BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares rose for the third day in a row on Friday, as investors shrugged off the sixth interest rate hike this year. The central bank raised the benchmark one-year ...
Special report: Yearender 2007BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- The expected double-digit growth for a fifth consecutive year did...
A Confucius institute was inaugurated in the Italian port city of Naples Thursday, which is the second of its kind in the nation. At the inauguration ceremony, Chinese Ambassador to Italy Dong Jinyi s...
China's A-share markets raised a total 447 billion yuan (US$60.82 billion) from initial public offerings (IPOs) this year, topping the world in terms of the amount raised, according to China Securitie...
An illustration of China's electricity industry in 2006.[Photo: China Daily]China plans to build eight nuclear reactors with a combined capacity of 8,000 megawatts (MW) at Tianwan nuclear power stati...
The photo shows headquarter ofthePeople's Bank ofChina, the central bank.China is to raise one-year deposit and loan interest rates by 27 basis points to 4.14 percent and by 18 basis...
BEIJING, Dec.20 -- The Ministry of Finance has pledged to adopt a prudent fiscal policy to help cool the economy and prevent excessive price rises. The authorities will also make efforts to improve pe...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. White House refused to comment Wednesday on the new findings of The New York Times that four White House lawyers were involved in the destruction of CIA interr...
South Korean President-elect Lee Myung-bak (L) of the conservative main opposition Grand National Party waves his hand to supporters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007.(...
Columns of smoke rises from the site of T2 Laboratories, Inc, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007 in Jacksonville, Fla. Three people were killed and 14 more were injured in the explosion, local television report...