China to reform re-education through labor system

BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government will advance reforms for its controversial re-education through labor system this year, according to a national political and legal work conference held on Monday. The system allows police to detain

Sarkozy Lays Out Vision on Eurozone Reforms

French President Nicolas Sarkozy made an impassioned appeal for saving the euro currency union and outlined the broad framework of what he thinks must be done. Sarkozy's speech in the southern city of Toulon comes as the clock ticks down to finding a

China to reform prices in energy sector

BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- China will reform its energy and resource pricing system this year, but will time it to minimize impacts on consumer prices, the country's price regulator said Tuesday. The move is aimed at letting the market play a role

Obama Signs Patent Reform; Campaigns for Jobs Bill

President Barack Obama has signed legislation to speed the process of approving U.S. patents. The president says the new law is part of his initiative to create jobs and stimulate economic growth. President Obama visited a high school for science and

China's health reform cuts drug prices

NANJING, April 23 (Xinhua) -- At a time when almost every commodity in China is getting more expensive, the dwindling cost of medicine is a rarity. Zhang Jinkui, a hypertension patient, buys medicines from the community health center of his neighborh

Draft rules stress educational rights for disabled

BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Educational coverage for people with more types of disabilities, such as autism and cerebral palsy, will expand, according to a draft revision to the regulation on the education of the disabled. The current regulation, wh

尼泊尔强震致1800余人遇难

NEW DELHIA major earthquake and dozens of powerful aftershocks struck Nepal on Saturday, destroying parts of the capital, Kathmandu, killing more than 1,800 people and injuring at least 4,700, according to the country's Home Ministry. The United Stat

超过3千人在尼泊尔地震遇难

NEW DELHIResidents of Nepal's capital sought refuge outside overnight night, fearful of further aftershocks after a massive earthquake rocked much of the country Saturday, killing more than 3,200 people and injuring several thousand others. Communica

中国派遣救援队前往尼泊尔

The death toll from Saturday's earthquake in Nepal has climbed to over 3,000. An intensified rescue and relief effort is underway. As CRI's Huang Shan reports, at least three Chinese aid teams are joining the effort in Nepal, together with other inte

尼泊尔震后重建计划

KATHMANDU, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Death toll of Nepal's April 25 earthquake has risen to 7,365 with the injury number standing at 14,366. The Nepalese authorities have started working out the scheme for the reconstruction. The country's National Planning

尼泊尔大地震后 喜马拉雅山矮了1米

The height of a swathe of the Himalayas has dropped by around one metre as a result of the devastating Nepal earthquake, scientists say. 科学家指出，在尼泊尔大地震后，喜马拉雅山脉下降了大约1米。 But they add that the drop

中国武警救援队赴尼泊尔救灾

Chinese armed transport police have arrived in Nepal to help repair the rain-ravaged China-Nepal Highway at the request of Nepal's government. The immigration minister of Kodari in Nepal Parker says they are grateful for China's help. China is our go

ISIS重新占领历史名城帕尔梅拉

Islamic State retakes historic city ofPalmyra ISIS重新占领历史名城帕尔梅拉 Islamic State fightersappear to have reconquered the historic city of Palmyra after days of intensefighting on its outskirts prompted a withdrawal by the Syrian mi

Basile named Racing Club boss for fourth time

BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Alfio Basile, the former Argentina coach, was named as the boss of top-flight Racing Club for the fourth time in his career on Monday. He took over the job from comptriot Diego Simeone who has left to coach Atletico

上百名画家5万幅临摹 动起来的梵高油画美呆

Did you know that Loving Vincent will be the worlds first feature length painted animation, with every shot painted with oil paints on canvas, just as Van Gogh himself painted? Directed by the classically trained Dorota Kobiela and based out of Polan

全球首颗量子卫星"墨子号"在轨测试顺利

The world's first quantum satellite is currently in the middle of in-orbit testing, and will carry out additional scientific tests after November, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced on Oct. 12. 根据中科院10月12日公布的消息，全

科学家发现宇宙膨胀的证据

科学家发现宇宙膨胀的证据 WASHINGTON, March 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. astronomers announced Monday they have captured the first images of gravitational waves, or ripples in space-time described as the first tremors of the Big Bang in which the u

不可思议的科学奇思:宇宙绝不止一个!

Ranga-Ram Chary, U.S. Planck Data Center's project manager in California, recently discovered a mysterious glow by mapping the Cosmic Microwave Background, otherwise known as the light that was left over from a few hundred thousand years after the Bi

中国加强对转基因种子规范

The draft amendment to the Seed Law calls for stricter supervision on the use of GM plant seeds. It also stipulates that information on GM seeds should be publicized in a timely manner. Enterprises that produce seeds of GM plants are also required to

中国制造 美国对攻击性武器的需求

In May 2000, Representatives Nancy Pelosi, Pete Stark, and Carolyn McCarthy wrote a letter to their House counterparts urging them to deny China a far-reaching and highly-coveted trade status called Permanent Normal Trade Relations. In their warning,