Beach volleyball youth worlds concludes in Cyprus

LARNAKA, Cyprus, July 14 (Xinhua) -- The U19 Beach Volleyball Youth World Championships concluded in Cyprus' southeastern coastal city Larnaka, with Poland emerging the biggest winner which claimed three medals including men's gold and silver as well

昂山素季启首次访华行

Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is now in Beijing for her first ever visit to China. Her groundbreaking trip comes at the invitation of the International Department of the Communist Party of China. Department head Wang Jiarui, who's also

可穿戴技术成健身第一趋势

The American College of Sports Medicine forecast that wearable technology would be the number one fitness trend for the New Year after the institution interviewed 2,800 professionals worldwide. Wearable technology includes fitness trackers, smart wat

China to combat fraud in academician election

BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said Wednesday it will fiercely combat fraud in the election of academicians. The CAS, one of the country's top think tanks, said the election will focus on candidates' academic quali

Leo Messi looks to repeat 2009 Champions League win

BARCELONA, May 23 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona striker Leo Messi expected to repeat the 2009 Champions League win over Manchester United as he spoke to the press ahead of Saturday's Champions League final in Wembley on Monday. The Argentinean, who is arg

Obama tries to repeat Virginia win with bus tour

WASHINGTON, July 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday embarked on a two-day bus tour into the battleground state of Virginia, hoping to repeat his 2008 win in the state. Obama's Virginia tour on Friday included three stops, including

Fallout from Big JPMorgan Chase Loss Begins

The fallout has begun from a $2 billion financial trading loss at the U.S.-based JPMorgan Chase investment company. The firm said Monday that Ina Drew, JPMorgan's chief investment officer and one of Wall Street's highest paid female executives, is re

G20 Hope to Move Beyond Greek Crisis

After the Greek political crisis dominated the first day of the G20 economic summit, the second and final day is expected to focus largely on the health of the global economy. Large industrial countries gathered in Cannes expressed relief at Greece's

Wolves' keeper beats Arsenal, Hotspur holds title hope

LONDON, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- In-form goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey inspired Wolves to fight back in a 1-1 draw at Arsenal on Tuesday while Tottenham Hotspur maintained the Premier League's title hope after brace-scoring Gareth Bale gifted them a late 2-0

Jia hopes follow-up ECFA talks bear fruit earlier

BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin on Tuesday expressed hope that new achievements will come quickly in the follow-up talks on implementing the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), a wide-ranging cross-St

Wall Street ends volatile August amid stimulus hope

NEW YORK, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street closed moderately higher on Wednesday, ending a volatile August as investors hope that the Federal Reserve will add more liquidity to the market. On the economic front, ADP employment report showed that priva

毁容少女周岩晒写真引关注 乐观勇敢值得点赞

A 21-year-old young woman who was a victim of disfigurement five years ago courageously faced the public eye, recently posting a series of glamor photographs on the internet. 作为五年前一起毁容事件的受害者，一位21岁的年轻女子近

南水北调全面通水两年 惠及8700万人

Water diverted from the Yangtze River in southern China has helped ease thirst in northern China for more than 80 million people, a senior official said last Monday. 一位高级官员上周一表示，从长江调过来的水资源已经缓解中国北

China welcomes completion of south Sudan referendum

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- China welcomes the smooth completion of the referendum（公民投票权） in south Sudan, which is an important step towards the full implementation of the Comprehensive Peaceful Agreement, a senior Chinese diplo

Botswana, from "whipping boys" to "African team of year"

GABORONE, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Not many years ago, Botswana was an unknown entity in the world of soccer. Perhaps the only thing the landlocked Southern Africa nation was known for was its peace, and the pretty little stones - diamonds, not the popula

C-sections up by 7% in 7 years, U.S

BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhuanet) -- More than one in three births in the U.S. are delivered by C-section, which is an all time high and an increase of 25 percent over seven years, according to news reports Monday quoting a new study. Based on data from 1

Mystery of star explosion 2000 years ago solved

BEIJING, Oct. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- The question, why the first documented supernova was super-sized and grew so fast, has puzzled astronomers for centuries. Now it is solved by US researchers. The supernova, an exploded star, was observed in 185 A.D. an

Year of Youth for China and EU launched in Beijing

BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attended the opening ceremony of the China-EU Year of Youth in Beijing on Wednesday, encouraging young people from China and the EU to build a brighter future for bilateral strategic(战略) par

俄美总统同意推动叙利亚在日内瓦举行会谈

LOUGH ERNE, Britain, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday held here face-to-face talks on Syria on the sidelines of the G8 summit in Lough Erne, Britain. At a press conference after their two-

叙利亚政府使用化学武器对付反叛者

WASHINGTON, June 13 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. intelligence community assessed that the Syrian government had used chemical weapons against rebels, White House said in a statement Thursday. Following a deliberative review, our intelligence community assess