BEIJING, April 2 (Xinhua) -- China's has 48 million people working in the fields of science and technology, but the pool of personnel still lacks high-level scientists for strategic needs, a former human resources official has revealed. Though the nu...
ALGIERS, April 2 (Xinhua) -- The 13th Escort Taskforce of the Chinese Navy arrived Tuesday in Algiers, capital of Algeria, beginning a four-day visit to the country. The visit by the escort taskforce, composed of two frigates and one supply ship, is...
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday reaffirmed U.S. defense commitment to the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan, vowing no recognition of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) as a nuclear state. The bo...
WASHINGTON, April 2 (Xinhua) -- World Bank President Jim Yong Kim Tuesday called for global actions toward ending extreme poverty by 2030 and improving the lives of most vulnerable people in the developing countries. Now is the time to commit to endi...
NEW YORK, April 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks bounced back on Tuesday from Monday's pullback, with both the Dow Jones Industrial Average index and SP 500 closing at all-time highs, bolstered by strong gains in health insurance companies. The blue-chip Do...
BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese military official has called on the armed forces to strengthen combat preparedness and ensure victories in wars. Fan Changlong, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), made the remarks dur...
BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese cities have been urged to step up the construction of drains to avoid waterlogging during the flood season. Local authorities should work to eliminate hidden troubles and take emergency measures to avoid casualtie...
NICOSIA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus' largest lender, Bank of Cyprus (BoC), said on Monday it has completed its recapitalization by converting depositors' money into equity, under a Eurogroup deal on a bailout for Cyprus. A bank statement said the rec...
SLAMABAD, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf arrived in Islamabad late Monday for the first time after he ended his over four-year self-exile and returned home on March 24, local media reported. Musharraf's plane landed a...
BAGHDAD, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed on Sunday and ten others wounded in several bombings in the Iraqi capital Baghdad and in eastern part of the country, the police said. A suicide bomber blew up his explosive-laden car into an Iraqi...
JOHANNESBURG, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Former South African President Nelson Mandela continued to receive treatment in hospital four days after re-admission, the Presidency said. he Presidency has been advised by the doctors that former President Nelson...
AMMAN, March 31 (Xinhua) -- King Abdullah II of Jordan and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday agreed to exert joint efforts to protect sacred sites in Jerusalem. The two leaders reached a consensus to defend Jerusalem, the holy city facing...
AMMAN, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's King Abdullah II on Saturday swore in a new cabinet led by Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour. Ministers of interior, finance, planning and international cooperation, energy, and education were all replaced in the new...
ROME, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on Saturday charged 10 authoritative experts and political figures with the task to help solve the political impasse stemmed from last month's inconclusive general elections. The figures...
BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) -- The China Consumer's Association (CCA) has asked Apple Inc. to sincerely apologize to Chinese consumers and thoroughly correct its problems, after the U.S. firm took little action to address waves of criticism. In a stat...
