2015年CRI New High-speed Railway to Benefit Tourism in Hainan

A final stretch of high-speed railway began operation on Wednesday, making it the rail of its kind to circle an island. A bullet train set off yesterday from Haikou, the capital of the island province, on the 345-km western track of the loop line. It

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Hainan is the most southern province in China. It is situated right at the center of the Asia-Pacific Economic Ring, connected with China's Guangdong Province in the north and some southeast Asian countries in the south. Almost every spring since 200

2018年CRI Hainan travel chaos: Is it time to build the cross-strait subsea tunnel?

About 10,000 vehicles have been stranded on Hainan Island after cross-strait ferry services to Guangdong province were suspended due to heavy fog. The travel chaos caused by the week-long disruption has aroused discussion about the need to build a cr

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As you've probably experienced firsthand, some mosquito species have a real taste for warm, human blood. So much so that if you raise them on it the lab, they'll accept no substitute. Fortunately, I don't get major reactions at all. Brad Main is a mo

Career and Fans 'Rise Up' for Singer Andra Day

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VOA标准英语2008年-Pentagon Says Iraq Withdrawal Must Be Based on

The U.S. Defense Department says it wants to turn over security responsibility to Iraqi forces as quickly as possible, but that the timing should be based on conditions. A spokesman repeated the position Tuesday in response to a statement by Iraq's

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US Very Concerned About Syrias Sarin Gas The conflict between rebels and the Syrian government is intensifying. Now U.S. officials say there is movement activity around Syrias chemical weapons sites. Experts say it is a dangerous sign that a war invo

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Japan is remembering the lethal nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by a religious cult 10 years ago Sunday. A decade after the incident, legal appeals drag on, and survivors say they are suffering with little outside support. 这个星期天日

2017年CRI Housing and economy to top new HKSAR gov't agenda: Lam

Chinese President Xi Jinpinbg meets with Carrie Lam, Chief Executive-elect of the Hong Kong SAR, on April 11th, 2017 in Beijing. [Photo: gmw.cn] Carrie Lam, Chief Executive-elect of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), said that bolster

2016年CRI Premier pledges full support for Macao SAR's development

During the visit to the Macao SAR government headquarters, Premier Li Keqiang hailed the contributions the region has made since its return to the motherland 17 years ago, calling them praise-worthy. Under the leadership of Chief Executive Chui Sai O

Italy lacks energy for economic revamp

ROME, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Italy lacks the necessary energy(能量,活力) and strength for an economic revival while unemployment and poverty are on the rise, warned a report issued Friday. The 44th edition of the Censis think tank social survey, the

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In Africa's battle against malaria, two low-tech tacticsinsecticides and bed netshave done a decent job killing off mosquitoes. But it's mainly one species that's been affected. That's a species called Anopheles gambiae, sometimes called the African

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Indians have joyously greeted the news of the country's first-ever Olympic gold medal in an individual event. The milestone at the Olympic Games in Beijing has resulted in an outpouring of national pride. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi that

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By Al Pessin Washington 10 April 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he no longer holds out the hope that the U.S. troop level in Iraq will be down to 100,000 by the time the Bush administration leaves office in January. But he does hope fo

Hong kong rider dominates sixth stage of 2011 Tour of Hainan

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Typhoon Nesat Made Landfall in Eastern Hainan

Typhoon Nesat has now made landfall in Wenchang city in Hainan province, prompting some 58,000 people to evacuate in eastern Hainan and fishing boats to return to harbor in Guangdong and Guangxi. The typhoon also forced a series of suspensions in pub

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Russias news network Zvezda is reporting that the countrys new intercontinental ballistic missile will be ready for field trials this summer. The RS-28 Sarmat, dubbed Satan 2 by NATO, has been widely reported to have a top speed of seven kilometers a

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2018年CRI Locals hail plans for Hainan pilot free trade zone

People from all walks of life in south China's Hainan Province say they're inspired by the decisions to transform the island province into China's largest pilot free trade zone, and vow to make further contributions to the tropical island's developme