Ferdinand misses Man United trip to Romania

LONDON, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand will stay home while his teammates start the European Champion League match against Otelul Galati in Bucharest, Romania on Tuesday. Ferdinand, 32, didn't show up Monday morning as 2

fighting in Afghanistan could intensify

WASHINGTON, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Gen. David Petraeus, U.S. President Barack Obama's pick as the new commander(司令官) in Afghanistan, said on Tuesday that fighting in the country could intensify（加强） in coming months and he supports the time

锦州银行披露对汉能的风险敞口

A Chinese city bank planning on listing in Hong Kong has indicated it has more than $440m in exposure to Hanergy Group debt, in the first case of a Chinese bank detailing its exposure to the embattled thin film solar company. 计划在香港上市的中

Women's Fashion Week dresses Milan with elegance

MILAN, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Milan Women's Fashion Week kicked off here on Wednesday, showcasing the best of made-in-Italy in the city's most renowned and historic locations(出租). According to the National Chamber for Italian Fashion, which organize

New rules complicate EU herbal medicine market

BRUSSELS, April 29 (Xinhua) -- As a 2004 European Union (EU) directive on herbal medicine is to be fully implemented(实施,执行) on May 1, herbal medicinal products without a license will no longer be allowed in the EU market, the European Commiss

以色列与美国在地中海试射导弹

JERUSALEM, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- A spokesperson with the Israeli Defense Ministry confirmed to Xinhua on Tuesday that Israel, along with the United States conducted a successful experiment for a new target missile called Sparrow, which is the apparent

内塔尼亚胡称美国未否决联合国决议可耻

Israel on Sunday summoned ambassadors of countries that belong to the UN Security Council for a Christmas Day reprimand for their support of a resolution condemning Israels illegal settlements on Palestinian lands. 以色列周日召见联合国安理会

联合国安理会将就伊朗导弹试射召开会议

The United Nations Security Council is to hold urgent talks Tuesday in response to a ballistic missile test carried out by Iran. 联合国安理会将于星期二举行紧急会谈，对伊朗进行的弹道导弹试验作出反应。 The United Stat

联合国放话:支持苹果对抗FBI,不解锁iPhone!

Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, high commissioner for human rights at the United Nations, has warned that a Pandora's box will be opened if Apple co-operates with the FBI. The FBI has ordered the tech giant to assist it with unlocking an iPhone used by San Be

中美就联合国制裁朝鲜决议草案达成共识

The US and China have agreed on a new UN resolution to place additional sanctions on North Korea in response to its latest nuclear and missile tests. 美国和中国已就进一步制裁朝鲜的联合国新决议达成一致，这些制裁是对朝鲜

联合国需要一个怎样的领导人?

What makes a good UN secretary general, a secretary or a general? That is the age-old question. Some diplomats and observers, including Britain's UN ambassador Matthew Rycroft, believe the world body needs someone with the qualities of a military com

联合国候选人关注和平与发展

Few people believe any individual has a silver bullet capable of solving the world's problems overnight. And yet the postholder of the top job at the United Nations is often asked to provide exactly that kind of all-in-one approach, and is often then

联合国首次公开面试秘书长候选人 半数为女性

The UN launched its first-ever public hearings for the job of the next UN secretary-general. 近日，联合国就下任秘书长候选人进行的首次公开对话会拉开了帷幕。 Last Tuesday marked the start of three days of General Assembly

联合国维和摊款中国占10.2% 仅次于美国

China is set to be the second-largest country to share UN peacekeeping costs from 2016 to 2018, just behind the US, accounting for 10.3% of the total, according to the Under-Secretary-General for UN Peacekeeping Operations, Herve Ladsous. 联合国负责

联合国秘书长竞选中的俄美博弈

After months of speculation, the race to become the next UN Secretary-General has reached the point at which support for the official contenders is being tested where it really counts. 在经历了数月的猜测之后，联合国(UN)秘书长的竞选

联合国即将任命葡萄牙前总理古铁雷斯为新秘书长

The United Nations is expected to appoint former Portugal Prime Minister Antonio Guterres as Secretary-General Thursday. 联合国预计星期四任命葡萄牙前总理古铁雷斯为下一任秘书长。 U.N. General Assembly President Peter Thomps

联合国人权事务高级专员: 川普将是危险的总统

The U.N.'s human rights chief said Wednesday that if elected the next U.S. president, Donald Trump would be dangerous from an international point of view. 联合国人权事务高级专员扎伊德星期三说，假如川普当选为美国下届总统，

想到联合国工作吗? 看看都需要些什么条件!

The United Nation (UN) held an entrance exam in Beijing last Wednesday. The exam is part of an initiative to recruit young professionals into the international organization. 上周三，联合国在北京举行了一场招聘考试。这场考试是招

习大大出席联合国发展峰会

The Sustainable Development Summit continues into its second day with more than 70 heads of state and government delivering speeches stating their resolution to realize the 2030 development agenda. Among them, Chinese President Xi Jinping has made hi

联合国250亿美元防妇儿死亡

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations on Saturday launched an ambitious public-private strategy to end preventable deaths of women, children and adolescents, with initial commitments of more than 25 billion U.S. dollars for the next