China has seen the use of credit cards spread quickly and reshape its people's shopping habits in the last few years, especially in cities, according to the Nielsen Company.While cash is still the mai
Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan and envoys of African countries got together in Beijing on Sunday, celebrating the first anniversary of Beijing Summit of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum. Addre
The new Ford Kuga concept car is seen at the Frankfurt International Auto Show IAA in Frankfurt Sept. 11, 2007. The Frankfurt motor show will be open to the public from Sept. 13 to 23. Green technolog
Led by oil stocks, the Shanghai stock market fell for the fourth consecutive day yesterday as PetroChina plunged 9 percent a day after its impressive debut.The stock market was also weighed down by ex
Children perform at a poem-recital gathering in Beijing in this May 14, 2005 photo. A survey has found that most of Beijing's adult single children don't intend to have two kids. [newsphoto]More than
BEIJING - China's macroeconomic performance index rose four points from August to hit 121.3 points in September, with some sectors entering the red and yellow light zones, meaning they are going a bit
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Negotiators from both U.S. Senate and House agreed Tuesday not to approve funds to build missile defense site in Poland as requested by the Bush administration. As they
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. authorities have confirmed that the substance found in a U.N. building and suspected to be a deadly chemical warfare agent was actually non-hazardous, a U.N
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has decided to reevaluate the necessity of maintaining anti-dumping duties imposed four years ago on coated art paper imported from the Republic of Korea and Japan.T
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Congress offered the White House one last chance Monday to comply with subpoenas for documents and testimony from Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former White Ho