China to cement partnership with Ukraine

BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- A senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Tuesday said China is willing to cement a strategic partnership with Ukraine. He Guoqiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Cen

Cast of champions poised for Indonesian Masters golf tournament

JAKARTA, April 14 (Xinhua) -- A champions-laden cast from the Asian Tour will be out to challenge title holder Lee Westwood of England at the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters golf tournament next week, organizers said here on Saturday. Asia's history-ma

阿杜将加盟巴西的巴伊亚

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Philadelphia Union and United States international winger Freddy Adu is set join Bahia in exchange for 2002 World Cup winning midfielder Kleberson, the Brazilian top-flight club said Tuesday. Negotiations for an o

U.S. beats Russia in Rugby World Cup pool match

WELLINGTON, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The United States beat Russia 13-6 in the Rugby World Cup pool match in New Zealand North Island city of New Plymouth Thursday night. It was the American's third win in 19 World Cup games, with the previous two coming

Kenya's rugby team receives heroic reception

NAIROBI, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- For the first time in the 2011/ 2012 IRB World Sevens Series, the Kenyan national team made a triumphant return on Thursday from a series tour after their Bowl and Plate winning performances in Wellington and Las Vegas le

U.S. stocks consolidate after big gains

NEW YORK, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Tuesday as investors（投资者） pulled back after Monday's big gains. The Dow Jones industrial average added 20.43 points, or 0.18 percent, to 11,691.18. The Standard Poor's 500 index dipped（

族裔可继续成为美大学招生考虑因素

WASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to a race-conscious admissions program at the University of Texas at Austin, handing supporters of affirmative action a major victory. 华盛顿本周四，得克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校

美国总统奥巴马计划为希拉里助选

Hillary Clinton plans to rely on President Barack Obama to campaign for her in states where he's likely to do well, a White House official told CNN. 近日，一名白宫官员接受CNN采访时表示，希拉里克林顿计划依靠现任总统贝拉克

天气因素促使粮食价格上涨

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) issued the latest Food Price Index, saying rising food prices last month were spurred by weather-driven concerns about sugar and palm oil supplies, a UN spokesman told rep

Loudy Wiggins: a diving veteran who's back for more

LONDON, July 24 (Xinhua) -- They say that diving is a young persons' sport because of the tough training routine and the enormous physical demands it places on the body, but Australian Loudy Wiggins is looking to prove that she is the exception to th

New Heart-Health Guidelines Issued for Women

The American Heart Association is out with a new set of guidelines aimed at preventing heart disease in women. Although, heart disease is thought to mainly affect men, it is actually an equal opportunity killer. These are the first heart-health tips

中国欢迎美国加入亚投行

A senior Chinese official is calling on the US government to join the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank. Zhang Jun is in-charge of China's international economic portfolio. His comments have come on the heels of suggestions by US authorities that t

加拿大人民币清算行正式启动

TORONTO, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The renminbi (RMB) clearing bank in Canada, ICBC Canada, was officially launched here on Monday evening. This is the first RMB trading hub in North America and in the western hemisphere. The hub is the latest step in a C

奥巴马否认与普京关系紧张

奥巴马否认与普京关系紧张 WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday rejected the idea of his having an icy relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. I wouldn't call it icy, Obama told NBC in an interv

消失一周后现身 普京到底去哪儿了

Vladimir Putin has appeared on television for the first time in a week amid health fears and suggestions that he is being subject to a coup, while rumors persist that his 31-year-old 'girlfriend' is about to give birth。 日前，俄罗斯总统普京

巴布亚纽几内亚6.8级地震 未发布海啸预警

SYDNEY, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake has struck Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Wednesday, Geoscience Australia said. The earthquake, at a depth of 20 kilometers, occurred near the north coast of New Guinea, PNG at 8:55 a.m. (Aust

美国加州6级地震 系统提前10秒预警

Scientists at UC Berkeley released a video showing an earthquake early-warning system that sent an alert before the magnitude-6.0 Napa earthquake Sunday morning. 加州伯克利大学科学家发布的一则视频显示加州酒乡Napa周日上午发生

Deadly blast hits Pakistan city

At least 41 people have been killed in a bomb blast in a crowded area of the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, officials say. More than 100 people have also been injured, a regional minister（部长） said. Officials and witnesses said a vehicl

UN appeal over Philippine floods

UN humanitarian chief John Holmes said people there needed money for food, water, sanitation facilities, emergency shelter and health care. Typhoon Ketsana left at least 300 people dead, and hundreds of thousands stranded. Typhoon Parma just over a

Typhoons to bring gales, storms to China's coasts

BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Tembin and Bolaven are moving towards China's coasts and will bring gales and storms there on Sunday, the country's meteorological authority has forecast. The year's 14th typhoon, Tembin, was in the northeast of t