Real Madrid President Perez denies ultimatum from players over Mourinho

MADRID, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid President Florentino Perez this Thursday called a press conference to deny stories written about the club in the Spanish press. Perez reacted to a front page headline story printed in Spanish sports paper, 'Mar

Thailand, Japan pledge to cement economic ties

BANGKOK, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Thailand and Japan agreed here on Thursday to further strengthen economic and business ties, as the two sides both expressed intention to cooperate in Thailand's key infrastructure mega-projects. In a press briefing after

Rafael Nadal begins Madrid Open campaign with easy win

MADRID, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Spanish number one Rafael Nadal began his participation in the Madrid Open tennis tournament（锦标赛） with a comfortable straight sets win on Wednesday. Nadal, who is seeded number two in the competition, won the seco

中国稳步迈入国际

A lot can happen in a month in China or at least in its markets. In the past four weeks, its banking regulator has launched a regulatory windstorm while the central bank has made the first move to ease capital controls, providing much needed liquidit

朝鲜经济未被国际制裁压垮

North Korea is bowed but not broken by international sanctions, according to clues gleaned by a small group of outsiders dedicated to shining a light on the reclusive Asian nation. 根据一小部分致力于揭示朝鲜状况的外部人士收集的线

光明食品把维多麦出售给美国同行

Chinas Bright Food Group has agreed to sell cereal brand Weetabix to US cereal company Post Holdings for $1.76bn (￡1.4bn), a spokesman for the Chinese conglomerate said on Tuesday. 中国光明食品集团(Bright Food Group)发言人周二表示，该

中山大学禁止社会人士入内 进门要出示有效证件

Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, has reportedly started denying residents access to the campus and requiring its students to present valid student cards before they can enter. 据报道，位于中国南部广东省

住建部表态 今年我国公租房将新增200万套

China will create 2 million units of public rental housing in 2017 to provide affordable housing for low-income people, said Lu Kehua, vice-minister for the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. 住房和城乡建设部副部长陆克华日前

Facebook又爆惊天黑科技 用脑电波就能打字

Facebook Inc.s research unit Building 8 is working to make it possible for people to type using signals from their brains. 脸书公司的研究机构Building 8正努力使人们用脑电波就能打字。 Regina Dugan, hired from Alphabet Inc. last

美联航风波还未结束,美国航空公司再现暴力

The man who stood up for a weeping mother-of-two after an American Airlines employee hit her in the head with a metal stroller while yanking it out of her hands has been identified. 一名美国航空公司的职员从一位两个孩子的母亲手里拽

国务院再发大红包 新一轮减税启动

Chinese government plans new tax cuts to reduce the burden on businesses, support innovation and stabilize growth. 我国政府计划通过新一轮降税减轻企业负担、支持创新和稳定增长。 Tax cuts were approved last Wednesday at a S

Hong Kong stocks up 0.44% led by property companies

Hong Kong stocks closed 0.44 percent higher on Monday, led by the Chinese mainland banks and property companies, ahead of a slew of economic data out of the U. S. and China this week as well as the start of the U.S. earnings season. The benchmark（基

Chow's "Odyssey" to break Chinese box office record

BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Stephen Chow's fantasy comedy Odyssey is poised to become the highest grossing domestic film in China. It has earned 1 billion yuan (159 million U.S. dollars) in just half a month, becoming one of only two domestic films

Rockets tie NBA 3-pointers record in 140-109 win over Warriors

HOUSTON, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Houston Rockets tied a NBA record with 23 3-pointers to rout the Golden State Warriors 140-109 Tuesday night at Toyota Center. The Warriors did everything they could, including intentionally fouling three times in the

Raptors bench records season-low 7 points in loss to Bucks

TORONTO, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Toronto Raptors' bench scored a season-low seven points in a 107-96 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in NBA action on Sunday afternoon. Coming into the game, the Toronto reserves were ranked eighth in the league, averaging

Golden Globe Awards 2013 scores record high ratings

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Helped by a perfect stint from a pair of female hosts and an award buzz surrounding hit films and television series, the 70th Golden Globe Awards ceremony drew 19.7 million viewers, the Nielsen Co. said on Monday. The

China's New Year holiday brings train travel record

BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- A record number of passengers traveled via railways during the New Year holiday, the Ministry of Railways said Saturday. From Monday to Thursday, some 22.55 million passengers traveled around the country by train, up by 3.

China's box office sets new record in 2012

BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's film industry earned about 16.8 billion yuan(2.69 billion U.S. dollars) in the box office in 2012, with domestic movies contributing less than half of the revenue, the Chongqing Economic Times reported on Thursday.

Real Madrid retain 100 percent record after 12 games of basketball season

MADRID, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid remain top of the ACB Endesa basketball league thanks to a 97-87 win on Sunday. The win means Pablo Laso's side have won all 12 matches this season and have a three-win lead at the top of the table ahead of Val

Olympic champ Sun Yang triumphs with meet record at Asian Championships

DUBAI, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Two-time Olympic gold medalist Sun Yang shined at the Asian Championships here on Thursday as he claimed the title of men's 200 freestyle event with a new championship record. The 21-year-old Sun, who settled with a silver