SHENYANG, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's vice public security minister on Thursday called on the nation's police to go all out in a campaign to crack down on economic crimes. Liu Jinguo, vice minister of public security, said at the ministry's meeting in...
BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's banking regulator announced Thursday the launch of a targeted crackdown on irregular practices in the sector to address public concerns. The move comes as illegal operations in the banking sector, which include arb...
LONDON, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Reigning Olympic champion and world record holder Dayron Robles will go head-to-head with reigning world indoor champion Liu Xiang of China in a blockbuster 60m hurdles race at the Aviva Grand Prix next Saturday. It will be...
Britain's Prince Harry has qualified to fly Apache attack helicopters in combat, finishing training as the best co-pilot gunner in his group. British Defense Ministry officials said Wednesday, Prince Harry, who is known in the military as Captain Wal...
U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday that a $25 billion deal with banks is a major step toward reviving the troubled housing market, and turns the page on an era of recklessness. Banks have agreed to cut the amount of money some homeowners owe,...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama announced Thursday that 10 states have been exempted from some burdensome mandates of the federal education law known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB), giving them flexibility to implement thei...
BEIJING, Feb.?9 (Xinhuanet) -- The government aims to raise its minimum wage at least 13 percent each year from 2011 to 2015, according to a national employment promotion plan released on Wednesday. China raised its minimum wage by an average of 12.5...
BEIJING Jan. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Keeping a healthy diet may help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in their treatment, a new study revealed. The study was published Monday in the American medical journal Pediatrics. After an...
Clashes between police and supporters of the Maldives' former president, Mohamed Nasheed, have spread beyond the capital of Male to several outlying islands, a day after an alleged coup forced his resignation. Residents of the islands told media outl...
BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- China will raise the retail prices for gasoline and diesel by 300 yuan (47.53 U.S. dollars) per tonne starting Feb. 8, the country's top economic planner said Tuesday. The benchmark retail price of gasoline will be lifted...
BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Foreign Ministry confirmed Tuesday evening that the 29 Chinese workers kidnapped last month by Sudanese anti-government forces have been released and have arrived safely in Nairobi. The 29 persons are currently in soun...
Greek police clashed Tuesday with some of the thousands of striking workers in Athens protesting the latest austerity measures the government is seeking to impose to meet the demands of the country's international creditors. Some demonstrators charge...
British oil giant BP says it made nearly $40 billion in profits last year even as it prepares for the opening of a massive trial later this month about damages that resulted from the company's 2010 oil rig explosion off the southern U.S. coastline. W...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- On his 20th birthday on Sunday, Santos star striker Neymar scored his 100th career goal. The highly anticipated goal came in the 70th minute as teammate and godfather of his newborn son Paulo Henrique Ganso drove a...
LONDON, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan runner Vivian Cheruiyot won the Laureus Award on Monday as the best Sportswoman of the Year. She snatched gold medals of both 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the World Championships in Daegu. One of the great distance run...
