Monetary policy to remain prudent: central bank official

BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's central bank said Sunday it will maintain a prudent monetary policy as the country faces pressure in supporting growth and containing inflation. The remarks, made by an official with the People's Bank of China (PB

China shuts down 97,000 blog, microblog accounts in anti-porn campaign

China shuts down 97,000 blog, microblog accounts in anti-porn campaign BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities have shut down about 97,000 blog and microblog accounts over the past seven months which are allegedly involved in dissemination

韩国渡轮死亡人数升至49

JINDO, South Korea, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Death toll of a sunken South Korean ferry continued to rise Sunday as divers has kept entering the hull of the submerged vessel, the South Korean Coast Guard said. Koh Myung-seok, director general of the coast

我国明年起所有发票将实施电子化

China will extend its electronic invoice system nationwide in 2016 to better regulate the taxation of online businesses. 我国2016年将实现所有发票的网络化运行，对电子商务征税实行更有效的监管。 It's expected to help cur

IPR protection needed for Chinese herbal medicines

GUIYANG, April 26 (Xinhua) -- The extraordinary effects of Chinese herbal medicines have fueled foreign interest in launching research projects into the profitable and interesting field in recent years. Xia Wen, director of the academic department of

调查报告显示:中国电子支付最为普及

China has the highest adoption rate in the world for technology-enabled payment systems, according to a report released on Wednesday. The report, from the market research firm Nielsen, is based on a survey of 13,000 respondents in 26 countries. 根据上

近八成受访者期待将电子支付记录作为退换货凭证

Nearly 80% of shoppers would like their e-payment records to be accepted as proof for refunds or exchanges, according to a survey by the China Youth Daily. 根据《中国青年报》近日对2000人进行的一项调查，近8成顾客想将电子支付

渣打宣布裁员1.5万人

Bill Winters has taken an axe to Standard Chartered, with the emerging market banks new chief executive revealing plans to raise 3.3bn in a rights issue while cutting 15,000 jobs. 新兴市场银行渣打(Standard Chartered)的新任首席执行官比尔

八国集团领导人晚餐品尝地方风味小吃

LOUGH ERNE, Britain, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized nations on Monday evening enjoyed local delicacies at a working dinner at the end of the first day of the summit. The eight G8 prime ministers and presidents w

Petrol prices surge to near three-year high

WELLINGTON, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Fuel prices are at their highest level in nearly three years in New Zealand on Wednesday after the four main oil companies increased their prices by 3 cents. Shell, Caltex, BP and Mobil have raised the price of 91 oct

NBA's Asian sensation Lin makes "Linsanity" trademark

NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- NBA upstart Jeremy Lin has applied to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to trademark the term Linsanity. According to the trademark regulators' website, Lin filed his application on February 13, a move that would give

土卫四表面深层发现神秘海洋或潜在生命形式

A third Saturn moon may have a subsurface ocean with potential for life, researchers say. 研究人员日前表示，第三颗土星卫星可能存在表面深层海洋及潜在生命形式。 Using gravity data from the Cassini probe, researchers at

大蒜味可乐 日本暗黑料理新成员

Garlic flavored cola. Fizzy sweet cola with a pungent garlic taste. Yum? Over the years, weve seen a lot of weird food and drink come out of Japan, and as of January 9, there has been a new addition to that list. 大蒜味可乐？气泡丰富、甜味

两岸专家肯定习马会的意义

The meeting on Saturday afternoon in Singapore, the first time the leaders from the mainland and Taiwan have met face to face in 66-years, is believed to be the culmination of years of trust-building on both sides. China Central Television politicial

New way found to detect awareness in "vegetative" patients

BEIJING, Nov. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Awareness in three vegetative patients were detected in a portable electrode test, a new study shows. If replicated, the method may change standards in treating such patients. The new study, published online in the jou

U.S. initial jobless claims rebound aggressively on seasonal factor

WASHINGTON, July 19 (Xinhua) -- The number of Americans initially applying for unemployment aid last week rose sharply after hitting a record low since mid-May in the previous week, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday. The figure for seasonal

十一黄金周 部分景区门票价格下跌

The week-long National Day holiday has seen a tourist boom in many places of interest across China, as citizens spend their vacation out traveling. 十一黄金周期间，市民大举外出旅行，国内各地的许多著名景点都掀起旅游热潮

20万国人英国狂扫货 十一黄金周消费5亿磅

Struggling under the weight of packed bags from luxury stores including Prada and Louis Vuitton, Amy Jiang pauses for breath. Theglittering mall is doing a brisk trade, with queues thronging the popular shops and the most sought-after fashion items s

Ranieri hails Inter as "great advert for football"

ROME, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Inter head coach Claudio Ranieri praised his side's 4-4 draw with Palermo on Wednesday as a great advert for football. Diego Milito scored four goals and Fabrizio Miccoli responded with a hat-trick in the thriller under the s

上海深圳两市提高购房门槛 降温房价

China's housing market continued to warm in February, with more than half of surveyed major cities reporting month-on-month rises in new home prices. 中国房地产市场2月份持续升温，在调查的主要城市中，超过半数城市的新住宅