Obama signs border security bill

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday signed a bill allocating 600 million dollars to help enhance border security in the southwestern states bordering Mexico. Obama signed the bill in the Oval Office in the presence o

Time Running Out For US Deficit Reduction Deal

U.S. lawmakers say time is running out for a congressional super committee to identify $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction during the next 10 years. Partisan disagreements remain on how best to improve Americas fiscal health, despite a softening of ri

Li Na beats world No.1 Wozniacki in Australia Open

MELBOURNE, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Li Na becomes the first Chinese player to make it to a Grand Slam final, as she kicked out world No.1 Catholine Wozniacki 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in Thursday's semifinal of Australia Open. The Chinese woman spent two hours and 34

Drought plagues 13 Chinese provinces

BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- China's ongoing severe drought has hit 13 Chinese provinces, having an adverse impact on agricultural production, the country's drought relief authorities said Thursday. As of Thursday, the dry spell has left 7.82 million

NE China province reports nearly 20% rise in trade with Russia

HARBIN, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The trade volume between northeast China's Heilongjiang Province and Russia from January to July totaled 12.3 billion U.S. dollars, up 19.5 percent year on year, the provincial Bureau of Commerce announced Saturday. The vo

Negotiation best resolution for China-Japan islands row

Negotiation best resolution for China-Japan islands row BEIJING, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- More than a month after Japan started a bitter territorial row with China over the Diaoyu Islands, Japan has let out signals that it is willing to sit down and talk

No position change on Falkland Islands following referendum, says U.S.

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The Obama administration on Tuesday said that its position regarding the Falkland Islands, known as the Malvinas to the Argentines, remains unchanged, but acknowledged that the Falklands residents have clearly express

No position change on Falkland Islands following referendum

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The Obama administration on Tuesday said that its position regarding the Falkland Islands, known as the Malvinas to the Argentines, remains unchanged, but acknowledged that the Falklands residents have clearly express

Cooked food heats up safety bill

BEIJING, Jan. 05 (Xinhuanet) -- Tighter licensing and banning unlicensed food processors are two measures needed to improve the poor quality of cooked food in Guangzhou markets, says a new proposal. The proposal, to be presented to the Guangzhou comm

Nigerian Unions Call for Fuel Price Strike, Protests

Nigeria's main unions have called for nationwide strikes and demonstrations beginning next Monday, unless the government restores a popular consumer fuel subsidy. The Nigeria Labor Congress and Trade Union Congress made the announcement Wednesday aft

School bus safety draft regulation released

China issued a set of technical standards for school buses for primary school students last year, and the drafting of another standard for buses for the kindergartners is also underway. According to the draft, the government will adopt a license syst

China's property regulation policies "carried out well"

BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- China's property regulation measures have been carried out well by local authorities and speculative housing demand has been curbed, according to the results of a State Council inspection announced late on Friday. The ins

Somali fury at 'al-Qaeda killing'

Somali Islamists will avenge the raid in which a top al-Qaeda suspect was reportedly killed in Somalia, an al-Shabab commander has told the BBC. Kenyan-born Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan is believed to have been killed in a US military helicopter(直升机) r

Messi scores as Barca move 10 clear in Spain

MADRID, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Leo Messi scored a 77th minute goal as Barcelona won 1-0 away to Valencia to move 10 points ahead of Real Madrid at the top of the BBVA Primera Liga table. The goal gave Barca the points in a fast and physical game, which

George Michael admits Kenny split

BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- British singer George Michael has admitted his split from long time partner Kenny Goss at his concert at the Prague State Opera House Monday. Kenny and I haven't been together for two and a half years, the 48-year-old

Seven hours sleep enough for teenagers: study

BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- How much sleep do teenagers need? The more, the better? Not really. Researchers from Brigham Young University found that seven-hour sleepers do better academically than their 9-hour counterparts, even though guidelines

Mali Rebels Gain Ground in North

Separatist Tuareg rebels in Mali attacked the northern garrison town of Gao on Saturday, one day after taking the town of Kidal. The advances come as the military government scrambles to avoid sanctions by the regional bloc ECOWAS. Residents of Gao t

Vote Pushes Italian PM Toward Resignation

Italy, the world's seventh largest economy, is emerging as a new threat to the stability of the 17-country single currency zone. On Tuesday, Italian President Giorgio Napolitano announced that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi would resign, following

Ford recalling 130,000 Fusion, Milans to fix wheels

CHICAGO, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Ford Motor Co. said Friday it is recalling more than 128,000 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan sedans over concerns the wheel studs could crack and cause the wheels to separate, Detroit News reported. The recall includes 128,6

谷歌推出照片拍摄地定位系统PlaNet

Google has unveiled a system that attempts to pinpoint the location of where a photograph was taken by analysing the image, as the internet group continues to experiment with advanced machine learning technologies. 谷歌(Google)推出了一套试图利