MADRID, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Barcelona shooting guard Juan Carlos Navarro scored 33 points to take his side to a 96-89 win at home to league leaders Real Madrid. Navarro's display was the key factor as Barcelona ended their traditional rivals' 14 game...
BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Press regulators will step up efforts to weed out unlicensed reporters in order to preserve the reputation of the country's news media. Irregular practices by news bureaus, the issuance of press cards to unqualified report...
ZHENGZHOU, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- A former housing administration official in central China's Henan Province is under legal investigation for corruption after a whistle-blower exposed that his family owns 29 houses. The procuratorate of Zhengzhou, capita...
ROME, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Italy's caretaker Prime Minister Mario Monti on Friday unveiled the logo of his newly born coalition set to race at upcoming national elections. Today I am able to announce the configuration of the social and political forces...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to name former senator Chuck Hagel to serve as his next Defense Secretary, and the announcement could come early next week, U.S. reports said Friday. Media outlets such as CNN, Fo...
BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Samsung, LG and four Taiwanese firms have been fined heavily for price-fixing of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels on the Chinese mainland. These companies have been ordered to pay 144 million yuan in fines and return 17...
SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- South Korean pop star Rain will face disciplinary action for violating terms of his 21-month mandatory military service, the Defense Ministry said Thursday, following revelations he has been dating a top actress while on lea...
BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's film industry earned about 16.8 billion yuan(2.69 billion U.S. dollars) in the box office in 2012, with domestic movies contributing less than half of the revenue, the Chongqing Economic Times reported on Thursday....
BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Beijing's major commercial outlets started the year 2013 with a business boom as shopping prevailed over travels as citizens' favorite activity during the New Year holiday. Beijing marked the coldest New Year from January...
BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The number of traffic violations has plummeted since the harshest-ever traffic rules took effect on Jan. 1, 2013, the Ministry of Public Security announced on Thursday. From Jan. 1 to 6 p.m. Jan. 3, police had found 2,157...
GUIYANG, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- A southwestern Chinese province with the largest impoverished population in the country will relocate more than 100,000 destitute rural residents into modern communities before spring 2013. The move was part of a poverty a...
BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- A policy that requires users to use their real names when registering for Internet access has triggered heated discussion, with some for and some against it. On Dec. 28, China's top legislature passed rules on protecting o...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- QPR and Brazil goalkeeper Julio Cesar today discussed for the first time a possible return to boyhood club Flamengo. Cesar left the Rio de Janeiro club in 2005 to join Italian giants Internazionale, where he won th...
JOHNNEBSURG, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The committee preparing for hosting African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2013 in South Africa on Sunday announced the country is ready to host the tournament. The Local Organizing Committee Chief Executive Officer Mvuzo Mbe...
MADRID, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho this Saturday denied he was planning to leave the club either during or at the end of the current season. Real Madrid's poor recent form has seen them slip to 16 points behind FC Barcelona i...
