Nokia's global mobile-phone market share drops

HELSINKI, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Nokia Corp.'s global market share of mobile phones shrank(收缩) by 4 percent in the 4th quarter of 2010, the world's largest mobile phone maker said Thursday. Nokia said in its 2010 annual report that its global market

Nokia to focus on Windows Phones in U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Nokia is planning to stop selling its low-end phones and smartphones in the United States, instead focusing on products using Microsoft's Windows Phone platform, U.S. media reported on Tuesday. The Finnish handset ma

Nokia Siemens Networks to cut 17,000 jobs

HELSINKI, Nov.23 (Xinhua) -- Nokia Siemens Networks is planning to cut its workforce by 17,000 worldwide by the end of 2013, the company said in a statement on Wednesday in Espoo, Finland. The company said the measures are part of an extensive global

56th edition of Madrid Fashion Week kicks off

MADRID, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The 56th edition of the Madrid Fashion Week kicked off here on Thursday. The six-day event will see a total of 41 of the top Spanish designers present their new collections for the spring and summer of 2013 on the catwalks

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格鲁吉亚总理计划总统大选后辞职 TBILISI, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- Georgia's billionaire prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili said Monday that he intends to step down after the Oct. 27 presidential election, before finishing his term. In an ope

格鲁吉亚总统访问阿塞拜疆

格鲁吉亚总统访问阿塞拜疆 BAKU, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili is going to visit Azerbaijan on Feb. 12-13, the Georgian embassy in Azerbaijan said here on Friday. This will be Margvelashvili's first visit to Az

冬季风暴袭击美国东南部

冬季风暴袭击美国东南部 WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- A new round of major winter storm is affecting the southeastern of the United States on Wednesday, bringing with it dangerous ice and snow and leaving hundreds of thousands of homes an

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At first glance, the picture looks nothing in particular but an ordinary outdoor meeting. 乍一看，这张照片并没有什么特殊之处，只不过是一次户外会议。 But take a closer look, something in this picture is not at all ordinary

Robinho would need to take paycut at Santos

SAO PAULO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Santos coach Muricy Ramalho has warned Brazil striker Robinho he will need to take a substantial pay cut if he is to rejoin the Brazilian club. Ramalho is confident the player is willing to return to the side where he ma

AC Milan not to sell Robinho and Pato

MILAN, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan club vice president Adriano Galliani said on Monday that they have no plans to sell Robinho or Alexandre Pato in January. Robinho has been rumoured in connection with a return to his former club Santos, while Pato r

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Struggling Chinese companies are turning to the soaring property market to bolster their books. 在困境中挣扎求存的中国公司正借助火爆的房地产市场来提振其财务状况。 At least 12 firms listed on mainland exchanges announc

Clippers win over Pistons 129-97

LOS ANGELES, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Blake Griffin finished with 22 points and eight rebounds, Chris Paul contributed 20 points with 14 assists as the Los Angeles Clippers handed the Detroit Pistons 5th straight defeat 129-97 on Sunday. The 129 points w

Bayern win, Dortmund suffer setback in German Bundesliga

BERLIN, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- German record champions Bayern Munich edged Augsburg 2-0 while defending champions Dortmund suffered a 3-2 loss against Wolfsburg at the 16th round of Bundesliga on Saturday. Bundesliga front-runners Bayern Munich extended

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I was among the first batch of people to read Guo Jingmings City of Fantasy (《幻城》) back in 2003, when I was in high school. To my younger self, the story was *heart-rending, and Guos language was mind-blowingly beautiful. I amused myself by i

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While China has started recognizing the value of soft power in expanding national interests, China's neighbor to the east, South Korea, has been using its TV dramas to further its image for quite some time now. 尽管中国已经开始意识到软实力

安理会将对伊朗核协议投票

WASHINGTONThe United Nations Security Council has scheduled a vote for Monday morning on a resolution endorsing the Iran nuclear deal. With all five permanent members of the Security Council involved in the marathon negotiations with Iran, the resolu

IS自杀式袭击致死33人

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing Saturday that killed at least 33 people in eastern Afghanistan. Officials say more than 100 other people were wounded in the attack in Jalalab

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Sochi. Kerry, who has also held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, says his discussions with Putin have been frank and productive, adding that the US and

克里警告说朝鲜立即停止挑衅

TOKYO, April 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned here Sunday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has to immediately stop its provocative actions. Making the remarks at a press conference after talks with his Jap

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下周克里将前往日本印尼 WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. State Department said Thursday that State Secretary John Kerry will travel to Japan and Indonesia next week. Kerry will join U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to attend the U