Rain-triggered farm produce price rise continues: MOC

BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's farm produce prices continued to rise last week in the wake of strong rainfall across the country, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Wednesday. The wholesale prices of 18 types of vegetables in 36 cities rose for

世锦赛谌龙横扫李宗伟 卫冕男单冠军

Team China has once-again dominated the finals at the badminton world championships, taking home the world championships in men's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. Chen Long has defended his world title, dumping Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei in

美国固定抵押贷款利率进一步缓解

WASHINGTON, April 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. fixed mortgage rates declined for a second consecutive week as housing construction data fell short of market expectation, a survey showed on Thursday. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) slid to 4.27 percent i

Emerging market credit improves in fourth quarter: report

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Overall bank lending conditions for emerging markets have improved for the first time since the second quarter of 2011, said a global financial industry report on Wednesday. The emerging market bank lending index rose

Letters of Regret 因不能接受订单而表示歉意的信函

Letters of Regret 因不能接受订单而表示歉意的信函 Specimen Letters 1. Rejecting Ordered Price 拒绝接受订单价格 Dear Sirs, We refer to your Order No.345 and regret to say that we are not able to accept your bid price for Frozen R

世界大学学术排名正式发布 清华北大首次入围百强

Universities from Chinese mainland have broken into a global top 100 index in an annual ranking for the first time as Harvard retained its No 1 spot for the 14th consecutive year. 近日，中国大陆的高校历史上首次入围全世界一百强，

美国制造业二月回升

美国制造业二月回升 WASHINGTON, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Economic activity in the U.S. manufacturing sector accelerated in February, reversing two months of slowing growth, an industry survey showed on Monday. The manufacturing index, also known a

AC Milan drew 0-0 with Fiorentina

ROME, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan could not capitalise on their domination as they were held to a 0-0 draw by hosts Fiorentina on Saturday. Milan, coming off five consecutive Serie A victories, had the stronger start and penalty appeals on seven min

U.S. stocks achieve weekly gains

NEW YORK, March 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks advanced on Friday, the sixth gain in the past seven sessions, as more evidences in domestic(国内的) economic recovery offset uncertainties from overseas. The Dow Jones industrial average（道琼斯指数）

外媒:中国开始减持美国国债

The Wall Street Journal reports that central banks including China, Russia and Brazil are selling U.S. government bonds at the fastest pace on record. It's also being reported that China's central bank has stepped up its selling of U.S. treasuries in

Barca five points behind Real for derby draw

MADRID, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona dropped to five points behind Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga following a 1-1 draw with Espanyol on Sunday. Barca could only draw 1-1 away to neighbors Espanyol in a thrilling and controversial game. Against

China says grain security top priority

BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Ensuring grain security and the supply of major farm products will always be a top priority in China's development of modern agriculture, Chinese authorities said on Thursday in its first policy document for 2013. China s

Federer, Nadal into Wimbledon last 16

WIMBLEDON, England, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams all won in straight sets Saturday to move into the last 16 at the Wimbledon Championship. Six-time champion Federer beat David Nalbandian 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 to move cl

Bremen and Wolfsburg victorious in German Bundesliga

BERLIN, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Ten men Werder Bremen came from behind to crave out a hard earned 2-1 win over Dusseldorf thanks to the winner by De Bruyne meanwhile Wolfsburg edged Hoffenheim 3-1 to close the 12th round in Bundesliga on Sunday. Bremen t

世界各地出租车服务大比拼

London taxis, with their friendly drivers who actually know where they are going, are ranked best in the world, according to an annual taxi poll。 一项有关出租车的年度调查显示，伦敦出租车因其态度友好、熟悉路线的出租车

Canada's trade with China triples in decade

OTTAWA, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Canada's international merchandise trade with China has more than tripled in the past decade, according to data released by Statistics Canada on Wednesday. Canada's imports from China amounted to 48.2 billion Canadian doll

China's premier says 7.5 pct GDP target not low

BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Premier Wen Jiabao said Wednesday that the 7.5 percent GDP growth target for 2012 is a result of the government's proactive macro-control and can not be viewed as low. China's GDP has reached 47 trillion yuan (7.46 trill

时隔12年,中国女排重回世界之巅!

The once all-conquering Chinese women's volleyball team regained its mojo by outperforming host Japan to win the FIVB World Cup on Sunday and qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics next year. 星期日，曾经战无不胜的中国女排重获魔力，

速度与激情 刘翔职业生涯十大瞬间

Lius career started as a high jumper. Mr. Sun Haiping encouraged him to move up to hurdles. Without him, Lius career would have come to a halt as his parents had withdrawn him from the sports school. 刘翔最开始是一名跳高运动员。他后来的

Obama Proposes $3.8 Trillion Budget

President Barack Obama says the 2013 fiscal year budget he sent to Congress on Monday will reduce deficit spending in a balanced way by $4 trillion over the next decade and require wealthy Americans to contribute more, while preserving investments to