Children perform at a poem-recital gathering in Beijing in this May 14, 2005 photo. A survey has found that most of Beijing's adult single children don't intend to have two kids. [newsphoto]More than
BEIJING - China's macroeconomic performance index rose four points from August to hit 121.3 points in September, with some sectors entering the red and yellow light zones, meaning they are going a bit
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Negotiators from both U.S. Senate and House agreed Tuesday not to approve funds to build missile defense site in Poland as requested by the Bush administration. As they
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. authorities have confirmed that the substance found in a U.N. building and suspected to be a deadly chemical warfare agent was actually non-hazardous, a U.N
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has decided to reevaluate the necessity of maintaining anti-dumping duties imposed four years ago on coated art paper imported from the Republic of Korea and Japan.T
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Congress offered the White House one last chance Monday to comply with subpoenas for documents and testimony from Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former White Ho
LONDON, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The new head of British security service MI5 Jonathan Evans said on Monday that there are at least 2,000 people in Britain who pose a threat to national security because of
Special Report: The sixth round of six-party talks WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The United States said on Monday that its experts have started working to disable nuclear facilities in the Democratic
A sign of the People's Bank of China.[Photo: Xinhua]The central bank Monday said 662 banking institutions, including 10 foreign banks, have been punished after they were found to have violated money l
SHANGHAI, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- PetroChina, China's largest oil and gas producer, replaced Exxon Mobil as the world's largest listed company by market value on Monday as its share price surged 163 percen