Lagarde, Carstens shortlisted for top IMF job

WASHINGTON, June 13 (Xinhua) -- French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde and Mexican central bank governor Agustin Carstens have been shortlisted for the selection of the new managing-director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the fund annou

Developing Asian Economies Remain Strong

Developing Asian economies will continue to grow strongly this year but will face the risk of surging prices, says the Asian Development Banks annual economic outlook released Wednesday. The bank lauded Chinas recent interest rate hike as an appropri

Asia Faces Test as European Economies Strain Under Debt

Asias strong economic credentials are set to be tested in the face of slowing European economies and concerns about the outlook for the U.S. economy. In a gold trading house in Bangkoks Chinatown crowds pack the store. Although the commodity is tradi

德国为何担忧中国美的(Midea)收购库卡

At this years Hannover Messe, the worlds biggest industrial fair, it was one of the stars of the show: an elegant, ultra-sensitive robot known as an Iiwa that can pour a beer and brew a cup of coffee. 在今年的德国汉诺威工业博览会(Hannov

巴西总统可能在第一轮赢得连任

巴西总统可能在第一轮赢得连任 RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is likely to be reelected in the first round of elections in October next year, according to a poll released Thursday. The poll, commissi

谈判大门始终敞开 提起仲裁是菲律宾背弃承诺!

China said on last Thursday the door for dialogue with the Philippines on the South China Sea is always open, refuting the country's argument that bilateral dialogue has come to an end. 中国政府于上周四宣称，在南海问题上，中国政府

关于中国与菲律宾南海较量 你只需要知道一件事情

China vs. Philippinesin South China Sea: The Only Thing You Need to Know 关于中国与菲律宾南海较量：你只需要知道一件事情 Manila can sue Beijing all it wants, but in the end it seemsChinese leaders already know how they will resp

南海仲裁庭作出非法无效判决 被曝收受菲律宾重金贿赂!

A top Beijing official has accused UN judges of accepting cash from the Philippines recently. 中国一名政府高官日前指控联合国仲裁庭收受菲律宾贿赂。 Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin asked who was paying the wages of the judge

菲律宾至少1500民众抗议英雄葬礼

BBC News At least 1,500 people haveprotested in the Philippines against plans to move the body of disgraced formerPresident Ferdinand Marcos to the National Heroes' Cemetery in Manila.President Rodrigo Duterte decided last week it could be transferre

笨贼赖在树上17小时 阻交通引众怒

A suspected burglar perched in a tree overhanging a railway line caused 17 hours of travel misery for commuters. 一盗贼因被警察追捕爬上铁轨上方的大树，赖在上面17个小时，导致这段时间内运行的列车改道或延误，引

Policies issued to boost Hong Kong

BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- China's central government on Wednesday announced a package of policies to boost economic and cultural relations between Hong Kong and the mainland. The central government will push forward joint ventures for stock exchan

Study: Happiness May Lead to Wealth

Money may not buy you happiness, but happiness can improve your financial bottom line. A study by researchers from University College London finds that young people who report a higher level of happiness and satisfaction with their lives earn higher

Kenya miss out on Olympics weightlifting ticket

NAIROBI, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Only a wild card selection might save face for Kenya after its lifters succumbed to the pressure and incompetence during the Africa Olympic qualifying tournament that ended on Monday night. Nigeria and Cameroon ruled the

Science names HIV study 2011 Breakthrough of Year

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- The journal Science on Thursday chose the HPTN 052 clinical trial, an international HIV prevention trial as the 2011 Breakthrough of the Year. The study found that if HIV-infected heterosexual individuals begin taking

想要机器人情人？ 2025年就能实现

Human relationships have had their day. 人与人之间谈恋爱很快就要过时啦。 They have enjoyed all the excellence of wine-in-a-box. Too often, what starts with a flame ends as soot. 人类之间的恋爱总是很美好，刚开始会像烟花

NASA Readies Endeavour for Monday Launch

The U.S. space agency NASA is preparing the space shuttle Endeavour(奋进号) for a Monday launch, its final voyage before retiring and the next-to-last launch for the 30-year space shuttle program. The Endeavour mission was originally supposed to b

NASA ready to launch shuttle Endeavour

BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhuanet) -- NASA has readied the space shuttle Endeavour for its liftoff set for Monday, media reported Monday. Good weather looks 70 percent likely for Monday's scheduled launch of Endeavour, the next-to-last U.S. space shuttle mi

Final Landing for Shuttle Endeavour

The space shuttle Endeavour has returned to Earth for the final time, after completing a 16-day mission to the International Space Station. NASA welcomed home the Endeavour shuttle before dawn Wednesday, after the ship glided in from a safe re-entry

First Female US Astronaut Sally Ride Dies at 61

Former U.S. astronaut Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, died Monday after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 61 years old. Ride, who earned four degrees, including a doctorate in physics, from Stanford University was pa

Obama Meets With European Leaders In Poland

President Barack Obama is in Poland, in an effort to strengthen relationships in Eastern and Central Europe, and to ask support for emerging Arab democracies(民主国家) . Our correspondent reports from Warsaw, the final stop on the president's six