N China oilfield to resume operation after leak

BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Penglai 19-3 oilfield, which experienced a severe oil leak in 2011, has been given official permission to resume operations, according to the State Oceanic Administration (SOA). The SOA said in a Saturday statement th

U.S. Army private at center of WikiLeaks case pleads guilty

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. Army judge on Thursday accepted the guilty plea of Private First Class Bradley Manning, the central figure in a controversy involving whistle-blower website WikiLeaks and classified U.S. government files. Mannin

U.S. beats Japan 2-1 to win Olympic women's soccer gold

LONDON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Midfielder Carli Lloyd scored a brace to inspire the United States to beat Japan 2-1 in the final of the Olympic women's soccer tournament on Thursday. The American outfit, who lost to Japan in last year's world cup final,

Adams of UK claims first women's boxing Olympic gold

LONDON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Nicola Adams of Great Britain beat Chinese world number one fighter Ren Cancan 16-7 to take home the gold medal on women's 51kg boxing event on Thursday. Adams lost nine time in the two's first ten meetings, but the home fa

US women set new world record en-route to 4X100 relay gold

LONDON, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The USA women's 4X100 meters quartet smashed the world record as they won the gold medal in the Olympic Stadium on Friday night. The US quarter of Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight and Carmelita Jeter shattered

Canadian Maltais sets new world mark at women's short track 1,000m

Canadian Maltais sets new world mark at women's short track 1,000m CALGARY, Canada, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Host favorite Valerie Maltais set a new world record of the women's 1,000 meters short track speed skating at the ongoing World Cup on Friday. She

Chinese women's short-track relay team captures World Cup gold

Chinese women's short-track relay team captures World Cup gold MONTREAL, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- China capped off the second ISU World Cup short-track meet of the season in strong fashion as the women's relay team won the 3,000-meter relay final Sunday,

All set for 2013 football festival in Africa: official

JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- South Africa will successfully host the biggest African soccer festival, the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), like they did with the 2010 World Cup, a government official said on Wednesday. Briefing the media in Pretor

Senior military officials urge improved work styles

BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Two senior military officials on Thursday called for improved work styles within the military and greater efforts to fight formalism and bureaucracy. Fan Changlong, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC),

Official says collapsed viaduct in central China up to standards

ZHENGZHOU, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The partially collapsed viaduct in Henan Province was up to the standards and had passed latest quality test, an official with the provincial transportation authorities said on Saturday. A part of the expressway viaduct

18 years "too long" to wait for clean air: official

BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese official on Saturday urged speeded efforts to improve air quality in cities, saying the people cannot wait too long for the air to be cleaned. Eighteen years is too long to wait, said Lyu Xinhua when asked to co

Kidnappers divided before releasing UN peacekeepers: UN official

DAMASCUS, March 9 (Xinhua) -- The captors of the UN peacekeepers have been divided on whether to release the group before setting them free on Saturday, the head of office of the UN- Arab League (AL) joint special representative to Syria told Xinhua

Italian election outcome uncertain, euro at stake

ROME, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Eurozone leaders and financial markets may hold their breath on Sunday and Monday when austerity-hit Italians flock to the polls for an election whose outcome could trigger a resurgence of the eurozone debt crisis. Final opi

World Powers Offer to Resume Iran Nuclear Talks

Six world powers have offered to resume long-stalled talks with Iran to address Western suspicions of a military dimension to the Iranian nuclear program. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says she made the offer to resume talks in a letter se

Russia says Annan's mission offers last chance to Syria

MOSCOW, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Sunday the mission of Kofi Annan, the UN-Arab League joint envoy on Syiria may be the last chance for Syria to avoid a civil war. The Annan mission, perhaps, is the last chance for S

British Soccer Team Offered to Investors in US

NEW YORK Britains Manchester United soccer team is in deep financial trouble despite its winning tradition that dates to 1878. Its fans are known to resent the clubs American owners, the Florida-based Glazer family, which wants to sell stock in the t

Britain offers to help Brazil prepare for World Cup

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Britain has made an official offer to help Brazil prepare for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games. In an open letter issued on Thursday, the British consulate in Rio said it was ready to share its experiences

Neymar offered new Santos deal, says father

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Neymar has been offered a new contract by Brazil's Santos, according to the striker's father and agent. The 21-year-old is currently tied to the club until July 2014 but Santos risks losing the starlet for nothing

Former British PM says EU exit to throw Britain into "void"

LONDON, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Leaving the European Union (EU) will throw Britain into a void, former British Prime Minister Sir John Major said Thursday. Sir John told an audience of experts and journalists at the Chatham House think-tank, Being inside

FIFA to sell 42,000 more Confederations Cup tickets

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- World football's governing body FIFA has made available an extra 42,308 tickets to the general public for June's Confederations Cup in Brazil. The new allocation includes 3,166 tickets to the tournament opener betw