Mariah Carey honored with top trophy at BMI Urban Awards

Mariah Carey honored with top trophy at BMI Urban Awards LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. pop singer and songwriter Mariah Carey was honored with BMI Icon, the publishing association 's top accolade, at the annual Urban Awards held at the Saban

China to conduct moveable cultural relics census

China to conduct moveable cultural relics census BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, or China's cabinet, has announced the country's first census on moveable cultural relics, in a move to better gauge and protect the state of the country'

Hospital kickbacks taken seriously: official

BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Corruption in the health care sector will be seriously dealt with, according to a discipline inspection official overseeing the Ministry of Health. Medical staff found to be receiving kickbacks or arbitrarily charging fees

London 2012 Paralympic Games in numbers

LONDON, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The London 2012 Paralympic Games, running from Aug. 29 to Sept. 9, will bring together 4,200 athletes from 166 countries and regions to compete in 503 medal events from 20 sports. The athletes includes 1,513 women, more th

在不远的将来 实体信用卡将彻底消亡?

Imagine strolling into your local supermarket, popping your essentials into a basket, heading to the bagging area - where no items are unexpected - and walking out with your weekly shop. 想象一下，当你漫步在附近的超市，把你的日常用

俄罗斯政治桎梏经济发展

Capping what president Vladimir Putin must feel has been a good year for Russia, Moscows stock market is one of 2016s best performers. 俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔.普京(Vladimir Putin)在年末的感受应该是俄罗斯度过了美好的一年，莫

Car Index Indicates Growth Potential High in Developing Nations

Car Index Indicates Growth Potential High in Developing Nations The International Monetary Fund hints it may cut global growth forecasts again next month when it updates its projections for the world economy. The global lending institution says world

研究发现 婴儿在出生时就会记住母语

Babies build knowledge about the language they hear even in the first few months of life, research shows. 一项研究显示，婴儿在生命最初的几个月里就建立了关于他们所听到的语言的知识。 If you move countries and forget

Former IMF Head Released From New York Jail

The former head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has been released from a sexual assault charges, several days after his arrest on sexual assault charges. A New York judge Friday ordered the release of Strauss-Kahn after he

中美的新能源合作取得进步

Ecolab Inc., an American global provider of clean energy technologies and services, has made great progress on helping industries in China to produce their goods with less water consumption. Those industries include dairy plants, food industries, ste

法国间谍法惹争议

The French parliament is debating a bill that would grant the country's spies more power to track phones and emails inside the country. France's ruling Socialists are pushing forward the proposal, which would allow the country's intelligence agencies

波士顿发生爆炸3人死亡

BOSTON, the United States, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The two explosions that rocked the Boston Marathon on Monday has killed three people and injured at least 138, officials and media outlets said. Local police said the death toll has risen to three, incl

美元升息加大中国经济管理难度

For the second year running, the US Federal Reserve has rudely interrupted the Chinese Communist partys annual economic planning meeting, which ends today. 美联储(Fed)连续第二年不客气地打断中国共产党的年度经济规划会议。今年

为移民争权利 美国亚裔努力打破沉默

As immigration activists gathered in Lower Manhattan on Friday afternoon, chanting in Spanish to denounce the Supreme Court deadlock that effectively shut down President Obamas program of deportation relief, a group of eight advocates stood quietly i

希拉里 不愿站在政治聚光灯下的总统候选人

PHILADELPHIA Donald Trump could not resist making a splashy appearance every night of his convention. But as Democrats piled on the accolades for Hillary Clinton here, she remained at home in Chappaqua, New York, watching on television. 费城在其全

全球最逼真人形机器人纳丁亮相

The world's most human-like robot has begun work as a university receptionist as scientists predict the new technology will eventually provide childcare and offer friendship to lonely elderly people. 世界上最逼真的人形机器人纳丁已经开始

Neymar: I don't need to leave Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian sensation Neymar says he does not need to play in Europe's best leagues to fulfill his rich potential. But the 20-year-old admits he does not know what the future holds beyond his current contract with Sa

Obama Prepares for NATO Summit in Chicago

After hosting the G8 summit at Camp David on Saturday, President Barack Obama will host the NATO summit, beginning Sunday in Chicago. Mr. Obama is preparing for the NATO gathering, which has Afghanistan at the top of the agenda. The United States las

日本流行音乐天团SMAP正式确定年底解散

One of Asia's biggest pop groups, SMAP, is to break up at the end of the year after a 25-year career. 亚洲最大流行音乐天团SMAP在出道25年之后，将于今年年底正式解散。 The Japanese boy band, which sold 35m records up to last

奥巴马就埃博拉疫情安抚民众

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama promised Wednesday to respond to Ebola in a much more aggressive way, hours after a second nurse in Texas who tested positive for the disease earlier in the day was found to have taken a fli