HAVANA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Everything is ready for the upcoming elections for the Cuban national and provincial assemblies slated for Jan. 20, the Cuban National Election Commission said Saturday. Th
BEIRUT, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa on Sunday called for more efforts and more negotiations for solving the Lebanese political crisis. “There are some outcome in my
BEIJING, Jan. 19 -- Businesses in Shanghai are taking steps to ensure the quality and safety of Shanghai Expo licensed products. Overseen by China's quality watchdog, JuneYao Group, an official produc
BEIJING, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- China absorbed 74.7 U.S. billion dollars of overseas investment last year, official data released here on Saturday said. The country's trade volume jumped from 620.8 billi
First, the exhibition of the terra cotta warriors from Xi'an, China opened at the British Museum in September last year and will run until April this year. And now, CHINA NOW, the largest festival of
BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The assets of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) hit 1.54 trillion yuan (212.4 billion U.S. dollars) at the end of 2007, up 7.1 percent year on year. At an annual
NEW YORK, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Crude futures fell Thursday as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he expects slower U.S. economic growth in 2008. Bernanke, testifying before Congress, confirmed
Police officers carry children away during a gun battle in Tijuana, in Mexico's state of Baja California, January 17, 2008. A shootout on Thursday, after police agents moved in on a drug cartel group,
President George W. Bush speaks via conference call to Bicameral and Bipartisan leadership from the Oval Office as Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (R) looks on from the White House in Washington, Jan
U.S. President George W. Bush gives a speech at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi Jan. 13, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters FilePhoto)Photo Gallery>>>BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. President