People walk in front of a sign board of Alibaba.com. file photo [Photo: cnsphoto]Alipay, a Chinese online payment platform and a subsidiary of Alibaba Group, announced on Thursday that it has signed a
Crude steel exports are likely to fall by 20 million tons next year as a result of government curbs, the industry association said Thursday.“Expanding exports is not the industry's development objec
Giant retail companies in Beijing have promised not to put on time-limited sales promotions, which might lead to traffic congestion, injuries and disorderly conducts, in an effort to ease security con
Zhou Bichang sings at the release conference for her new albums in Beijing on Thursday, December 20, 2007. [Photo: sina.com]Super Girl contestant-turned-star Zhou Bichang swept through Guangzhou, Shan
Investigators from U.S. Congress were given access by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Thursday to the agency's files related to the destruction of videotapes showing interrogation of terror susp
A shop is destroyed Dec. 20, 2007 after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Gisborne, New Zealand. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares rose for the third day in a row on Friday, as investors shrugged off the sixth interest rate hike this year. The central bank raised the benchmark one-year
Special report: Yearender 2007BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- The expected double-digit growth for a fifth consecutive year did
A Confucius institute was inaugurated in the Italian port city of Naples Thursday, which is the second of its kind in the nation. At the inauguration ceremony, Chinese Ambassador to Italy Dong Jinyi s
China's A-share markets raised a total 447 billion yuan (US$60.82 billion) from initial public offerings (IPOs) this year, topping the world in terms of the amount raised, according to China Securitie