Obesity does not necessarily mean poor health

BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- It is widely accepted that obesity leads to an increased risk of health complications, but new studies quoted by media Tuesday challenge the conventional notion. Our studies challenge the idea that all obese individual

军方高官呼吁中国军队应加强战斗准备

BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese military official has called on the armed forces to strengthen combat preparedness and ensure victories in wars. Fan Changlong, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), made the remarks dur

Armenian plane takes off after security checks in Turkey

Armenian plane takes off after security checks in Turkey YEREVAN, Armenia, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- An Armenian cargo plane had resumed its flight to Aleppo, Syria, after being forced to land by Turkey for security checks, local media Armenpress reported

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美国少数民族社区庆祝圣诞节 LOS ANGELES Christmas is a highlight for many immigrant communities in the United States, who bring colorful traditions from their countries of origin. For Hispanics, the nine-day celebration of Las Posadas ree

囧研究：想提高智商？去爬树吖！

If crosswords are too easy and Sudoku a touch boring, why not go and climb a tree? 如果你觉得填字游戏太过简单，数独（一种运用纸、笔进行演算的逻辑游戏）又难的有点单调，为什么不去爬爬树呢？ A study fo

环保太给力 瑞典已实现零垃圾

Sweden is so good at recycling that, for several years, it has imported rubbish from other countries to keep its recycling plants going. 这些年瑞典的环保工作做得太出色了，如今甚至要从其他国家进口垃圾，才能让本国的回

双十一诞生史 从光棍节到购物狂欢

For a country where many major holidays can be traced back thousands of years, Singles Day is a refreshingly recent invention. No one is quite sure exactly who first thought it up, but it definitely emerged as a student tradition in the mid-1990s. Th

Heavy rain to continue hitting S China

BEIJING,?may?15 (Xinhuanet) -- In this daytime, the precipitation of southern China has been weakened. The main rainfall areas focused on Northeast China and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. From 05:00 a.m. yesterday to this 05:00 a.m., central and eastern Gua

Heavy rains to hit south China

BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rains will sweep south China in the next four days, with rainstorms expected in some southwestern regions, weather authorities said Sunday. Moderate to heavy rains will hit most of southwest China and southeastern pa

俄罗斯测试现代化的反潜机

俄罗斯测试现代化的反潜机 MOSCOW, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Russia's Northern Fleet will test a modernized anti-submarine aircraft, the Il-38N, which could be used in the Arctic region, a military official said Sunday. The plane has been enhanced

空客与中国合作共赢

The agreement has been signed by leaders from Airbus and China's Aviation Industry Corporation. Under the agreement, China will buy 45 A330 passenger aircraft from Airbus worth over 11 billion US dollars. The deal also has an option for an additional

苹果计划整顿零售店布局,iPod重要性降级

Apple is purportedly tweaking the layout of its retail stores to shine a light on more products. 据称，苹果正在调整其零售商店的布局，以使得更多产品能够在灯光下熠熠生辉。 One device that's changing location is the i

查尔斯王子闹离婚 卡米拉索要3亿分手费

Recently celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary, royal couple Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall is allegedly going to have a divorce by the Queen's order. Prince Charles was told by Queen Elizabeth to go ahead with the divorce a

北京的钻石王老五最多

According to the survey done by Zhenai.com, the capital city of Beijing came top for the number of singles earning more than 50,000 Yuan, or 8,000 US dollars a month, followed by Shenzhen, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Most wealthy single men work in the m

印尼官方称失联飞机已坠毁

JAKARTA, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian transport ministry said on Sunday that local resident have reported that they have seen the missing plane hit a mountain. According to the (local) community, the plane hit Mount Tangok in Pengunungan Bintang di

中国军乐团亮相国际军乐节

It's a formidable international cast, with massed pipes and drums marching in lockstep. Every August, as part of the Edinburgh Festival, the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo brings together military bands from all over the world to perform on the espl

亚洲人第一次晋级世锦赛百米决赛!

Chinese sprinter Su Bingtian made history on Sunday by becoming the first Asian athlete to appear in the men's 100m final at the world athletics championships. 中国运动员苏炳添成为首位杀入世锦赛男子百米决赛的亚洲选手，并因

科学家在冰川中寻找历史线索

A group of scientists from the Ohio State University are trekking to the top of the Quelccaya Ice in the Peruvian Andes to try to measure the effects of climate change on the world's glaciers. The average distance above sea level on the glacier is ar

Obama, Romney plunge in intense campaign as election enters last stretch

Obama, Romney plunge in intense campaign as election enters last stretch WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney embarked on a swirl-wind campaign tour Tuesday following the conclusion of three

Julio Cesar could return to Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- QPR and Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar today discussed for the first time a possible return to boyhood club Flamengo. Cesar left the Rio de Janeiro club in 2005 to join Italian giants Internazionale, where he won th