Moody's downgrades France gov't bond rating
NEW YORK, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Moody's Investors Service on Monday cut France's government bond rating by one notch from Aaa to Aa1, and maintained the negative outlook, citing reflected some key...
View ArticleWen elaborates on regional situation, China's position on South China Sea
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday elaborated on China's position on regional situation and the South China Sea issue. At a closed-door session of the East Asia...
View ArticleInterview: British businesses targeting Chinese market: CBI deputy director...
LONDON, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The British industry is targeting the Chinese consumers and is racing with its European rivals including Germany and France for the Chinese market, Neil Bentley, deputy...
View ArticleSouth Africa pledges commitment to BRICS
CAPE TOWN, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The South African government on Tuesday pledged its commitment to the BRICS goal of growth, sustainable development and prosperity. "BRICS is a platform for dialogue and...
View ArticleAfghan forces set to take security charge by end of 2013
KABUL, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Afghan government forces will take over full security charge from the NATO-led coalition troops by the end of 2013, a year ahead of schedule, a spokesman of the Defense...
View ArticleBernanke warns threat from "fiscal cliff"
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke Tuesday urged the Congress and Obama administration to strike a deal to avert the looming "fiscal cliff", saying the...
View ArticleStudy identifies occupational risks of breast cancer
VANCOUVER, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Women taking some occupations with potentially high exposures to carcinogens and endocrine disruptors have higher risks of developing breast cancer, showed a new study...
View ArticleChina's SOEs show encouraging devotion in corporate governance: survey
HONG KONG, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- A survey on the corporate governance standards of companies listed in Hong Kong, which was released here on Tuesday, found that current level of corporate governance has...
View ArticleAustralian police seize 350 kg drugs hidden in road roller
SYDNEY, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- A total of 350 kilograms of cocaine and methamphetamine with an estimated street value of 237 million AU dollars (246.25 million U.S. dollars) have been seized in Sydney...
View ArticleBomb in restive S. Thailand injures 3
BANGKOK, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- A bomb went off in restive southern province of Narathiwat on Wednesday morning, injuring two soldiers and one civilian, Bangkok Post online reported. Police, a bomb squad...
View ArticleJapanese ex-PM to quit December lower house election
TOKYO, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Japanese former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama decided to give up running the House of Representatives election in Dec. and to retire from politics Wednesday, according to...
View ArticleChinese premier arrives in Thailand for official visit
BANGKOK, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived here Tuesday night for an official visit to Thailand. As two friendly neighbors, China and Thailand have maintained stable and healthy...
View ArticleChinese gov't sends relief materials to hurricane-hit Cuba
BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government sent humanitarian relief materials to hurricane-hit Cuba on Tuesday. The plane carrying the relief materials left the Beijing Capital International...
View ArticleChinese premier meets US president on ties
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday met with U.S. President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the seventh East Asia Summit in Cambodia. Wen said the Sino-U.S....
View ArticleFormation process of 18th CPC National Congress report revealed
BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The formation process of Hu Jintao's report to the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which ended on Nov. 14 in Beijing, was revealed on...
View ArticleInt'l mediating efforts step up as Israel-Gaza violence drags on
JERUSALEM, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Israel is witnessing a flurry of international diplomatic moves Tuesday as the bloody aircraft and rocket battles between Gaza militants and the Israeli military dragged...
View ArticleUN Security Council calls for comprehensive response to piracy
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council here on Monday issued a presidential statement, calling on the international community to develop a comprehensive response to tackle the...
View ArticleClinton heads to Middle East amid Gaza violence
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will head to the Middle East on Tuesday for talks with regional leaders in a bid to find ways to calm the violence in Gaza, the...
View ArticleBribery charges laid against two former editors of News International...
LONDON, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The former communications director to British Prime Minister David Cameronand the former chief executive of News International (NI) newspapers have been charged with...
View ArticleFormer Russian minister wins friendship award from China
MOSCOW, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Russia's former Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Yuri Trutnev won the Friendship Award from the Chinese government here on Tuesday. Trutnev, now an aide to...
View ArticleCroatian former PM gets 10 years sentence for corruption
ZAGREB, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- A Croatian court on Tuesday sentenced former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader 10 years in prison for corruption. The Zagreb County Court convicted Sanader of using his official...
View ArticleRoad accidents claims 23 lives in Nigeria
GUSAU, Nigeria, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in northern Zamfara State on Monday night said two different accidents involving three vehicles claimed the lives of...
View ArticleGuangdong promotes Financial High-tech service zone to U.S. investors
NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The government of Guangdong province in south China held a conference here in New York on Tuesday, promoting Guangdong Financial High-tech Service Zone to U. S....
View ArticleSpanish economy may start recovering in 2013: central bank governor
MADRID, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The governor of the Bank of Spain Luis Maria Linde said on Tuesday that the Spanish economy would probably start recovering in 2013 if it meets its commitments such as the...
View ArticleEast Asia Summit vows to bridge ASEAN development gap
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The 7th East Asia Summit adopted the Phnom Penh Declaration here Tuesday, pledging to help narrow development gap among ASEAN member states so as to achieve the ASEAN...
View ArticleAll sides should stop fire in Gaza immediately: UN chief
CAIRO, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Visiting UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon asserted in Cairo on Tuesday that all sides should cease fire in Gaza immediately. At a joint press conference with Arab League...
View ArticleGaza truce to take place Tuesday night: Palestinian source
GAZA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- A cease-fire between Israel and militant Palestinian groups in Gaza will take effect on Tuesday evening, a Palestinian source said. The source added that the agreement will...
View ArticleBolt may play soccer or cricket after 2016
LONDON, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- World's fastest man Usain Bolt may consider switching to cricket or football after the 2016 Olympics, his agent said on Wednesday. The Jamaican, 26, held talks with...
View ArticleSun Chunlan appointed Party chief of Tianjin
BEIJING, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Sun Chunlan has been appointed secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Tianjin Municipal Committee, replacing Zhang Gaoli, according to a decision made by the CPC...
View ArticleUN Security Council to have open meeting on Gaza on Wednesday afternoon
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council is scheduled to have an open meeting on Wednesday afternoon on the clashes between Israel and the Palestinian militants over Gaza, the...
View ArticleXi's inaugural speech makes "Chinese voices" more influential
Xi Jinping, the newly elected general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), expressed his gratitude to domestic and foreign reporters at a press conference attended...
View ArticleTibetans in Chamdo say farewell to ropeways
People in Chamdo Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region，will be able to cross the region's deep ravines and rivers more safely through bridges instead of ropeways. Statistics from...
View ArticleEuropean court ruling boost Chinese entrepreneurs' confidence: MOC
BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese entrepreneurs will be boosted after an European Court of Justice ruling safeguarded their overseas rights and interests, according to China's commercial...
View ArticleChina's fast development is due to CPC leadership: Malaysia's ex-PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad attributes China's fast development to the good leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC). "You've never seen...
View ArticleIndia calls for early successful conclusion of Doha round of global trade...
NEW DELHI, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- India hopes for an early successful conclusion of the stalled Doha round of the global trade talks under the auspices of the World Trade Organization ( WTO), said a...
View ArticleChina stock index futures close higher -- Nov. 20
BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's stock index futures closed higher on Tuesday with the contract for December, the most actively traded, up 0.29 percent from the previous trading to 2,181 points....
View ArticleCold front to sweep China
BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- A cold front will sweep most parts of China over the next three days, bringing strong winds and temperature drops, the National Meteorological Center forecast Tuesday....
View ArticleWen says China focuses on peace, stability, free navigation in South China Sea
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here on Tuesday that China lays emphasis on the peace, stability, free navigation and security in the South China Sea. Speaking at the...
View ArticleShanghai stock indices close mixed -- Nov. 20
BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's benchmark Shanghai Composite Index on the Shanghai Stock Exchange closed at 2,008.92 points on Tuesday, down 8.06 points, or 0.4 percent, from the previous close....
View ArticleChina's economic development benefits Sino-Dutch ties: Dutch researcher
THE HAGUE, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's economic development benefits not only itself and Sino-Dutch relations, but also the international society as a whole, said Frans-Paul van der Putten, a senior...
View ArticleObama pledges economic, security engagement with ASEAN
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama during talks with ASEAN leaders pledged to engage in a range of issues including economic and security aspects, an official said on Monday....
View ArticleChinese premier meets Malaysian counterpart, pledges closer cooperation
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao met with his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak here on Sunday and pledged to boost cooperation between the two nations. Wen noted that in...
View ArticleChina implements anti-dumping measures on European TDI imports
BEIJING, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) will implement anti-dumping measures on some imported Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI) from Nov. 21, according to an announcement from the...
View ArticleWen says China-Cambodia relations good example of friendly neighboring ties
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here Sunday that the relationship between China and Cambodia has set a good example of friendly ties between neighboring...
View ArticleNikkei closes 0.18% lower
TOKYO, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Nikkei closed 0.18 percent lower Tuesday, weighed down by the yen's gains against other major currencies. The 225-issue average lost 15.39 points, or 0.18 percent, to close...
View Article1st ASEAN global dialogue kicks off in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The first-ever ASEAN global dialogue was held here on Tuesday, focusing discussions on global challenges, particularly economic and financial issues. The dialogue, held...
View ArticleChina stocks sink on weak property, finance shares
BEIJING, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese stocks tumbled Tuesday as news of continued restrictions in house purchase weighed on property and finance shares. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dived...
View ArticleChinese premier pledges to step up cooperation with Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday China is willing to step up its friendly cooperation with Cambodia, and promote bilateral ties to new levels. He made the...
View ArticleAll Japanese activities regarding Diaoyu Islands illegal: FM spokeswoman
BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- All Japanese activities regarding the Diaoyu Islands are "illegal and invalid," a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Monday. "The Diaoyu Islands are an inherent part...
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