Space junk endangers spaceship, satellites

BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- The amount of space junk orbiting the Earth could cause fatal leaks in spaceships or destroy valuable satellites, according to a report released by the U.S. National Research Council. Computer models have shown that th

上海一邮筒因鹿晗而走红 粉丝为合影排队到凌晨

Pop singer Lu Han, once a member of million-selling Chinese-Korean group EXO, posted a snap of himself leaning on the post box on last Friday night. 曾是唱片销量突破百万的中韩演唱团体EXO组合中的一员、现在是中国当红流行歌

世界犹太人大会在布达佩斯开始

BUDAPEST, May 5 (Xinhua) -- The World Jewish Congress (WJC) got underway in Budapest on Sunday evening with a gala dinner addressed by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and WJC President Ronald Lauder. The meeting was opened by Lauder, who thanke

秘鲁部长辞职

LIMA, July 22 (Xinhua) -- President Ollanta Humala will soon name replacements for two ministers who resigned on Monday, a high-ranking government official said. Juan Jimenez, president of the Council of Ministers, said that Foreign Trade Minister Jo

Ford to Invest $1 Billion in New India Car Plant

U.S. car maker Ford will invest nearly $1 billion to establish a new automobile plant in India. Ford is the latest in a series of foreign automakers that are seeking to take advantage of one of the worlds fastest growing passenger car markets. Fords

Snapchat创始人获称全球最年轻的亿万富翁

Ah, to be young. And rich. 年轻并且富有，天呐！ Those are two qualities that not many people successfully piece together over the course of their lives, but there are those who are pulling it off. A new generation of entrepreneurs, tech inn

改善首都空气质量 北京市禁行高排车辆

Beijing released stricter emission standards for cars last Monday to improve air quality in the capital. 北京市上周一发布了更为严格的机动车排放标准，以改善首都的空气质量。 Starting on Dec 15, gasoline cars with Nation

Allegri: defeat to Lazio good for Milan

ROME, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri saw a blessing in disguise after his side lost to Lazio 2- 0 on Wednesday, saying a terrible game, but the defeat to Lazio can do us good. The Rossoneri could've gone top after Juve's

Inter win, Klose salvages Lazio

ROME, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Inter Milan chalked up a crucial 2-0 win over Fiorentina at home on Saturday to lift themselves from Serie A's relegation zone. Former Fiorentina striker Giampaolo Pazzini scored the opener four minutes before the break, wit

Nepalese Sherpa Leads Climb to Clean Up Everest

A Nepalese mountaineer who has climbed Mount Everest more times than any other climber, is leading a new expedition to clean up trash left behind on the world's tallest peak. The Sherpa named Apa and a team of climbers and guides left for Everest Wed

汽车炸弹袭击北约基地

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, June 6 (Xinhua) -- A suicide car bomb went off near a NATO base in Naw Zad district in southern Afghan province of Helmand on Thursday evening, causing casualties, said an official. A militant rammed his explosive-laden vehi

美国重申致力于北约盟国的集体防御

WASHINGTON, April 29 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Tuesday reiterated its ironclad commitment to the collective defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies in the face of growing tensions in eastern Ukraine. Vice President Jose

China assists Laos in post-flood reconstruction

VIENTIANE, March 9 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government provided two million renminbi (about 320,000 U.S. dollars) worth of disaster relief materials to assist Lao victims of last year's flooding at a handover ceremony here on Friday. I, on behalf of t

英国未来8年在路网投入巨资

英国未来8年在路网投入巨资 LONDON, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- The British government has pledged to triple its funding on the country's major road network in the next eight years, calling on road building firms to get ready for a massive increase

Beijing tightens control over officials training abroad

BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing municipal government will tighten controls on officials' going abroad for training, as it aims to stop taxpayers money being wasted on overseas junkets. According to a circular posted on the website of the Bei

美国黑人与白人对齐默尔曼判决意见分裂

WASHINGTON -- An overwhelming majority of US blacks say the verdict of George Zimmerman was wrong, while a majority of whites say the verdict was right, a Gallup poll showed Monday. The poll found, an overwhelming 85 percent of blacks say the verdict

研究:酗酒会导致肌肉无力

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. researchers said Monday that muscle weakness from long-term alcoholism may be due to an inability of mitochondria, the powerhouses of cells, to self- repair. In research conducted with rats, the researchers found

百余列普通列车4月底将开通免费WiFi

By end of April, Beijing Railway Bureau will have installed free WiFi on over 100 trains, and currently, Jinan Railway Bureau is testing free WiFi on 75 trains. But the bullet trains are not included. 截至4月底，北京铁路局将在100余组列车

陕西职业药师考试两千人作弊

Over 2-thousand people have been caught cheating on a national pharmacist exam in the province of Shaanxi. Those caught used devices such as headphones and receptors to receive answers via radio signals. I wore wireless headphones to receive answers.

中国机动车检测作弊猖獗

An undercover probe conducted by China Central Television has revealed just how easy it can be to obtain fraudulent inspection certificates. Reporters in Shandong's capital, Jinan, were able to obtain fake emission permits from local garages, as well