We designed Windows 10 to deliver a more personal computing experience across a range of devices, Microsoft's Tony Prophet wrote in a blog post. An experience optimized for each device type, but familiar to all. Windows 10 will power an incredibly br...
The Islamic State group on Sunday claimed to have seized the Iraqi provincial capital of Ramadi, giving the militants their largest victory this year after days of intense clashes. In Washington, the Pentagon refused to confirm the IS statement, sayi...
Chinese officials are suggesting the BRICS Development Bank could be operational before year's-end. Vice-Finance Minister Shi Yaobin also says membership in the bank will not be limited to the group's five member states. The first meeting of the bank...
Five-year-old Rongrong is receiving rehabilitation therapy at a treatment center in Beijing. She is one of some 2-million children in China under the age of 14 that have been diagnosed with autism. 全国助残日关注孤独症儿童 The China Disab...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Beijing early this morning and got down to business straightaway. After a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People, premiers of the two countries held a closed-door meeting. The two leaders later descri...
Tourists from China will be able to apply for visas online without visiting the Indian mission. Once approved, the visitor will get an authorization letter which has to be produced during immigration. India has granted this privilege to 44 countries...
China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) is vowing to keep a close watch on the investment of public funds and handle any legal violations in a timely manner. But meanwhile, the watchdog denies that some rumored investigations have already taken...
The Indian Prime minister unleashed a charm-offensive on top Chinese CEOs in a bid to attract much needed infrastructure investments to India. Narendra Modi had a candid roundtable chat with 22 top Chinese CEOs including Jack Ma of e-commerce giant A...
A painting by Pablo Picasso has set a new world record for the most expensive artwork to be sold at auction after reaching $179m (?115m) in New York. 在纽约某拍卖会上,一幅毕加索画作以1.79亿美元天价创下纪录,成为史上最贵...
Verizon Communications Inc. agreed to buy AOL Inc. in a $4.4 billion deal aimed at advancing the telecom giants growth ambitions in mobile video and advertising. 威瑞森电信公司同意以44亿美元收购美国在线,此举是为了满足电信巨...
MOSCOWU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in their first meeting since the Kremlin's annexation of Crimea and support for rebels fighting in east Ukraine sparked the worst tensions with the West since the...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Sochi. Kerry, who has also held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, says his discussions with Putin have been frank and productive, adding that the US and...
A series of activities have been carried out across China, to help people learn survival skills and practice evacuation methods. In northwestern Ningxia Technical College, an emergency drill attracted around 4,000 students and teachers to take part i...
Greece's finance minister says his country's financial situation is terribly urgent and the crisis could come to a head in a couple of weeks. 希腊财政部长表示,国家财政状况万分紧急,危机可能在2周后发生。 Yanis Varoufakis...
The height of a swathe of the Himalayas has dropped by around one metre as a result of the devastating Nepal earthquake, scientists say. 科学家指出,在尼泊尔大地震后,喜马拉雅山脉下降了大约1米。 But they add that the drop...