China army re-fry leftovers amid anti-waste campaign

BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's anti-waste campaign keeps simmering in the military, as new measures have asked soldiers to feed on their leftovers and keep away from fancy food during official banquets. The ten new measures meted out this week

Obama Campaigns for Fiscal Plan

WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama visited a familys home near Washington on Thursday as part of his campaign to persuade Congress to pass his economic plan. Obama paid a visit to Tiffany and Richard Santana, who responded to his call asking American

Obama's Next Campaign: More Taxes for Rich Americans

Obama's Next Campaign: More Taxes for Rich Americans WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama's re-election campaign may be over, but his economic campaign continues. The president is appealing to business and labor leaders, lawmakers and the public to pre

Obama, Romney launch final full day of campaigning to brace for Election Day

CHICAGO, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S.President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Monday both spent their final full day of campaigning with packed schedule across eight swing states before returning to headquarters in Chicago

美国电影科技集团子公司Imax中国前景光明

Gotta catch em all. Imax China, the Hong Kong-listed subsidiary of the US cinema technology group, is the latest company caught up in the hype about Pokmon Go. On Wednesday Legendary Entertainment, a subsidiary of Wanda Group, reportedly won the righ

Facebook Stock Falls Below $30 a Share

Shares in the social networking site Facebook fell to less than $30 Tuesday. The price of Facebook dropped $3.07, almost 10 percent, to close at $28.84. Facebook shares are 24 percent lower since their highly publicized IPO on May 18th of $38. Financ

U.S. Treasury to receive 5.75 billion dollars from AIG stock sale

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Treasury said on Monday that it expected to receive 5.75 billion U.S. dollars from the latest sale of the American International Group (AIG) stock, 750 million dollars more than initially estimated, as the unde

Employee stock ownership plan to be released at "proper time": regulator

BEIJING, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's securities regulator said here Sunday that it will launch the employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) for listed companies at a proper time after further improving the draft regulation. The China Securities Regulator

9 tourists from China's Hong Kong killed in Luxor balloon crash

CAIRO, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Nine tourists from China's Hong Kong were killed in a balloon crash Tuesday morning in Egypt's Luxor governorate, a local health official told Xinhua. Eighteen tourists, including nine from Hong Kong, four Japanese, two Bri

Nadal wins first singles after seven months out

SANTIAGO, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Former world No. 1 Rafael Nadal won his first singles Wednesday after a seven-month absence, beating Federico Delbonis of Argentina 6-3, 6-2 in the second round of the Vina Del Mar ATP tournament. In the quarterfinals he'

Ben Affleck wins Golden Globe for best director in motion picture

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Argo director Ben Affleck has won the Golden Globe for best director in a motion picture at the 70th annual Golden Globes Awards ceremony which is taking place at the Beverly Hilton in Hollywood, California Sunday nig

Torres wins Golden Boot

KIEV, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Fernando Torres won the Golden Boot as the 2012 European championship top scorer on Sunday. The Chelsea striker, who registered a goal and an assist in Spain's 4-0 crushing of Italy in the final, finished with three goals and

Wang Quan'an, Zhang Jingchu join Golden Goblet jury

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese director Wang Quan'an and actress Zhang Jingchu will join American director Barry Levinson in the main competition jury for next month's Shanghai International Film Festival, the organizer has announced. Wang Qu

Cseh's golden days without Michael Phelps

SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- In the absence of Michael Phelps, it could be golden days for Hungarian star swimmer Laszlo Cseh to dominate the Shenzhen Universiade pool. Without Micheal, the race is different, the 26-year old Cseh said after h

Chinese transport strengthened for holiday travel boom

BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities have added extra travel contingencies to ensure the smooth kick-off on Saturday of the world's largest annual migration. With 3.41 billion trips expected to be made over the next 40 days' peak travel s

China stresses support for urban public transport development

BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government has vowed to introduce more measures to prioritize the development of public transport systems in the country's increasingly congested urban areas. In downtown areas, there should be a bus stop every

K-pop star Rain to face disciplinary action over lax off-duty conduct

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- South Korean pop star Rain will face disciplinary action for violating terms of his 21-month mandatory military service, the Defense Ministry said Thursday, following revelations he has been dating a top actress while on lea

China's comedy box-office hit stirs debate

BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- A low-budget comedy has become the box office hit of the year on the Chinese mainland, leaving a heavily-funded domestic blockbuster trailing. Lost in Thailand, which was produced for only 30 million yuan (4.8million U.S.

Hillary Clinton aims to return to office next week: spokeswoman

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is aiming to return to her office as early as next week following treatment for blood clot in her head. She's resting at home. Some of t

"Texas Chainsaw 3-D" shadows rivals to claim box office No.1

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Wielding a sharp tool in a cut- throat box office derby in the post-holiday period, Texas Chainsaw 3-D drew droves of horror fans and sliced up major cinematic rivals including Django and Hobbit to take the top place i