WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissioner (SEC) Annette L. Nazareth announced her intention on Tuesday to leave the Commission to return to the private sector. In her ni
BRUSSELS, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- An intergovernmental conference of legal experts has finalized a draft of a reform treaty for the European Union (EU), the EU's Portuguese presidency said on Tuesday. The
China's central bank yesterday said it will maintain a “moderately tight“ monetary policy in the last quarter of 2007 to curb inflation, limit asset prices and prevent the economy from overheating
China's central bank plans to issue over 100 billion yuan (US$13.32 billion) of three-year bills after next week's long holiday to absorb funds from the money market, market sources said on Saturday.T
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday he would lead the dominant United Russia party in the parliamentary elections scheduled for December and may seek premiership after second
BRUSSELS, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) governments reached a political agreement on Monday to open their domestic postal sectors to full competition in 2011, two years later than origina
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that he hoped the upcoming inter-Korean summit will lead to the reunification of the Korea Peninsula. Ban, the first-eve
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni emphasized on Monday a two-state solution to her country's conflict with Palestine. “The foundation for true peace lies in the
Leading Chinese telecommunications network provider Huawei is planning to tap the relatively unexplored Indian market for its IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) products.“The potential of IPTV prod
The landscape of Shanghai Pudong district, file photo [Photo: Xinhuanet]China's largest city Shanghai posted a GDP growth of 13 percent based on a rise of 9.6 percent in fixed assets investment in the