Summer is a good season to indulge your passions and let off some energy. Lovers of singing whose dreams of stardom have so far been confined to karaoke bars are welcome to compete in a public singing
While summers are hot in the city, you can find some respite in the mountains. They offer rivers and trees that create cool retreat away from the unbearable heat. Here are some getaways to mountains n
MOSCOW, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The first meeting of Kosovo's troika will take place in Belgrade on Friday, the Russian representative to the Contact Group on Kosovo said on Wednesday. “This will be the
WARSAW, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski on Wednesday fired Interior Minister Janusz Kaczmarek over a corruption investigation. Kaczynski named a new agriculture minister la
Overseers of all major competitive events are chosen.Scenarios for both the opening and closing ceremonies are done.Except for the ultra-modern main stadium, which needs special modification for the o
A bunch of mass activities and sports-related events spread all over the country on Wednesday besides those in the heart of Beijing as the Chinese capital city marked one year to go before the 2008 Ol
BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's central bank admitted on Wednesday that the country is coming under increasing pressure from price hikes, and acknowledged inflation risks are “worthy of attentio
BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese central bank said on Wednesday it would put the task of preventing the national economy from overheating as the top priority of current macro control. The country's
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 rocked western part of Java Island of Indonesia early Thursday. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>JAKARTA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- A st
TOKYO, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that he hopes the second Inter-Korean summit in late August could help ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula. While the d