互联网技术帮出租车升级服务

Shouqi Limousine and Chauffer, a low profile online-hailing service in China, has become the focus of much media coverage after one transport official hailed it as a pioneer for integrating Internet technologies with traditional services. During a hi

105家中央部门预算集中公布 最高法等首次公开

105 central government agencies have disclosed their financial budgets for 2017 so far this year, according to Economic Information Daily, citing data from the Ministry of Finance. 据《经济参考报》引用财政部的数据称，截至目前，今

美国国会达成预算协议

美国国会达成预算协议 WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chief budget negotiators in the U.S. Congress said Tuesday that they have struck a two-year deal to avoid a government shutdown on Jan. 15. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray a

中国再次降息以提振实体经济

China's central bank is cutting interest rates by 25 basis points as of today. One-year deposit rates are being slashed to 2.25 percent. The one-year lending rate is being set at 5.1-percent. It is the third rate cut by the central bank since Novembe

沃尔玛和麦当劳正在效仿福来鸡的成功策略

Walmart and McDonald's, two of the biggest and oldest brands in the US, have for years faced widespread complaints about poor customer service. 近年来，顾客们普遍抱怨美国两个最大最老品牌沃尔玛和麦当劳的顾客服务差。

Waterpolo: China smashes Germany 15-4

CHANGSHU, China, May 30 (Xinhua) -- China claimed a 15-4 victory over Germany while United States, Russia and Australia kept their winning streak on the second day group matches at the 2012 FINA Women's Water Polo World League Super Final here on Wed

12306购票验证码遭吐槽

With the Spring Festival Holiday right around the corner, huge numbers of people are already going online, booking train tickets for the most important vacation of the year. However, the recently updated image Captcha system on 12306.com, china's one

血液生物标志可预测死亡风险

血液生物标志可预测死亡风险 HELSINKI, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- A joint medical research conducted by Finnish and Estonian researchers found that some biomarkers in blood sample could predict mortality risk to people who appear healthy, Finnish

德国开辟生物制氢研究新途径

BERLIN, April 25 (Xinhua) -- A study recently published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology opens up new avenues in biohydrogen research, the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin) said on Friday. Scientists at the TU Berlin succeeded in expla

最萌“外交官”回国

It was a touching moment at the National Zoo in Washington, US: tens of thousands of people from all over the country, and even the world, came to bid farewell to one of the areas most popular residents. They werent saying goodbye to a person, but to

委内瑞拉驱逐三名美国外交官

委内瑞拉驱逐三名美国外交官 CARACAS, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua on Monday announced that they were ordering three American diplomats who were allegedly found to be related to the violent actions that have g

美国敦促印度保护美国外交官

美国敦促印度保护美国外交官 WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Tuesday urged India to accord due protection to American diplomats as the South Asian nation was responding angrily to the arrest of an Indian diplomat in Ne

各国外交官呼吁结束叙利亚战争

Dozens of diplomats have ended hours of talks on the Syria crisis in Vienna, with agreements reached on several points but substantial differences, especially concerning the future of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, remaining. A joint statement

U.S. study concludes rice originates in China

WASHINGTON, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Rice originated(起源) in China, a team of U.S. genome researchers has concluded in a study tracing back thousands of years of evolutionary（进化的） history through large-scale gene re-sequencing. Their findings,

20th Ibero-American Summit concludes

MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- The 20th Ibero- American Summit concluded here on Saturday with the issuance of a Declaration of Mar del Plata. The declaration from the two-day summit, which started on Friday, included an ambitious educa

China to continue prudent monetary policy next year

BEIJING, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- The People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, said Wednesday that China will continue its prudent monetary policy next year while making the policy more targeted, flexible and forward-looking. The announcement c

China reiterates prudent monetary policy for 2012

BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) -- The central bank reiterated Friday that the country will continue to implement a proactive fiscal policy and prudent monetary policy in 2012. The statement was released by the People's Bank of China after data showed that

HP refutes printer security flaw claims

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Hewlett-Packard (HP) on Tuesday issued a statement to refute some security flaw claims on its LaserJet printers. Today there has been sensational and inaccurate reporting regarding a potential security vulnerability

US Calls for NATO Cooperation in Time of Austerity

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has warned NATO countries the U.S. may not be able to sustain operations like those in Libya and Afghanistan as it tries to deal with its own budget problems. Panetta arrived in Brussels to attend his first NATO mi

Greek Anti-austerity Protests Turn Violent

Greek Anti-austerity Protests Turn Violent Anti-austerity protests turned violent in Athens on Thursday, with hundreds of youths hurling gasoline bombs and rocks at riot police. Tens of thousands of Greek workers struck and marched to protest demands