Palmeiras president condemns fan attack on goalkeeper

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Palmeiras goalkeeper Fernando Prass needed medical treatment after being struck by a glass object thrown by a fan at Buenos Aires' city airport on Thursday. The incident followed the Brazilian club's 1-0 Copa Liber

Maduro registers as Venezuelan presidential candidate

CARACAS, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's Acting President Nicolas Maduro on Monday formally registered with the National Electoral Council (CNE) as the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV)'s candidate for the upcoming presidential elect

Venezuela to hold presidential elections on April 14

CARACAS, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) announced on Saturday after a special meeting of its Board of Directors that the presidential elections will be held on April 14. CNE president Tibisay Lucena said the nominati

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dies

CARACAS, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died Tuesday in a military hospital in Caracas, Vice President Nicols Maduro announced on the national radio and television. With tears in his eyes, Mature addressed Venezuelans from the D

Obama to host Italian president next month

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will host his Italian counterpart Giorgio Napolitano, whose term ends in May, at his Oval Office next month, the White House said on Wednesday. The president looks forward to welcoming Presi

French president says to win battle in Mali

PARIS, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- French President Francois Hollande said on Monday France and its African partners are winning the battle against Islamist rebels in northern Mali. We are in process of winning this battle. As I say, it is the Malian army, i

Real Madrid President Perez denies ultimatum from players over Mourinho

MADRID, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid President Florentino Perez this Thursday called a press conference to deny stories written about the club in the Spanish press. Perez reacted to a front page headline story printed in Spanish sports paper, 'Mar

Thailand, Japan pledge to cement economic ties

BANGKOK, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Thailand and Japan agreed here on Thursday to further strengthen economic and business ties, as the two sides both expressed intention to cooperate in Thailand's key infrastructure mega-projects. In a press briefing after

Rafael Nadal begins Madrid Open campaign with easy win

MADRID, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Spanish number one Rafael Nadal began his participation in the Madrid Open tennis tournament（锦标赛） with a comfortable straight sets win on Wednesday. Nadal, who is seeded number two in the competition, won the seco

中国稳步迈入国际

A lot can happen in a month in China or at least in its markets. In the past four weeks, its banking regulator has launched a regulatory windstorm while the central bank has made the first move to ease capital controls, providing much needed liquidit

朝鲜经济未被国际制裁压垮

North Korea is bowed but not broken by international sanctions, according to clues gleaned by a small group of outsiders dedicated to shining a light on the reclusive Asian nation. 根据一小部分致力于揭示朝鲜状况的外部人士收集的线

光明食品把维多麦出售给美国同行

Chinas Bright Food Group has agreed to sell cereal brand Weetabix to US cereal company Post Holdings for $1.76bn (￡1.4bn), a spokesman for the Chinese conglomerate said on Tuesday. 中国光明食品集团(Bright Food Group)发言人周二表示，该

中山大学禁止社会人士入内 进门要出示有效证件

Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province, has reportedly started denying residents access to the campus and requiring its students to present valid student cards before they can enter. 据报道，位于中国南部广东省

住建部表态 今年我国公租房将新增200万套

China will create 2 million units of public rental housing in 2017 to provide affordable housing for low-income people, said Lu Kehua, vice-minister for the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development. 住房和城乡建设部副部长陆克华日前

Facebook又爆惊天黑科技 用脑电波就能打字

Facebook Inc.s research unit Building 8 is working to make it possible for people to type using signals from their brains. 脸书公司的研究机构Building 8正努力使人们用脑电波就能打字。 Regina Dugan, hired from Alphabet Inc. last

美联航风波还未结束,美国航空公司再现暴力

The man who stood up for a weeping mother-of-two after an American Airlines employee hit her in the head with a metal stroller while yanking it out of her hands has been identified. 一名美国航空公司的职员从一位两个孩子的母亲手里拽

国务院再发大红包 新一轮减税启动

Chinese government plans new tax cuts to reduce the burden on businesses, support innovation and stabilize growth. 我国政府计划通过新一轮降税减轻企业负担、支持创新和稳定增长。 Tax cuts were approved last Wednesday at a S

Hong Kong stocks up 0.44% led by property companies

Hong Kong stocks closed 0.44 percent higher on Monday, led by the Chinese mainland banks and property companies, ahead of a slew of economic data out of the U. S. and China this week as well as the start of the U.S. earnings season. The benchmark（基

Chow's "Odyssey" to break Chinese box office record

BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Stephen Chow's fantasy comedy Odyssey is poised to become the highest grossing domestic film in China. It has earned 1 billion yuan (159 million U.S. dollars) in just half a month, becoming one of only two domestic films

Rockets tie NBA 3-pointers record in 140-109 win over Warriors

HOUSTON, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Houston Rockets tied a NBA record with 23 3-pointers to rout the Golden State Warriors 140-109 Tuesday night at Toyota Center. The Warriors did everything they could, including intentionally fouling three times in the