BEIJING - Chinese President Hu Jintao on Saturday paid visits to renowned space scientist Qian Xuesen and mathematician Wu Wenjun, extending festival greetings and showing gratitude for their contribu
CHICAGO - Diets high in protein may be the best way to keep hunger in check, US researchers said on Thursday in a study that offers insight into how diets work.A waitress at a restaurant in Michigan,
BANGKOK, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The People Power Party (PPP) looked set to win most of the 17 parliament seats in by-elections held in six Thai provinces on Sunday, according to an exit poll conducted by
Mikhail Saakashvili attends inauguration for a second five-year term as Georgian president in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, Jan. 20, 2008. Mikhail Saakashvili won at Jan. 5 presidential election with a
BEIJING, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- China Oilfield Service Limited (COSL) has signed its first overseas directional geothermal well service contract with the Philippine National Oil Corporation (PNOC). Under
BEIJING, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming on Saturday called on departments at all levels to ensure market supply during the Olympic Games and public holidays such as the upco
A maid shortage in the Chinese capital will probably ease during next month's Spring Festival season due to pay increases and more job opportunities during the weeklong holiday.“The shortage in Beij
The Beijing municipal government is planning to adjust the work hours of its employees in different departments in an attempt to ease the city's overloaded traffic flow during rush hours. The Beijing
COLOMBO, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan Army said a regional leader of Tamil Tiger rebels was killed in a battle in the northern Jaffna peninsula Sunday afternoon. Army troops exchanged fire with
Leading Chinese economist Lin Yifu may become the senior vice president and chief economist of the World Bank, Lin's assistant confirmed to Xinhua on Friday.(Xinhua File Photo)Photo