BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- China's aviation authorities are suspending applications for new airlines until 2010 and imposing stricter monitoring on the new air companies in order to prevent overheat...
China's Ministry of Health, China's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Chinese Nutrition Society jointly published on Wednesday a report guiding children's snack habits.The Stardaily s...
Four children hospitals in Shanghai are to offer compulsory education programs to hospitalised children beginning this fall, officials from the Shanghai Education Commission said. It is estimated that...
A building is on fire because of an earthquake, in Lima, capital of Peru, Aug. 15, 2007. (Xinhua Photo)Photo Gallery>>>UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- A powerful earthquake measuring 7.9 ...
NEW DELHI, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Around 300 people have died in Indian eastern Bihar state because of flooding from seasonal monsoon rains, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported Thursday. It quoted so...
SINGAPORE, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Singapore Airlines (SIA), the country's flag carrier, announced on Thursday that its Airbus A380 jet will make its maiden commercial flight to Sydney on Oct. 25 after th...
Traders work at the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, on Aug. 15, 2007. The Wall Street traded lower Wednesday morning with the Dow Jones i...
All three Chinese women duos have advanced into the winner's bracket in the third round at the 2007 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour Finland Open after clinching the opening two matches on Wednesday.Seeded 12th...
Actors Fan Bingbing and Richie Ren pose with the newly-weds, enjoying their wedding ceremony on Tuesday, during a press conference for the movie “Contract Lover“. [Photo: sina.com.cn]Leading actor...
Special Report: Iran Nuclear Crisis TEHRAN, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Tuesday rejected UN nuclear chief's proposal for direct talks with the United States over Tehran's nuclear issue, the official IR...