China to tighten control of cosmetic surgeries

BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Health on Monday released a circular urging strengthened management of medical cosmetic institutes and their advertisements amid concerns about customer safety. Local health administrations at all levels s

Chinese composer wins top int'l musical award

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A 20-minute video, filmed by a U.S. Allies representative, has made its debut in a museum in Hunan Province. Serving as an important testimony of the Chinese People's victory, the video footage demonstrates the signing of a surrender memorandum by th

中国参加俄二战胜利70周年活动

The preparations are in full swing for the parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe. Troops from many countries will march across Red Square to be reviewed by heads of state including Chinese President Xi Jinping. It i

Netflix CEO joins Facebook board

SAN FRANCISCO, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Facebook announced Thursday that Netflix CEO and Chairman Reed Hastings has joined the social network company's board of directors. Hastings, who successfully managed Netflix through an IPO in 2002, is expected to p

我国打拐被解救儿童1年内找不到父母可被收养

China has released a new draft regulation for adoption, which for the first time allows children who were abducted to be adopted by mainland residents if the police could not find their biological parents or other guardians within 12 months. 我国日前

News Corporation buys stake of Chinese film firm

BEIJING, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Beijing-based Bona Film Group announced Tuesday that News Corporation has signed an agreement to buy 19.9 percent of its stake. The Beijing-based private film group, listed in the United States, hopes to expand its market

Kelly Clarkson's fifth album delayed until September

BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. singer Kelly Clarkson has to delay the release of her fifth album untill Spetember 2011, according to media reports Thursday. I recently found out that my album won't be coming out until September ....the album h

上海合作组织的安全合作取得重大成功

MOSCOW, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Security cooperation within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has achieved great success, a Russian expert said. Among the three principal spheres of SCO activity, namely security, economy and culture, major suc

中国警告美国侦察机

China has warned the United States to stop provocative actions or risk causing an accident after a US military plane flew over part of the South China Sea. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei made the remarks at a routine press conference on Frida

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Two Chinese fighter jets carried out an unsafe intercept of a US military aircraft that was flying over the South China Sea, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. 美国国防部周三表示，两架中国战斗机对飞越南中国海(South China Sea，中国

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A longtime roller coaster fan has celebrated his 5,000th ride on a western Pennsylvania coaster over the holiday weekend and he did it with close to triple-digit rides in a single day. 一个老过山车迷在周末假期庆祝了他在宾夕法尼亚州

Santos set to drop Elano for Libertadores semifinal

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 18 (Xinhua) -- Former Manchester City midfielder Elano is set to be relegated to the bench for Santos' Copa Libertadores semifinal second leg against Corinthians on Wednesday. Having lost last week's first leg at home 1-0, Santos

Lochte, Phelps reach 200m free semifinals

WASHINGTON, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Both Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps reached the semifinals of the men's 200m freestyle at the US Olympic swimming trials. Lochte, who beat Phelps in the event for the world title at Shanghai worlds last year, clocked o

Li Na beats Radwanska to reach her third Australian Open semifinal

MELBOURNE, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Former French Open champion Li Na knocked out fourth-seeded Polish Agnieszka Radwanska in straight sets to reach her third Australian Open semifinals here on Tuesday. The Chinese top player's 7-5, 6-3 victory will set h

数据显示 我国空巢青年的人数正在大幅上升

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Discoveries of new oil reserves have dropped to their lowest level for more than 60 years, pointing to potential supply shortages in the next decade. 新探明石油储量已降至逾60年来最低水平，这预示着未来10年可能出现供给短缺

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12 Expensive Things That Are Totally Worth the Money Theres nothing wrong with being frugal, but the smart man buys once, the fool buys twice. Meaning, if you buy cheap, that product will fail on you and youll just have to buy it again. The smart guy

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He was there to promote new movie Guardians Of The Galaxy. But Chris Pratt interrupted his Entertainment Tonight interview midway through to French braid a woman's hair. 克里斯帕拉特接受《今夜娱乐》的采访，本来目的是为了宣传他