China subsidy mechanism drives rural projects construction

BEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) -- China's central and local governments had invested 105 billion yuan (16.6 billion U.S. dollars) in its award and subsidy mechanism for village-level public projects by 2011, and around 985,000 public projects were built in

China earmarked 4.5 bln yuan for rural teachers in 2012

BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- China allocated 4.5 billion yuan (715.5 million U.S. dollars) to teachers in rural areas working for compulsory education in 2012, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Saturday. The money subsidizes teachers that serve in

China to improve rural students' nutrition

BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- China plans to build enough school canteens to provide safe and nutritional meals for all primary and junior high school students in impoverished rural regions by 2015. According to a circular, jointly released Saturday by

More gov't subsidies for rural medical insurance system

BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government will raise its subsidies for rural residents' medical insurance in 2013, Minister of Health Chen Zhu announced on Monday. Under the new rural cooperative medical program, the annual government subsid

Iran eyes qualification for 2014 World Cup: coach

Iran eyes qualification for 2014 World Cup: coach TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Iran's soccer coach Carlos Queiroz has said that the national team's goal is to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Tehran Times daily reported on Saturday. We have a

Typhoon Son-Tinh leaves 1 dead, 5 missing

Typhoon Son-Tinh leaves 1 dead, 5 missing BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Son-Tinh has left one person dead and another five missing, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said. The typhoon has also forced around 126,000 people to be relocated in south

NATO Soldier Killed by Attacker in Afghan Army Uniform

NATO says a man dressed in an Afghan National Army uniform opened fire on coalition soldiers, leaving one dead. The NATO statement says coalition forces returned fire killing the shooter Sunday in southern Afghanistan. The shooting is the latest in a

China launches new mapping satellite

JIUQUAN, Gansu, May 6 (Xinhua) -- China successfully launched its Tianhui I-02 mapping satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu province at 3:10 p.m. Sunday. The satellite, which was launched using a Long March 2-

China wins 3 golds on final day of Short Track Speed Skating Worlds

BUDAPEST, March 10 (Xinhua) -- China won three gold medals on the final day of the World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Debrecen, East Hungary, on Sunday. With South Korea's Park Seung-Hi ousted from the semifinals on a penalty, the women

China ready to work with int'l community to fight hacking

BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) -- A Foreign Ministry spokeswoman on Monday said China would like to work with other countries to curb cyber attacks. The Chinese government resolutely opposes and has cracked down on hacking in accordance with the law and

China to maintain family planning policy: official

BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government will keep its family planning policy unchanged as the populous nation still faces mounting resource and population pressures, an official said Monday. China will not change its basic state policy o

China to shorten name of proposed new media regulator

BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The lengthy name of China's reorganized media regulatory body is expected to be shortened in response to public complaints, the secretariat of the annual parliamentary session said Wednesday. The Chinese name of the Stat

Facebook首席执行官扎克伯格宣布将休陪产假

Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, has said he will take two months of paternity leave once his daughter is born, according to a report on The Wall Street Journal. 据华尔街日报报道，Facebook的首席执行官马克扎克伯格说

Facebook须肩负分辨真伪信息之责

In the 12 years since Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook, the global media landscape has changed beyond recognition. This is in no small part due to the social media platform that he started as an undergraduate, which is now one of the biggest global

Facebook成功击败中国饮料企业 赢得商标守卫战

Chinese people won't be able to quench their thirst with a refreshing face book beverage, after the U.S. social networking company won a rare trademark victory against a local firm in China. 在美国社交网络Facebook公司罕见地赢得了于中国

Facebook打赢中国商标抢注案

Facebook has won a Chinese trademark case against a company that registered the brand name face book, in a sign that Beijing attitudes are softening towards the worlds largest social networking site, which is blocked to Chinas 700m internet users. Fa

老奶奶114岁，Facebook说没准备好

It's never too late to start something new. 去尝试新事物永远都不用在乎年纪。 Anna Stoehr, the oldest resident of Minnesota, signed up for Facebook just in time to get all those happy birthday wall posts when she turns 114 this weekend

Facebook Stock Hits New Low

Facebook stock has fallen below $20 per share -- nearly half the stock's initial selling price after its much-hyped public debut in May. The sell-off came Thursday after the expiration of a 90-day ban that prevented early investors from selling share

Yatai lost to Shide 0-1 in China Super League

CHANGCHUN, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Changchun Yatai was defeated by Dalian shide 0-1 in the 13th round of China Super League on Monday. The match started in a sultry weather. Although Yatai dominated the first half, its players wasted lots of opportunities

"Super Dan" edges Japanese Sasaki to reach semis

LONDON, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Defending Olympic champion Lin Dan dropped a game to Japanese shuttler Sasaki Sho before winning the hard battle Thursday evening, so as to advance into the semifinal of men's singles. Both left-handed players, their compet