“南南合作”博览会开幕式

NAIROBI, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- The 2013 global South-South development expo was opened in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Monday with UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson expecting emerging nations to contribute more to a peaceful and prosperous worl

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Rescue workers began a massive relief operation in Vanuatu on Sunday following a devastating cyclone that killed at least eight people, sent thousands into emergency shelters and disrupted communications in the Pacific island nation. A nine-member U.

菲律宾总统将访问缅甸

MANILA, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Benigno Aquino III will be leaving for Myanmar Friday to attend the 22th World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia. Aquino said in Monday's briefing that he will meet up with Myanmar President Thein Sein

美南达州共和党通过弹劾奥巴马决议

On Saturday, the state convention of South Dakotas Republican Party passed a resolution calling for the impeachment of President Barack Obama with a respectable majority of 191 to 176 votes. 据美国媒体报道，美国南达科他州共和党大会当

Lady Gaga's new album coming

BEIJING March 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Lady Gaga, American top singer and songwriter, was scheduled(预期) to release her new album Born This Way on May 23, according to a MTV news report. The upcoming(即将来临的) album was described by Lady Gaga as a

Lady Gaga makes catwalk debut

BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Lady Gaga hits the headlines again by making her catwalk(猫步) debut Wednesday at designer Thierry Mugler's show during Paris Fashion Week, according to AP reports. The singer announced on Twitter, I'm making my debu

Film, TV spending rises 16 pct in Hollywood North

VANCOUVER, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Film and TV production spending in Canada's British Columbia, which won the reputation of Hollywood North for its place in North America's film and TV industry, rose by 16 percent during 2011, according to data released

Lawmakers demand reform of China's food monitoring system

BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese lawmakers and political advisors have urged the government to restructure the country's food supervisory system to regain customer confidence as Hong Kong's newly-adopted purchase ban on baby formula refueled the

Afghan Foreign Minister to visit Pakistan on Thursday

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul will pay a two-day visit to Pakistan（巴基斯坦） on Jan. 27-28 for talks on bilateral and regional issues, focusing on anti-terror cooperation, an Afghan diplomatic said here

Dow breaks through 12,000 amid optimism

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The blue-chip Dow broke through the psychologically（心理的） important 12,000 mark on Wednesday for the first time in two and a half years, but edged lower in afternoon trading. The U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as

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The US has a new Christmas tradition. Wealthy secret Santas are popping up across the country and paying off toyshop bills to spread festive cheer and help struggling families. 最近美国新增了一项圣诞传统，社会富裕人士正伪装成神

Paul Simon, Yo-Yo Ma share Polar Music Prize 2012

STOCKHOLM, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The 2012 Swedish Polar Music Prize was awarded to the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon and the Chinese American cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the prize committee said in a statement on Tuesday. For five decades, Paul Simon has b

Robertson to clash against Hendry in Snooker China Open

BEIJING, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry edged Martin Gould 5-4 to set up a second-round clash with the Melbourne Machine Neil Robertson in the 2012 World Snooker China Open here on Monday. In the last frame, there were

Chinese president leaves Seoul for BRICS summit in New Delhi

SEOUL, March 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao left Seoul Wednesday for New Delhi after attending the Seoul Nuclear Security Summit. In New Delhi, Hu will participate in a meeting of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, or BRICS, s

World's highest altitude swimming race kicks off

GUIDE, China, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The 3rd International Extreme Race of Winter Swimming across Yellow River started here in northwest China's Qinghai Province on Saturday. Being hosted in Guide County at an altitude of 2,200 meters in Tibetan Plateau

China sets highway toll-free dates during Spring Festival

BEIJING, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese drivers rushing home for family reunions during the upcoming Spring Festival will find it a pleasant journey this year as the country's highways will operate toll-free during the holiday. The Ministry of Transport

Domestic comedies highest-grossing during Spring Festival

BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese comedies have raked in the most money during the Spring Festival holiday, beating foreign rivals like the Hollywood blockbuster Cloud Atlas. Odyssey, a fantasy action comedy directed by Hong Kong comic actor Steph

Accidents down during Spring Festival in China

BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Traffic accidents during this year's Spring Festival were down about 50 percent from last year, according to a Saturday statement from the Ministry of Public Security (MPS). It noted that no heavy or large-scale traffic c

Chinese celebrate Lantern Festival nationwide

BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- People around the country took part in various activities to celebrate the Lantern Festival, which falls on Sunday, marking the first full moon of the Chinese Lunar New Year. In the thousand-year-old Pingyao Town in north

Clijsters withdraws from China Open

BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Belgium's Kim Clijsters has pulled out of this week's China Open due to fitness problems, tournament（锦标赛） officials said on Tuesday. The reigning U.S. Open champion（公开锦标赛） is the second top star a