Dow eyes 12,000 amid optimism

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. stocks jumped on Monday, driven by technology(技术,工艺) and materials stocks, as well as optimism of investors toward the State of the Union address, which will be delivered by President Barack Obama on Tue

China calls for peaceful settlement of Iranian nuclear issue

China calls for peaceful settlement of Iranian nuclear issue BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- China has called for dialogue and negotiation to peacefully address the Iranian nuclear issue, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Thursday. At a regular p

Error-prone French Open champ Li exit from U.S. Open

NEW YORK, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- French Open champion Li Na committed 54 unforced errors and was eliminated in the first round of the U.S. Open by 53rd-ranked teenager Simona Halep on Tuesday. Li, seeded sixth, lost 6-2, 7-5 to Romania's Halep, sufferin

McGrady still absent as Qingdao loses to Fujian again

QINGDAO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Tracy McGrady, ex-NBA superstar, was still absent Friday due to injuries, as his Qingdao Doublestar lost to Fujian again a match of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league. Qingdao was defeated by the opponent 92-9

Shanghai issues first free plates for new energy vehicles

SHANGHAI, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai resident Qian Jun didn't have to spend a single penny on a license plate for his newly-bought battery electric vehicle (BEV). The electric car cost him 140,000 yuan (22,498 U.S. dollars) in total, including a ve

Wizards' Wall suspended for scuffle in court

WASHINGTON, March 31 (Xinhua) -- John Wall of the Washington Wizards has been suspended for one game without pay following a scuffle during a game on Wednesday, the NBA website announced on Thursday. Miami Heat's Juwan Howard and Zydrunas Ilgauskas w

Academic to Activist

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NBA's Lakers, Rockets to tour Asia in October

NEW YORK, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Kobe Bryant and Jeremy Lin are set to visit Asia in October with Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets for a series of exhibition games, the National Basketball Association announced on Tuesday. The Lakers will play two

Full recovery for two hearts girl

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U.S. existing home sales down 2.2 percent in May

WASHINGTON, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Existing home sales in the United States declined by 2.2 percent in May to a seasonally（季节性的） adjusted annual rate of 5.66 million units, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported on Tuesday. The

EU finance ministers lay out details of future bailout fund

BRUSSELS, March 21 (Xinhua) -- European Union (EU) finance ministers Monday laid out details of the permanent bailout(紧急救助) fund which will have a capital base of 700 billion euros (987 billion U. S. dollars) to deal with future sovereign deb

Details on Formula One Argentine Grand Prix are spread

BUENOS AIRES, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The route for the Formula One Argentine Grand Prix, to be held on 2013, 2014 and 2015 by the South American country in Mar del Plata city, at 400 kilometers south of Buenos Aires, was published in a local auto racin

E-shopping fuels domestic consumption

BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- With an Internet population larger than that of the United States and Japan combined, China saw its online shopping maintain an annual growth of 140 percent in sales since 2004, making it a powerhouse in driving up dom

Pescara's worst performance, says Bergodi

MILAN, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Pescara head coach Cristiano Bergodi said his side displayed our worst performance in my time here following their 2-0 loss to Inter Milan in the Italian league on Saturday. The Delfini, who had won three of the previous fo

Hollande and Merkel Face Berlin Showdown

LONDON - They will try to overcome policy differences as the threat of a Greek exit from the euro looms closer German Chancellor Angela Merkel and France's President-elect, Francois Hollande, meet for the first time in Berlin Tuesday against the back

Liu Xiang, Robles set for Birmingham showdown

LONDON, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Reigning Olympic champion and world record holder Dayron Robles will go head-to-head with reigning world indoor champion Liu Xiang of China in a blockbuster 60m hurdles race at the Aviva Grand Prix next Saturday. It will be

Enrique ecstatic about Roma's win over Napoli

ROME, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Luis Enrique claimed he was living his happiest day as Roma head coach after his side beat Napoli 3-1 on Sunday. This is my happiest day on the Roma bench, the under-fire Spaniard was quoted by football-italia.net as saying.

Enrique: Ibra was decisive

MILAN, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Roma head coach Luis Enrique said Zlatan Ibrahimovic played a decisive role in AC Milan's 2-1 win over his side on Saturday. The Giallorossi were 1-0 up at half-time thanks to Pablo Daniel Osvaldo, but an Ibra brace turned

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Phelps to swim 400m medley at US trials

WASHINGTON, June 24 (Xinhua) -- American swimming icon Michael Phelps confirmed Sunday that he will swim the 400-meter individual medley at the US Olympic swimming trials. Phelps, winner of the event at the past two Olympics, had said after the 2008