SHANGHAI - Municipal authorities will conduct more research and invite more public opinion before deciding how the city's maglev railway should be extended.Some residents, especially those living alon
Professionals in predictions for interest rates in New Zealand for the year vary widely ahead of Thursday's official cash rate review by the New Zealand Reserve Bank.Deutsche Bank expects the Reserve
China Coal Energy Co, the nation's second-largest coal producer by sales, won approval from the Chinese regulator to raise funds in Shanghai for mine expansion.China Coal said its plan to sell as many
A woman uses her mobile phone to take pictures of a male participant in the traditional “fundoshi“ or loincloth before Enoshima midwinter festival in Fujisawa, south of Tokyo Jan. 20, 2008. Hundre
Chilean hunger strike activist Patricia Troncoso is at serious risk of death after 100 days without food, a doctor monitoring Troncoso said Sunday.“She is in a very, very serious condition,“ Berna
The National Meteorological Center Sunday issued an orange alert - the second-highest on a scale of five - for heavy snow today in central and eastern parts of the country.Heavy snow carpets a street
US college students are getting a raw deal, a recent New York report asserted. The problem is they're taking too many classes from part-time, or adjunct, professors.Chemistry professor Robert Parson i
Guangxi is set to become an engine of growth for Southwest China with the central government's endorsement of an economic zone last week, but the region will develop at a “moderate“ pace this year
American fast-food chain KFC on Monday began serving youtiao, a quintessential Chinese food for breakfast, in all of its restaurants in China, making another step on its road of localizing it menu.KFC
The organizers of the United Kingdom's largest celebration of Chinese culture on Thursday unveiled plans for the event in Beijing.Speaking at a press conference, the chief executive of China Now, Simo