中国投资者或将获得英国高铁项目

It is being reported Chinese rail giant CRRC is going to join the bidding for Britain's second high-speed railway project. The plan is to link London with the northern British city of Birmingham. The UK parliament has already approved the first stage

中国在马新高铁竞标中领先

Tadashi Maeda was visibly agitated. Addressing an investment forum in Kuala Lumpur, the senior managing director at Japan Bank for International Cooperation assured the packed hall that Japan would redouble its efforts to secure a contract to build t

英国人拍视频体验中国高铁：引发全民吐槽

Video was taken by an UK traveller, showing the boarding procedure, stations, business class lounge, scenery and each of the seating classes on the train. 一名英国游客拍下了这段视频。视频里展示了其乘坐高铁的过程，候车大厅

中国将为墨西哥建造首条高铁

A Chinese-led consortium has won a contract for a multi-billion dollar high-speed passenger rail link between Mexico City and the central city of Queretaro. China Railway Construction has teamed up with China Southern Rail in a consortium of companie

京沪高铁业绩首曝光 去年净赚66亿!

The Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, the darling of the country's top operator China Railway Corp, earned 23.4 billion yuan ($3.5 billion) last year, with a net profit of nearly 6.6 billion yuan, the National Business Daily reported. 据《每日经

郑徐线开通运营 中国高铁突破两万公里

China's operating high-speed railways (HSR) now exceed 20,000 km in length with the opening of a line linking Zhengzhou in Henan with Xuzhou in Jiangsu. 近日，河南郑州至江苏徐州的高铁线路开通，标志着我国高铁运营里程现已

《芈月传》全集泄露 公安机关已立案调查

The production company of hit TV drama Legend of Miyue has issued a statement calling for people to stop spreading illegal downloads of the program. 古装剧《芈月传》的出品公司近日发布了一则声明，呼吁广大观众停止传播该电

看一副普通眼镜如何成为艺术品

Some teens from San Francisco caused quite a spectacle (sorry) when they placed a pair of glasses on the floor of an art museum recently. Unsure what to make of it, bemused visitors did the only thing they could think of they thought it was a piece o

Barcelona's Affelay breaks knee ligament

MADRID, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona suffered another setback on Thursday as midfielder Ibrahima Affelay injured his knee in training. The Dutch international was taken for tests where it was confirmed he has broken the cruciate ligament in his

Knee operation for Real Sociedad defender Martinez

MADRID, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Real Sociedad defender Inigo Martinez will be out of action for the rest of the season after damaging his cruciate ligaments last weekend. Martinez was injured during his side' s 4-0 win at home to Rayo Vallecano on Sunday

北洋水师致远舰被找到

The 50-meter-long Zhiyuan Warship, located 10 nautical miles southwest of Dandong Port, was sunken by the Japanese navy during a Sino-Japanese War about 12 decades ago. The State Administration of Cultural Heritage launched investigation and salvage

纪念莎士比亚诞辰450周年

Today marks 450th anniversary of the birth of British bard William Shakespeare. To commemorate the anniversary, the National Center for Performing Arts in Beijing will be hosting an array of Shakespearean plays to honor the English playwright. CRI's

Ancelotti to be named new coach of PSG

PARIS, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Former AC Milan and Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is expected to be confirmed as the new coach of Paris Saint-Germain in a press conference on Friday, announced the Ligue 1 club Thursday. Ancelotti has been in talks with the

Ministry urges efforts against spring drought

HARBIN, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Agriculture on Saturday urged local agricultural departments to prepare for a possible spring drought in China's northeastern regions. Agricultural authorities at all levels should make early arrangements f

Japan's Noda cabinet resigns to pave way for Abe gov't

TOKYO, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's cabinet members resigned en masse on Wednesday to pave the way for a new government led by Shinzo Abe, who will be the new prime minister in the day. In a cabinet meeting in the morn

China to dismantle Railway Ministry

BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- China plans to dismantle the Ministry of Railways into administrative and commercial arms to reduce bureaucracy and improve railway service efficiency, a top Chinese official said Sunday. The existing Railways Ministry,

Breakup first, then debts for Ministry of Railways reform

BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The first challenge for the Ministry of Railways (MOR) is to ensure the smooth separation of administrative functions from its commercial operations, while its debts will be handled next, an official involved in planning

告诉你让你觉得数学那么难学的真正原因

Language is hard. In fact, it's infinitely harder and more complicated than math. And yet, nearly every small child can learn and master language. 语言真的很难。老实讲，它比数学要复杂得多，也困难得多。不过，几乎所有的

ECB raises eurozone interest rates to 1.5%

The European Central Bank (ECB) has raised interest rates to 1.5% from 1.25% in an attempt to cool inflation in the 17-nation eurozone. ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet said that inflation, now 2.7%, was likely to remain clearly above the ECB's 2% t

我国29省份出台户籍改革方案 部分地区放宽落户条件

The reform of the housing registration, or hukou system, has been under way in most regions in China following the State Council's call to establish a unified household registration system for urban and rural residents in a document issued in 2014. 继