2009-01-05 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Sunday spoke over telephone with his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush about bilateral relations and major international issues of common conce

2009-01-05 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Major Chinese lenders are expanding a preferential policy on house loan interests to cut the burden of the country's home buyers hit by the spreading financial crisis.

2009-01-05 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

BEIJING, Jan. 5 -- The Bahamas will use two pathologists to ensure a careful autopsy on John Travolta's son, who died at the actor's vacation home in Grand Bahama, the territory's health minister s

2009-01-05 所属栏目:体育英语

BEIJING, Jan. 5 -- Mike Bibby shot a three-pointer with 1.5 seconds to give the Atlanta Hawks a 103-100 win over the Houston Rockets on Saturday. The Rockets suffered a losing streak. Bibby, the H

2009-01-05 所属栏目:体育英语

OTTAWA, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- The security for the 2010 Winter Olympics will be carried out in a subtle and friendly way, and cost less than one billion Canadian dollars (800 million U.S. dollars), the t

2009-01-05 所属栏目:体育英语

MADRID, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Spanish club Real Madrid defeated Villarreal 1-0 on Sunday, in its first match with new players Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Lassana Diarra. Arjen Robben cut in from the touc

2009-01-04 所属栏目:欧美文化

JERUSALEM, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- As the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Cast Lead operation entered its eighth day, the IDF Saturday evening began its ground incursion into the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, v

2009-01-04 所属栏目:欧美文化

JAKARTA, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- A 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's West Papua province at 7:33 a.m. on Sunday (2233 GMT on Saturday), according to the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency

2009-01-04 所属栏目:欧美文化

HARARE, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe's opposition MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai has turned down President Robert Mugabe's invitation to return to Zimbabwe and be sworn in as Prime Minister, local me

2009-01-04 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scholars and businessmen have hailed Hu Jintao's latest speech on Taiwan affairs, hoping that the mainland and Taiwan could have more communication and cooperation

2009-01-04 所属栏目:英语文摘

KUNMING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Yunnan section of the Sino-Vietnam land boundary demarcation project has ended with 665 boundary tablets erected, an official with the foreign affairs office of southwe

2009-01-04 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- For many Chinese who want to nab railway tickets home for the annual Spring Festival migration, the government's promise of having a better system by 2012 is just a distan

2009-01-04 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhuanet)-- An autopsy is planned in the Bahamas for actor John Travolta's 16-year-old son Jett, according to media reports Sunday. Jett died suddenly during a vacation at his f

2009-01-04 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhuanet) -- Sean Penn, who stars in "Milk," and Sally Hawkins in "Happy-Go-Lucky," were named best actor and actress by the National Society of Film Critics Sat

2009-01-04 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

BEIJING Jan. 4 (Xinhuanet) -- Pregnant "Gossip Girl" actress Kelly Rutherford and her husband of two years, German entrepreneur Daniel Giersch, are asking for a divorce, according to media r

2009-01-04 所属栏目:体育英语

BEIJING, Jan. 4 -- New Jersey goaltender Scott Clemmensen stopped 33 shots to guide the Devils to a 4-1 home victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday. Clemmensen, who has been a major factor

2009-01-04 所属栏目:体育英语

KAMPALA, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Somalia produced the first biggest upset at the on-going regional CECAFA (Council for East and Central African Football Associations) Senior Challenge Cup on Saturday eveni

2009-01-03 所属栏目:欧美文化

JERUSALEM, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- As the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Cast Lead operation in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip entered the seventh day on Friday and IDF is getting prepared for a ground opera

2009-01-03 所属栏目:欧美文化

BRUSSELS, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) called on Friday for immediate resumption of full deliveries of gas to its member states after Hungary and Poland suffered reduced supplies due to

2009-01-03 所属栏目:欧美文化

BAGHDAD, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- A suicide bombing killed 30 lives and injured at least 110 on Friday south of Baghdad, local police source told Xinhua. The deadly attack occurred at 14:00 local time (

2009-01-03 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Premier Wen Jiabao has urged Chinese companies to stress innovation to combat the impact of global economic turmoil. Wen made the remarks as he visited companies, mar

2009-01-03 所属栏目:英语文摘

TAIPEI, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The United Daily News, one of the biggest newspapers in Taiwan, said in an editorial on Friday that the six proposals put forward by Hu Jintao on the cross-Straits relations

2009-01-03 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese netizens have made their voices heard more loudly and their presence better recognized in headline news events over the past year. When the Beijing Olympic torc

2009-01-03 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Universal Pictures said on Friday that its movies' ticket sales set a new record last year, when the entertainment industry as a whole began to feel the worst economic

2009-01-03 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

BEIJING, Jan. 1 -- Paris Hilton is reportedly dating George Clooney. The socialite fuelled speculation of a romance after recently enjoying an "intimate" evening with the "Burn Afte

2009-01-03 所属栏目:体育英语

XIAMEN, Southeast China, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- The 7th Xiamen International Marathon began here on Saturday morning with 18 of its 23 elite male runners from Kenya and at least four former Beijing Olympi

2009-01-03 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Tottenham Spurs beat Wigan 3-1 on Friday to advance to the fourth round of the English FA Cup. Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko scored twice, one from a penalty shot i

2009-01-02 所属栏目:欧美文化

PARIS, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni rejected here on Thursday calls for an immediate ceasefire with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. After meeting with French President

2009-01-02 所属栏目:欧美文化

BAGHDAD, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- With the beginning of 2009 and the U.S.-Iraq Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) on the U.S. military presence going into effect on the New Year's day, the war-torn Iraq fac

2009-01-02 所属栏目:欧美文化

KIEV, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Gas dispute with Russia will be settled by Jan.7, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said in a statement Thursday. Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko makes a statement i

2009-01-02 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao and his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush exchanged congratulatory messages Thursday to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomat

2009-01-02 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- China Dairy Industry Association (CDIA) on Thursday told Xinhua more information on setting up a medical compensation fund for victim babies in the tainted milk powder scan

2009-01-02 所属栏目:娱乐八卦

VIENNA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Vienna Philharmonic's annual New Year's concert on Thursday commemorated the 200th anniversary of the death of Austrian composer Joseph Haydn. The concert also

2009-01-02 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- English Premier League side Portsmouth said Thursday that England striker Jermain Defoe would leave the club during the January transfer window. Manchester City's Gelsen Fe

2009-01-02 所属栏目:体育英语

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Sao Paulo's midfielder Hernanes was elected Brazil's best soccer player of 2008 on Thursday. Brazil's Lucas (R) jokes with his teammate Hernanes during a soccer t

2009-01-01 所属栏目:双语新闻

佩林获选最佳明星邻居 布兰妮垫底
Sarah Palin most desirable celebrity neighbor

If they had to live next door to a celebrity, American adults would most like to be neighbors with Alaska Gov. Sarah P

2009-01-01 所属栏目:欧美文化

UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday evening to discuss the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Gaza Strip, the UN

2009-01-01 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin seized the top two spots on CNN's list of top political news in 2008, which was

2009-01-01 所属栏目:欧美文化

GAZA, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- A short exchange of fire between Israeli special forces and Hamas militants was reported east of the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis on Wednesday night. Witness and Pa

2009-01-01 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- President Hu Jintao offered six proposals to promote the peaceful development of the cross-Straits relationship in a speech to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the main

2009-01-01 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, or Cabinet, agreed in an executive meeting on Wednesday to speed up the reform and development of the inland Chongqing municipality. China has four

2009-01-01 所属栏目:英语文摘

SHIJIAZHUANG, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- The trial at a court here in Hebei Province of four executives of the Sanlu Group, the major dairy at the center of China's tainted milk scandal, ended without an im

2009-01-01 所属栏目:体育英语

LONDON, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Aston Villa returned to the top four of the English Premier League with a 1-0 win at Hull on Tuesday. It was Kamil Zayatte's own goal on 88 minutes.
Aston Villa's A

2008-12-31 所属栏目:双语新闻

澳大利亚议员提议禁止女性海滩裸晒
Ban on topless sunbathing urged for Australian beaches

Australia's reputation as a laid-back, easy-going nation of sunworshippers is under threat from a plan by c

2008-12-31 所属栏目:双语新闻

劳拉赞布什是天生运动员 闪躲鞋子身手矫健
Laura: Shoe-throwing 'was an assault'

First Lady Laura Bush wasn't amused when an Iraqi reporter threw his shoes at the president during a news conferenc

2008-12-31 所属栏目:欧美文化

JERUSALEM, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Israel on Tuesday rejected worldwide appeals for a truce as its air strikes on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip went on for a fourth day. The operation, dubbed Cast Lead,

2008-12-31 所属栏目:欧美文化

GAZA, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Israeli warplanes on Tuesday evening carried out several airstrikes against different targets in the Gaza Strip. The latest two airstrikes were against the compound of Pa

2008-12-31 所属栏目:欧美文化

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush discussed by telephone with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on Gaza crisis on Tuesday, the White House

2008-12-31 所属栏目:英语文摘

DESTROYER WUHAN, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese naval fleet en route to the Gulf of Aden and waters off Somalia for an escort mission against pirates completed its first replenishment at sea Tuesday.

2008-12-31 所属栏目:英语文摘

BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Accountability became a vogue word in Chinese politics in 2008, highlighted by the resignation of the chief quality supervisor. Li Changjiang, former director of the G