Obama vows to make new push on Iranian nuclear stalemate

Obama vows to make new push on Iranian nuclear stalemate WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday vowed to make new diplomatic push aimed to solve the Iranian nuclear stalemate, noting that there is still a window of t

Pentagon says Iranian fighter jet attacks U.S. drone

Pentagon says Iranian fighter jet attacks U.S. drone WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Iranian fighter jet has attacked a U.S. drone but missed, so the unmanned American aircraft suffered no damage and returned safely to base, the U.S. Defense Departmen

China sees steady power supply in September

China sees steady power supply in September BEIJING, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- China's power supplies remained steady in September, statistics from the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) showed. Power plants generated 394.5 billion kilowatt-hou

New Zealand border control officers take on new search, detention powers

New Zealand border control officers take on new search, detention powers WELLINGTON, Sept.3 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand immigration officers took on a range of new search and detention powers Monday, in a move the government said would protect the integr

Power restored in storm-hit Anhui

HEFEI, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Power supplies have been restored for 962,000 households in east China's Anhui province, which has been slashed by rainstorms and floods triggered by typhoon Haikui, local authorities said Saturday. Anhui was hit hard by Ha

U.S.overpowers China in women's volleyball event

LONDON, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- China was beaten by the world No. 1 U.S. in straight sets in the women's volleyball tournament of London Olympics on Wednesday. The Chinese, once champion in 2004 Athens Games and bronze medal winner in Beijing Games, lost

Power outage sparks violent protest in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Hours of power outage in scorching summer Monday sparked protest in most parts of Pakistan and angry protesters attacked offices of power supply departments in some areas. Pakistan faces about 5000 MW electricity shortf

China expands its oldest nuclear power plant with new unit

BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Qinshan nuclear power plant, China's first, has finished an expansion project with a new generator unit in operation, said China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) on Sunday. The pressurized water reactor power-generatin

China's Datang Int'l Power profit down 22.78 pct in 2011

BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Datang International Power, a listed unit of China Datang, a major Chinese power producer, said Sunday its net profit fell 22.78 percent year-on-year to 1.91 billion yuan (303.2 million U.S. dollars) due to rising therma

China builds first tower-type solar-thermal power station

China builds first tower-type solar-thermal power station BEIJING, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- The first tower-type solar-thermal power station in Asia has been built in northwest Beijing, chief of the program said on Monday. Wang Zhifeng, a researcher at th

China's clean-energy-generated power usage on rise

China's clean-energy-generated power usage on rise BEIJING, Nov. 24 (Xinhua)-- Consumption of clean-energy-generated electricity has increased in China as it looks to become less reliant on fossil fuels, statistics from the State Electricity Regulato

Fire breaks out at Texas nuclear power plant

HOUSTON, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Fire broke out at a nuclear power plant Tuesday in the U.S. state of Texas, forcing one of two units to be shut down, U.S. media reported. No injuries were reported in the fire, which erupted in the Unit 2 main transformer

"Bullets" tops Chinese box office

BEIJING, Dec. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- Local cinema-goers have been braving the winter's chill over the weekend, flocking to see actor-turned-director Jiang Wen's latest offering Let the Bullets（子弹） Fly (Rang Zidan Fei). The movie, which opened on D

Normalize monetary policy

The recent rise in China's inflation has grabbed the attention of the public and policymakers alike. Consumer price inflation rose to 4.4 percent in October and a further increase is expected. This is higher than we are used to in China, although it

共享单车儿童座椅网上热销 出事究竟谁担责?

The ongoing bike-sharing boom in China has led detachable front-mounted child bicycle seat to become a bestseller online, raising safety and legal concerns. 共享单车在我国持续走俏，这使得可拆卸的前悬挂式单车儿童座椅在网上

2017年养老金上调 1亿多退休人员将受益

China has continued to synchronize enterprises and institutions to raise the basic pension for over 100m retirees in 2017. 2017年我国继续同步提高企业和机关事业单位退休人员的基本养老金水平，惠及1亿多人。 According

国产大飞机首飞在即 C919完成首次高速滑行

China-developed commercial airliner C919 has edged a step closer to takeoff after the plane's developer put it through the first high-speed taxi test last Sunday morning at Shanghai Pudong International Airport. 上周日上午，我国自主研发的商

中国对外投资面对内外挑战

After recording double-digit rates of growth over the past few years, Chinese outbound mergers and acquisitions have been grabbing headlines around the world. However this remarkable trend faces a twofold challenge. First, US, German and Australian r

上海成为全球最大国际贸易口岸城市

Official figures are suggesting Shanghai is now the world's largest international trading city due to the government's measures to encourage and upgrade trade. 官方数据显示，得益于政府鼓励和促进贸易的措施，上海目前已经成为

未来手机屏幕或将实现自我修复

Soon, your phone's cracked screen may have its own healing factor. 在不久的将来，摔碎的手机屏幕或将能够自我修复。 Scientists from the Department of Chemistry at the University of California, Riverside have developed a self-heal