Beijing opened a world-class training venue for disabled athletes this week in a bid to step up its sports facilities on the eve of the one-year countdown to the Beijing Paralympic Games.The Sports an
DALIAN, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- China will continue to cope with the imbalanced development of its coastal and hinterland regions, a senior official with the National Development and Reform Commission (ND
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. non-farming payroll employment figure dropped by 4,000 in August, the first decline since the same month of 2003, the Labor Department reported Friday. The Aug
UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei sees “war drums (from those) who are basically saying the solution is to bomb Iran.“ (Xinhua Photo/Reuters)WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The United
At least five people were killed in a cargo plane crash in the eastern Congolese town of Goma on Frida.(Xinhua Photo/Reuters)KINSHASA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were killed in a cargo p
BEIJING -- Beijing will put more buses modified for the physically challenged into service and replace all subway cars running on its two downtown routes with new ones in an effort to improve public t
The government Wednesday launched a three-month campaign to address the issue of pork safety, the latest in a series of food-related quality control measures.Jiang Zengwei, vice-minister for commerce
LONDON, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Global stock markets tumbled on Friday, reportedly for the fears of a U.S. economy slowdown, according to Financial Times Weekend Saturday. The U.S. economy is witnessing t
XIAMEN, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- China will unveil financial policy changes to support overseas investment of domestic companies, Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People's Bank of China (PBoC), said Saturda
ALGIERS, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in a car bomb attack in eastern Algeria on Saturday rose to 30, including three civilians, Algerian state news agency APS reported in its latest report. A t