BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- A government think tank has warned that 2013 may see continued rises in real estate prices and face the risks of market collapses in some localities. According to a green paper on China's housing sector released by the Ch...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- China and the United States have held wide-ranging talks on defense and security at the 13th annual China-U.S. Defense Consultative Talks in the Pentagon. The talks, held Wednesday, were jointly hosted by Qi Jianguo, d...
BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- China and Australia pledged on Thursday to strengthen their militaries ties during a meeting between the two countries' senior military officials. The pledge was made when Xu Qiliang, vice chairman of the Central Military...
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Steven Spielberg's bio-pic Lincoln and the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory finished among the top contenders for the 70th Golden Globe Awards, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced in Los Angeles Thu...
BERLIN, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- German side Bayer Leverkusen ensured a neat 1-0 victory over Norwegian side Rosenborg Trondheim at the last match of group K in Europa League on Thursday. Leverkusen introduced a couple of youngsters into the formation, as...
BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Shandong Gold bombarded Liaoning Hengye with 18 three-pointers to reap their fifth straight win in the Chinese Basketball Association League on Wednesday, while defending champions the Beijing Ducks suffered their first de...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Clarence Seedorf said he has no regrets about joining Brazilian club Botafogo, despite the team's failure to secure a place in next year's Copa Libertadores. The 36-year-old joined the Rio de Janeiro outfit in July...
MADRID, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Leo Messi was carried off the pitch as FC Barcelona drew 0-0 at home to Benfica in the Champions League on Wednesday night. The Argentinean striker, who is just one goal off the record of Gerd Muller of scoring 85 goals in...
MANAGUA, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid plans to open a football school next year in Nicaragua, diplomatic sources said Wednesday. A delegation from the team will visit the Central American nation next week as part of the club's...
MILAN, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan club vice president Adriano Galliani said on Monday that they have no plans to sell Robinho or Alexandre Pato in January. Robinho has been rumoured in connection with a return to his former club Santos, while Pato r...
SAO PAULO, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- Ronaldinho has declared himself ready to return to international football should he be called upon by newly appointed Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. The Atletico Mineiro playmaker capped a remarkable return to form th...
BEIJING, Dec. 04 (Xinhuanet) --The Shanghai Sharks won their second straight game in the CBA yesterday with their star captain Liu Wei again leading from the front to run away with a 99-95 away win at the Xinjiang Flying Tigers. Shanghai's American i...
BERLIN, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- German record champions Bayern Munich wrapped up a 4-1 win over Bate Borisov to ensure top position in group F at Champions League on Wednesday. The Bavarians took immediately over after the kickoff but they were unable to...
NEW DELHI, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Legendary Indian sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, who gained widespread international acclaim due to his association with The Beatles, passed away at a hospital in San Diego in the U.S. state of California Wednesday (...
BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Supreme People's Court (SPC) on Wednesday announced plans to improve its work style, echoing a call by the newly elected leadership of China's ruling party to reject extravagance and reduce bureaucracy. The SPC's plan...
