NEW YORK, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. dollar rose against the euro but fell against the yen Friday as news of a U.S. economic stimulus package calmed investors. The greenback was also bolstered as th
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Special report: Tension escalates in Iraq MOSUL, Iraq, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- A rocket hit a Shiite religious ceremony in a town in the northern Iraqi province of Nineveh on Saturday, killing seven peopl
Special report: Tension escalates in Iraq Pilgrims wave religious and Iraqi flags as they attend the ceremony of Ashura in Kerbala, 110 km (70 miles) south of Baghdad Ja
BEIJING, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The appeal of gold as an alternative investment is increasing in China as its price hits new highs and is forecast to keep rising in the mid to long term. Stimulated by ex
GUIYANG, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Construction of a new high-speed railroad linking Guangdong Province, an economic powerhouse in south China, and Guizhou, one of the country's poorest regions, will start
BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) sold 154.4 billion yuan (about 21.3 billion U.S. dollars) of personal financing products in 2007, up 126.49 percent year
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown cuts a ribbon for the opening of a representative office of the London Stock Exchange in Beijing Friday, Jan. 18, 2008. The LSE has stepped up com
YABULI, Northeast China - China's biggest skiing resort Yabuli, which is busy preparing for next year's winter universiade, met knotty problems to deal with for National Winter Games to be opened on F