JINAN, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- A municipal government in east China's Shandong Province has offered a huge reward for clues or evidence of local enterprises pumping emissions underground. The government of Weifang City has offered a 100,000 yuan (15,873...
LONDON, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- The sky of London cleared up on Sunday, when the sunshine brought a message of early spring, as well as the catwalk show of famous British brand Mulberry. Mulberry explores the earthy landscape of the English countryside a...
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Veteran Hollywood action star Bruce Willis has demonstrated his winning power as his latest film A Good Day to Die Hard runs as the top grossing film in North America over the weekend, beating out three other debuting...
MADRID, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona enjoyed an early kick off and saw their lead at the top of Spain's BBVA Primera Liga extend to 12 points during the 23rd round of matches in Spain this weekend. Barca took to the pitch before their midday kick...
BERLIN, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Front-runner Bayern Munich humiliated helpless Schalke 4-0 to extend their gap atop the standings to 15 points as Hamburg trashed Dortmund 4-1 in a high paced encounter at the 21st round of Bundesliga on Saturday. Bayern Mu...
MADRID, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid warmed up for Wednesday' s Champions League match at home to Manchester United with a comfortable win at home to a conformist Sevilla. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick after Karim Benzema had opened the scor...
MOSCOW, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Russian long jumper Tatyana Kotova had been banned for a provisional doping case, the Russian Anti- Doping Agency announced Friday. The three-time world indoor champion had a sample at the 2005 World Championships tested po...
MOSCOW, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of 20 (G20) on Saturday pledged to strengthen financial stability and promote sustainable growth at the conclusion of a two-day meeting here. In a joint communique issued...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday stressed the importance of building a rising and thriving middle class as the engine of U.S. economic growth. The United States should endeavor to bring more manufacturing jobs b...
BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Penglai 19-3 oilfield, which experienced a severe oil leak in 2011, has been given official permission to resume operations, according to the State Oceanic Administration (SOA). The SOA said in a Saturday statement th...
BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Traffic accidents during this year's Spring Festival were down about 50 percent from last year, according to a Saturday statement from the Ministry of Public Security (MPS). It noted that no heavy or large-scale traffic c...
BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese comedies have raked in the most money during the Spring Festival holiday, beating foreign rivals like the Hollywood blockbuster Cloud Atlas. Odyssey, a fantasy action comedy directed by Hong Kong comic actor Steph...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Former AC Milan and Real Madrid midfielder Clarence Seedorf continued his prolific goalscoring form as Botafogo rallied to defeat Resende 4-2 in Rio's Campeonato Carioca on Thursday. Resende led 2-0 late in the firs...
HAVANA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Cuban tennis commissioner and one of the best players in the island's history, Juan Antonio Pino, Friday expressed his optimism on the return of locals to Davis Cup as part of the group America 3. We have shortlisted a...
NAIROBI, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Berlin marathon champions Geoffrey Mutai and Dubai marathon silver medalist Lucy Kabuu will headline the elite field at this year's RAK Half-Marathon in the United Arab Emirates. The event, seventh edition, which will be r...
