Enterprises try to refurbish image in overseas advance

CHENGMAI, Hainan, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- As China seeks to shake off its image of the world's mass-producer of cheap products and move up the value chain, Chinese companies are trying to reshape their reputations in the international market to win accept

Kenya's Chemos eyes Diamond Race victory

NAIROBI, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- As the dust settles on the London Diamond League, Kenya's Milcah Chemos Chweya is smiling all the way to the bank. Chemos, the world 3,000m steeplechase champion, becomes the first athlete in the premier track and field co

Sharapova into 3rd round at Doha Open

DOHA, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Maria Sharapova easily reached the third round of the Qatar Open on Tuesday, beating French qualifier Caroline Garcia 6-3, 6-2. The third-ranked Russian, who won the tournament in her two previous appearances, broke Garcia t

Single migrant women face high abortion risk

BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Young unmarried migrant women are facing a high risk of induced abortions in China and experts urged that they have better access to reproductive health education. Among the 8 to 10 million induced abortions performed

Prison restaurants

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Wave of bomb attacks in Iraq kill 32, injure over 100

BAGHDAD, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- A new wave of bomb attacks, including 10 car bombings, targeted both Iraqi security forces and civilians across the country on Monday, killing a total of 32 people and wounding more than 100 others. Such deadly attacks ar

Berdych, Radwanska into China Open finals

BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Czech third seed Tomas Berdych muscled out top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France here on Saturday to reach the final of the 2.1-million-U.S.-dollar China Open ATP tournament, while Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska saw off Ital

Davydenko beats Nadal to reach Qatar Open final

DOHA, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion Nikolay Davydenko of Russia beat Rafael Nadal of Spain 6-3, 6-2 for the final at the Qatar Open on Friday. Two-time champion（冠军） Roger Federer of Switzerland reached the final by beating third-seede

新西兰5元纸币获评2015年度最佳纸币

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Andre joins Atletico-MG

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 19 (Xinhua) --- The club president of Atletico-MG, Alexandre Kalil, announced on Tuesday that striker Andre will be the club's newest reinforcement for the remainder of the 2011 Brazilian Championship. The 20-year-old is expected

上海福喜公司就腐肉事件致歉

BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi unveiled its latest flagship device, dubbed the Mi 4, Tuesday in Beijing. The Mi 4 comes with a 5-inch 1080p display and is powered by a 2.5-GHz quad-core processor. It has a 13-megapixel c

Vivian Cheruiyot awarded as Best Sportswoman of the Year

LONDON, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan runner Vivian Cheruiyot won the Laureus Award on Monday as the best Sportswoman of the Year. She snatched gold medals of both 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the World Championships in Daegu. One of the great distance run

Scientists meet in Rome to address key challenges

ROME, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- The 30th general assembly of the International Council for Science (ICSU) kicked off here on Tuesday to address key global challenges, featuring over 275 scientists and experts from all over the world. The goal of the four-

爱丁堡珠宝店劫匪获刑22年

EDINBURGH, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Two men involved in robbing a leading jewellery shop in Scotland's capital Edinburgh earlier this year were jailed on Monday for 22 years. Elliot Jorgensen, 25, of Salford and 26-year-old Anthony Boyd of Manchester retu

Review: Real and Barca both win in Primera Liga

MADRID, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid and FC Barcelona both won their matches in the BBVA Primera Liga this weekend to maintain the status quo at the top of the league table. Real Madrid brushed past a poor Real Sociedad side 5-1 on Saturday night

HK to review private healthcare facilities after fatal incident

HK to review private healthcare facilities after fatal incident HONG KONG, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- In the wake of a fatal incident involving a beauty center, Hong Kong has formed four working groups to review private healthcare facilities in the city. The

London's transport may affect 2012 Olympics

LONDON, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Londay's local city government said on Thursday that the city's transport infrastructure is still one of the biggest risks to the running of the 2012 Olympic Games. Val Shawcross, chairman of the London Assembly transport

Over 20 million 2012 Olympic tickets applied for

LONDON, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Over 20 million tickets were applied for with around 1.8 million people submitting requests for tickets, revealed the LOCOG after the application（应用,运用） process for London 2012 Olympic tickets closed at 1am on

Pyeongchang celebrates winning Winter Olympic bid

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The citizens of Pyeongchang beamed with joy on early Thursday as their city was chosen to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games at last after two failed attempts. A large crowd had gathered from early afterno

London Olympic stadium track completed

LONDON, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- London 2012 celebrated another milestone on the Olympic Park as the track in the Olympic Stadium was unveiled on Monday. World record holder and Paralympic gold medallist Dan Greaves, British long jump record holder Chris T