Burberry Prorsum's revolution at London Fashion Week

LONDON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The iconic British brand Burberry released its 2013 autumn and winter collection at the Kensington Gardens in royal park Monday afternoon. Although the palette remained oxblood, camel, black and white, the tradition check

London to stage festive celebration for Olympic volunteers

LONDON, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Mayor of London Boris Johnson will host a Carol Concert in Trafalgar Sqaure on Saturday for Olympic volnteers and gold album selling opera duo Jonathan Charlotte will be singing their popular hits. The magenta and purpl

特朗普移民禁令遭抨击

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven and visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday criticized the U.S. decision to ban entry of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries as anti-Muslim bias. It is deeply r

中国大学里为何突现爱的帐篷

These are called love tents but they're not what you think. 虽被称为爱的帐篷，但是它们可与你所想不同。 Chinese colleges have come up with an unusual way to help freshmen settle in. 中国的大学别出心裁，以一种特殊的方

欧盟考虑更严格的规则以阻止青少年吸烟

BRUSSELS, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in its public health committee on Wednesday backed a draft proposal to discourage youth smoking by banning the use of strawberry and other flavors in tobacco products. MEPs also

世界青少年机器人大赛在京开幕

Mark is the captain of the team from Southport School in Australia. Their robot is required to collect balls of different sizes, from ping-pong balls to golf and tennis balls. We were slowly improving. This morning wasn't great, but we are getting be

奥巴马民主党大会演讲

'America, you have vindicated that hope these past eight years. And now Im ready to pass the baton and do my part as a private citizen,' he said. This year, in this election, Im asking you to join me to reject cynicism, reject fear, to summon whats b

朝鲜两次发射舞水端中程导弹 均告失败

North Korea fired two missiles last Wednesday morning from its eastern coast, according to South Korean and U.S. officials. 据韩国和美国官方消息称，朝鲜于上周三早晨在其东部海岸发射了两枚导弹。 Both are believed to be

临阵换将!特朗普解雇其竞选经理!

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump dismissed his campaign manager last Monday as the New York billionaire developer was bogged down in controversies. 上周一，共和党总统假定提名人、身家数十亿的纽约地产开发

希腊公投否决援助方案 或退出欧元区

Greek voters have decisively rejected the terms of an international bailout. The final result in the referendum, published by the interior ministry, was 61.3% No, against 38.7% who voted Yes. 希腊选民断然否决了国际援助中的条款。希腊

中国考生雅思成绩被取消

More than a thousand Chinese who took the International English Language Testing System test in July and August have been told their results would be delayed or permanently withheld. The cancellation affects examinees mainly based in Changsha, Hunan

各方就叙内战停火达成协议

MUNICHU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says major powers meeting in Munich to discuss the situation in war-torn Syria have agreed to a nationwide cessation of hostilities to begin in one weeks time. Kerry told reporters early Friday in Munich that

China to regulate housing file management

BEIJING, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- China will next year introduce a regulation to better manage the housing files of the country in terms of resources and applicants, according to an official announcement on Tuesday. The announcement, posted on the website

"Beautiful China" progress expected from "two sessions"

BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Beijingers enjoyed a rare day of blue skies and bright sunshine on Monday, as the dangerously smoggy conditions seen over the last two months forced many to stay at home. Air pollution remains a big problem for Beijing an

China ready for national legislature's annual session

BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- China is ready for the opening of the annual session of its top legislature, with all delegations having arrived in Beijing, according to the session's press center on Sunday. By Sunday evening, preparations for the first

China ready for parliament's annual session

BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- China is ready for the opening of its top legislature's annual session, with all delegations having arrived in Beijing, according to the session's press center on Saturday. All the preparations for the Fifth Session of th

China's parliament starts annual session

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The 11th National People's Congress (NPC), China's parliament, opened its fifth annual session Monday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Premier Wen Jiabao delivered a report on the work of the government

China vows more transparency in pollution control

BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- China's environmental watchdog said on Thursday that it will work to promote the prompt disclosure of air quality reports and monitoring results for other types of pollution. The disclosure of information on major pollut

Obama rejects GOP fiscal plan, saying it "out of balance"

Obama rejects GOP fiscal plan, saying it

Credit Rating Agency Upgrades Nigeria's Outlook

Credit rating agency Standard and Poors has revised Nigeria's economic outlook from stable to positive. In a statement, the rating agency says the Nigerian government, under President Goodluck Jonathan, has undertaken several important reform initiat