New Refinery in India Could Boost Trade with Pakistan

A new Indian oil refinery near its border with Pakistan could boost trade between the two countries through fuel sales. The South Asian rivals are hoping that stepped up trade will help the reconciliation process. The $4 billion refinery near Bhatind

中德合办的基弗艺术展遭艺术家本人反对

BEIJING One of Chinas top art academies is facing criticism for moving ahead with a major exhibition of work by Anselm Kiefer, even after the blue-chip German artist expressly disavowed the show, which he said was organized without his consent. 北京中

Real Sociedad obtain Arsenal's Vela on loan

MADRID, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Real Sociedad got strengthened in attack to recieve Mexican International winger Carlos Vela from English Premier League club Arsenal, the Spanish La Liga side confirmed on Tuesday. Real Sociedad have reached an agreement

上海合作组织准备欢迎新会员

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization or SCO has approved two legal files to admit new memberships at a summit of the bloc's leaders in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Chinese president Xi jinping said that expanding external exchanges and absorbing new blood

墨西哥需要更多改革以促进经济增长

墨西哥需要更多改革以促进经济增长 MEXICO CITY, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said Monday that his government has taken important decisions, but further reforms are still needed to promote the country's econom

7月1日起我国全面推进资源税改革

China will expand reform of resource taxes across the board from July 1, authorities said on last Tuesday. 有关部门上周二宣布，自7月1日起，我国将全面推进资源税改革。 Resource tax will be levied on most mineral products bas

麻省理工学院发生枪击案

麻省理工学院发生枪击案 BOSTON, the United States, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on Thursday night reported on its website that gunshots were reported late in the night on campus. At least one police o

All 33 trapped miners safely rescued

10-14-2010 All of the 33 trapped miners from the San Jose mine in Chile, have been rescued, marking the end of a 2 month ordeal. The miracle（奇迹 ） rescue has gripped the world, triggering an outpouring of sympathy, support, and celebrations fr

Botafogo stays undefeated in Brazil's Serie A

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Lucas scored a goal either side of half-time as Botafogo maintained its lead at the top of the Brazilian Serie A championship with a 3-2 victory over Coritiba on Sunday. Lincoln stunned the visitors with a goal in

降准是什么？ 央行释放1.2万亿人民币贷款额

China's central bank is to cut its bank reserve requirement ratio by one percentage point. 中国央行将把银行存款准备金率下调一个百分点（简称降准）。 The People's Bank of China said that the new reserve requirement would tak

央行降准降息支持实体经济

The People's Bank of China says the economy is still facing downward pressure. Meanwhile, the global financial market has shown major fluctuations recently. Therefore, the central bank has concluded that it's necessary to apply flexible monetary poli

研究人员利用海藻研发抗生素

LONDON, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- UK researchers are trying to use the antimicrobial properties of seaweeds from the country's coastline to develop a new generation of antibiotics in a bid to fight the growing threat of resistant superbugs, according to a

峡谷天使离开人间 一生守护自杀圣地

For nearly five decades he gazed out of his Sydney home overlooking the Pacific Ocean, inspired by one of Australia's most picturesque views. But it was not just a love for the sea that drew him to the dramatic panorama. 近五十年来，里奇一直从

吉尼斯世界纪录 俄国妈妈生娃69个

The record for most babies born to one woman is 69. Yes, you read that correctly 69! 世界上生孩子最多的女人共生下了69个孩子。对，你没看错，就是69个！ Who was this amazing woman? We dont really know. Her husband is the on

王俊凯微博转发破四千万 创吉尼斯世界纪录

Wang Junkai lead singer of popular Chinese boyband TFboys has made social-media history after his birthday message was reposted an astonishing 42,776,438 time, earning him a Guinness World Records title for the Most reposts of a Weibo post ever. 中国

"最大份炒饭"吉尼斯纪录因浪费粮食被撤销

A group of 300 people who cooked four tonnes of fried rice in Yangzhou in the eastern province of Jiangsu have been told that they failed to break the world record because the food had been wasted, confirmed Guinness World Records Ltd. on Monday morn

30th Istanbul film festival kicks off

ISTANBUL, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The 30th Istanbul film festival（节日 ） kicked off here Friday evening with an opening ceremony including some of Turkish and European renowned icons of cinema. The festival will air over 230 films from dozens of co

紧张的社会关系增加过早死亡的风险

紧张的社会关系增加过早死亡的风险 LONDON, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Stressful social relations, shown as frequent arguments and conflicts with others or constant worries about families, could increase early death risk for middle-aged people, a

Li Na to miss Qatar Open

DOHA, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese tennis player Li Na will miss the Qatar Open next week due to the ankle injury she suffered in her Australia Open final in which she lost to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Li Na has withdrawn from Qatar tennis due to h

中国设备制造商抢占海外市场份额

Chinas construction equipment makers are ramping up the competition against global leaders such as Caterpillar, Komatsu and Deere and appear set to discount products to build market share, a new study has found. 一份新的研究报告显示，中国建