China cuts its reserve ratio again

BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhuanet) - China's central bank announced on Saturday it would lower the reserve requirement for commercial lenders by 50 basis points, the second time it has taken such action this year to inject more market liquidity and shore up

丹麦大公司结盟吸引高技术人才

COPENHAGEN, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Eighteen leading Danish and Denmark-based international companies jointly launched a talent-hunting alliance, the Consortium for Global Talent, earlier this week to attract and retain more skilled foreign professionals

丹麦拒绝与俄罗斯展开北极双边谈判

Denmark has rebuffed Russian attempts to launch talks aimed at swiftly deciding which nations own large swaths of the Arctic, including the North Pole. 丹麦拒绝了俄罗斯试图启动对话、迅速决定哪些国家拥有包括北极点在内的北

US Lawmakers Weigh in on Federal Scandals

U.S. lawmakers continue to express dismay and outrage over twin scandals in the federal government: one that has consumed the Secret Service, the other involving the agency that provides supplies and equipment for federal operations. No evidence has

盟友变敌人 戈夫踩鲍里斯上位 迫使其退选

Boris Johnson's allies warned there is a 'deep pit in Hell' waiting for Michael Gove tonight after the Justice Secretary stabbed his fellow Brexit champion in the back saying he was not up to being Prime Minister. 英国司法部长迈克尔?戈夫背后

美国男子骑鲨鱼 鲨鱼贪吃不理他

To everyone sitting on their couches watching Shark Week: that's cool I guess. I prefer to go out, jump in and ride them like a horse. Steve Fernandez did just that with a 20,000lbs whale shark off the coast of New York City. 坐在沙发上看鲨鱼周

4岁设计师参展纽约时装周

Like many designers at New York Fashion Week, Mayhem expertly posed for photos, showed off her creations and took interviews. Unlike most designers, however, she is only four years old. 和纽约时装周上许多其他的设计师一样，梅赫姆拍

艾米莉奥赖利当选欧洲监察员

STRASBOURG, France, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Emily O'Reilly from Ireland was appointed the European Ombudsman in a secret plenary vote of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday. O'Reilly beat her rival, Dutch MEP Ria Oomen-Ruijten, with 359 vot

Blind Massage Therapists

BBC Learning English 6 Minute English Blind Massage Therapists Yvonne: Hi, I'm Yvonne Archer and this is '6 minute English'. And joining me today is William Kremer. Hello William! William: Hello Yvonne! Yvonne: Now recently, I heard an interesting re

为了弘扬中国民乐 苹果更新GarageBand

Apple Inc announced an update to its music-making app GarageBand. 苹果公司近日宣布更新其音乐制作应用GarageBand。 Users of the GarageBand can now create their own customized sounds on newly-added Chinese instruments, including pipa,

Ronaldo, Kaka greet rescued miners in Chile

RIO DO JANEIRO, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian soccer players Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka on Wednesday sent their greetings（祝福） to the 33 Chilean miners who are being rescued after 69 days trapped underground following a mine collapse. A specia

Australian dollar hits 28-year high

CANBERRA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Australian dollar hit a 28 year high as it edged closer to parity with the U.S. dollar, rising to a new post-float record of 99.70 U.S. cents on Thursday morning. At 11:15am (AEDT) on Thursday, the local unit was tra

Basketball coach confirmed involvement in S. Korea's match fixing

SEOUL, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Prosecutors in Euijeongbu, north of Seoul, confirmed star coach Kang Dong-hee's involvement in match fixing after 12 hours interrogation over fixing allegations on Friday. Prosecutors prepared to seek an arrest warrant for

New cold front to freeze China

BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- A strong cold front will bring temperatures down by 6 to 10 degrees Celsius in most areas of China from Saturday to Feb. 19, weather forecasters said Wednesday. During the period, temperatures will plunge by more than 12

Guizhou freeze affects 570,000 people

GUIYANG, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Over 570,000 people have been affected in the continuing freezing weather in southwest China's Guizhou Province, said local authorities on Friday. A new round of freezing rain and snow has fallen on most parts of Guizhou.

Cold snap to freeze north China

Cold snap to freeze north China BEIJING, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- A cold wave will hit northern parts of China over the next two days with temperatures likely to drop by as much as 14 degrees Celsius in some parts of the country, the National Meteorologic

Obama Arrives in South Korea for Nuclear Summit

U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived in South Korea for the Nuclear Security Summit which starts Monday. Mr. Obama landed at a U.S. air base south of Seoul early Sunday local time and is expected to meet with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak l

Korean-Born University President Picked as World Bank Chief

President Barack Obama has nominated Dartmouth College President Jim Yong Kim to head the World Bank. Making the announcement Friday in the White House Rose Garden, President Obama said the World Bank is much more than just a bank. He called the inst

Free Trade Pact with US Draws Opposition in South Korea

A controversial trade pact between South Korea and the United States that becomes a reality Thursday has drawn skepticism from opposition politicians in South Korea who are not accepting it as a fait accompli. The deal, known as the Korea-U.S. Free T

Conservative Park Geun-hye elected first female president of S. Korea

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Park Geun-hye of South Korea's ruling Saenuri Party won the tightly contested presidential election held Wednesday, becoming the first woman to lead the country and extending the conservative rule for another five years. Wi