Brazilian midfielder set to join Guangzhou Evergrande

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian midfielder Elkeson is set to join China's Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande after being released by Rio de Janeiro club Botafogo on Tuesday. The 23-year-old will travel to China on January 4 to meet

Brazilian striker to turn his back on Serie A

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian striker Ze Eduardo has admitted he is on the verge of walking out on Italian Serie A club Siena and returning to Brazil. The 25-year-old has struggled for first-team opportunities with the Bianconeri sinc

Brazilian official: no blackouts during World Cup

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Head of Brazil's National Electricity Agency (Aneel) Nelson Hubner said on Tuesday that there will be no blackouts during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which will take place in the country. Hubner, who is in charge of r

Messi double as Barca keep up pace with Madrid

MADRID, April 14 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona ended four points behind league leaders Real Madrid after a hard fought 2-1 win away to fifth placed Levante on Saturday. Barca needed a fine second half performance from substitute Isaac Cuenca to help them

"The Hunger Games" expands box office lead to 4th weekend

LOS ANGELES, April 15 (Xinhua) -- The Hunger Games managed to expand its box office lead in North America to fourth weekend, beating out a pair of new films with a considerable lead. The Lionsgate juggernaut is estimated to fetch 21.5 million U.S. do

China to boost construction of green buildings

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government has established a goal of having green buildings account for 30 percent of new construction projects by 2020, according to an official document released Sunday. The document, which was jointly release

"Green Mile" star Michael Clarke Duncan dies at 54

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Michael Clarke Duncan, a prolific actor who was nominated for an Academy Award for starring in Green Mile, died in Los Angeles, the U.S. state of California, on Monday. He was 54. Duncan had suffered from a myocardial

Space Shuttle Discovery to Carry Robot on Final Mission

Crews at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida are preparing the Space Shuttle Discovery for its final launch, scheduled for Thursday. Among the things it will carry to the International Space Station will be a humanlike robot designed to help astronau

Real Madrid and Sevilla book Copa del Rey semi-final spots

MADRID, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid set up a possible Copa del Rey semi-final tie against bitter rivals, FC Barcelona as they drew 1-1 on Wednesday night to defeat Valencia 3-1 on aggregate in their quarter-final. Madrid travelled to Valencia wit

Atletico Madrid book Copa del Rey final spot

MADRID, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- A storming first half from Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa was vital as his side assured a spot in this year's final of the Copa del Rey after a 2-2 draw at Sevilla. Atletico Madrid progressed into the final with a 4-3

Jamaican sprinter Mullings found guilty of doping

KINGSTON, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Jamaican sprinter Steve Mullings might be banned for life from athletics after found guilty of using the banned substance furosemide Thursday by a three-man disciplinary panel. Mullings' urine sample was found positive o

财政部:新能源汽车补贴政策将逐步取消

China will end subsidies for new-energy vehicles (NEVs) after 2020, but analysts said onSunday that government support for the sector is still needed. 据报道，中国在2020年以后将会结束新能源汽车补贴政策，但是相关分析人员周

我国财政部安排千亿资金去产能

China's Ministry of Finance said last Wednesday it has earmarked a special fund of 100 billion yuan (15.33 billion U.S. dollars) to subsidize local governments and state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in reducing steel and coal overcapacity. 我国财政部上

Russian Farmers on Track to Increase Food Exports

With food demand leaping in China and India, Russia has the potential to emerge as a new world food power. But first, Russian farmers need to overcome years of decline. One hundred years ago, Czarist Russia was the breadbasket of Europe, and the Amer

技术带来的七大变化 Seven ways technology has changed us

It has become customary to talk of technology as if it were a special sector of the economy consisting of the manufacture of sophisticated electronic goods, the creation of software, and the provision of services reliant on information and communicat

华为年终机皇Nexus 6P于西班牙正式发布

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei launched its new Nexus 6P smartphone in Spain on Tuesday. 中国电信巨头华为于本周二在西班牙正式发布新版旗舰智能手机Nexus 6P。 The phone, which was unveiled in October, will be availa

美国交通部考虑禁止在飞行中打电话

美国交通部考虑禁止在飞行中打电话 WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) said on Thursday it is now planning its own review to possibly ban in-flight calls, hours before the Federal Communications

Tourism boost for Russia and China

BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The Kremlin in Moscow has witnessed the launch of Tourism Year of China 2013, which will look to help boost the travel industry for both China and Russia. Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart

Lanus holds leadership in Argentina's Final Tournament

BUENOS AIRES, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The Argentinean soccer team Lanus Sunday defeated Godoy Cruz 1-0 to consolidate the leadership in the final tournament after the sixth matchday. The match was played in Malvinas Argentinas stadium in Mendoza, at 1,0

Defending champion Joergensen eases into Copenhagen Masters final

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Danish title holder and defending champion Jan Oe. Joergensen had no trouble whatsoever beating Thailand's Boonsak Ponsana in Thursday's men's singles semifinals of this year's badminton Copenhagen Masters. Joergensen