U.S. state Maryland's legislature approves same sex marriage

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. state of Maryland's legislature on Thursday approved same sex marriage and the state's Democratic governor is expected to sign it into law. The state Senate voted 25-22 to approve the law, less than a week after t

Geithner outlines key points for financial reforms in 2012

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday U.S. financial system has been strengthened through reforms ,but warned that gains would erode if efforts eased. This is a critical year for financial reform, Geith

"Pirates 4" makes 2nd best foreign opening in Chin

BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Pirates(海盗) of the Caribbean 4 has achieved the second highest-grossing weekend opening ever for an imported film in China, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The latest installment, entitled On Stranger Tides, op

Pirates release tanker with Russian crew

MOSCOW, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday that hijackers have released 23 Russian citizens onboard a Greek-owned oil tanker in Togolese waters. All of the crew, including 23 Russians, are safe now. The tanker will continue it

Al-Qaida Names Egyptian Zawahri as New Leader

A Jihadist website has announced that Ayman al-Zawahri, Osama bin Laden's deputy, is the new leader of al-Qaida, as had been expected since the killing of bin Laden in May. A web posting Thursday said Zawahri has assumed responsibility for the group,

哥斯达黎加希望中国帮忙填补财政赤字

Despite Chinas faltering growth, Costa Rica is looking to Beijing to help it plug a growing hole in its public accounts, as it starts talks on the sale of a $1bn bond. 尽管中国经济增长乏力，但哥斯达黎加还是希望中国帮助填补其

Cold War Era Legislation Could Hinder US-Russia Trade

A relic of the Cold War era between the United States and Soviet Union could soon be an obstacle to improving trade between the U.S. and Russia, experts say. Jackson-Vanik amendment The relic in question is known as the Jackson-Vanik amendment, which

Cold front to sweep China

BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- A cold front will sweep most parts of China over the next three days, bringing strong winds and temperature drops, the National Meteorological Center forecast Tuesday. From Wednesday to Friday, temperatures will drop from

华为邀斯嘉丽拍广告 要做全球高端品牌

Scarlett Johansson gazes worshipfully into the dual lenses of asandblasted-metal Huawei P9 smartphone as the Hollywood star shares a selfieproduct placement moment. 斯嘉丽?约翰逊(ScarlettJohansson)一脸爱慕地凝视着金属机身经过喷砂工

华为将推出超长寿命石墨烯基锂离子电池

Huawei announced a major breakthrough in its research into Li-ion batteries, unveiling the world's first long-lifespan graphene-assisted Li-ion battery able to withstand high temperatures. 华为近日宣布了其在锂离子电池研究方面的一个

华为在尼日利亚投资600万美元建创新中心

Chinese telecom equipment giant Huawei last Saturday launched an Innovation and Experience (Iamp;E) center in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub with an investment of six million US dollars. 中国电信设备巨头华为上周六在尼日利亚的经济中

华为公司改造塞尔维亚固定网络项目正式启动

A fixed network transformation project was launched here last Wednesday between China's Huawei and Serbia's national operator Telekom Srbija, marking the start of the first large-scale cooperation in the information and communication technology betwe

华为非洲首家创新中心开幕 将为南非培养千名技术人才

Africa's first Huawei Innovation And Experience Center is launched last Tuesday in Sandton, Johannesburg. 5 million USD has been invested by Huawei into the Innovation Center, which is equipped with cutting-edge technologies like 5G/4.5G wireless com

华为公司天价签约梅西作为全球代言人

He Gang, the head of Huawei Technologies smartphone unit, and Liu Tao, the Chinese companys CEO for Latin American consumer business, take selfies with Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi in Barcelona on last Thursday. The company has signed the 28-ye

华为手机推出新功能:可当电子称使

Phones are gradually replacing a large number of everyday items and the latest household gadget under threat is the weighing scale. 手机逐渐取代我们生活中很多东西。而目前受到威胁的东西就是称。 Huawei recently unveiled a

Juninho says reputation tainted by drug charges

Juninho says reputation tainted by drug charges RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Former Brazil international midfielder Juninho says he has had his name unfairly tainted after being cleared of drug charges by a Brazilian sports tribunal on Friday.

Kenya honors sports heroes

NAIROBI, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Sports personalities led by the captain of the Kenyan team to the London 2012 Olympics, David Rudisha, were honored as the country celebrated its second Mashujaa (Heroes) Day on Saturday. In his address to the nation, Ken

Ghana to play China in international friendly

ACCRA, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Ghana' s senior national male soccer team, the Black Stars, have lined up an international friendly against China next month, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) announced here on Friday. The match will be played in Beijin

Durant named MVP in West's 152-149 All-Star win

ORLANDO, Florida, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Kevin Durant scored 36 points and won his first All-Star MVP trophy in West's 152-149 victory over the East. Kobe Bryant had 27 points and overtook Michael Jordan's career scoring record in All-Star in his 14th A

Son of Romario signs with Brazilian club

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The son of former Brazil great Romario has signed his first professional contract with Brazilian third-tier side Brasiliense. Romarinho, 19, joined the Brasilia-based outfit on Thursday, less than 24 hours after qui