猴年春晚吉祥物“康康”遭吐槽

The mascot, Kangkang, debuted on Thursday. It's based on a colored ink prototype painted by well-known Chinese artist Han Meilin. The 80-year-old is the man behind the famous fuwa, the mascots for the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. For the Spring Fes

U.S. firm says it can "grow" diesel

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhuanet) -- A biotechnology(生物技术) company says it can produce diesel using the same ingredients(配制成分) that make grass grow, media reported on Monday. The Massachusetts company Joule Unlimited has created a genetica

Miss Canada sets eyes on world title

Vancouver, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Canada's entry into Miss World contest（竞赛） is hoping that her gown made by a noted Chinese-Canadian dressmaker （女装裁缝师） will make a difference in helping her to secure the crown. Denise Garrido, a

AC Milan moves closer to title

ROME, April 23 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan moved one step closer to the Serie A title with a 1-0 win at Brescia on Saturday. Robinho struck in the 82nd minute - just after the home side had hit the woodwork（木制品,木匠活） and started to put Milan

Homeless Families in Spain Are Squatting After Eviction

Homeless Families in Spain Are Squatting After Eviction SEVILLE, SPAIN Protest groups in Spain have helped families that were kicked out of their homes by banks find shelter in repossessed, empty apartment buildings. Police moved in quickly in most c

Taste for Hard Cider Grows in US

MIDDLEBURY, Vermont More Americans are quenching their thirst with hard cider. In 2011, U.S. sales of the alcoholic beverage made of fermented apple juice were up 20 percent over the previous year, according to the U.S.-based Beer Institute. There we

Feather in the wind

A certain good woman one day said something that hurt her best friend of many years. She regretted immediately and would have done anything to have taken the words back . What she said hurt the friend so much that this good woman was herself hurt for

Study: ability to multi-task wanes with age

BEIJING, April 12 (Xinhuanet) -- The elderly have a difficult time with multi-tasking as a study suggests that older brains behave differently when it comes to switching between two tasks, according to media reports on Tuesday. Researchers used funct

Prospect of Istanbul nuclear talks less promising

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- After eight years of struggle over Iran's nuclear program, the prospect of the upcoming nuclear meeting between Iran and the G5+1 countries in Istanbul( 伊斯坦布尔) on Friday and Saturday seems to be less promising. B

New prospect of reversing Alzheimer's disease raised

BEIJING, Nov. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Scientists in Canada have raised a prospect of reversing Alzheimer's disease by deep brain stimulation, according to media reports Monday. The technique here is known as deep brain stimulation -- applying electricity d

Tim Robbins, Adrien Brody join Feng's "1942"

BEIJING, Nov. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- Oscar winners Tim Robbins and Adrien Brody will join the cast of Chinese director Feng Xiaogang's famine-themed epic film 1942, according to Variety.com. The production company responsible for the project, Huayi Brothe

外国学生促进美国的创新

外国学生促进美国的创新 Foreign students earning their doctoral degrees in the United States can help revitalize innovation and economic growth. A new study says the U.S. should make it easier for such students to enter and remain in the co

李克强总理鼓励科技创新

Premier Li Keqiang says China should consider science and technology as a primary productive force. Scientific and technological innovation to a large extent determines the future of China's development strategy. In history, we have missed several te

创新将引领中国走向发展

The report is meant to provide suggestions for Chinese central authorities putting together the 13th five-year plan. One of the over-riding themes in the research report is how to keep China's economy moving under the New Normal. This is the term bei

中国尽最大努力推进科技创新

In a bid to upgrade the manufacturing sector, the Chinese central government rolled out the Made in China 2025 program last year, which is designed to transform China into a world manufacturing power. It has also been one of the hot topics at the soo

China's first bank for technological innovation opens

SHANGHAI, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's first bank for technological innovation, a result of joint investment by Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPDB) and America's Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), opened in Shanghai on Wednesday. With a 1-billion-yuan (ab

Innovation key to NE industry: state councilor

HARBIN, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong has called for greater technological innovation to rejuvenate traditional industrial bases in northeast provinces. Northeastern industry rejuvenation has entered a crucial stage, and tech

Small asteroid to pass Earth: NASA

LOS ANGELES, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Near-Earth asteroid 2011 MD will whip past Earth on June 27, but will not pose any threat, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said on Friday. The asteroid will pass only 12,000 kilometers (7,500 miles) above the E

Laos vows to further enhance military relations

VIENTIANE, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Laos and China pledged on Monday to deepen military exchanges and cooperation, strengthen unity and friendship between the two countries'militaries and work together to maintain regional peace and stability. The vows cam

Chinese, Japanese legislators vow to enhance ties

BEIJING, May 4 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislator, Wu Bangguo, on Friday held talks with Yokomichi Takahiro, speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan, and both pledged to further bilateral ties. Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the N