BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Hong Kong heartthrob Andy Lau welcomed his first child with wife Carol Zhu on Wednesday, Hong Kong media reports. The report states that local media are waiting outside the Hong Kong Sanatorium Hospital in the hope of c...
BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Hollywood box-office smash The Hunger Games is set to be released here in China. Lionsgate has announced the film will open in early June in both dubbed and subtitled versions. The Hunger Games has proven to be a worldw...
BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhua) -- China will maintain a prudent monetary policy in the months ahead, while timely and appropriately fine-tuning the policy, the People's Bank of China (PBOC), or the central bank, said Thursday. The government will make its...
Asias strong economic credentials are set to be tested in the face of slowing European economies and concerns about the outlook for the U.S. economy. In a gold trading house in Bangkoks Chinatown crowds pack the store. Although the commodity is tradi...
The pace of change across Africa may be about to accelerate, driven by advances in technology that are just breaking onto the scene. The World Economic Forum on Africa in Addis Ababa provides a peek at the coming transformation. Africa's big guns att...
U.S. President Barack Obama's expression of support for same-sex marriage is generating both praise and criticism here in the United States. People around the world are also taking time to reflect on his historic announcement. An Egyptian florist in...
MADRID, May 9 (Xinhua) -- China's top tennis player Li Na was focused on the job in hand after defeating Angelique Kerber in the last 16 of the Madrid Open tournament on Wednesday. Li's win over the player who had beaten her in Indian Wells earlier i...
NAIROBI, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The African Women's Volleyball Clubs Championships will kick off in Nairobi on Thursday with three local clubs tipped to be the main contenders for the trophy. Led by the defending champions, Kenya Prisons, the host nation...
MEXICO CITY, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Mexico's national team holds on to its 20th spot as soccer's world governing body FIFA released the latest world rankings on Wednesday. Mexico, known as the Tricolor for its red, white and green flag-colored uniforms, c...
BEIJING, May 10 (Xinhuanet) -- The romance drama Shadows of Love, starring Hong Kong pop and movie sensation Cecilia Cheung, premiered in Beijing on Tuesday. Director Yuen-Leung Poon and producer Stanley Kwan attended the ceremony alongside lead acto...
STOCKHOLM, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The 2012 Swedish Polar Music Prize was awarded to the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon and the Chinese American cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the prize committee said in a statement on Tuesday. For five decades, Paul Simon has b...
BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Most Chinese travel agencies have suspended travel to the Philippines following the escalation of the Huangyan Island situation. Tourists companies such as Ctrip.com, China's largest online travel service company, and Beiji...
BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, China's cabinet, said on Wednesday that the country will step up efforts to promote informatization development and strengthen information security. Speeding up the construction of informatization and bui...
GUIYANG, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Hail and thunderstorms have killed one person and forced the relocation of more than 1,600 people in southwest China's Guizhou province since Tuesday morning, local authorities said Wednesday. Ten counties have been hit by...
The political turmoil in Greece over the creation of a coalition government is raising concerns anew that the country could become the first to exit the 17-nation euro currency bloc. The Athens government avoided a eurozone exit twice in the last two...
