China to Launch Manned Spacecraft

Broadcast: Jan 02 2003 China has announced it plans to launch its first manned spacecraft in the second half of this year to become only the third country to do so. The news comes as China's fourth un

China Telecom, Netease Launch Mobile Chat App

China Telecom has formed a joint venture with Chinese internet firm NetEase to launch a new mobile chat tool. The new app, called Yixin, is expected to try to challenge Tencent's popular WeChat application. Different from Wechat, Yixin users can send

2017年CRI China Mobile's new services targets China and UK communities

China Mobile's International services has announced the launch of a mobile virtual network operator service in the UK. CMLink will provide mobile voice and data services for the 500-thousand Chinese nationals living in Britain CRI's Liang Tao has mor

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Typhoon Nesat lands in south China Thphoon Nesat, the strongest to hit China this year, has landed in the southernmost island province of Hainan. Packing winds of 42 meters per second at its center, Nesat made landfall in the township of Wengtian in

Nokia to focus on Windows Phones in U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Nokia is planning to stop selling its low-end phones and smartphones in the United States, instead focusing on products using Microsoft's Windows Phone platform, U.S. media reported on Tuesday. The Finnish handset ma

每日一词【328】launch：发起，创办

今天我们要学的词是launch。 Launch, 有发起，创办的意思。巴基斯坦反对党领袖布托宣布，如果穆沙拉夫总统拒绝结束国家紧急状态，她就要在星期五发动大规模集会示威， Benazir Bhutto announced

Samsung Electronics launches Galaxy Note in S. Korea

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Samsung Electronics, the world's second-largest manufacturer of mobile phones, said Monday that it launched its latest smart mobile gadget Galaxy Note in South Korea in a bid to take the lead in a new phase of the mobile ph

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese police launch app to find missing children

Chinese police on Sunday launched a mobile app to encourage witnesses report the whereabouts of missing or trafficked children. According to a statement from the criminal investigation bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, more than 5,000 anti-t

Spotify to launch in US on Thursday

BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhuanet) -- European music service Spotify is set to launch in the United States on Thursday, according to media reports. The streaming service will be available in the morning by invitation and through subscription. Spotify is a

Ariane 5 launch aborted due to technical hitch

BEIJING, Apirl 1 (Xinhuanet) -- An Ariane rocket launch of two communications satellites was aborted Wednesday after a technical hitch at the scheduled moment of liftoff in French Guiana on Wednesday. According to Arianespace, the Ariane 5 rocket's V

智能防狗仔围巾让你在照片上隐形

A new paparazzi-proof scarf could be a game-changer for celebrities who prefer to shy away from the limelight. 眼下，一款新式的防狗仔围巾已然成为名人们躲避偷拍的制胜法宝。 The ISHU scarf is the brainchild of Dutch-born f

Launch to pave way for space station

BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhuanet) -- China will launch an unmanned module next week, paving the way for a planned space station, a spokesman for the space program said on Tuesday. Tiangong-1, or Heavenly Palace 1, will blast off from Jiuquan Satellite La

U.S. moves to block AT&T's buying of T-Mobile

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Justice Department of the United States on Wednesday filed an antitrust lawsuit to block AT T's acquisition of T-Mobile, Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole said at a press conference. Cole said that four nationw

英闻天下——340 Huawei, ZTE Launch New Products at WMC

Huawei has unveiled its newest smartphone at this year's World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The Ascend P2 boasts a connection speed of 150 megabytes per second, which is said to be the fastest on the market. The company sold 32 million smartp

NASA ready to launch shuttle Endeavour

BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhuanet) -- NASA has readied the space shuttle Endeavour for its liftoff set for Monday, media reported Monday. Good weather looks 70 percent likely for Monday's scheduled launch of Endeavour, the next-to-last U.S. space shuttle mi

NASA Readies Endeavour for Monday Launch

The U.S. space agency NASA is preparing the space shuttle Endeavour(奋进号) for a Monday launch, its final voyage before retiring and the next-to-last launch for the 30-year space shuttle program. The Endeavour mission was originally supposed to b

Iran to launch research satellite into space: report

TEHRAN, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Iran is going to launch domestically- built Navid satellite by Safir satellite launcher by the end of March 2012, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Sunday. Navid (promise) is a research satellite and is current

China Mobile slashes Britain roaming fees for Olympics

BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhua) -- China Mobile, the nation's largest mobile telecommunications company, announced on Thursday it would cut its roaming service charges in Britain for the next two months, during which the Olympic Games will be held. Subscri

China reschedules launch of unmanned space module

BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have decided to reschedule the launch of the Tiangong-1, an unmanned space module, due to the failed launch of an experimental orbiter, a spokesperson with the project said Thursday. The decision to del

China to launch manned spacecraft this month

Americans are worse at spelling than Britons, with more than half unable to spell embarrassed, liaison and millennium。 美国人在拼写单词方面不如英国人，超过一半的美国人不会拼embarrassed、liaison和millennium。 Despite th