MESSENGER Spacecraft Will Be First to Orbit Planet Mercury

The U.S. space probe MESSENGER is poised to enter orbit around Mercury（水银） early Friday, Universal time, capping a nearly seven-year journey to the solar systems innermost planet. Scientists with the U.S. space agency, NASA, hope the orbiting

NASA Messenger Probe Set for Historic Orbit Around Mercury

The U.S. space agency NASAs Messenger probe（正直的，廉洁的 ） is scheduled to reach Mercury later this week, and become the first spacecraft to orbit the planet closest to the sun. During Messengers year-long orbital mission, scientists exp

Orbit tower unveiled in London's Olympic park

LONDON, May 11 (Xinhua) -- A controversial steel tower was unveiled in the Olympic park of London on Friday, about two and a half months before opening of the Games, which was hoped to become of a new icon of the city and bring more visitors. The tow

网络餐饮新规征求意见 商家应有实体店

Businesses providing catering services online are required to acquire food trade licenses and have brick-and-mortar stores, according to China Food and Drug Administration. 国家食品药品监督管理总局日前声称，提供网络餐饮服务的商

Kenya's Tergat refutes doping claims among athletes

NAIROBI, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Former world marathon record holder, Paul Tergat, claimed on Monday that doping among Kenyan runners is isolated as opposed to being the widespread problem as alleged. He subsequently called for accusations levelled again

EAC member states urged to act on common market

DAR ES SALAAM, June 23 (Xinhua) -- The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has urged（催促） all partner states' action in order to ensure that the region embarks upon the process of implementing the East African Community (EAC)（东非共和

Diabetic patients in Fiji continue to increase

SUVA, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Some 300 diabetes patients（有耐心的 ） undergo amputations every year in Fiji and the trend is worrying the authorities. This is according to research carried out by the country's Physiotherapy Associations which sho

EU's Barroso defends eurobonds proposals

BRUSSELS, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- European Commission chief on Wednesday firmly defended the proposals for jointly issuing Stability Bonds, otherwise known as eurobonds. The bonds are an example of reinforced governance, of a strong will to live together

Same compensation for China bridge collapse victims

ZHENGZHOU, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Officials announced Monday that relatives of the victims of an expressway bridge collapse that occurred last Friday in central China's Henan Province will be compensated using a single standard following public complaint

EU commission,parliament sign cooperation agreement

BRUSSELS, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- European Commission（欧盟委员会） and European Parliament signed a revised（修正的） Framework Agreement on Wednesday to intensify political dialogue and cooperation. European Commission President Jose Manuel

Lionsgate buys "Twilight" studio for $412.5 mln

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Leading independent motion picture producer and distributor Lionsgate has acquired vampire and werewolves epic series Twilight producer Summit Entertainment for 412.5 million U.S. dollars, the company announced on Fri

德国汉堡街墙“反击”嘘嘘者

An area of the German city of Hamburg known for its nightlife is fighting back against drunken revellers who relieve themselves in the streets - by modifying the area's walls to pee back. 德国汉堡市一个以夜生活出名的地区近日开始对醉

中美加强知识产权合作

GUANGZHOU, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- China and the United States agreed to boost cooperation on intellectual property rights (IPR) during annual trade talks which concluded on Monday. The two sides will increase exchanges and boost cooperation on fighting

Scorsese's "Hugo" enters Chinese theaters

BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. director Martin Scorsese's 3D fantasy film Hugo will be screened on the Chinese mainland starting Thursday, according to Huaxia Film Distribution Co., Ltd, the film's mainland distributor. The film, which has been des

Czech Republic beat Malta 3-1 in 2014 World Cup qualifier

Czech Republic beat Malta 3-1 in 2014 World Cup qualifier PRAGUE, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Czech Republic beat Malta 3-1 in European zone 2014 World Cup qualifier in Plzen, West Bohemia on Friday. After this match, the Czech Republic stand at the seco

FIBA Asia to take action against Qatar

WUHAN, China, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- The FIBA Asia apologized Saturday for inresponsible behaviors of Qatar and promised to take furture actions against Team Qatar after the Asian FIBA Men's Basketball Championships. Definitely we'll take actions again

FIBA宣布姚明出任2019年篮球世界杯形象大使

Yao Ming, a retired Chinese basketball player, is now the first ambassador of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019. 近日，已经退役的中国篮球运动员姚明正式成为了2019年FIBA（国际篮联）篮球世界杯的首位形象大使。 H

六国推动伊朗开展核对话

[The] United States and five other world powers are calling on Iran to accept face-to-face nuclear talks, ahead of a key meeting of the UN General Assembly（大会） later this month. Several countries have made it clear that they'll be pushing for tou

中国女性促进线上线下业务增长

Females have become the driving force behind Chinas booming online-to-offline shopping sector, despite their minority position in the countrys overall Internet-using population. 中国女性已经成为中国线下电子商务领域繁荣的幕后推手

道琼斯指数再创新高

NEW YORK, May 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended narrowly mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average eclipsing previous day's closing record, as April's housing data came out well above market consensus. The Dow inched up 13.51 points, or