豪车市场遭遇反垄断调查

Industry insiders are suggesting the Chinese government's anti-monopoly investigations of some foreign luxury car brands sold in China are coming to an end. It's being reported that local authorities in Shanghai and Hubei have confirmed infractions b

中国反垄断部门批准富士康收购夏普

Shares in Sharp surged almost a fifth after Taiwans Foxconn said Chinese antitrust authorities have approved its $3.8bn takeover of the struggling Japanese display maker. 富士康(Foxconn)表示，中国反垄断部门已批准其以38亿美元收购处

美国老人捡零钱 2万美元捐助流浪猫

Never underestimate the true value of a handful of pocket change. 永远不要小看一把零钱的价值。 Rick Snyder, a 69-year-old resident of Manatee County, Florida, refused to sit still after he retired. Instead, he tended to one of his passi

Peru striker Guerrero earns draw for Corinthians

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Peru international striker Paolo Guerrero converted a 95th-minute penalty to earn Corinthians a barely deserved 2-2 draw against Bragantino in Brazil's Campeonato Paulista on Sunday. Earlier, Alexandre Pato scored

Napoli eyes Brazil striker Damiao

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Napoli is reportedly preparing a bid to sign Brazil international striker Leandro Damiao in the European summer transfer window. The Italian Serie A club is looking for a possible replacement for Uruguayan forward

Palmeiras in loan deal for Porto striker Kleber

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Palmeiras is close to signing former Brazil international striker Kleber on a one-year loan deal from Porto. Kleber underwent a medical examination in Sao Paulo on Wednesday and officials expect him to sign with the

Swedish striker Ibrahimovic joins Paris Saint-Germain

PARIS, July 17 (Xinhua) -- French top ligue club PSG signed Italy-based striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the second main face recruited after the Brazilian defender Thiago Silva, local media reported on Tuesday. Citing Leonrado, the PSG football director,

AC Milan striker Inzaghi ready for shocking return

ROME, March 28 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan veteran striker Pippo Inzaghi said on Monday that he will return to play in 20 days. Inzaghi's seanson, and even his career, was considered to be over after picking up knee ligament（韧带） damage in a 3-1 win

Bordeaux sacks striker Maazou on hostile remarks

PARIS, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- French Ligue 1 soccer club Bordeaux said Tuesday they fired Nigerian striker Moussa Maazou on his hostile（敌对的） remarks to the club and its supporters. Local daily Le Parisien said the Nigerian（尼日利亚） st

Sao Paulo is back to top, says striker Luis

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Former Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano said his current club Sao Paulo is ready to return to the top of Brazilian football after three seasons without a trophy. Sao Paulo, one of only five teams to have never been re

40 killed, 135 injured in twin blasts in Pakistan's Karachi

ISLAMABAD, March 3 (Xinhua) -- At least 40 people were killed and over 135 others injured when twin blasts hit a residential area in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Sunday night, local health official said. Aftab Khatri, Health Secretary

AU mediator leaves Cote d'Ivoire without breakthrough

NAIROBI, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- African Union mediator for the resolution of the electoral crisis gripping Cote d'Ivoire Raila Odinga ended his visit to the West African nation on Wednesday without a breakthrough. In a statement(声明) issued at the en

Easter Bunny hops atop box office derby

LOS ANGELES, April 3 (Xinhua) -- A Universal and Illumination follow-up to Despicable Me made its debut in North American box office this Friday ahead of the rest of the field, while two other new releases finished in the second and third spots respe

Facebook to launch music service in August: report

SAN FRANCISCO, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Facebook will launch new music service with a music tab and music dashboard in partnership with other online music services at its f8 annual developer conference in August, U.S. media reported on Monday. According t

我国46座城市将率先实施生活垃圾强制分类

Faced with a growing refuse problem in urban areas, China plans to move ahead with household trash sorting in 46 major cities by requiring all public institutes and relevant companies to separate hazardous waste, kitchen waste and recyclable material

美债务危机或伤害投资人

WASHINGTON While official Washington remains preoccupied with a government shutdown, many experts are more concerned about another looming crisis. The U.S. Treasury Department says the government will run out of money to pay its bills by October 17 u

AC Milan drew 0-0 with Fiorentina

ROME, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan could not capitalise on their domination as they were held to a 0-0 draw by hosts Fiorentina on Saturday. Milan, coming off five consecutive Serie A victories, had the stronger start and penalty appeals on seven min

Fiorentina get first win at Genoa in 30 years

Fiorentina get first win at Genoa in 30 years ROME, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Fiorentina chalked up their first win in thirty years at Genoa with a 1-0 win on Thursday. Manuel Pasqual scored the only goal to award the visitors their first away win this seas

China's yuan hits news high against USD Monday

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese currency renminbi (RMB), or the yuan, Monday gained 15 basis points from the previous(以前的) trading day to hit a new high of 6.4988 per U.S. dollar. The yuan first broke the symbolic 6.50 ratio against the

美的拟收购德国自动化企业库卡

A Chinese home-appliance maker is looking to clinch its second big overseas takeover in two months with an offer for Kuka that values the German automation group at 4.6bn. 一家中国家用电器制造商正寻求敲定其两个月内第二笔大型海