WASHINGTON, July 17 (Xinhua) -- The United States is prepared to have new direct talks with Iran on Iraq's security and violence, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Tuesday.“We think tha
BEIJING, July 18 -- Sino-German car venture Shanghai Volkswagen Automobile Co is looking to Skoda, its newly introduced Czech brand, to help it boost sales amid heated competition in the world's secon
HONG KONG, July 17 (Xinhua) -- China Merchants Bank (CMB) was honored the best bank in China by renowned financial magazine Euromoney here Tuesday. At a ceremony here, Euromoney Chief Editor Clive Hor
BEIJING, July 20 -- Guangzhou is seeking global cooperation to boost its cartoon industry and become a major animation and comic industrial production base in the country.A new cartoon industrial park
The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) estimated on Wednesday that the number of Internet users in China hit an estimated 162 million by the end of June. Nearly 100 people a minute are
BEIJING- China looks set to overtake the United States as the world's biggest user of the Internet after its numbers online hit 162 million, according to a government report seen Thursday. As of June
Beijing- People in China are enjoying “much better“ religious freedom than before and over 70 percent of those attending services at the Beijing Haidian Christian Church are young people, says Pas
LONDON, July 19 (Xinhua) -- A Jordanian doctor has been charged with conspiracy to cause an explosion following the attempted bomb attacks in London and Glasgow late last month, Sky news reported on T
LISBON, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the Middle East Quartet will meet here on Thursday to take stock of the latest developments in the region and discuss the role of Tony Blair, the quartet's new s
BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhua) -- The Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim Bank) announced on Thursday that it has received approval from the central bank to issue two billion yuan worth of Renminbi bon