"Avengers" takes aim at all-time record

BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhuanet) -- The Avengers is going to keep the 2012 U.S. box office fighting for a new record with estimates soaring past 150 million U.S. dollars, according to media reports Friday. A three-figure domestic opening will put Avengers

Leverkusen shocks passive Chelsea 2-1 at Champions League

BERLIN, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- German Bundesliga team showed moral when they turned a 0-1 deficit into a 2-1 win to wrap round of last sixteen one match day ahead of schedule on Wednesday. Leverkusen started confident against Chelsea but both sides fail

Leverkusen stops Bayern's winning streak in German Bundesliga

Leverkusen stops Bayern's winning streak in German Bundesliga BERLIN, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Sidney Sam's decider inflicted front runner Bayern Munich the first loss of the season to stop their perfect start meanwhile Vedad Ibisevic ensured Stuttgart's

Leverkusen beat Rosenborg 1-0 in UEFA Europa League

BERLIN, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- German side Bayer Leverkusen ensured a neat 1-0 victory over Norwegian side Rosenborg Trondheim at the last match of group K in Europa League on Thursday. Leverkusen introduced a couple of youngsters into the formation, as

中国"双十一"奶粉抢购致澳洲人买不到好奶粉

Watching your products fly off the shelves is not usually regarded as a problem by most companies. But for the Australian maker of a popular baby milk powder, demand from China is resulting in shortages on domestic shelves and anger among loyal custo

Mauritius reports first toll of A/ H1N1 flu in 2010

Mauritius（毛里求斯） has recorded the first victim who succumbed to A/ H1N1 flu in 2010, local medical sources reported over the weekend. A government official aged 51 died on Saturday night in a private clinic after having been admitted on Ju

英剧《战争与和平》开播 演员吐槽原著太难啃

With its mix of romance and drama charted over 1,300 pages, War and Peace is known for being a long and demanding novel to read. 长篇浪漫小说《战争与和平》全书1300多页，素以篇幅长、阅读难度大而闻名。 But despite a TV

Govt aims to close income gap with wage hike

BEIJING, Feb.?9 (Xinhuanet) -- The government aims to raise its minimum wage at least 13 percent each year from 2011 to 2015, according to a national employment promotion plan released on Wednesday. China raised its minimum wage by an average of 12.5

奥迪未来五年将加大投资

MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- German car producer Audi AG announced Saturday to expand its investment program to 24 billion euros (29 billion U.S. dollars) at home and abroad from 2015 through 2019. The total investment volume comprises about

China to push forward equalization of public services

BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, or China's Cabinet, announced Wednesday that the government will work to give both urban and rural residents equal access to public services during the 2011-2015 period. The government will promote a ser

Hotmail introduces hacking alert system

SAN FRANCISCO, July 14 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft on Thursday introduces a hacking alert system to its Windows Live Hotmail email service alongside banning common passwords. When someone's account gets hijacked, their friends often find out before they do

China on verge of another clean sweep at China Masters

CHANGZHOU, Jiangsu Province, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese badminton team were on verge of another clean sweep after last month's world championships as they had secured one-two in three of the five events on Saturday. Shuttlers from other teams could

希斯罗气味地球仪 一嗅环游全世界

Nothing evokes a sense of place like the heady waft of a familiar smell. 没有什么能像醉人的熟悉气味那样唤起人们身临其境的感觉。 And passengers travelling from Heathrow's Terminal 2 can now be transported to across the world

Allegri expects tough match at Palermo

Allegri expects tough match at Palermo MILAN, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri has expected a tough game awaiting his side at Palermo on Tuesday. The beleaguered Rossoneri, who won some respite after beat Genoa 1-0 on Satu

Palermo throw victory away, says Gasperini

Palermo throw victory away, says Gasperini ROME, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Palermo head coach Gian Piero Gasperini said his side threw away an incredible opportunity following they drew 2-2 with AC Milan on Tuesday. The Sicilians were 2-0 up after 47 minut

Milan draw 2-2 with Palermo

Milan draw 2-2 with Palermo ROME, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan fought back from 2-0 down to salvage a 2-2 draw at Palermo in a Serie A match on Tuesday. Fabrizio Miccoli converted a penalty to cap a strong first half for the home team before Franco B

China reviews anti-dumping measures on Japanese chloroprene rubber

BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday started to review anti-dumping measures it imposed on chloroprene rubber imported from a Japanese company, the Ministry of Commerce said. The move came after the ministry received complaints that Japan E

中国飞机航班延误情况恶化

According to the figures from the CAAC, the average on-time rate for domestic airlines was just over 65 percent between January and June, compared to over 68 percent last year. In other words, a passenger flying on a Chinese airline experiences a fli

Murdoch ‘Not Fit’ to Head Media Company

A British parliament committee said Tuesday newspaper and television magnate Rupert Murdoch is not a fit person to head a media company, part of an unexpectedly strong rebuke to one of the world's most powerful media moguls. The multy-party committee

Murdoch Quits News Corp Subsidiary Boards

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has stepped down as director of several subsidiary boards within his troubled News Corporation conglomerate, ahead of a planned company split. A corporate statement said Murdoch stepped down as director of NI Group (formerl