A member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urged the agency's Chinese Taipei branch to accept the arrangement of the Olympic torch relay route or “get out of the committee“ during an in...
Special Report: Iran Nuclear Crisis WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (Xinhua)-- The United States said on Wednesday that it was not considering military action against Iran while local mass media said that the Bus...
BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- Up to 300,000 people may be homeless in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), a U.N. aid agency spokesman said Wednesday, while state officials warned a poo...
BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- China's top quality control agency has announced a ban on imports of three kinds of biscuits from Indonesia after they were found to contain excessive levels of aluminium....
Yahoo! co-founders Jerry Yang (C) and David Filo (R) pose with chief executive Terry Semel in front of the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square in New York after ringing the opening bell at NASDAQ in thi...
There is growing dissatisfaction toward rich people, according to a new online poll.The poll by the China Youth Daily in collaboration with Sina.com has highlighted the apparent discontent over the co...
China is encouraging pig-breeders to boost their stocks following the rapid increase in pork prices.Soaring food prices are believed to have fueled a steep increase in the consumer price index - 5.6 p...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (Xinhua)-- The United States has decided to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, the country's 125,000-strong elite military branch as a “specially designated global terro...
BERLIN, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Six young Italians were shot dead in the western German city of Duisburg early Wednesday, local media reported on Wednesday. Five bodies were found in two vehicles near the...
BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese national research center said on Wednesday that the consumer price index (CPI) is still within government control although it will “keep rising at a moderate r...