Venus returns with victory at Eastbourne

EASTBOURNE, England, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Venus Williams ended her five-month break with a three-set victory over Andrea Petkovic 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 at the Eastbourne WTA grass court on Monday. It felt fitting, I guess, Williams, 30, said of playing Petkov

史上无双! 威少收获赛季第42次三双 打破历史记录

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook broke Oscar Robertson's record for triple-doubles in a season in spectacular fashion. 俄克拉荷马雷霆队的超级巨星拉塞尔威斯布鲁克以惊人地方式打破了奥斯卡罗伯特森的单

Humala opens Villa Dakar facility

LIMA, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian President Ollanta Humala Wednesday inaugurated the Villa Dakar, a facility where vehicles racing in the 2013 Dakar Rally will get a mechanical revision before the race next Jan. 5. A total of 459 vehicles, including

Studio denies Charlie Sheen's return claim

BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhuanet) -- ABC television Friday announced it will cancel two of its three long-running daytime soap operas, media reports said. ABC said the two dramas（戏剧 ）, All My Children and One Life to Live, would be replaced by ne

IMF: World Economy Entering 'Dangerous New Phase'

The International Monetary Fund says the U.S. economy is struggling to overcome sluggish growth due to an unresolved government debt crisis and weaknesses in the housing market and household finances. In a report released Tuesday, the IMF downgraded

Tunisia qualifies for final phase of African Nations Cup

TUNIS, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia qualified for the final phase of the 2012 African Nations Football Cup after beating Togo 2-0 on Saturday at the Rades Olympic stadium near Tunis. The Carthage Eagles took the lead with goals by Walid Hichri in the 1

康师傅否认地沟油丑闻

TIANJIN, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Tingyi Holding Corp. on Monday denied that its instant noodles sold on the Chinese mainland were ever affected by a cooking oil scandal. A spokesperson for the company based in north China's Tianjin Municipality said the c

New dinosaur species found in east China

JINAN, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists said Saturday that they have found a new species of giant theropod dinosaur in the eastern province of Shandong. The new species, described as a close relative of Tyrannosaurus rex (T. rex), has been named

Death toll in Guatemalan earthquake rises to 52

Death toll in Guatemalan earthquake rises to 52 GUATEMALA CITY, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina on Thursday confirmed that the death toll of the 7.4- magnitude earthquake rose to 52, 22 people remain missing, and 1.2 million

土豪我们不约 BMW在华销量下降

A drop in sales in China and investment in new vehicles has hit German luxury car maker BMW's second-quarter profits. 由于在华销量下降和对新车的投资，德国豪华汽车制造商宝马第二季度的利润受到了影响。 The Munich-

震惊外媒：中国土豪包五星级酒店为海狮庆生

The son of a multi-billionaire hired out the entire swimming pool of a five-star hotel as a birthday treat for his pet sea lion. 一富二代包下了某五星酒店的游泳池给自己的宠物海狮过生日。（没错，就是这么任性~~） T

小"土豪"谈恋爱 1600镑飞的见情郎

An 11-year-old girl stole ?6,300 of her grandmother's cash and set off on an 800-mile taxi ride to meet up with a boy she met while on holiday. 这名11岁的小女孩从她祖母那里偷了6300镑的现金，叫了一辆飞的驱车800英里去和她

Japan's exports up 32.1 % on year in May

TOKYO, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Japan's exports rose in May from a year earlier, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said in a preliminary（初级） report on Thursday. The 32.1 percent increase in the recording month marks the sixth successive（连续的）

Japan Tells ASEAN Its Food Exports are Safe

Japan has defended its food exports as healthy amid global fears that the countrys nuclear disaster has contaminated its dairy products, fruits and vegetables. Leaders of Southeast Asian nations met with Japanese officials in Indonesia to discuss sup

Chinese export leader's Jan. foreign trade falls

GUANGZHOU, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Foreign trade in south China's Guangdong Province, the nation's key production and export base, declined 16.7 percent year-on-year in January, local authorities announced Friday. Exports totaled 39.05 billion U.S. dolla

美国推出新举措，以提振出口

WASHINGTON, May 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced a new initiative to boost exports on Tuesday, as the government seeks to spur growth and ensure job security through trade. The new mission, named NEI/NEXT, is a data-

对华出口是美经济增长动力

WASHINGTON, June 16 (Xinhua) -- China continues to be an important contributor to U.S. economic growth, said the U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC) in its annual report on U.S. exports to China on Tuesday. Over the past 10 years, U.S. exports to Chi

2月中国出口降幅为2009年初以来最大

Chinas foreign trade contracted much faster than expected last month, the latest sign of weakening global trade and lethargic domestic commodity demand as the countrys economy slows. 2月，中国外贸额下降速度显著快于预期，这一迹象再

我国3月出口大幅反弹 增速创近一年新高

The trade picture in the world's second-largest economy staged a turnaround in March, with exports rising at the fastest clip since last February, official data revealed on last Wednesday. 上周三发布的官方数据显示，中国，这个世界第

亚锦赛:中国男篮大胜新加坡

China is off to a good start to open the FIBA Asian Championships, thumping Singapore 91-42 on Wednesday night. Zhai Xiaochuan led China with 13 points. Former NBA player Yi Jianlian had 12 points and 8 rebounds in the victory. It was a little diffic