BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities have recently issued a notice saying that it will severely punish businesses using poppy capsules as food additives after a series of scandals. The notice, jointly issued by the Ministry of Public Secu...
But first which country is the world's biggest crude oil producer? Saudi Arabia, right? No, wrong, there's a new number one. Saudi Arabia has been knocked off its perch by the United States. According to the latest report from Bank of America, US pro...
MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- German car producer Audi AG announced Saturday to expand its investment program to 24 billion euros (29 billion U.S. dollars) at home and abroad from 2015 through 2019. The total investment volume comprises about...
The US has a new Christmas tradition. Wealthy secret Santas are popping up across the country and paying off toyshop bills to spread festive cheer and help struggling families. 最近美国新增了一项圣诞传统，社会富裕人士正伪装成神...
Hong Kong filmmaker Tsui Hark told students at Beijing's Tsinghua University on Friday that his new movie, The Taking of Tiger Mountain, has haunted him for 40 years. 周五，香港电影导演徐克告诉清华大学的学生，他的新电影《智取...
BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- The government will increase financial support for Chinese companies investing and operating overseas, or going global, an official statement showed Wednesday. Better financing can make more use of excess production capac...
A remote village in northern Finland, reputed to be Santa's Village, is busy preparing for the Christmas holiday. There, Santa says he has tons of letters to read and sacks to fill. Preparations are going well, everything is on schedule. Because one...
China is going to reform its pension system for employees in government departments, in a bid to level out the massive pension gap with those working in enterprises. In the current dual system, government and public institution employees receive a mu...
BARCELONA, Spain, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Christmas markets in Barcelona resist the economic crisis despite the negative impact of the economic downturn, their organizers told Xinhua. In Barcelona there are two main Christmas markets, one in the Cathedra...
Sony Pictures Entertainment is making the controversial comedy The Interview available at a limited number of theaters on Christmas. The company's CEO, Michael Lynton, said Tuesday they were also trying to release the film on more platforms and in mo...
A student has broken a 19-year silence and revealed she was the iconic sun baby in hit TV show Teletubbies. 一名学生保密了19年，终于爆料她就是在大热电视节目《天线宝宝》标志性的太阳宝宝。 Jess Smith, from Chatham,...
Reporter: The new rules require all governments above the county level to designate special departments for property registration in their areas. Land and resource authorities will also be tasked with setting up a platform to combine registration dat...
The United States is calling on North Korea to compensate Sony Pictures for damages caused by the hacking of the company's computers and release of confidential information. State Department spokesperson Marie Harf. The government of North Korea has...
China's state prosecutor said on Monday it had formally charged Jaycee Chan, son of kung fu movie star Jackie Chan, with a drugs offence, meaning he is almost certain to face trial. The younger Chan, a 32-year-old actor and singer, was arrested in Be...
Maverick actor-director Jiang Wen continues to jab at Chinese history with a satire about the fallout of an over-the-top beauty contest in '20s Shanghai. 不按常理出牌的导演，同时也是演员的姜文，用20世纪20年代上海言过其实的...
