China issues alert for foggy weather

BEIJING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authorities on Saturday issued a blue-coded alert for fog in most parts of the country's central and northern provinces from Saturday night to Sunday morning. Most parts of north China, southwest Ch

China uses PM 2.5 in weather alert system

BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authority has introduced a new weather warning system for smog which will use readings of PM 2.5, a particle pollutant. The announcement comes as thick haze chokes many cities. The National Meteorol

Blue alert issued for NE China sea ice

BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Floating ice in northeast China's Liaodong Bay has expanded following a cold snap that has driven sea temperatures down for the last two days, maritime weather forecasters said Tuesday. The National Marine Environmental F

China maintains blue alert for cold wave

BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's National Meteorological Center(NMC) on Saturday kept its blue alert for the severe cold wave that is sweaping many northern China regions. The observatory said temperature drop will continue to decline from the we

New Zealand PM sends nation's congratulations on pregnancy to royal couple

New Zealand PM sends nation's congratulations on pregnancy to royal couple

Typhoon alert remains high in east China

HANGZHOU, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's east coast remains on alert Friday as a pair of typhoons threaten to wreak havoc. Typhoon Bolaven, the 15th typhoon of the year, was gaining force Friday and was forecast to reach the East China Sea on Sunday, th

China again issues alert for rainstorm in south

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- China's national observatory on Friday issued a blue alert for a new round of rainstorms expected to hit the country's southern regions over next three days. From Saturday to Monday, heavy rains are likely to fall in most

China issues sandstorm alert for northwest regions

BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authorities on Sunday issued a blue alert, the lowest level in the warning system, against sandstorms that are expected to hit the country's northwest regions. The National Meteorological Center (N

Microsoft unveils "Windows 8"

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft on Wednesday gave a preview of its next-generation operating system code-named Windows 8.The software giant introduced the successor to Windows 7 at the ninth edition of The Wall Street Journal's Digital: A

"Shaq" O'Neal announces retirement

WASHINGTON, June 1 (Xinhua) -- NBA legendary center Shaquille O'Neal announced his retirement on Wednesday on Twitter to end his 19-year professional career. I'm retiring, O'Neal said on his Twitter, and the three-time NBA Finals Most Valuable Player

WADA may change rules regarding clenbuterol

ROME, June 14 (Xinhua) -- World Anti-Doping Agency lab experts may change its rules regarding clenbuterol on their meeting next week. Clenbuterol is the drug that cyclist Alberto Contador tested positive for at last year's Tour de France. Contador bl

Smoking warnings to change in China

BEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhuanet) -- Next year will bring a doubling in the size of the words that appear on cigarette packages to warn consumers of the dangers of smoking. Starting in April 2012, cigarettes produced and sold in China will bear a new warn

国内儿童安全座椅将强制实施3C认证

New regulations have been announced connected to car seats for children. The new rules, which become active on September 1st, will ban the sale of child safety seats which don't have the China Compulsory Certification. CRI's Yu Yang has more. A recen

脸书推出全新应用 受众群仅为在校学生

Facebook has launched a new social media app aimed at school teenagers. 近日，脸书公司开发了一款针对在校学生的新社交软件。 Members of Lifestage, currently only available on Apple devices in the US, upload pictures and videos

震惊! 脸书CEO扎克伯格的社交账户都被黑客攻击了!

He might run the world's biggest social networking site, but not even Mark Zuckerberg is immune to being hacked. 虽然马克扎克伯格管理着世界上最大的社交媒体网站，但他也无法对黑客攻击免疫。 The Facebook founder's ac

灰女士显灵? 游客拍下英国古堡闹鬼照片

She is, without a shadow of doubt, the most famous ghost at one of Britains most haunted sites. 灰女士无疑是英国众多闹鬼景点中最著名的一个。 But does this murky photograph show the fabled Grey Lady of Dudley Castle or something

鳄鱼河观光惨剧 白化鳄鱼杀死渔夫

A crocodile named Michael Jackson has been held responsible for killing a man at the Adelaide River on Monday afternoon.A 57-year-old man was attacked and killed by the crocodile in front of his wife while they were fishing at the river, about 60km e

2017年校园足球计划公布 将建成2万所足球特色学校

Plans to open 20,000 specialist football schools in 2017, aimed at training young players and cultivating talent, are part of the government's latest plan to advance China's ability to compete on the global pitch. 为提高中国足球在国际赛场上

手机壳的重要性 3万米坠落爱疯6无恙

The iPhone 6 has survived an severe drop test after falling 100,000ft (30,480 metres) from the edge of space. 在一场严峻的坠落测试中，从10万英尺高空（3万480米）掉下来得以幸存。 Incredible footage reveals the device survi

UAE hosts international meeting over Libya

DUBAI, June 9 (Xinhua) -- The Unites Arab Emirates (UAE) hosted the third meeting of the Libya Contact Group on Thursday, with some 20 foreign ministers and representatives of regional and international organizations attending, the state news agency