古巴推出私人非农业合作社

HAVANA, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Cuba launched its first batch of private nonagricultural cooperatives Monday, as part of reforms pushed by Cuban leader Raul Castro. There are 124 such cooperatives in the sectors of construction, transportation, waste coll

S Korea, DPRK hold rare military talks

SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- South Korea and the Democratic（民主的 ） People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) held rare working-level military talks Thursday, the first time in nearly two years, the defense ministry said. Three officials from both sid

Sao Paulo announces return of Denilson

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 19 (Xinhua) -- The Sao Paulo soccer team proudly presented Denilson on Tuesday. Denilson, who left Sao Paulo in 2005 at the age of 18 to play for England's Arsenal, claimed that he was unsatisfied at Arsenal and with head coach A

围棋大师吴清源去世 享年百岁

Go master Seigen Go, heralded as the strongest professional player in the Showa era, died of old age early Sunday morning at a hospital in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture. He was 100. 周日早晨，围棋大师吴清源在神奈川县小田原市的一家

300,000 martyr tombs to be repaired in 2012

BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhua) -- China would relocate or renovate 300,000 scattered martyr tombs and 2,000 memorial facilities in 2012, according to a report from the China Central Television (CCTV) on Tuesday. The central government would subsidize 5,00

吃鱼或有助于预防失聪

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Consumption of two or more servings of fish per week may reduce the risk of hearing loss in women, U.S. researchers said Wednesday. Acquired hearing loss is a highly prevalent and often disabling chronic health condit

Rio in Formula 1 bid

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes is reportedly preparing a bold proposal to bring Formula 1 to the Brazilian city. Paes is seeking talks with Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone about the prospect of making Rio Brazil

中国加大打击敲诈勒索犯罪力度

中国加大打击敲诈勒索犯罪力度 BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities on Friday unveiled a judicial explanation to clarify the seriousness of blackmail cases in order to crackdown on the crime. The nine-article explanation, iss

委内瑞拉调动军事力量打击犯罪

CARACAS, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan government announced Sunday that it will fight crime in Caracas with the help of the armed forces, the Venezuelan News Agency reported. The Defense Ministry, the National Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB) and th

新西兰经济发展将提速

WELLINGTON, June 16 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's economic growth is set to accelerate from an estimated 3.1 percent in the year to the end of March this year to 3.8 percent in the following 12 months, according to a quarterly average of economic forecas

新西兰小狗学开车 8周掌握驾驶技能

For the four-legged competitors, two months of hard work-and a fair few treats-ensured they were raring to get on the racetrack.So when the big day rolled around, the only ones likely to get hot under the collar were any bystanders who spotted a Mini

奥巴马将会见新西兰总理

WASHINGTON, May 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key next month at the White House over bilateral and regional issues, the White House said Monday. The meeting on June 20 will highlight our inc

新西兰：网络挑衅将被判刑

Internet trolls face up to two years' jail in New Zealand under a controversial new law which bans harmful digital communications. 新西兰出台一项尚有争议的新法案，禁止有害数字信息，在网上发布挑衅文字或将入狱两年。

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3月5日上午，十二届全国人大三次会议在人民大会堂举行开幕会，听取国务院总理李克强作政府工作报告。今年的政府工作报告中，那一句有权不可任性一经出现，就被网友疯传。除此以外，今

两会废除高考英语提议引发网友热议

A CPPCC member denounced on March 6 a proposal to remove English from China's college entrance exam, stressing the benefits of studying English for students who live in an increasingly open world. 3月6日，一名政协委员对废除高考英语的提

Romney, Paul, Santorum Tied in Iowa Caucuses

Social conservative Rick Santorum, anti-war advocate Ron Paul, and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney are virtually tied in early vote counting in the U.S. state of Iowa, in the first nominating contest of the 2012 presidential election. With

移动设备改变了人们看视频的方式

Mobile devices have changed the way how films and television programs are created and presented in front of the audience, said Chris D. Nebe, CEO of Monarex Hollywood and director of Mysterious China at a sub forum in Wuzhen on Thursday. 周四，在中

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After taking two months off to spend time with his newborn daughter, Mark Zuckerberg is back to business. And business is good. 休了两个月产假来陪伴刚出生的女儿之后，马克扎克伯格(Mark Zuckerberg)回归工作。事实证明，生

移动支付强强联手 三星Pay与支付宝宣布合作!

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has struck a partnership with Chinese payment service Alipay, to expand Samsung Pay in the world's largest smartphone market. 为扩大三星支付在世界最大的智能手机市场的影响力，三星电子有限公司与

五个适合移动办公者的最佳城市 清迈

Some jobs these days require little more than a laptop and an internet connection, allowing many digital nomads the opportunity to live and work in cities across the world. But because they often only stay in a place for a few weeks or months at a ti