LONDON, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- The inquest into the death of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed began Tuesday at London's High Court. A jury of six women and five men has been selected by ballot from a shor...
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon marked on Tuesday the first International Day of Nonviolence with a call for “true tolerance and nonviolence.“ “The United Nat...
BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The policy makers ofChina's central bank said at their third quarterly meeting that the countryshould carry out “moderately tightening“ monetary policies to further r...
China Investment Corporate Ltd. (CIC), the country's long-awaited state forex investment company set up to make better use of its huge foreign exchange reserves, was inaugurated on Saturday.The CIC, w...
Special report: Internal situation in Palestine Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (R) speaks to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting at Al-Salem palace in Cairo Sept. 30, 2007.(Xinhua/R...
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- South Korean Unification Minister Lee Jae-joung said Sunday that South Korean President Roh Moo-hyunwill walk across the inter-Korean border while traveling to Pyongyang on...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Some experts and media have welcomed Mattel's clarification of its recalls of Chinese toys as concern is growing that the design flaws have damaged the “Made in Chin...
BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhuanet) -- Richard Garriott, son of a former NASA astronaut, will follow his father's footsteps to travel in space, media reported Friday.Space Adventures, which has arranged fiv...
NEW YORK, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of New Yorkers ran a few miles on Sunday to remember a heroic firefighter who was killed during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks against the United States. The s...
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The top leaders of the south and north of the Korean Peninsula will seek substantial progress in peace and bilateral economic cooperation at an upcoming summit slated for Oct...