BEIJING, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of the general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, on Monday urged the international community to make joint efforts to formulate rules for cyber space as the world is faced with grim c...
Economic pressures are growing on Spain after the government took over the country's third largest bank with a $24-billion bailout to account for its toxic real estate loans. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Monday that the debt-ridden government's...
U.S. President Barack Obama paid tribute to the nation's veterans and their families during the Memorial Day holiday, as communities across the country host their own festivities. President Obama joined his wife and top military commanders under the...
MADRID, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish national team enjoyed a comfortable 2-0 win over Serbia in their first preparation game for the European Championship this Saturday. Playing in the Swiss town of Saint Gallan, the reigning European and world cha...
BERLIN, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Du Li was upset in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions final by Hungarian younster Ildiko Karmacsi on Saturday in Munich's shooting World Cup. Du, 30, finished second in a total of 688.8 after shooting 588 in...
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Second-half wonder goals from Fabricio and Datolo earned Internacional a 3-3 draw against Flamengo in the Brazilian championship on Saturday. An Airton strike and Ronaldinho penalty had given Flamengo a 2-0 lead aft...
BERLIN, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian veteran striker Claudio Pizzaro joins German record champions Bayern Munich for one year, the club said on their official homepage on Saturday. After five years of absence, Pizzaro returns to the Bavarians where he...
CANNES, France, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican drama Despues de Lucia has won the top prize of the 65th Cannes film festival's new talent section, or the Un Certain Regard, as the world's top movie showcase is set to close on Sunday. The jury of the...
CANNES, France, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The 65th Cannes film festival has wrapped up its competition screenings on Saturday as the Mississippi river film Mud by Jeff Nichols had its premiere as the last of the 22 films selected for the Palme d'Or race. St...
XICHANG, May 27 (Xinhua) -- China successfully sent a telecommunication satellite, ChinaSat 2A, into orbit on Saturday evening, using a Long March-3B carrier rocket launched from the southwestern Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The rocket blasted of...
BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhuanet) -- China announced on Saturday it would grant private capital the same entry standards to the banking industry as other capital, in an effort to shore up an economy that is continuing slowing down and to lend more to small...
BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- China's financial institutions should focus on attracting more private investment, the country's banking regulator said Saturday. Banks are encouraged to gain investment from well-managed private enterprises of good repute...
BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Governments and enterprises should hold on to emission reduction efforts despite cooling economy and resist the temptation of spurring economy through energy-inefficient industrial projects, officials and experts said Satu...
BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) -- China's social security fund manager on Friday warned of a huge capital gap amid future waves of pension payments to retirees as the country enters a period of rapid aging. The current size of the social security fund fail...
BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) -- A senior official has called for improved policies and methods to prevent government officials suspected of misconduct from escaping overseas. We should set up a more tight-knit and effective system to prevent lawless stat...
