Google just announced a major overhaul of its corporate structure. 谷歌刚公布了对公司结构的重大调整。 As part of the change, the company that used to be called Google is going to become a new holding company called Alphabet. 作为调整...
Japan has restarted its first nuclear reactor under new safety rules following the 2011 Fukushima disaster. 日本遵照2011年福岛地震后实施的新安全条例，重新启动了首个核反应堆。 All Japan's nuclear plants were gradually sh...
UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Indigenous people around the world suffer high levels of diabetes, drug and alcohol abuse, youth suicide and infant mortality, said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon here on Monday. Speaking at the launch of the Sta...
Designed by scientists at the Max Plank Institute in Germany, the iSkin can be stuck to fingers, forearms or even behind people's ears. The thin, flexible sensors can be glued on to the skin like a temporary tattoo. They allow users to control smartp...
Police in northeast China's Heilongjiang province have broken up a multinational gambling ring involving a website in the Philippines that has attracted Chinese gamblers. They have seized more than 80 million yuan in gambling funds and frozen bank ac...
The archetypal worker in an advanced economy used to be a man on a production line or a salaryman in a city office a secure, yet repressed, cog in a machine. A crowd flowed over London Bridge, so many/I had not thought death had undone so many, wrote...
One year into its embargo on western food products, Russia has launched a controversial campaign to destroy all contraband meat, dairy and produce, using on-the-spot incinerators, dump trucks, rollers and meat grinders. 在对西方食品的禁运已实...
If, 20 or 30 years from now, central banks and sovereign wealth funds hold a significant portion of their reserves in renminbi-denominated assets, financial historians will probably look back on 2015 as a turning point. 如果二、三十年后，各国...
It happens every summer: offices turn on the air-conditioning, and women freeze into popsicles. But until now, there was no data to understand why women felt cold and were slipping on cardigans while men just rolled up their sleeves at the same tempe...
The US military said it has deployed F-16 fighter jets to a Turkish air field, as coalition air strikes continue against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. Ankara opened the Incirlik Air Base to the anti-IS combat efforts last month, while at...
The figure was released by communications industry watchdog, Ofcom. According to their report, a third of all online access in the UK is via smartphones, up from 23 percent in last year. Head of the research team Jane Rumber says the result took them...
UNITED NATIONSThe U.N. Security Council unanimously agreed Friday to establish a joint investigation mechanism to identify perpetrators of chlorine and other toxic chemical attacks in Syria. It is the first time the council has sought to establish ac...
Traditional banking in China is facing a constantly changing operating environment due to China's economic transition and industrial restructuring. The marketization of interest rates is speeding up, posing threats to banking's traditional profit mod...
Swimming world championships debutant Ning Zetao has claimed the title at the men's 100m freestyle, clocking in at 47.84 seconds. Ning says his result is beyond his expectations. I feel honored to compete with swimmers from other countries for China....
BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhuanet) -- There are three little-known effects about eggs, except its rich nutrition that is necessary for people. First, eating eggs can brighten your eyes. Those who eat eggs every day have little risk for cataract according to...
