China to boost maritime cooperation with ASEAN countries

HAIKOU, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- China will actively push forward maritime cooperation with the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in light of the guidelines on conduct in the South China Sea, a Foreign Ministry official has

Beach volleyball Olympic champion Reckermann to retire

BERLIN, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- German Olympic champion Jonas Reckermann said Thursday that he will retire from beach volleyball due to back problems. Reckermann announced his retirement on the website of the German Volleyball Federation decision is very

Beijing Olympic cycling champion Cooke retires

LONDON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Britain's cycling Olympic champion Nicole Cooke has announced her retirement from the sport. Cooke, 29, announded her decision on Monday, saying that she was very happy with her career. I have won every race and more that

Barca move 12 clear as Cristiano warms up for Champions League with hat-trick

MADRID, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona enjoyed an early kick off and saw their lead at the top of Spain's BBVA Primera Liga extend to 12 points during the 23rd round of matches in Spain this weekend. Barca took to the pitch before their midday kick

Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova has a relapse

MADRID, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova had on Wednesday a relapse of his illness, a tumor on the parotid gland, according to sources from the Spanish public television, Radio Television Espanola. FC Barcelona did not officially

Neymar's father says Barcelona perfect club

SAO PAULO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Neymar's father claimed Friday that Barcelona would be the perfect destination for his superstar son, but the Brazilian will not join in the club until after the 2014 FIFA World Cup, according to Spanish sports website

Valencia draw Barcelona in Copa del Rey semis first leg

MADRID, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona and Valencia drew the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal 1-1 in Valencia's Mestalla Stadium on Wednesday. Valencia opened the scoring through Jonas Goncalves, only for Carles Puyol to equalize for Barca

Neymar has deal with Barcelona: Alves

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Barcelona defender Daniel Alves says Neymar has already signed a deal to join Barcelona after his contract expires with Santos in July 2014. The comments come a week after reports that Premier League outfit Manches

Colombian wins 7th leg of Costa Rica Cycling tour

SAN JOSE, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Colombian cyclist Oscar Sanchez took the lead Sunday in the 48th edition of the Costa Rica Tour, clocking the fastest time in the seventh leg of the 12-stage competition. Sunday's race featured a grueling 18-kilometer up

Bolivia presents soccer team for America's Cup

LA PAZ, June 9 (Xinhua) -- The coach of Boliva's national soccer team Gustavo Quinteros on Thursday presented the players selected for the team for the upcoming America's Cup. The final selection does not include forward Luis Mandes of The Strongest

阿里聚划算计划2017年发射全球首颗电子商务卫星!

The world's first e-commerce satellite is scheduled to be launched in 2017, China Economic Net reported. 据中国经济网报道，全球首颗电子商务卫星将于2017年发射。 Juhuasuan.com, a group shopping website affiliated with Chinese e

冰川融化成气候谈判议题

Peru is home to the Quelccaya ice cap, the largest tropical glacier on Earth that is located at approximately 5100m above sea level. But it is shrinking. The Andean nation has 71 percent of the world's tropical glaciers, but the Peruvian glaciers hav

青藏高原冰川融化速度惊人将影响亚洲淡水供应

With temperatures rising four times faster than anywhere else in Asia, the Tibetan Plateau might soon lose most of its glacier and permafrost, affecting water supplies throughout Asia, Chinese scientists say. 青藏高原的气温上升速度比亚洲其

北京市发布'十三五时期'十项重大基础设施发展任务

Beijing has unveiled 10 major infrastructure construction projects for the coming five years to address some of the challenges faced by the overcrowded metropolitan area. 北京市日前公示了未来五年的10个大型基础设施建设项目，以此

False ceiling collapses at Delhi Games venue

NEW DELHI, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- A portion of a false ceiling at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main venue（犯罪地点） of the upcoming Commonwealth Games in the Indian capital, collapsed Wednesday, causing no injuries, reported the Indo-Asian

英国新首相背后的权力推手

In his 1938 novel Brighton Rock, Graham Greene sought to address great questions of right and wrong against a backdrop of ruthless score-settling. The book is a favourite of Nick Timothy, who as much as anyone is now charged with moving British polit

《权力的游戏》为北爱尔兰带来意外之财

HBO's Popular TV series Game of Thrones has given Northern Ireland's economy an unexpected tourism boast. Local officials say filming of the series in Northern Ireland has led to a 110-million pounds investment in the economy. Season six is currently

深圳山体滑坡首名被困者获救

A man buried in rubble for more than 60 hours after a landslide hit Shenzhen in China has been pulled out alive, state media says. 据媒体报道，被困废墟中超过60个小时后，中国深圳滑坡事件的首名幸存者被救出。 The land

Steve Jobs lights up Apple show

Technology reporter, BBC News, San Francisco Mr Jobs was greeted with cheers and applause when he took to the stage Apple boss Steve Jobs stole the show at an event to launch new products as he took to the stage for the first time in nearly a year f

波兰接收第一高速列车

WARSAW, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Poland received on Monday the first of twenty Pendolino high-speed trains commisioned by the Polish State Railways. Local media reported that the new train, which has been delivered to Wroclaw in south-western Poland, will