Clijsters to skip China Open

BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- Newly crowned U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters has pulled out of (退出) the 2010 China Open scheduled to start on Saturday, organizers said on Tuesday. According to the organizers, Clijsters quit the tournament（锦标赛

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-04-06

A powerful 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck the coast of Chile. The tremor set off a small tsunami as well as landslides. Strong aftershocks are expected to follow. The death toll of the Washington mudslide climbs to 28. Snohomish County Medical Exami

美国国家公共电台 NPR Something New For Baby To Chew On: Rocket Science And Quantum Physics

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: How old were you when you learned the basics of physics or rocket science? Or maybe you never did. Well, if there's a toddler in your house, you can refresh your memory or maybe learn something new. As part of our series on k

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Of course, likd Android, this conference too has gone truly global. We are very excited about the 5000 plus people that are in this room. But this year for the first time we did something new. We created viewing parties. We allow our developers to se

小米进军美国 先卖耳机和腕带

(Reuters) Xiaomi, Chinas largest smartphone company, will begin selling headphones, smart wristbands and other accessories online in the United States in coming months, taking its first tentative step onto Apples home turf without its signature Mi mo

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China out after losing to France

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China to deepen agricultural cooperation with U.S

BEIJING, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- The agricultural ministries of China and the United States will further enhance agricultural exchanges and cooperation, deepening mutual understanding and trust, so as to achieve mutually beneficial development in the fut

China's yuan strengthens to 6.3997 against USD Monday

BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese currency Renminbi, or the yuan, strengthens 35 basis points to 6.3997 per U.S. dollar on Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading system. In China's foreign exchange spot market, the yuan is all

China on verge of another clean sweep at China Masters

CHANGZHOU, Jiangsu Province, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese badminton team were on verge of another clean sweep after last month's world championships as they had secured one-two in three of the five events on Saturday. Shuttlers from other teams could

China's GDP tops Japan in Q3

China's economy again beat Japan's in the third quarter（第三季度） of this year, AFP reported on Dec 9. China's nominal GDP amounted to $1.42 trillion during July to September, compared with Japan's $1.37 trillion, the report said, citing Japa

Smoking warnings to change in China

BEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhuanet) -- Next year will bring a doubling in the size of the words that appear on cigarette packages to warn consumers of the dangers of smoking. Starting in April 2012, cigarettes produced and sold in China will bear a new warn

4S phone fever hits China

BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- Thirty-year-old Chen Liang acquired his iPhone 4S in a relatively straightforward way without visiting the gray market. He typed Looking for an iPhone 4S through weibo on the Chinese equivalent of Twitter at 9 am on Oc

China pledges more aid for Horn of Africa

BEIJING, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- China pledged on Thursday to make more efforts to aid people living in the drought-stricken Horn of Africa in collaboration with the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC). We noticed that the ICRC launched an a

China successfully launches new communication satellite

XICHANG, Sichuan, June 21 (Xinhua) -- China successfully launched a new communication satellite, the Zhongxing-10, from its Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest Sichuan Province on early Tuesday. The satellite, carried by a Long March-3B rock

Kirilenko reaches last eight at China Open

BEIJING, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Former champion Maria Kirilenko looked to be at about her peak of her hardcourt game at the prestigious China Open, making it to the quarterfinals after beating Tamira Paszek of Austria in straight sets on Thursday. The 20

China pockets Swaythling Cup, losing Corbillon at Moscow wor

China pockets Swaythling Cup, losing Corbillon at Moscow worlds MOSCOW, May 30 (Xinhua) -- For the first time in nearly two decades(十年), the Corbillon Cup was not claimed（拿下） by China, as the Chinese women paddlers lost the final to Singa

China to launch RQFII trials

BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- China issued rules for pilot programs of RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (RQFII) on Friday, formally giving a green light to investment of overseas RMB funds in mainland securities markets. The move is expec

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CCTV9英语新闻：100 days to go until Rio Olympics opening ceremony

Today marks the 100-day countdown until the start of the Olympic games in Rio De Janiero. On August 5, the opening ceremony will take place in the famous Maracana stadium to mark the start of the global show piece that will include 28 different event