GUANGZHOU, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Fertilizer contaminated with used batteries and other toxic waste has resulted in another food safety scandal in China, the latest in a long string of such incidents. Jiang Xicheng, chairman of the environmental protect...
BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The disciplinary watchdog of the Communist Party of China (CPC), as well as the government's supervisory authority, have called for efforts to halt extravagance during the upcoming holiday season. The use of public funds...
BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's central bank said Thursday it will continue to implement a prudent monetary policy next year and pay close attention to potential financial risks. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) said in a statement that it will...
BERLIN, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- German international and Bayern Munich's offensive all-rounder Thomas Mueller extended his running contract until June 2017, the club said in an official statement on Wednesday. Bayern Munich youth product Thomas Mueller e...
BERLIN, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Titleholders Dortmund crushed Hannover 5-1 thanks to the hat trick by Mario Goetze whereas Wolfsburg came from behind to shock Leverkusen with the last minute goal by Bas Dost, at the last 16 encounter of the DFB Pokal (Ge...
MOSCOW, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Ticket scalpers on the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics could be fined up to 1 million rubles (over 33,000 U.S. dollars), according to the law adopted by Russian State Duma, or lower house of the parliament, on Wednesday. The ti...
MADRID, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova had on Wednesday a relapse of his illness, a tumor on the parotid gland, according to sources from the Spanish public television, Radio Television Espanola. FC Barcelona did not officially...
VLADIVOSTOK, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- First Far Eastern paralympic sports festival opens in Khabarovsk on December 18. The athletes from four regions of the Russia's Far East take part in it, RIA Novosti news agency reported. About 100 athletes came to th...
SAO PAULO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian superstar Neymar won the prestigious Golden Boot for the second time in his short career with 43 goals in 2012. Across the last twelve months, Neymar has scored 20 goals in the Sao Paulo state championship, ei...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Former Vasco da Gama and Brazil midfielder Juninho Pernambucano has joined MLS side New York Red Bulls for the 2013 season. After signing an one year contract, Juninho reiterated his desire to end his career in Rio...
MILAN, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- World champions Corinthians could sign Milan and Brazil striker Alexandre Pato, according to Brazilian sports daily Lance. The 23-year-old has fallen down the pecking order at the Italian club after a recurring knee problem...
BERLIN, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Mainz flabbergasted Schalke 2-1 owing to the late winner by Nicolai Mueller whereas Bayern Munich progressed into the last eight following a 2-0 win at Augsburg in DFB Pokal (German Cup) on Tuesday. Ten men Bayern booked t...
BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- A low-budget comedy has become the box office hit of the year on the Chinese mainland, leaving a heavily-funded domestic blockbuster trailing. Lost in Thailand, which was produced for only 30 million yuan (4.8million U.S....
SHANGHAI, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- The municipal government of Shanghai is considering rolling out a mechanism that would blacklist enterprises involved in illegal conduct regarding food safety and impose harsh punishments on them, a senior official said...
BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- China has reiterated its ban on corporal punishment and forced self-incrimination in police investigations in a revised regulation on the handling of criminal cases. The revised regulation, released on Wednesday by the Mi...
