Sea Shepherd member Australian Benjamin Potts. Xinhua/AFP Photo)The two detained anti-whaling activists, held captive after boarding a Japanese whaling boat on Tuesday, were released Friday morning fr
Gazing at the share price movements on a big screen at a stock brokerage in Guangdong Road in downtown Shanghai, Wang Xingfa, a 44-year-old executive, looked very worried.Wang had reason to be concern
China's Ministry of Construction is mulling over new measures to curb collusion in raising prices by property developers, the China Business News reported on Wednesday.Qi Ji, vice minister of Construc
Finished statuettes for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards are displayed during a media opportunity in Burbank January 17, 2008. The SAG Awards, which received a waiver from the striking Writers Gui
A child rescued from a flooded area along Zambazi river prepares a meal at a temporary shelter in Bawe village, central Mozambique, January 16, 2008. Zimbabwe faces the threat of renewed flooding whic
A sign of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), file photo [Photo: cnsphoto]The assets of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) hit 1.54 trillion yuan ($212.4 billion) at the end of 2007,
·The Dow Jones industrial average was down 306.95 points, or 2.46%, to 12,159.21.·Bernanke warned the risks of an economic downturn have grown more pronounced.·Credit concerns also dogged Wall Stre
China on Thursday called on the international community to ramp up diplomatic efforts for a proper settlement of the Iran nuclear issue.Foreign Minsitry spokesperson Jiang Yu said on Thursday at a reg
British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith urged internet providers on Thursday to remove all al-Qaida and extremist websites in a bid to tackle radicalization among Britain's Muslims.Smith said there was gr
BEIJING,Jan17 (Xinhua) -- In a rare move to tame auto credit growth, the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) on Wednesday urged commercial banks to thoroughly examine car loan deals to guard ag