Obama gov't kills notion of minting platinum coins to avoid debt crisis

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Obama administration on Saturday killed the idea of minting platinum coins in the denomination of 1 trillion U.S. dollars to generate revenue and avoid the looming battle with Republicans on raising the federal gov

U.S. House Speaker insists on Congress debt ceiling control

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Congress would never give up its control over raising the federal government's debt limit to enhance U.S. fiscal sustainability, John Boehner, speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives, said here on Thursday.

Greece optimistic over debt buyback scheme

ATHENS, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Greek finance ministry officials appeared confident over the outcome of the debt buyback plan shortly before the Friday evening deadline, expressing optimism that targets set would be reached and the country's debt burden w

Obama calls for debt reduction in balanced manner

Obama calls for debt reduction in balanced manner WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The United States should cut its mounting public debt in a balanced manner with a plan including both government spending cuts and revenue increases, U.S. President Bara

U.S. Senate approves postponement of debt ceiling deadline

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Senate on Thursday approved the postponement of the federal government's debt ceiling until May to keep the federal government in operation and give lawmakers more time to mull over how to rein in the government's

习近平将出席博鳌亚洲论坛

BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has been invited to, and will attend, the opening ceremony of the upcoming annual Boao Forum for Asia, it was announced on Monday. Making the announcement at a regular press briefing, Foreign

北约敦促朝鲜放弃核武器

北约敦促朝鲜放弃核武器 BRUSSELS, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Foreign ministers from the 28 NATO countries on Tuesday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to abandon all nuclear weapons and existing nuclear and ballistic missile

Time to loosen family planning policy: think tank

Time to loosen family planning policy: think tank BEIJING, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- China should consider adjusting its family planning policy, as structural problems have overtaken excessive growth as the most significant population-related problem, a go

真主党否认在叙利亚的成员抓获

BEIRUT, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese Hezbollah militant group categorically denied on Saturday reports of its members being taken prisoners by armed militants in Syria. In a statement by its media department, Hezbollah said not a single combatant

真主党指责以色列对叙利亚煽动战争

真主党指责以色列对叙利亚煽动战争 BEIRUT, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Lebanese resistance party Hezbollah accused Israel Wednesday of using all its powers to incite a western attack against Syria. Hezbollah Chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, w

教师是否应该接受学生的礼物?

Many parents have to think hard about what to give their children's teachers on Teachers' Day, which falls on Sept 10 this year. Should teachers accept these gifts from parents or their students? Share your views with us. 9月10日教师节马上就要

发型很重要：“暮光”男主奇葩新发型

He has been keeping his new locks under wraps for the past few days. 数天以来，他一直把自己的新发型隐藏的严严实实。 But Robert Pattinson finally felt ready to put his drastic new hair do on display as he attended GO Campaigns 7

中国计划京津冀发展高新技术产业

Many Beijing-based hi-tech companies specializing in energy efficiency and environmental protection have set up their manufacturing plants in Tianjin Municipality and Hebei Province. They are said to be eyeing sufficient bio-fuels and low-cost transp

全球性寨卡疫情带动我国蚊帐出口

Chinese mosquito net makers have reported some 20% rise in export volumes on the back of Zika virus concerns in some parts of the Americas, Africa and Asia. 随着寨卡病毒在美洲、非洲和亚洲的部分地区引发人们的担忧，我国蚊帐

China to deploy military garrison in South China Sea

GUANGZHOU, July 20 (Xinhua) -- China's central military authority has approved to form and deploy a military garrison in the newly established city of Sansha. Sources with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Guangzhou Military Command said Friday that

北大古生物学1个人的毕业照再度走红!

The graduation photo of An Yongrui, a paleobiology major at Peking University, has become an internet sensation after he recently posted it online. 近日，北京大学古生物学专业毕业生安永睿在将自己的毕业照发布到网上之后，

中国国防部强烈谴责日本防卫大臣否定百人斩

China's Defense Ministry denounced new Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada's attempts to deny any killing contest in Nanjing during WWII. 中国国防部日前严厉谴责了日本防卫大臣稻田朋美，驳斥其否认二战日军在南京开展

Portugal Seeks European Bailout

Portugal has become the third European economy, after Greece and Ireland, to request a bailout from the European Commission. Now there are fears that Spain could be next. It was the moment the Portuguese(葡萄牙) people - and European investors - h

希腊联盟领导人改组内阁

ATHENS, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Greece's two partite coalition government leaders proceeded with a cabinet reshuffle, a government spokesman announced on Monday after a meeting between Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and socialist PASOK party head Evangel

法国新内阁赢得信任投票

PARIS, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- France's reshuffled government headed by Prime Minister Manuel valls on Tuesday won the confidence vote of the National Assembly, but lost a large majority of 289 seats needed to pass sensitive reforms. The new cabinet was