Kenya Strikes Oil in 'Major Breakthrough'

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki announced Monday that oil has been discovered in northwestern Kenya, but he cautioned that it will take years before the country begins production. Kibaki called the discovery of oil in the Turkana region a major breakthr

EU approves acquisition of Skype by Microsoft

BRUSSELS, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) --- The European Commission on Friday gave the green light to Microsoft's acquisition of voice and video communication provider Skype, thus removing the last hurdle in the process. According to a statement released by the Co

Spain Warns of Increasing Debt Costs

With Spain's economy sliding at a faster pace, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is warning that the government will not be able to sustain its high borrowing costs for much longer. Rajoy told parliament Wednesday that European leaders need to adopt stron

Costa Rican Vargas wins 52nd int'l fishing tournament

Costa Rican Vargas wins 52nd int'l fishing tournament MANAGUA, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Costa Rican Jose Vargas was crowned in the 52nd International Fishing Tournament in Nicaraguan river San Juan, local press said Monday. In an interview with Nicaragua

FBI声称俄罗斯黑客大规模攻击美国媒体

Hackers with apparent ties to Russia have conducted a series of cyber attacks on US media outlets including The New York Times, CNN reported Tuesday. 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）上周四报道称，与俄罗斯有明显联系的黑客们对包

网络时代消费新趋势 体验更奢侈

Until recently, I thought Snapchat was an app used primarily by tweens and teenagers to send each other silly pictures. No longer. This week, I interviewed Frederic Cumenal, chief executive of Tiffany amp; Co, at a Financial Times luxury summit in Sa

China's new polar icebreaker to launch in 2013

BEIJING, June 21 (Xinhua) -- China will launch a new icebreaker for use during an upcoming 2013 polar expedition, a senior oceanic official said on Tuesday. Both the new icebreaker and Xuelong (Snow Dragon), an icebreaker that operated in Antarctica,

Russia Denounces Bout Sentence

Russia's foreign ministry is lashing out at the United States for ordering Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to 25 years in prison. A ministry statement Friday condemned the sentence, accusing the U.S. court of carrying out an obvious political order.

国产动画影片《小门神》定档元旦上映

Little Door Gods, an animation film about Chinese celestial beings, will be screened across the nation on New Year's Day next year. 一部关于中国神仙的动画电影--《小门神》，将会于明年新年在全国上映播放 The film by Ligh

Experts call for child abuse crime after kindergarten scandals

Experts call for child abuse crime after kindergarten scandals BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- A crime of child abuse should be established in law to better protect children from abusive teachers or household nurses, according to Chinese experts. The la

Russian manned spacecraft lands in Kazakhstan

MOSCOW, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Russia's Soyuz TMA-20 spacecraft with three crew members onboard has landed in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, said the Mission Control Center (MCC) outside Moscow. The spacecraft(宇宙飞船) undocked from the International Space

Inter, Napoli steal late wins

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 30 (Xinhua) -- Despite its home field advantage, the Sao Paulo soccer team could not hold back the Santos offense on Saturday. With a 2-0 score, Santos eliminated Sao Paulo and advances to the finals of the 2011 Sao Paulo state

人民币计价黄金迈出重要一步 上海金正式启动!

China, the world's top gold producer and consumer, launched a yuan-denominated gold benchmark on Tuesday. 作为全球黄金生产消费第一大国，本周二，我国发布了以人民币计价的黄金基准价格。 The first Shanghai gold bench

Russia-China joint naval exercise starts

QINGDAO, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Russian naval deputy chief of staff Rear Admiral Leonid Sukhanov announced here on Sunday the official start of the joint exercise with the Chinese navy. Ding Yiping, deputy commander of the Chinese People's Liberation A

No Chinese national dead in S. Philippine flashfloods

MANILA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- No Chinese national has so far been found dead in the flashfloods triggered by tropical storm Washi ( local name Sendong), a Chinese embassy official said on Sunday. When asked on possible casualties of Chinese nationals,

普京年收入曝光 仅为奥巴马的四分之一

Russian President Vladimir Putin earned about $151,000 (?100,000) in 2014, less than many others in the presidential administration, according to details of his income declaration published by the Kremlin. 克里姆林宫发布了俄罗斯总统弗拉基

US Trade Mission Visits India

A trade mission from the United States is in India to explore the potential of a market where a buoyant（轻快的） economy and a growing middle class have American companies looking to take advantage of a huge business opportunity. Representative

President Obama to Release Deficit-Cutting Plan

As President Barack Obama prepares to announce a plan to slash U.S. government deficits by trillions of dollars, a powerful Republican lawmaker is already criticizing key components reportedly contained in the proposal. Efforts to get more federal re

回顾经典《西游记》的改编翻拍之旅

Domestic animated feature, The Monkey King: Hero is Back, has been riding the high tide in ticket sales ever since its release on July 10. 国产动画电影《大圣归来》自7月10日上映以来席卷票房。 By July 18, Monkey King had raked i

奥巴马宣布最严碳排放细则

Speaking on Monday the US president was blunt and to the point no challenge poses a greater threat to our future and future generations than a change in climate The tough new federal restrictions on Green House gas emissions from coal power plants in