US Deficit Reduction Deal Remains Elusive

WASHINGTON President Barack Obama met with the U.S. Congress top Republican, House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Sunday in search of a deficit-reduction package that would prevent substantial spending cuts and tax increases from going in

China to expand rural medical insurance coverage

BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China will include more serious diseases in its existing rural medical insurance system in 2013, the Ministry of Health said in an annual work agenda published on Friday. According to the agenda, pilot programs will be la

Chinese island province pilots in low-altitude test flight

HAIKOU, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's aviation authorities(民航当局) on Friday started to allow helicopters to fly in low-altitude airspace over the tourist island of Hainan on a trial basis for the first time. The aim is to eventually open a part

Regulation pares "racy" TV programs

BEIJING, Jan. 05 (Xinhuanet) -- China's satellite television channels have aired fewer entertainment programs this year as broadcasting watchdog's curbs on excessive entertainment took effect. The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television ha

New regulation to ensure maritime observation

BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- China has promulgated a regulation aimed at better protecting maritime observation resources for collecting continuous and accurate data so as to enhance maritime disaster prevention. The regulation, published on Wednesda

Karzai defends vote 'integrity'

Afghan President Hamid Karzai （卡尔扎伊） says he believes in the integrity of last month's election process despite allegations of vote-rigging. He said he had been surprised and rather shocked by EU observers who recently said that about a quarter

Any customer can get a 15,000-yuan insurance policy

Any customer who buys pork can get a 15,000-yuan insurance policy(保险单), no matter how much they buy. Even when they ask for a slice of pork, they can also get the insurance.Gu Linlin is manager of a grocery store in Sichuan, southwest China. He

Israeli teenager admits causing Carmel fire

JERUSALEM, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli teenager on Monday admitted throwing a piece of burning charcoal into the woods, causing the massive fire that ravaged northern Israel in the past three days, local daily Ha'aretz reported. Police suspected th

3 Win World's Largest Lottery

The rush to buy tickets for what U.S. officials say is the world's largest lottery jackpot is about to pay off. Mega Millions lottery officials say there were three winning tickets for the record $640 million jackpot sold in three states. In the hour

FIFA to hold lottery for Confederations Cup tickets

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- World football's governing body FIFA announced Tuesday it was forced to hold a lottery for the allocation of Confederations Cup tickets due to overwhelming demand. The first phase of ticket sales for the June 15-30

Scottish bowel screening trial succeeds

BEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhuanet) -- Routine bowel screening can cut deaths from bowel cancer by 27 percent, a latest Scottish study finds. The result was presented at the National Cancer Research Institute's (NCRI) conference in Liverpool. Funded by the S

Scolari hints at Kaka recall

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has hinted at an international recall for former FIFA world player of the year Kaka by promising changes to his squad for upcoming friendlies against Italy and Russia. Kaka was abse

LA brush fire closes Getty Museum

LA brush fire closes Getty Museum Hundreds of people have been evacuated （被撤退） from the world-famous Getty art museum in Los Angeles as a brush fire rages in nearby mountains, officials say. The fire broke out around 1300 local time (2000 GMT)

我国2016年第二季度GDP同比增6.7% 好于预期

China's economy grew by slightly more than expected in the second quarter of the year as the government increased infrastructure spending. 在今年第二季度，中国经济增长情况略微好于预期，其原因是中国政府加大了在基础设

25省份已公布上半年GDP数据 重庆西藏领跑全国

Tibet came top of 25 Chinese provinces and municipalities that had released their half-year GDP growth figure as of last Monday, thanks to investment in infrastructure and local industries. 截止上周一，全国已有25个省区市公布了上半年

中国第三季度GDP的五大看点

Chinas National Bureau of Statistics will tomorrow report its latest quarterly estimate for economic growth, which has stabilised after the worlds second-largest economy was rocked by a dual market and currency crisis in January. 中国国家统计局将

国家统计局发布数据 三季度GDP同比增长6.7%

China's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 6.7% year on year in the third quarter of 2016, stable from the second quarter, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) last Wednesday. 国家统计局上周三公布的数据显

中国官员考核环境权重首次远超GDP

The government will devote more efforts in 2017 to implement the new assessment mechanism of local officials that focuses more on environment than economic growth, said the top economic planner. 国家最高经济规划部门近日表示，2017年，政

报告指出 2017年我国GDP或降至6.64%

China's economic growth rate is expected to decrease in 2017, while the GDP growth rate may reach 6.64 percent, 0.06 percentage points below last year's rate, according to a report released on Feb. 22. 据2月22日公布的一项报告称，2017年中国

报告显示 我国服务业GDP占比将达72%

China should promote the development of the service sector, which will account for 72% of the gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030, according to a government think tank report issued last Wednesday. 根据上周三发布的一份政府智库报告，我