BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Fast and The Furious film franchise will reach its peak in the sixth installment to be screened in May around the world, the film's director said in Beijing on Monday. Fast Six is a conclusion of the Fast series and th...
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Directors Guild of America (DG) on Tuesday handed out nominations to elite directors including Steven Spielberg and Ang Lee who are viewed as front- running contenders for best helmer of 2012. Ben Affleck earned a...
BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Grandmasters, a film starring Zhang Ziyi and Tony Leung, debuted Tuesday across China. The action film from director Wong Kar-wai follows the inspiring story of how noted Chinese kung fu master Yip Man settled disputes...
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Oscar host Seth MacFarlane and actress Emma Stone will announce the nominations for the 85th Academy Awards early Thursday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) said here on Monday. MacFarlane will p...
SAO PAULO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Santos coach Muricy Ramalho has warned Brazil striker Robinho he will need to take a substantial pay cut if he is to rejoin the Brazilian club. Ramalho is confident the player is willing to return to the side where he ma...
BELO HORIZONTE, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Prices at the reopened Mineirao stadium will be three times as expensive as tickets last season, Minas side Cruzeiro revealed today.h The newly renovated arena, which will be used during the Confederations and World...
QINGDAO, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Tracy McGrady, ex-NBA superstar, was still absent Friday due to injuries, as his Qingdao Doublestar lost to Fujian again a match of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league. Qingdao was defeated by the opponent 92-9...
MOSCOW, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Belarussian tennis player Victoria Azarenka withdrew Friday from the Brisbane International tennis tournament, in a bid to recover from a toe injury to defend her Australian Open title when the year's first Grand Slam start...
MADRID, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos admitted Thursday that he was disappointed at the way his side's season has developed. Ramos is the third Madrid player to give a press conference in three days, after almost five months of...
SHANGHAI, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Shanghai municipal government has ordered an overhaul of fire prevention measures across the city after a market fire left five people dead and 14 others injured on Sunday night. The government demanded a special camp...
BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government will raise its subsidies for rural residents' medical insurance in 2013, Minister of Health Chen Zhu announced on Monday. Under the new rural cooperative medical program, the annual government subsid...
BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government will advance reforms for its controversial re-education through labor system this year, according to a national political and legal work conference held on Monday. The system allows police to detain...
NEW DELHI, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Fearing that the five accused in the horrifying rape case in the Indian capital last month could be lynched by angry crowds, a local court ordered camera proceeding of the hearings on Monday rather than in person at the...
RAMALLAH, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian leadership refused Monday Israel's objection of using the words State of Palestine instead of Palestinian National Authority (PNA) after its status upgrade in the United Nations. Israel should abide by the...
MILAN, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian striker Alexandre Pato has completed move to Corinthians pending a medical. Both AC Milan and the Brazilian club on Thursday evening released statements confirming the 15-million euro transfer has been agreed pendi...
