Eurozone Faces Contentious Choices to Save Currency

As European leaders attempt to defuse the continent's debt crisis, they are confronting contentious issues over national identity, vastly different economies and how much power should be centralized to control the spending of individual nations. The

S&P downgrades eurozone's bailout fund EFSF

LONDON, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Ratings agency Standard Poor's lowered the AAA long-term issuer credit rating of European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), eurozone's rescue fund, to AA+ from AAA on Monday. The ratings agency cited the now-reduced cre

Europe's Chief Banker Says Eurozone 'Unsustainable'

Europe's chief banker says the current operation of the 17-nation euro currency bloc is unsustainable and that it must create a new vision of how it will manage its affairs in the coming years. The head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, sai

Eurozone Braces for Greek Election

PARIS - Eurozone countries will be anxiously watching the outcome of second-round of legislative elections Sunday in Greece, which may determine the country's future role in the eurozone. Greek voters will be choosing between parties that call for tw

Eurozone Leaders Try Again to Resolve Debt Crisis

For more than two years, Europe's 17-nation euro currency bloc has grappled with containing its burgeoning governmental debt crisis. Its leaders often took half-steps they thought surely would calm international financial markets worried about the fa

'China bashing' in the Indian media

It's the silly season in India-China relations. If you've tuned into one of the more hawkish Indian television channels or are reading the views of the many experts on India and China, it might seem like the two countries are at each other's throats

利比亚总理遭绑数小时后获释

利比亚总理遭绑数小时后获释 TRIPOLI, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was freed on Thursday morning, a few hours after being seized by armed men. Zeidan was freed around 11:30 a.m. and taken back to Corinthia Hotel whe

利比亚总理指责绑架行为

利比亚总理指责绑架行为 TRIPOLI, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan on Sunday accused two congressmen for plotting his abduction earlier this month. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday afternoon, Zeidan said, Gunmen b

英国美国表示将继续支持利比亚

ONDON, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- British Foreign Secretary William Hague and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday their countries would continue efforts to support Libya. According to a statement issued by the British Foreign and Commonwealth

美国敦促公民立即离开利比亚

WASHINGTON, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The United States suggested on Tuesday that its citizens leave Libya immediately due to unpredictable and unstable security situation in the North African nation. The State Department issued an updated travel warning, a

利比亚飞机失窃 911式恐袭或再上演

Islamist militants are thought to have stolen 11 commercial jets in Libya, sparking fears of a 9/11-style attack around the anniversary of?the terrorist atrocity. 在911恐怖袭击的周年之际，对此类恐怖袭击的畏惧心理愈来愈浓。而

告别小农经济? 中国向大企业集约化农业迈进

China is opening up its agriculture industry to corporate farming, a move that could have wide economic and political implications. 中国农业正向大企业农业迈进，此举将产生广泛的经济和政治影响。 That decision may gradually

中国的小型整形美容行业

Miss Zhang's nightmare began after she saw a WeChat promotion last year which advertised a lipo-dissolve treatment. This is a cosmetic injection which claims to be able to slim down a person's face, as well as help them lose weight. Two weeks after m

黑幕：肯德基麦当劳过期肉暗访纪实

The Shanghai Food and Drug Administration last night ordered a food processing plant in Jiading District a supplier to fast food giants like McDonald's and KFC to suspend production following allegations it used out-of-date and substandard meat. 昨晚

Japanese Troops Scour Coast for Missing Bodies

Almost 25,000 troops fanned out along Japan's devastated northeast coast Monday in a grim search for some of the thousands of bodies still missing since a March 11 earthquake and tsunami（海啸） . Dozens of aircraft, boats and navy divers took pa

2013年巴西进一步加强预算削减

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 22 (Xinhua) -- The Brazilian government will further trim its 2013 budget by 10 billion reais (about 4.5 billion U.S. dollars), Finance Minister Guido Mantega said on Monday. It is the third budget cut this year since May, in add

宁泽涛勇夺100米自由泳冠军

Swimming world championships debutant Ning Zetao has claimed the title at the men's 100m freestyle, clocking in at 47.84 seconds. Ning says his result is beyond his expectations. I feel honored to compete with swimmers from other countries for China.

宁泽涛平静面对结果 一路走来不容易

China's international sensation Ning Zetao, who became the first Asian man ever to win the 100m freestyle at the world championships in Kazan last year, failed to qualify for the men's 100m freestyle final at the 2016 Rio Olympics. 在去年的喀山世

国家体育总局证实 宁泽涛因违反规定调离国家队

Ning Zetao has violated the rules of the Chinese national swimming team which has resulted in adverse effect on the team, therefore was turned back to his original Chinese Navy team for training, the Swimming Management Center of the General Administ

拜登和海地总统探讨双边关系

WASHINGTON, June 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday spoke with Haitian President Michel Martelly on efforts to further bilateral ties between the two countries, White House said in a statement on Thursday. In the conversation,