Vettel wins South Korean Grand Prix

Vettel wins South Korean Grand Prix SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won the South Korean Grand Prix in Yeongam on Sunday to leapfrog Ferrari's Fernando Alonso in the Formula One championship driver's standings. Vettel's 25th ca

U.S. says inter-Korean talks "welcome"

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. State Department（美国国务院） spokesman Mark Toner said on Thursday that the potential inter-Korean military（军事的） talks are a welcome and positive sign. Mark told reporters that the Democratic of

South Korean Students Learn English from Robot Teacher

Many South Korean families spend thousands of dollars a year on English language education for their children. Students attend private academies(学院) often until late at night everyday. Most such schools hire teachers from abroad, but a team of en

调查显示:过半员工年终奖将低于5000元

Some 40 percent of respondents are not satisfied with the state of their year-end bonuses as Spring Festival, or China's Lunar New Year, approaches, according to a survey by China Youth Daily. 根据《中国青年报》的一项调查显示，随着中

epilepsy drug Topamax increases risk for oral birth defects

WASHINGTON, March 4 (Xinhua) -- New data suggest that the epilepsy drug Topamax (topiramate) and its generic versions increase the risk for the birth defects cleft lip(兔唇) and cleft palate in babies born to women who use the medication during pre

Fighting poor sanitation

BBC Learning English6 Minute EnglishFighting poor sanitationNB: This is not an accurate word-for-word transcript6 Minute English ? Dima: Hi, welcome to this edition of 6 Minute English with me, Dima Kostenko. Inthis programme: With all the scientifi

Freed U.S. female hiker leaves Iran

TEHRAN, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- One of the three detained （被扣留的） U.S. hikers（徒步旅行者） left Iran on Tuesday evening after being released on bail of 500,000 U.S. dollars few hours earlier. Xinhua reporter was told in Tehran's Mehra

Koreas to resume family reunions

The reunions, begun in 2000, were shelved amid worsening relations, but talks on the issue resumed this week. Several hundred families split by the 1950-53 Korean War will be able to meet for several days from late September, the joint North-South s

绵羊六年不剪毛 羊毛半米厚

A Tasmanian farmer-couple recently discovered what might just be the worlds woolliest sheep. Theyve named the super-fluffy creature Shaun. As it turns out, Shaun has never had his coat cut, and it is at least half-a-meter thick now. In fact he appear

贵州安顺骗拆迁款搭纸片房 风都能吹倒

A number of villagers demanded compensation for fake houses built in areas of Anshun, Guizhou province that are slated for demolition, Guizhou City News reported on Nov. 17. 《贵州都市报》11月17日报道，很多村民在定为拆迁的贵州安

民调显示 美国人对中国好感度有所上升

More people in the US have favorable views of China, according to the latest survey by the Pew Research Center. 皮尤研究中心的最新调查显示，有更多的美国人对中国抱有好感。 The survey released last Tuesday finds that 44% of

英国推出“英国人学徒计划”

英国推出英国人学徒计划 A day of distraction for Ed Miliband. He obviously wanted the labor conference to focus on his new policy announcements on the minimum wage, on apprenticeship and immigration. But instead, Day 1 of the conference beg

"Harry Potter" series pulling out of shelves at year-end

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- A wizard boy is receding from the Realm of Wizardry at last as the Warner Bros. announced on Monday that it will put an end to the circulation of blockbuster franchise Harry Potter at the end of the year. The distribu

Harry Redknapp named QPR manager

Harry Redknapp named QPR manager

中国将邀请国外记者参加抗战胜利纪念活动

Domestic and overseas journalists are welcome to cover events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing next month, the event's publicity team said on Monday. 纪念二战胜利70周年宣传小组周一说到，本小组

A股暂未被纳入MSCI指数

News of Morgan Stanley's decision had an immediate impact on the Chinese markets on Wednesday, with both the CSI300 and the Shanghai Stock Exchange both dropping over 1-percent in value. The markets did recover after the initial sell-off. While Morga

Stakes Are High as Obama Prepares Economic Plan

President Barack Obama will go before a joint session of Congress and a nationwide television audience next Thursday, September 8 to announce his plan to boost the struggling U.S. economy. The presidents chances of being re-elected could depend on th

《炉石传说》即将迎来猛犸年 拉格纳罗斯等将被移除

If you play Blizzard's massive card game Hearthstone, and millions do, you probably have two of the most iconic cards Sylvanas Windrunner and Ragnaros the Firelord knocking around at least a couple of your decks. Well, not for much longer. 如果你和

Apple posts strong quarterly earnings

SAN FRANCISCO, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Apple Inc. on Tuesday reported strong third fiscal quarter results that top analysts' expectations, citing strong iPhone and iPad sales. For its fiscal 2011 third quarter ended on June 25, Apple reported net income

Apple posts better-than-expected quarterly results

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Apple Inc. on Tuesday reported sales and profit that both easily beat analysts' expectations(期望,预期), citing strong demands for its products. For its fiscal 2011 first quarter ended on Dec. 25, 2010, Apple po