In the last five years China's cities have grown in size and economic power, driven by the accelerated industrialization process, a National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report said yesterday.The countr
KABUL, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Afghan and the U.S.-led coalition forces killed over 100 Taliban militants in a clash lasting into Wednesday in Helmand province of southern Afghanistan, a coalition statem
MOSCOW, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Russia has asked concerned sides in Myanmar to show restraint and find ways to pull situation back into normal track, said a Foreign Ministry statement issued on Wednesday
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate passed a non-binding bill on Wednesday calling for limiting the power of Iraq's federal government and give more control to Iraq's ethnically divided r
Special report: Tension escalates in IraqBAGHDAD, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. soldier has been killed by small arms fire in the Iraqi capital, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.The soldier was kille
According to a Xinhuanet report, the Securities Commission of Malaysia shut down a newly launched website set up by Swiss Mutual Fund (SMF) on September 15, charging that it was engaged in illegal fun
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque on Wednesday accused U.S. President George W. Bush of acting like the world's policeman, saying that he had no right to j
Special report: Tension escalates in Iraq UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nori Kamil al-Maliki on Wednesday called on the international community to support his country on wa
China's rural economy has entered a new stage after renewed efforts to accelerate the development of rural areas, a National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report said.As the Communist Party of China move
China was a standout in regulatory reform from 2006 to 2007 for introducing protection of private property rights and a new bankruptcy law, according to an annual report released Wednesday by the Worl