BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- The credibility of the Olympic Movement was called into question in 2012 again when a string of scandals and controversies hit the Olympics in London. Starting with a ticket sale scandal and ending with a voting violation,...
BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- For the first time, China has fined overseas companies for price-fixing on the mainland, which is a strong signal that the country will not tolerate foreign cartels any more and is committed to maintaining market disciplin...
CAIRO, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- The draft law limiting protests in Egypt, which is currently being studied after recently being announced by Justice Minister Ahmed Mekki, stirred up an overwhelming debate in the Egyptian political arena. Contradictory repo...
CARACAS, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- The just re-elected president of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Diosdado Cabello, in his address after his confirmation, said Saturday that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will still be the President beyond January 1...
BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government has vowed to introduce more measures to prioritize the development of public transport systems in the country's increasingly congested urban areas. In downtown areas, there should be a bus stop every...
BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- A record number of passengers traveled via railways during the New Year holiday, the Ministry of Railways said Saturday. From Monday to Thursday, some 22.55 million passengers traveled around the country by train, up by 3....
BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- China plans to build enough school canteens to provide safe and nutritional meals for all primary and junior high school students in impoverished rural regions by 2015. According to a circular, jointly released Saturday by...
BEIJING, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- China allocated 4.5 billion yuan (715.5 million U.S. dollars) to teachers in rural areas working for compulsory education in 2012, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on Saturday. The money subsidizes teachers that serve in...
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Amour took home the best film and two other awards when critics from the National Society of Film Critics (NSFC) cast their votes during the 47th annual voting in New York on Saturday. The French-language drama, which...
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Writers of films including Zero Dark Thirty, Lincoln and Argo were named as nominees in contention for top honors to be bestowed by the Writers Guild of America (WGA), the WGA, West and WGA, East announced on Friday. Z...
BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Marcus Williams pleaded for a second chance to play in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league following his positive test for marijuana. The 26-year-old American, who recorded the first doping case in CBA's 17-yea...
SAO PAULO, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Lucas Moura was unveiled as a Paris Saint-Germain player on Tuesday after the European transfer window opened for business. The youngster left Brazilian club Sao Paulo in a deal reportedly worth around 26 million U.S. do...
SAO PAULO, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Santos and Brazil superstar Neymar has been voted South America's best player for the second successive year by Uruguayan newspaper El Pais. The 20-year-old beat Corinthians striker Paolo Guerrero, who scored the winnin...
MADRID, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Spanish BBVA Primera Liga club, Deportivo la Coruna this Sunday announced the sacking of coach Jose Luis Oltra. Oltra, who last season oversaw Deportivo's return to the Spanish top flight, has paid the price for a poor sta...
CURITIBA, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Arena da Baixada, in the southern state of Curitiba, is 50 percent complete as 2012 draws to a close. After a turbulent year, which saw several delays to building progress, the stadium will not be ready by its origin...
