PARIS, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- European planemaker Airbus delivered a record number of 15 corporate jets in 2010, with a total worth of more than 1.5 billion U.S. dollars, the France-based company said Thursday in a statement. The sales list included A31...
MOSCOW, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Russia should adopt tougher security measures（安全措施） to ensure transport safety, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said here on Thursday after he came back from the Davos Forum. The president visited Moscow's su...
CAIRO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's nationwide anti-government protests(抗议) continued for the third consecutive day on Thursday with protestors calling for a one-million-march after Friday prayers. Safwat el-Sherif, Secretary General of Egypt's ru...
NEW YORK, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Thursday that the city had experienced the snowiest January in history after a thick blanket of snow covered the city. During a press conference to update the city's snow rem...
OTTAWA, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of Defense（防卫,防护） Robert Gates said here on Thursday that he expects Canada's continued support for the F-35 joint strike fighter plane program, which is under fire from opposition politicians he...
PARIS, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The first session of Chinese Movie Festival(节日) in France was kicked off on Tuesday night in Paris with famous Chinese actor and director Jiang Wen, Chinese actor Wang Xueqi and French actor Jean Reno lightening the scr...
BEIJING, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's 11 government departments have jointly released a guideline outlining major measures to lessen noise pollution amid rising noise disputes and complaints（埋怨,抱怨）, the Ministry of Environmental Protection...
BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Wednesday invited more foreign talents to continue their careers or start businesses in China, pledging better conditions（条件,情况） for them. During a seminar with more than 20 veteran...
BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- China remained a major victim of trade protectionism（保护主义） during the past year, witnessing 64 trade disputes in this period, covering some 7 billion U.S. dollars in value, China's Vice Commerce Minister, Zhon...
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Wednesday reopened its border with Pakistan, which was closed after two suicide attacks in an Iranian border city, blamed on Pakistan-based anti-Iran group, officials said. Iran closed the border with Pakistan a...
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul will pay a two-day visit to Pakistan（巴基斯坦） on Jan. 27-28 for talks on bilateral and regional issues, focusing on anti-terror cooperation, an Afghan diplomatic said here...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Department on Wednesday said Defense(防卫，保护) officials are closely watching protests that have flared up in Egypt, Tunisia and Lebanon, as Pentagon hosts senior Egyptian military leaders for talks...
NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The blue-chip Dow broke through the psychologically（心理的） important 12,000 mark on Wednesday for the first time in two and a half years, but edged lower in afternoon trading. The U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday as...
BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- China's banking watchdog said Wednesday Chinese domestic commercial banks' balance of non-performing loans (NPL) decreased（减少） 14 percent through 2010 to stand at 429.3 billion yuan (65.17 billion U.S. dollars) at...
PARIS, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- French telecom giant Vivendi said Wednesday it has sold its remaining stake in NBC(美国全国广播公司) Universal to U.S. General Electric (GE) for 3.8 billion U.S. dollars. Vivendi has concluded ... the sale of the re...
