UNITED NATIONS, March 13 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday praised late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as one of those leaders who made a difference in his country, the region and the world. Addressing a General Assembly ple...
BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The lengthy name of China's reorganized media regulatory body is expected to be shortened in response to public complaints, the secretariat of the annual parliamentary session said Wednesday. The Chinese name of the Stat...
BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Both China and U.S. signaled that the world's two biggest economies should explore a road of new-type relations. The new type of relations between major powers should be based on mutual respect, cooperation and seeking w...
ALBUFEIRA, Portugal, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Two-time champions China suffered a 5-0 drubbing by the United States in a crucial Group B clash of the Algarve Cup women's soccer tournament on Friday. China, who drew Sweden 1-1 in the opening battle, took t...
SEOUL, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Prosecutors in Euijeongbu, north of Seoul, confirmed star coach Kang Dong-hee's involvement in match fixing after 12 hours interrogation over fixing allegations on Friday. Prosecutors prepared to seek an arrest warrant for...
SAO PAULO, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Defending Copa Libertadores champion Corinthians will be lifted from the 60-day sanction of playing matches behind closed door, the club said Thursday. Corinthians was not allowed to play in front of its fans at home ma...
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Palmeiras goalkeeper Fernando Prass needed medical treatment after being struck by a glass object thrown by a fan at Buenos Aires' city airport on Thursday. The incident followed the Brazilian club's 1-0 Copa Liber...
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Brazil legend Ronaldo accused Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson of lacking respect by referring to him as the fat one. Speaking during a press conference involving Brazil's 2014 World Cup organizing commi...
WASHINGTON, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The Obama administration on Tuesday said that its position regarding the Falkland Islands, known as the Malvinas to the Argentines, remains unchanged, but acknowledged that the Falklands residents have clearly express...
JERUSALEM, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) joined a petition filed by human rights organizations to the Supreme Court against the Israeli law of infiltration and asked to revoke it, local media reported...
WASHINGTON, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The Obama administration on Tuesday said that its position regarding the Falkland Islands, known as the Malvinas to the Argentines, remains unchanged, but acknowledged that the Falklands residents have clearly express...
BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- An official from the Ministry of Health (MOH) stressed on Tuesday that surrogate motherhood remains banned in China. While responding to questions on surrogate motherhood from the public and press, the official said, The...
BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- This year's Tree-Planting Day comes at a fitting time, as the memory of a sandstorm that ravaged large parts of north China last weekend is still stingingly fresh. The Chinese public observed Tree-Planting Day, a yearly...
HANGZHOU, March 12 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese-developed next-generation stealth frigate was commissioned to the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) on Tuesday. The country's first type 056 stealth frigate, formerly known simply as ship 582, was renam...
NEW YORK, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger will miss another week even though an MRI exam showed no new damage to his left knee, the team announced on Wednesday. Granger missed the first 55 games of the season for the Pacers b...
