CANNES, France, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao Thursday delivered a speech at the G20 Summit in the French resort city of Cannes. The following is the full text of Hu's speech. Promote Growth Through Win-Win Cooperation Remarks by H.E...
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- The launch of Shenzhou-8 and the successful docking with Tiangong-1 in outer space represented a milestone in both Chinese and international space programs, Danish space scientist and media said Thursday. Michael Linden...
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) on Thursday introduced its Slate 2 Tablet PC, a business-targeted tablet computer running Windows operating system. Looking like the previous version, Slate 2, featuring an 8.9- inch screen,...
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Computer chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) on Thursday said it plans to cut its global workforce by about 10 percent in a move to reduce operational costs. The layoff will occur across all functions globall...
A Greek opposition leader has called on Prime Minister George Papandreou to resign and repeated a call for early elections, ahead of a confidence vote expected in parliament on Friday. Antonis Samaras made the demand Thursday during a parliamentary m...
After the Greek political crisis dominated the first day of the G20 economic summit, the second and final day is expected to focus largely on the health of the global economy. Large industrial countries gathered in Cannes expressed relief at Greece's...
BERLIN, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- German record champion Bayern Munich wrapped their third win in group A thanks to the hat rick by striker Mario Gomez against Naples within the first half on Wednesday. German giant Bayern staged a powerful performance agai...
MADRID, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Manchester City took an important step towards qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League with a 3-0 win away to Villarreal on Wednesday night. The big spending Premier League side was always in control against a te...
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Ajax beat Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 on Wednesday in Champions League Group D. In the same group Real Madrid defeated Olympique Lyon and already qualified for the next phase with two match rounds remaining. The m...
ROME, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Inter chalked up their first home win in the Champions League this season as they beat Lille 2-1 on Wednesday. Walter Samuel and Diego Milito scored the goals for the hosts, and Lille drew one back in the late time. Inter alm...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Troubled U.S. actress Lindsay Lohan, who has admitted to having violated her probation in grand theft and drunk-driving cases by failing to show up for court- ordered community-service appointments and therapy sessions...
CANNES, France, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao met here Wednesday his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy on bilateral ties and other issues of common concern, including the Group of 20 summit scheduled for Thursday and Friday. Hu poin...
ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia will host the 13th World Congress on Public Health (WCPH) in April 2012, the Ethiopian Public Health Association (EPHA) said on Wednesday. The meeting will be held on April 23-27 under the theme: Moving toward...
BEIJING, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Two Chinese spacecraft accomplished the country's first space docking procedure early Thursday, silently coupling in space more than 343 km above Earth's surface. Nearly two days after it was launched, the unmanned spacecr...
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Apple announced on Tuesday that its latest iPhone 4S smartphone will be available in China's Hong Kong, South Korea and 13 additional countries next Friday. Customers will be able to pre-order iPhone 4S beginning thi...
