Some foreign students will be able to enroll at Shanghai's prestigious Fudan University next year by interviews, without sitting the school's annual academic exams.Until now, applicants to Fudan and J
A Google search page is seen through the spectacles of a computer user in Leicester, central England July 20, 2007. [File Photo: Reuters]By Eric Auchard and Sinead CarewGoogle Inc said on Monday it wo
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian mining company Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) announced on Tuesday a partnership with state-owned National Economic and Social Development Bank (BNDES)
DHAKA, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh has been found to have a software piracy rate of 92 percent, which is number one in the Asian Pacific region and the fourth highest in the world, local newspaper T
Renowned Hong Kong zheng soloist So Chun-bo, dubbed the “king of zheng in Hong Kong,“ will give a recital next month, the Information Services Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Photo taken on March, 22, 2007 shows that the Peking University Gymnasium, the venue for 2008 Olympics Ping-Pong events, is under construction. The construction work at the south-east of the universit
BRUSSELS, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The European Union released a progress report on candidate nations for EU membership on Tuesday, urging them for more efforts in reforms and the fight against corruption.
A model from Christie's in Geneva displays a 18 carat gold, enamel and black onyx automaton mouse, November 6, 2007. The item will be auctioned on November 15 for an expected price between 100,000 and
JAKARTA, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government is considering limiting sales of subsidized fuels to private vehicles due to skyrocketing oil prices, local press said Wednesday. The government c
CANBERRA, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- The new monthly figures on new home loans across Australia is lower than expected as the central bank on Wednesday announced to increase the cash rate by 25 basis points t