BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- China will reform its energy and resource pricing system this year, but will time it to minimize impacts on consumer prices, the country's price regulator said Tuesday. The move is aimed at letting the market play a role...
European Union members are pulling all their ambassadors from Belarus after its the authoritarian government ordered the Polish and EU ambassadors out of the country. Belarus ordered the envoys to leave in reaction to new EU sanctions imposed against...
A number of key Indian economic sectors were temporarily crippled Tuesday by a nationwide strike to protest government labor policies and inflation. The strike is unprecedented to the extent it unified a number of politically opposed groups, includin...
Three years after approving government bailouts for two major U.S. automakers, President Barack Obama is proclaiming the industry's revival. The president also has created a government unit to investigate allegations of unfair trade by other countrie...
ORLANDO, Florida, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant broke Michael Jordan's record for most career points in the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday. Bryant, a four-time All-Star MVP, scored 27 points and moved from fourth place to firs...
GENEVA, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- The 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil will take on Bosnia in their first friendly of the year on Wednesday in Switzerland, however, Real Madrid star Kaka was left out of the squad. Kaka did play in the final two games of 2011 as...
ORLANDO, Florida, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Kevin Durant scored 36 points and won his first All-Star MVP trophy in West's 152-149 victory over the East. Kobe Bryant had 27 points and overtook Michael Jordan's career scoring record in All-Star in his 14th A...
MADRID, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid won a difficult and controversial away game against Rayo Vallecano to retain their 10 point lead over FC Barcelona at the top of the BBVA Primera Liga table on Sunday. Cristiano Ronaldo sealed an ugly win with...
BEIJING, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese legislators on Monday started their second deliberation on a draft amendment to the country's Law on the Promotion of Clean Production. At the three-day bimonthly session of the Standing Committee of the Na...
The Moody's credit rating company says the risk of Greece defaulting on its loans remains high, even after European leaders approved a new financial rescue for the country. The financial services firm Monday called the $172 billion Greek rescue packa...
The black-and-white film The Artist was the big winner at Sunday's 84th Annual Academy Awards -- the Oscars -- capturing best picture and major awards for its director and lead actor. Frenchman Jean Dujardin won the Oscar for Best Actor for his role...
BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Xinhuanet) -- Hollywood Actress Reese Witherspoon has premiered her new film This Means War in South Korea. This Means War is about two CIA agents played by British actor Tom Hardy and American star Chris Pine, who fall in love with...
BEIJING, Feb.24 (Xinhuanet) -- The 84th annual academy awards are set to be handed out at the Kodak theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Nine movies are up for best film but silent movie The Artist has cemented itself as firm favorite after cleani...
BELGRADE, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The 40th International Film Festival in Belgrade (FEST) was opened by Academy Award winning director Jiri Menzl and by Hollywood director and actor Peter Bogdanovich at the Sava Centar on Friday. The American-born Bogdan...
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The contender for top Academy Awards including best director and picture The Artist won big at the 27th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards held Saturday afternoon in Santa Monica, California, grossing four major ho...
