WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush said on Thursday China's rapid economic growth has provided a “good opportunity“ for the United States as well as other countries in t
Special report: Tension escalates in Iraq HELSINKI, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Representatives of Iraqi Shiites and Sunnis began to arrive in Finland on Friday for the talks between the two factions, to be m
BERLIN, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- German businessmen have warned against unnecessary fears of China stirred up by the recent media coverage of questionable Chinese toys, the alleged plagiarism of German car
NICOSIA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus is at the final stage of adopting the euro Saturday as all products on sale must carry prices both in the Cyprus pound and the euro to ensure a smooth switch to the
Twenty-six-year-old Liu Hui shows in the makeup of Yang Yuhuan, one of the four ancient Chinese beauties renowned for her full-figure. [Photo: xmnext.com]Twenty-six-year-old Liu Hui is 1.68 meters hig
Children from a juvenile re-education school in Zhengzhou, central china's Henan province Thursday hang the giant Chinese knot that has taken them more than ten days to finish, to welcome the upcoming
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 4 percent in the second quarter of 2007, the fastest pace since the first quarter of 2006, the Commerce Department reported T
Aerial view of the United Nations in midtown Manhattan, in New York City. Several vials of potentially hazardous chemicals, originating from an Iraqi chemical facility, have been fou
Special report: Internal situation in PalestineGAZA, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Hamas, or Islamic Resistance Movement, pledged on Thursday not to make concessions on the demands it presented for exchanging a
HONG KONG, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks continued its bull run Friday as investors bought into major blue-chip shares like China Mobile, propelling the Hang Seng Index to its highest closing i