BEIJING -- Beijing organizers unveiled the planned routes for the torch relay of the 2008 Paralympic Games Thursday to mark the one-year countdown to the opening of the Games.International Paralympic
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The current market turmoil in the United States is in many ways “identical“ to that which occurred in 1987 and 1998, The Wall Street Journal quoted former Federal R
A branch of China Construction Bank in Shanghai.[newsphoto]BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- China Securities Regulatory Commission on Friday approved the yuan-denominated A-share listing plan of the
Britain's air force scrambled four Tornado warplanes yesterday to intercept eight Russian long-range bombers, the Ministry of Defense said.The ministry said the Russian aircraft had not entered Britis
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden speaks in a video released on a website Sept. 7, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)Photo Gallery>>>Washington, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The video that a
If you have received notification that you have missed out on all the Olympic tickets you applied for, or if you have secured only one or two of your second-choice seats, don't fret.Some consolation c
Beijing opened a world-class training venue for disabled athletes this week in a bid to step up its sports facilities on the eve of the one-year countdown to the Beijing Paralympic Games.The Sports an
DALIAN, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- China will continue to cope with the imbalanced development of its coastal and hinterland regions, a senior official with the National Development and Reform Commission (ND
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. non-farming payroll employment figure dropped by 4,000 in August, the first decline since the same month of 2003, the Labor Department reported Friday. The Aug
UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei sees “war drums (from those) who are basically saying the solution is to bomb Iran.“ (Xinhua Photo/Reuters)WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The United