日期：2009-06-29 In a daring high-seas rescue, US Navy SEAL snipers killed three Somali pirates and freed the American sea captain who had offered himself as a hostage to save his crew. The operation was a victory for the world's most powerful military, but angry pi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 A helicopter carrying four people crashed into the Yangtze River near Shanghai soon after taking off from an Antarctic expedition ship anchored in the harbor, leaving three injured and the other missing. The helicopter flew up only three or four met... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 Seven officials of a county in Shanxi province were recently punished for organizing overseas trips sponsored by local businesses last year. From May 30 to Dec 20, the local legislature in Jiaokou, a county under the jurisdiction of the city of Luli... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 The enthusiasm surrounding injured hurdler Liu Xiang at Tian'anmen Square yesterday morning proved he is still one of the most popular sports stars in China. The reigning world champion and former Olympic men's 110m hurdlers champion appeared in fro... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 Traditional medicines will play a prominent role in the country's new medical system. Half of the medicines in the new essential medicines catalogue will be traditional Chinese medicines (TCM), officials said. It will provide a good opportunity for... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 GUANGZHOU: Officials responsible for clamping down on activities in city streets, including illegal vendors, have found themselves the ones being clamped down upon. The tougher regulations on urban management officials, called chengguan, were announ... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 A combination of factors, apart from the financial crisis, have resulted in less overseas tourists visiting Beijing. The number of holidaymakers visiting the capital fell by 11 percent to 436,491 in January and February this year, Gu Xiaoyuan, deput... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 After nearly a decade in gestation, the Chinese second board, or the Growth Enterprises Board, has got regulatory approval. Although the securities regulator has yet to disclose a timetable for its launch, it issued a road map last week laying down,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 A series of performances of Peking Opera in Tianjin have made newspaper headlines. Thats because their adapter is a former head of the country's top political advisory body. Five of Li Ruihuan's adaptation works, including Legend of the West Chamber... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 The mainland stocks slid 3.76 percent yesterday in their biggest daily percentage drop in more than one month, as worries about first-quarter earnings and a possible slowdown in loan growth from the first quarter's heated pace encouraged profit-taki... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 Visiting Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says China is leading the world out of the financial crisis. In a meeting yesterday with President Hu Jintao, Chavez described China as the biggest engine driving the world. The center of gravity of the worl... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 China will sign an investment agreement with ASEAN over the weekend to mark the completion of free-trade area (FTA) talks, a senior official said yesterday. The pact will be inked at the 12th China-ASEAN Summit in Pattaya, Thailand, which Premier We... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 Zhejiang businessman Lin Ruxin gave an extra gift during the Spring Festival - free breakfast for the jobless and the homeless. Touched by the plight of workers laid off in the economic downturn, Lin thought of offering hot porridge to keep them war... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 President Hu Jintao yesterday sent a message of condolence to his Italian counterpart Giorgio Napolitano, mourning the heavy loss of life and property in the devastating earthquake that struck central Italy on Monday. Hu expressed condolences to the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 Healthcare reform will counter the financial crisis by pumping money into local businesses and boosting consumption, experts say. Ge Yanfeng, director at the Development Research Center affiliated to the State Council, said infrastructure projects w... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 A long-awaited oil pipeline from Russia is expected to reach China within weeks, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday. He told lawmakers that Russian state oil pipe builder Transneft will soon finish laying the pipes. There was no wo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-29 Promising young politicians are to be fast-tracked through the ranks of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in an effort to inject more fresh blood into the system, it was reported yesterday. Vice-president Xi Jinping said a selection process should... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-27 Rural households in China spent an average of just 139.3 yuan ($20.30) on entertainment last year, People's Daily overseas edition reported. Ministry of Agriculture statistics show each household spent an average of 348 yuan ($50.90) on cultural-rel... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-27 A powerful earthquake in mountainous central Italy knocked down blocks of buildings early yesterday as residents slept. At least 92 people were killed and many more were trapped, officials and rescue workers said. Up to 100,000 are homeless. The ear... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-27 The United States has turned its only remaining air base in Central Asia into a state-of-the-art surveillance center to spy on China and Russia, a new documentary claims. The documentary, called Base, shown on Rossiya TV, showed a compound of two-st... 阅读全文>>