North, South Sudanese Envoys Start Abyei Talks

Representatives(代表) from north and south Sudan are meeting Saturday to discuss the disputed Abyei region that was seized by northern forces a week ago. South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar traveled to Khartoum Saturday in an effort to lower ten

China buys U.S. T-bonds directly

BEIJING, May?23 (Xinhuanet) -- China now has direct access to the U.S. Department of the Treasury to buy U.S. government bonds, though the buying amount is not significant, a source close to the central bank told the Global Times yesterday. China can

Obama promises 97 percent of Americans won't see taxes rise

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua)-- U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday said the most important step now was to promise Americans 97 percent of them won't see taxes rise as the fiscal cliff loomed. Obama stressed in a White House news conference that

Heavy school bags linked to back pain in children

LONDON, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Children with heavy school bags are facing a higher risk of back pain, a latest study revealed. A team of Spanish researches reported that the link was found in more than 1,400 school children aged between 12 and 17 in No

Heavy rains to hit S China

BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Strong downpours and thunderstorms are expected to sweep south China over the coming three days, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) forecast Monday. The storms will hit hardest in regions south of the Yangtze River,

Uncle Lei Feng's legacy valued as egoism prevails

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Rising NBA star Jeremy Lin has won over many young basketball fans in China, but not Shi Shuaijun, who says his hero is an altruist revered by generations of schoolchildren as Uncle Lei Feng. Lei Feng has won Shi's admira

Chinese travel agencies suspend routes to Philippines

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Most Chinese travel agencies have suspended travel to the Philippines following the escalation of the Huangyan Island situation. Tourists companies such as Ctrip.com, China's largest online travel service company, and Beiji

双十一前夕:京东和天猫已经展开明争暗斗

China's two largest internet retailers have clashed in the run-up to Singles Day, the world's biggest online sales day, on 11 November. 中国两大互联网经销商双十一正式开战。双十一又称光棍节，是全球最大网上销售日。

京东12G用户数据信息包遭到泄露

A 12G data package belonging to JD.com, a leading online retail platform in China, has reportedly been leaked. 据报道，中国著名网购平台京东的12G数据信息包遭到泄露。 The package contains tens of millions of pieces of personal

京东要开线下便利店 其中一半开在农村

JD.com Inc, China's second-largest e-commerce company, plans to open more than 1 million JD convenience stores across the country in the next five years, with half of them located in rural areas, said its CEO Liu Qiangdong. 中国第二大电商公司京

中国夫妇考虑生二胎的成本

A survey by the China Youth Daily shows over 80-percent of those asked are mostly concerned about the high cost of a 2nd child. Even though we are eligible to have a second baby, we can't afford it. It is too expensive to send a second child to a goo

中国或将放宽“二胎政策”

Currently, one in ten Chinese citizens is 65 or above. And this proportion is likely to increase to one third by the year of 2050. Meanwhile, the working population is also aging. Wang Jun, professor at Sun Yat-Sen University, says this trend would p

当局否认二胎政策五月实施

Song Shuli is a National Health and Family Planning Commission spokesperson: This speculation is without foundation. The family planning strategy should be maintained, as the size of the population puts pressure on resources, the environment, as well

二胎政策尘埃落定之前,超生依然会被罚款

Local regulations need to be amended or parents will still face penalties, says population expert 专家近日表示，由于地方条例还需要修正，现在生二胎的家长还是会面临相关处罚。 Couples who want a second child after th

我国二胎政策的公布促使备孕产品激增

The volume of Internet searches for products related to pregnancy preparation saw a dramatic increase after China announced its plan last week to allow all couples to have two children. 自中国上周颁布允许夫妻有二孩的政策之后，与备

二胎政策即将出台,北京市申请比率极低

Most couples don't want to expand their families, if the low number applying for a second child in Beijing under today's rules is an indicator of parental thinking. 二胎政策出台后，北京申请二胎的比率之低，说明很多夫妻都不打

二胎政策促使中国汽车市场SUV销量猛增

The Guanghzhou Auto Show, one of China's biggest auto shows, is getting underway. Domestic and foreign players in the auto market are taking part in the event, putting the spotlight on SUVs. 中国最大的车展之一的广州车展正在进行中。国

二胎政策需相规管配合

The so-called one-child policy was brought into law in the late 1970's as a way to limit population growth, given that the economy at the time was just starting to open up to the outside world, and the domestic resources, particularly in urban areas,

“二胎”政策将在明年推出

Reporter: A universal two-child policy is expected to be passed by the top legislature by the end of the week as it concludes its latest bimonthly session on Sunday. The new rules would come into effect on January 1. Zhai Zhenwu, Head of the China Po

China strives to curb high funeral charges

BEIJING, March 26 (Xinhua) -- China will curb excessively high funeral charges by regulating the industry and reducing or remitting fees for low-income groups, the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) said Monday. A pricing standard for basic funeral serv