UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- The 62nd session of the UN General Assembly wrapped up its high-level debate on Wednesday as member states urge concerted international efforts to address challenges
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed on Wednesday the announcement at the six-party talks in Beijing on the next phase of the denuclearization on the Korean Pen
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BEIJING, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- PetroChina, the country's largest oil and gas producer, will invest 10 billion yuan (1.3 billion U.S. dollars) in building facilities for new energy production by 2010, a s
(Xinhua Photo)BEIJING, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- A total of 425.04 billion yuan (56.7 billion U.S. dollars) was raised on China's equity markets through initial and secondary public offerings in the first ni
HANOI, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- China Southern Power Grid plans to begin work on the Nam Tha 1 hydroelectric project in Laos' northern Bokeo province early next year, Lao newspaper Vientiane Times reported
NEW YORK, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street retreated Wednesday as investors awaited September employment report that could signal the direction of U.S. interest rates. The Dow Jones industrial average f
JERUSALEM, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas Wednesday asked the negotiating teams from both sides to begin drafting
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush vetoed on Wednesday a bipartisan bill to dramatically expand children's healthcare program, igniting the fuse of a new round of battles wit
BRUSSELS, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Japanese electronics group Sony and Germany's Bertelsmann on Wednesday again won the approval of the European Commission for their joint venture that has created the secon