SYDNEY, April 30 (Xinhua) --- Fashion Week Australia (MBFWA) has kicked off in Sydney, with local heroes Luke Sales and Anna Plunkett from Romance Was Born and State Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner hoping some of the world's leading fashion figures can...
A new Indian oil refinery near its border with Pakistan could boost trade between the two countries through fuel sales. The South Asian rivals are hoping that stepped up trade will help the reconciliation process. The $4 billion refinery near Bhatind...
A new Indian oil refinery near its border with Pakistan could boost trade between the two countries through fuel sales. The South Asian rivals are hoping that stepped up trade will help the reconciliation process. The $4 billion refinery near Bhatind...
Thousands of protesters marched through the Indonesian capital Tuesday demanding better working conditions to mark international Labor Day. While increasingly frequent strikes have revealed discontent within the labor force, analysts say Indonesia is...
A British parliament committee said Tuesday newspaper and television magnate Rupert Murdoch is not a fit person to head a media company, part of an unexpectedly strong rebuke to one of the world's most powerful media moguls. The multy-party committee...
U.S. President Barack Obama and Afghanistans President Hamid Karzai have signed an agreement setting the course for U.S.-Afghan relations after the wars end. President Obama made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan Tuesday, arriving under the cover of...
英公司为避奥运拥堵 让员工留宿太空舱 Company installs space pods to help staff avoid commute during Olympics With roads and tube lines set to be more congested than ever this summer a few people may be tempted to use it an excuse for...
BERLIN, April 28 (Xinhua) -- German head coach Joachim Loew will not call up national squad members of Bayern Munich for the first of two friendlies ahead of June's European Championship. Germany play Switzerland in Basle on May 26 and Israel in Leip...
MADRID, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The destiny of the BBVA Primera Liga title could be decided and Real Madrid crowned as champions in Spain by 23:30 local time should results go their way on Sunday. With four matches left to play, Madrid, who have a seven...
BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of film fans have sat in the open air of the Beijing Olympic Park and watched movies screened for free as part of a program attached to the 2nd Beijing International Film Festival that closes on Saturday. Among...
BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The second Beijing International Film Festival concluded on Sunday, with industry insiders hoping that the festival will create a new global perception of Beijing and the Chinese film industry. As the birthplace of China...
BEIJING, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Defense Minister Liang Guanglie on Saturday met with a Malawian military delegation headed by Patrick V. Kachimera, permanent secretary of the Malawi Ministry of Defense. Liang, who is also a state councilor, said China...
BISHKEK, April 28 (Xinhua) -- More than 100 businessmen, government officials, experts, scholars and foreign envoys attended a forum held here Friday to discuss prospects of cooperation between China and Kyrgyzstan. The forum, named Discover Asia --...
Only 40 percent of Nigerians have access to electricity and less than half of those people receive their power through meters that measure how much electricity they use. In Abuja, the capital, stealing and overcharging for electricity usage are commo...
German doctors who have examined jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko have appealed to the president to let her be moved abroad for treatment. Karl Einhaeupl, head of Berlin's Charite university hospital, told reporters Friday that his...
