BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- China Construction Bank (CCB), one of four major banks in China, on Saturday announced it plans to sell no more than 600 million preference shares to raise up to 60 billion yuan (9.8 billion U.S. dollars) in a private pla...
At the 13th SCO prime ministers' meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang proposed to cultivate new areas for regional economic cooperation and speed up regional integration. Li Keqiang said China is going to inaugurate priority proj...
Three people have been confirmed dead after gunfire ended a 16-hour hostage siege at a Sydney cafe. Police say the dead include the gunman and two of the 17 hostages. Four others were wounded. New South Wales state police Commissioner Andrew Scipione...
An 11-year-old girl stole ?6,300 of her grandmother's cash and set off on an 800-mile taxi ride to meet up with a boy she met while on holiday. 这名11岁的小女孩从她祖母那里偷了6300镑的现金，叫了一辆飞的驱车800英里去和她...
Repair work at the imperial tombs, known as the Eastern Tombs of the Qing Dynasty, has begun. The work is scheduled for completion next year. Wang Zhaohua is the deputy director of the Tomb's Cultural Relics Management Office. The whole repair projec...
Participants in red bathing suits run during the 2014 Toronto Santa Speedo Run event in Toronto, Canada, Dec. 13, 2014. Dozens of participants took part in this annual event to raise money for sick kids on Saturday. 12月13日，参与者们身穿红色...
As many women know only too well, finding a dress that fits like a glove is no easy task. 许多女人都很明白吧，想要找一条和手套一样合适的裙子可不是容易事。 But a new dress, created using a 3D printer, may be the answer...
A Chinese teenager executed after being convicted of murder and rape 18 years ago was declared innocent by a court Monday, in a rare overturning of a wrongful conviction. 18年前因为谋杀和强奸而被判枪决的中国青年，在周一的法庭上...
A fully operational Apple computer that company co-founder Steve Jobs sold out of his parents' garage in 1976 for $600 sold for $365,000 at Christie's on Thursday. 1976年的时候，史蒂夫乔布斯在他父母车库里把第一台苹果电脑以6...
New reports are suggesting the heads of Alibaba and Tencent are once-again investing in the insurance sector. Alibaba founder Jack Ma and Tencent Chair Pony Ma have reportedly become the new backers of Ping'An Insurance Group's latest share offering...
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi (C) and ECB vice-president Victor Constancio (L) meet the press at the new European Central Bank Headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, 04 December 2014. [Photo: Imagine China] ECB Keeps Interest Rates Unchan...
PRETORIA, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of South Africans on Friday commemorated the first anniversary of Nelson Mandela's death as the country's Acting President Cyril Ramaphosa urged the whole nation to keep Mandela's legacy alive. Ramaphosa made th...
What has caused the rapid growth in the super-rich? Does it mean that we should expect to live in a world with growing wealth inequality? First, where are the new billionaires expected to come from? In a notable shift, there will be more billionaires...
MONROVIA, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- An Africa Union-backed 76-member Nigerian medical contingent, comprising nurses and doctors, has arrived in Liberia as part of the response to Ebola Virus Disease eradication in the country. The Nigerian medical team, whi...
I am startlingly aware of it, Cumberbatch said with a smile. I dont go seeking it, but Martin Freeman, who was an absolute luddite on the first series, suddenly came back from New Zealand having done a little radio short drama called The Hobbit, he c...
