Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2nd R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd L) pose with their wives, Kristiani Yudhoyono (R) and Akie Abe (L), before a meeting at the Presidenti...
An investor monitors stock price movements at a brokerage in Guangzhou, Aug. 17, 2007. (newsphoto)BEIJING, Aug. 21 -- China's main stock index jumped more than five percent on Monday, as g...
BEIJING, Aug. 21 -- Mainland residents will, for the first time, be allowed to directly invest in overseas securities under a pilot program to be launched in the northern port city of Tianjin. Investo...
BERLIN - Eleven people were injured when they fell off the back of a truck during the shooting of Tom Cruise's latest film in Berlin, police said on Monday.The 11 fell from the truck when a side panel...
More Chinese are given names in western style or just direct transliteration of Western names, according to a survey on the use of Chinese language.Such Western names as Lina, Lucy or Jenny are widely...
TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) delegation and Iranian negotiators on Monday began their third round of talks over Iran's nuclear program, the official news ag...
BAGHDAD, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Visiting French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Monday that his country is ready to help stabilize Iraq. “France is ready to play a role in the fighting agains...
BEIJING, Aug. 21 -- The government is to establish its first database on the inspection and quarantine of imports and exports to keep producers up to date with the latest safety requirements, the coun...
BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Ninety multinational companies are put on a list of industrial polluters published by the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, a Beijing-based Chinese non-govern...
It seems that Hollywood celebrities are too busy to pick up the petty cash they're owed.According to a reporting the Palm Beach Post, the state of Florida has lots of unclaimed cash, stock refunds and...