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Saturday that he is fully confident that there is a broad prospect for cooperation between China and the United...
View ArticleInternational respect needed in cyber security: official
CHENGDU, June 8 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese official has called on governments of all countries to bestow more understanding and respect on other governments' efforts in ensuring cyber security. Cai...
View ArticleChina to sustain prudent monetary policy: analysts
BEIJING, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Analysts have predicted that China will not ease its current monetary policy, China Securities Journal reported on Thursday. The State Council, or China's Cabinet, said at...
View Article"Great improvement" in Mandela's health: ex-wife
JOHANNESBURG, June 28 (Xinhua) -- South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela has "great improvement" in health compared with days ago, his ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela told media on Friday....
View ArticleMandela's condition remains unchanged
JOHANNESBURG, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Former South African president Nelson Mandela's condition remained unchanged Saturday afternoon, the Presidency said. Mandela, who was admitted to a Pretoria hospital...
View ArticleShenzhou-10 manned spacecraft launch press conference due
JIUQUAN, Gansu, June 10 (Xinhua) -- A press conference to brief on the launch of the Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft will be held by China's space program headquarters at 3 p.m. Monday. The press...
View ArticleXi, Obama hold second meeting on economic ties
SUNNYLANDS, United States, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama held the second meeting here on Saturday to exchange views on economic ties. The two...
View ArticleChina's May PPI down 2.9 pct
BEIJING, June 9 (Xinhua) -- China's producer price index (PPI), which measures inflation at the wholesale level, fell 2.9 percent year on year in May, the National Bureau of Statistics announced on...
View ArticleChina's inflation grows 2.1 pct in May
BEIJING, June 9 (Xinhua) -- China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew 2.1 percent year on year in May, down from 2.4 percent in April, the National Bureau of Statistics said...
View ArticleSpillover puts stability along Israel-Syria border at risk
JERUSALEM, June 9 (Xinhua) -- The stability along the Israel- Syria border on the Golan Heights was again threatened on Thursday as the Syrian government troops entered the demilitarized zone between...
View ArticleRussian official criticizes Golan Heights peacekeeper restrictions
MOSCOW, June 8 (Xinhua) -- A Russian official on Saturday said Moscow should be allowed to send U.N. peacekeepers to the Golan Heights despite being prohibited from doing so as a permanent member of...
View ArticleSyria welcomes Russia's offer to replace Austrian peacekeepers at Golan...
DAMASCUS, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Syria's Foreign Ministry hailed Friday the Russian offer to replace Austrian peacekeepers in the Golan Heights after Austria decided to pull out its troops due to the...
View ArticleGlobal economy prospects downgraded: NIESR
LONDON, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- World economy was predicted to grow by 3.1 percent this year as prospects for the global economy have worsened since early May, according to the forecast of the London-based...
View ArticleIsraeli-Sino economic, trade cooperation developes: Israeli PM
By Tang Danlu BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhuanet) -- “My purpose of visiting China is to make our partnership stronger,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday. Visiting Israeli Prime...
View ArticleXi, Park continue to discuss major issues
BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping and Republic of Korea (ROK) President Park Geun-hye on Friday continued to exchange views on bilateral ties, the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia,...
View ArticleChina's foreign debt rises to 765 bln USD
BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhua) -- China's outstanding foreign debt hit 764.97 billion U.S. dollars by the end of March, up from 736.99 billion U.S. dollars at the end of 2012, the country's forex regulator...
View ArticleTurkey's ruling party rules out early elections after protests
ANKARA/ISTANBUL, June 8 (Xinhua) -- A Turkish high-ranking official from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) on Saturday denied that the government is planning to hold early elections....
View ArticleNew green policy gives industries a big boost
BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhuanet) -- China will speed up development of the energy-saving sector and make it a pillar of the national economy by 2015, top policymakers said on Sunday. The State Council...
View ArticleADB the latest to lower forecast for growth in China
BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhuanet) -- The Asian Development Bank has lowered its forecast for China's 2013 economic growth to 7.7 percent from 8.2 percent in April, one day after China reported...
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