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GUANGZHOU - Hundreds of hemophiliacs in Guangdong province face death owing to the scarcity on the domestic pharmaceutical market of effective medication for the disease.
Hemophilia is a genetic disorder……
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Xinhua) — The Asian Development Bank has come up with a four-year road map to boost trade among Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand by 15 percent, Malaysian……
Graduates apply for jobs at an employment meeting in Nanjing, eastern China’s Jiangsu Province in this May 31, 2008 photo. [cnsphoto]
Choosing university majors has become the top concern among……
We should lay down a clear law to demand teachers protect the safety of students during disasters, says an article in Beijing News. The following is an excerpt:
The Ministry……
LAGOS, April 3 (Xinhua),– The preparation of Nigeria’s U-23 Eagles for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games football event will start its training tour, according to P. M News on Thursday.……
SEOUL, June 24 (Xinhua) — There is almost no chance of any beef from Canadian cattle with mad cow disease reaching South Korea through the United States, South Korea’s Agriculture……
BEIJING, June 30 (Xinhuanet) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, said Sunday the company will begin replacing logos on the front of its U.S. stores with a new……
Colleges should do more to help students choose majors and apply for schools, says an article in Dazhong Daily. The following is an excerpt:
In recent days, students and their……
Today is the Fourth of July, the day of the red and white and blue, the 231st anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. It’s……
BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) — PetroChina said on Tuesday it signed a letter of intent with Qatar Petroleum International (QPI) and Shell (China) Ltd. to assess the feasibility of setting……
Special report: 2008 Olympic Games
MANILA, April 18 (Xinhua) — The Philippines will send two Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) gold medalists to compete for Olympic women’s wrestling berths in the……
HANOI, July 1 (Xinhua) — Vietnam, which has applied European emission standard Euro 2 to automobiles in five biggest cities for over two years, requires vehicles running in all cities……
HONG KONG, June 26 (Xinhua) — Hong Kong stocks reversed early gains and moved into negative territory by losing 0.79 percent on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest……
WASHINGTON — US President George W. Bush will meet with leaders of Japan, South Korea and China on the sidelines of the Group of Eight (G8) summit next week in……
MANILA, June 26 (Xinhua) — An amendment to the air services agreement between the Philippines and China’s Hong Kong will pave the way for local airlines to fly to Hong……
President Hu Jintao will attend the dialogue between G8 and developing nations on July 9 at Lake Toya in Hokkaido, Japan. The dialogue, which was launched in 2000, took a……
BEIJING - A senior Chinese diplomat on Thursday urged developed and developing countries to work on common policies and cooperation to address the global challenges such as climate change and……
Shang Fulin, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC)(Xinhua File Photo)
BEIJING, June 22 (Xinhua) — Shang Fulin, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), on Sunday vowed……
Special report: 2008 Olympic Games
LUSAKA, June 5 (Xinhua) — The National Olympics Committee (NOC) of Zambia has advised all the six Zambian athletes who have qualified for Olympics in……
Rescuers search for flood-trapped residents in Enshi, central China’s Hubei province on July 4, 2008. The flood was triggered by a storm that hit the prefecture on Thursday night. [Xinhua]……
GUIYANG — Officials in southwest China’s Guizhou Province have admitted there are social grievances in Weng’an County where a girl’s death sparked a violent protest over the weekend.
The burnt-out……
BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhua) — Chinese urbanites have a greater tolerance to high prices, are prudent to making investment and more willing to buy insurance, according to a central bank……
Zhanjiang, Guangdong — After a five-day visit to China, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer “Sazanami” is heading back home on Saturday morning from southern China port city Zhanjiang.
“Sazanami”, with……
Taiwan and the mainland will launch direct weekend charter flights on Friday, potentially letting millions of tourists visit the island in a historic move heralding a further warming of relations.……
SINGAPORE, June 26 (Xinhua) — Consumer confidence in several Asia-Pacific countries and regions has fallen to levels similar to those seen during a regional financial crisis 10 years ago, a……
By Yang Lei
NEW YORK, June 28 (Xinhua) — Oil prices broke the 140 U.S. dollars level for the first time this week, with August crude surging near 143 dollars……
A female taxi driver surnamed Jia helped police detain two men who had robbed her four days ago in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province.
Jia was robbed of about 30……
(China Daily)
Last Sunday evening, Liu, a resident of Nanjing, Jiangsu province, was sleeping soundly when she was awakened by a strange noise.
Turning on the light, she found a……
BEIJING, July 2 — COFCO Ltd, China’s largest national agricultural trading and food processing company, will buy a 4.95 percent stake in Smithfield Foods Inc, the largest pork producer in……
A freeway linking Beijing and Shi Jiazhuang, capital of Beijing’s neighboring Hebei Province, keeps cashing in on commuters for seven years after it finished paying off debts in 2000.
“We’d……