Bhutan Seeks More Tourists to Boost Economy

Rising incomes across Asia in the last decade have helped create millions of new tourists, eager to explore foreign places. Bhutan, an Asian nation that has seen relatively few international visitors, is hoping to dramatically boost its tourism indus

印度首富百亿美元建4G网 免费向全国提供

India's richest man is rolling out a $20 billion mobile network that could bring lightning-fast Internet to hundreds of millions of people. 印度首富正斥资200亿美元建设移动网络，或可使十亿人高速连接互联网。 Indian consum

台风摧毁菲律宾中部

台风摧毁菲律宾中部 One of the fiercest typhoons ever recorded has devastated the central Philippines, leaving entire cities and towns in ruins and as many as 10,000 people dead. After gashing six provinces, Typhoon Haiyan veered to the north

高铁给中国人带来新生活

高铁给中国人带来新生活 Ms. Wang is one of the millions of officer workers in Beijing. For her upcoming business trip from Beijing to Zhengzhou, she chose to travel by high-speed railway. In fact, for both personal and business trips, she p

汇丰称中国经济不会硬着陆

LONDON, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- The fears for China's economy are overplayed and China will not have a hard landing, said Stuart Gulliver, Group Chief Executive of HSBC Holdings in a London conference on Friday. China's consumer spending remains strong,

One Week After Disaster Japan Ponders Future

It's been a week since a massive（巨大的） earthquake and tsunami（海啸） devastated a large part of eastern Japan killing at least 6,548 people. While much of the attention remains focused on the crippled Fukushima number one nuclear plant,

国际原子能机构伊朗自查站点

The United States says it has confidence in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to probe Iran's alleged past efforts to build a atomic bomb after a leaked IAEA memo shows the agency will let Iran carry out its own inspections at a suspected

中国企业投资巴西电力行业

The State Grid Corporation of China signed an agreement with Brazil's Eletrobras utility last year to build high-voltage transmission lines for the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam. Scheduled to complete in 2017, the project is believed to be the largest

北京过度抽取地下水 每年下沉11厘米

China's capital is known for its horrendous smog and occasional sandstorms. Yet one of its major environmental threats lies underground: Beijing is sinking. 中国的首都北京以可怕的雾霾和偶尔发生的沙尘暴远近闻名。而一个重要

美国参议院批准两党预算协议

美国参议院批准两党预算协议 CAPITOL HILL The U.S. Senate has voted 64 to 36 to approve a two-year federal budget that eases automatic spending cuts and averts the threat of another government shutdown.The measure received bipartisan suppo

奥朗德会见缅甸总统

PARIS, July 17 (Xinhua) -- French President Francois Hollande met his Myanmar counterpart Thein Sein for talks to cement ties between their two countries here on Wednesday. Thein Sein is paying his first state visit to France after ending his officia

中国专家帮金奈规划城市和公路

CHENNAI: Road infrastructure in the city could soon benefit from Chinese expertise. A six-member delegation from the southwest province of Chongqing on Friday met corporation officials at Ripon Buildings, offering help in urban planning and road proj

世上最长铁路促进中欧贸易

The longest rail link in the world, dubbed the silk road express, connects the industrial hub of Yiwu on the East coast of China with the Spanish capital Madrid. The link, first established late last year, is part of the Chinese governments plans to

肯尼亚山洪致32人丧生

NAIROBI, April 10 (Xinhua) -- At least 32 people were killed and 18,633 others displaced by flash floods caused by heavy rains in Kenya, the East African nation's Red Cross Society (KRCS) said Wednesday. The KRCS also reported 14 people were injured

中国安邦保险掌门人备受关注

Anbang Insurance Group, which this week bought New Yorks Waldorf Astoria hotel for $1.9bn, has a big thing going for it in its home market: its founder and chairman is the grandson-in-law of Deng Xiaoping, architect of modern China. 本周以19.5亿美

世界经济论坛回应全球挑战

GENEVA, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2015 scheduled from Jan. 21 to 24 in Davos of Switzerland would serve as a platform looking for solutions to major challenges faced by the world, said the organization on Wedne

罗马市长反对申办2024年奥运会

Romes mayor has announced her opposition to Italys bid to host the Olympic Games in 2024, in a move that is likely to mean the end of the capitals ambitious campaign. 罗马市长表态反对意大利申办2024年奥运会，这可能为罗马期待已

瓦莱塔投资举办欧洲文化之都

瓦莱塔投资举办欧洲文化之都 VALLETTA, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Malta will spend some 130 million euros (179 million U.S. dollars) on Valletta organizing the European Capital of Culture in 2018, a senior official said on Wednesday. Addressing a

BRICS Nations Inch Toward Development Bank

Leaders from some of the world's largest developing economies -- Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, the so-called BRICS -- called Thursday for a more representative international financial structure. Wrapping up a summit Thursday in New

莫迪邀请中国顶级CEO投资印度

The Indian Prime minister unleashed a charm-offensive on top Chinese CEOs in a bid to attract much needed infrastructure investments to India. Narendra Modi had a candid roundtable chat with 22 top Chinese CEOs including Jack Ma of e-commerce giant A