SHANGHAI, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Banks in Shanghai, an economic engine in east China, issued 5.87 billion yuan (775 million U.S. dollars) in loans for home buyers in July, a growth of 1.32 billion yuan,
BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- China's high energy-consuming sectors such as iron and steel, nonferrous metals, chemicals and construction materials continued to lead the growth in power consumption in
GAZA, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- A spokesman for the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Monday reiterated that his group was ready to open dialogue with Europe and hailed a call by Italian Prime
Fire fighters rescue people at a travelling theme park set up in a town in the southern port city of Busan, about 450 km (280 miles) southeast of Seoul, August 13, 2007. A family of five fell to their
The U.S. dollar plays an important role in the global monetary system and dollar assets are an important part of China's foreign exchange reserve, the central bank said Sunday. (File
BEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland's foreign trade reached 1.17 trillion U.S. dollars, up 24.4 percent, in the first seven months of 2007, according to customs sources. The European Uni
A reveller wrestles in chocolate during Budapest's one-week, round-the-clock Sziget (Island) Music Festival, on an island in Danube river, Aug. 13, 2007.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi welcomes visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) in Tripoli, July 25, 2007. Sarkozy Monday denied reports that France planned to sell a latest generation nuclear re
BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- China's motor vehicle sales and production both rose more than 20 percent in the first seven months of the year, according to figures from the China Association of Automob
BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- In response to a media report saying that “China threatens to trigger U.S. dollar crash“, the country's central bank said here Sunday that China is a responsible inves