Former Clinton press secretary joins Facebook

SAN FRANCISCO, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Facebook has hired Joe Lockhart, who was former U.S. President Bill Clinton's press secretary during the last two years of his second term, as the social network company's vice president of global communications, U.

EU Presses Hungary to Make Further Spending Cuts

The European Union is heightening its pressure on Hungary for reforms, saying that it has failed to effectively control its budget deficit and that its new constitution may be unlawful. EU economy minister Olli Rehn said Wednesday that the Budapest g

中国城市综合指数出炉 北京市高居榜首

With a sustainable and balanced growth pattern, Beijing outstripped its closest economic competitor Shanghai to rank at the top of 295 cities nationwide, in a rating from the nation's top economic regulator. 凭借可持续和均衡的增长模式，北

AIDS Conference Concluding After Debate on Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. More than 20,000 participants are wrapping up the global AIDS conference in Washington, after a week of events intended to invigorate efforts to halt the epidemic. While scientists and international policy makers discussed research a

Iran denies crude oil to Greece: local media

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Iran has refused to deliver oil to Greece in Persian Gulf, the local Fars news agency reported on Sunday. The Islamic republic refused to deliver a shipment of 500,000 barrels of crude oil to one of the refineries in Greec

坑爹 彩票号码印错50万美金成泡影

A New Mexico man has spoken of his anger after buying what appeared to be a winning lottery ticket worth more than $500,000 - only for officials to claim it was a misprint and refuse to honor it. 美国新墨西哥州一名男子买了一张彩票并且

多家网站暂停互联网彩票销售

A number of major lottery websites across China have suspended their lottery ticket services since the weekend. This, after the central authorities issued an order demanding all provincial and municipal governments investigate online sales ahead of M

中国彩票资金遭挪用

According to the report published by the National Audit Office, the problematic money constituted more than a quarter of the lottery funds reviewed in the audit. Authorities say irregularities included embezzlement, fraud, illegal subsidies for staff

朝鲜判处一名韩裔美国人15年劳役徒刑

North Korea says it has sentenced an American citizen to 15 years of hard labor after finding him guilty of committing what it says are hostile acts against the state. The official Korean Central News Agency said Thursday that Pae Jun-ho, known as Ke

朝鲜提议韩朝举行工作会谈

Pyongyang, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday proposed holding working-level contacts with South Korea in Kaesong on Sunday, the official KCNA news agency reported. The proposal announced by a spokesman of t

朝鲜：首尔对话提议缺乏诚意

PYONGYANG, April 14 (Xinhua) -- South Korean proposals for dialogue are not sincere, a spokesperson for the DPRK's Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea said Sunday. If Seoul really intends to conduct such a dialogue, it should drop its c

美国敦促朝鲜避免进一步挑衅

WASHINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Wednesday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to refrain from further provocations amid reports of an imminent missile launch by the Asian nation. State Department spokesman Pat

朝鲜被扣船上发现战机引擎

Panamanian investigators unloading the cargo of a seized Pyongyang ship carrying arms from Cuba under sacks of brown sugar on Tuesday found 12 engines for MiG-21 fighter jets and five military vehicles that officials said resembled missile control ce

北京上海网约车市场对外地司机关闭大门

BEIJING Fresh from school with a degree in hotel management, Luo Haichao left his hometown and moved to Beijing to look for a bigger paycheck. 北京从学校毕业不久，拿到了酒店管理学位的雒海超离开家乡，来北京寻找更高的工

Breastfeeding mothers warned about painkiller use

SYDNEY, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Breastfeeding mothers should limit their use of codeine-containing painkillers to four days as they can cause harm, an Australian doctor warned on Friday. The warning is being discussed at a meeting of anesthetists in Sydne

Goalkeeper coach of Argentina's River Plate resigns

BUENOS AIRES, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Ubaldo Fillol, the coach for goalkeepers of the Argentine soccer club River Plate resigned his post on Tuesday following a public fallout after an incident with goalkeeper Juan Pablo Carrizo. I do not forgive these ki

Paraguayan Iturbe loaned to Argentina' s River

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Paraguayan soccer player, Juan Manuel Iturbe, from Portugal' s FC Porto, was loaned to Argentina' s River Plate for a six-month term. Iturbe, 19, announced the loan on Twitter, while River Plate' s Vice President

White House Unveils New Strategy Against Trade Secret Thefts

WHITE HOUSE The Obama administration has unveiled a new strategy to help protect American companies from economic espionage and thefts of trade secrets, an issue linked to intensified concerns about cyber espionage. Trade secret theft and intensifyin

广东恩平高考状元竟获奖一套133平米大房

Gaokao results were announced on June 25 in Guandong and Wu Zhengtao from EnpingHuanggang Experimental Middle School became zhuangyuan, or top scorer, in Enping city of Guangdong province and was granted a 133-square-meter apartment by a local proper

Boateng wrong to walk off for racism

ROME, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- FIFA President Sepp Blatter held that AC Milan player Kevin-Prince Boateng was wrong to run away from racist abuse. The Ghanaian walked off during a midweek friendly with Pro Patria after being abused by repeated racist insul