Obama to Take Oath of Office Sunday

WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama takes the oath of office for his second four-year term in a private White House ceremony. On Monday, Obama will be sworn in again, in public. The U.S. Constitution mandates that presidential terms expire at noon on

Bruce Willis starrer wins weekend in North America box office

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Veteran Hollywood action star Bruce Willis has demonstrated his winning power as his latest film A Good Day to Die Hard runs as the top grossing film in North America over the weekend, beating out three other debuting

U.S. shoppers spend billions over Thanksgiving weekend

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- A record 247 million U.S. shoppers visited stores and websites over Thanksgiving weekend, up from 226 million last year, according to an industry survey released on Sunday. Total spending reached an estimated 59.1 bill

Netherlands hold Germany to goalless friendly

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Netherlands and Germany remained goalless in an uninspiring friendly here on Wednesday. With Germany missing Holger Badstuber, Jerome Boateng, Mario Gomez, Sami Khedira, Miroslav Klose, Toni Kroos,

Neymar hints on new Santos deal

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian sensation Neymar said Thursday he could be convinced to remain at Santos beyond the 2014 World Cup. The 20-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to Spanish giants Barcelona while Real Madrid, Chels

Man United agrees deal with two Chinese companies

LONDON, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- English Premier League side Manchester United on Tuesday agreed two three-year sponsorships with Chinese companies, China Construction Bank (CCB) and soft drinks manufacturer Wahaha. As part of the agreement, United's firs

Paramount Pictures signs deal with China's BesTV

SHANGHAI, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. film giant Paramount Pictures has signed a copyright deal with BesTV New Media, a subsidiary of Shanghai Media Group, offering top movies to the Chinese audience. According to the deal, BesTV will have the copyright

PSG target Rafinha close to new Flamengo deal

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Paris Saint-Germain target Rafinha is reportedly on the verge of signing a contract extension with Brazilian giants Flamengo. The 19-year-old forward has agreed in-principal to a five-year deal with a buy-out claus

Atletico Madrid coach Simeone signs four year deal

MADRID, Mar. 5 (Xinhua) -- Atletico Madrid have announced an agreement to extend the contract of coach, Diego Simeone for a further four seasons. The Argentinean, whose current deal was due to expire at the end of the current season, has agreed a new

21st ASEAN Summit opens in Phnom Penh

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The 21st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit opened in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh on Sunday with ASEAN Community building high on the agenda. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, the rotating ch

Corinthians coach Tite praises China's midfielder Chen

SAO PAULO, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Corinthians coach Tite singled out Chinese midfielder Chen Zhizhao for praise after the Brazilian club began its 2013 campaign with an unconvincing 1-1 draw against Paulista on Sunday. Making his first start since his F

Guo Chuan expects to finish solo world sailing in one month

QINGDAO, East China, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese sailor Guo Chuan expected to finish his non-stop solo sailing around the world in one month, according to his supporting team on Monday. Many parts of Guo's yacht were broken last week, like jib, gener

Kenya's Rono eyes victory in World XC in Poland

NAIROBI, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Prior to Saturday, there was very little to write or say about Kenya's Philemon Rono, the Kaptagat ( Rift Valley) based distance runner. However, the beauty of Kenyan athletics is stories of rags to riches replicate each

Sibling inspire Kenya hunt for world cross glory

NAIROBI, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- It is not everyday that you will find sibling battling each other in professional sports. But again, competition between brothers or sisters sometimes does not augur well for team cohesion. The national cross country squa

FBI将数天内恢复MH370机长飞行模拟器被删数据

FBI将数天内恢复MH370机长飞行模拟器被删数据 WASHINGTON, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Director of U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) James Comey on Wednesday said the FBI technical team will be able to retrieve computer data shortly th

莫桑比克海岸发现疑似MH370飞机残骸

Debris that washed up on the coast of Mozambique could be part of the wreckage from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which vanished almost exactly two years ago, Malaysian officials said Wednesday. 马来西亚官员本周三表示，被冲上莫桑比克

特朗普:强势美元“要我们的命”

Donald Trump has threatened to overturn two decades of US economic policy by questioning the strong value of the dollar, raising fears that his presidency could set off a new round of currency wars between the big economies. 唐纳德`特朗普(Donal

加拿大一公司向中国卖空气大受欢迎

Is imported air the solution to China's smog problem? 进口空气是解决中国雾霾问题的方法吗？ A Canadian company selling air bottled in a ski resort says it's now seeing huge demand from Chinese customers. 一家加拿大公司正在销售

中国超越加拿大成为美国最大的贸易伙伴

Chinese enterprises made USD 46.6 billion of direct investment in the U.S. by the end of 2015, marking the U.S. the fourth largest receiver of China's Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI), according to statistics released by China's Ministry of C

加拿大总理化身拳击手 登上漫威漫画封面!

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join a group of comic superheroes to show the cover of Marvel Comics' August issue. 加拿大总理贾斯汀特鲁多将加入漫画超级英雄的队伍，出现在将于8月发行的漫威漫画的封面上