WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed an executive order to boost cyber security of critical infrastructure by strengthening cooperation between the government and the private sector. The executive order increa...
BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- A strong cold front will bring temperatures down by 6 to 10 degrees Celsius in most areas of China from Saturday to Feb. 19, weather forecasters said Wednesday. During the period, temperatures will plunge by more than 12...
NANCHANG, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Although he is still homesick from time to time, 61-year-old Lei Yangqing admits that life has never been better for himself and his fellow villagers, who moved years ago to make way for the construction of the Three Gor...
BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Sales of fireworks and the number of people injured due to fireworks setting off in Beijing have dropped significantly during this year's Spring Festival holiday, which began on Feb. 10. A total of 313,000 cartons of fire...
URUMQI, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- A total of 168 tourists were rescued early Thursday after being stranded by high winds for 12 hours in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, rescuers said. The tourists were traveling by car and bus on a prov...
BERLIN, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The art-house cinema section at the ongoing Berlinale presents an alternative to mainstream films as it pushes the audience to think rather than just entertain them, said the director of Berlinale Panorama. Since 1992, Wie...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Palmeiras is close to signing former Brazil international striker Kleber on a one-year loan deal from Porto. Kleber underwent a medical examination in Sao Paulo on Wednesday and officials expect him to sign with the...
TEGUCIGALPA, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Honduras beat the United States 2-1 Wednesday in the opener of regional qualifying games for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Three teams will get tickets for Brazil 2014 World Cup in the Concacaf (Confederation of North...
SANTIAGO, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Former world No. 1 Rafael Nadal won his first singles Wednesday after a seven-month absence, beating Federico Delbonis of Argentina 6-3, 6-2 in the second round of the Vina Del Mar ATP tournament. In the quarterfinals he'...
HOUSTON, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Houston Rockets tied a NBA record with 23 3-pointers to rout the Golden State Warriors 140-109 Tuesday night at Toyota Center. The Warriors did everything they could, including intentionally fouling three times in the...
HAVANA, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Eleven countries have confirmed to compete in the Granma-Cerro Pelado wrestling tournament, organizers said on Wednesday. The organizers said 56 wrestlers from Poland, Dominican Republic, Argentina, Canada, the United State...
BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday unveiled reform guidelines on income distribution amid growing public concerns over a widening wealth gap. The guidelines encourage further work to improve the initial distribution system and stepped-up ef...
BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- China will make more efforts to reduce PM 2.5 pollutants, as well as other pollutants, a government official said Tuesday. A national obligatory target will be set to limit PM 2.5 emission, which is a fine particulate matt...
BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Railway police said Tuesday they have handled 240,000 cases concerning inflammables, explosives and dangerous goods since the start of the Spring Festival holiday travel rush. Police authorities under the Ministry of Railw...
BEIJING. Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Beijing authorities asked the public to cut firework celebrations and said they have reduced stocks of the items, as firework sales began on Tuesday for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. Three authorized retailers in Be...
