15-10-29 Velcroid is a person who remains in close proximity to an important leader, particularly during photo sessions, to achieve increased media exposure. It's someone who tries to enhance his own status by attaching himself to someone more important. Vel...

15-09-02 China's top education authority said it requires the political loyalty of potential professors if they wish to be hired by universities. 中国教育部表示，希望受雇于大学的教授需保持政治忠诚。 政治忠诚，可以用 political loyalty表示，loyalty表示忠诚，如...

15-04-23 The European Union and Cuba have restarted discussions about possible diplomatic recognition. 欧盟与古巴开始就可能的外交承认问题进行重新谈判。 Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parilla (L) is welcomed by European Union's Foreign Policy Chief F...

14-12-22 Prime Minister Aleksandar Vui, Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to meet so many friends, old and new, in the city of Belgrade for the Third Meeting of Heads of Government of China and Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs). The New Year is just...

14-09-02 A senior official in Hebei province who is leading economic coordination of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region denied a rumor on Wednesday that Baoding is the first choice to be the deputy political center after Beijing. 针对周三有传言称保定将作为首都...

14-04-14 A political speaker was annoyed by a man in the audience. The man coughed and sneezed and blew his nose almost constantly. Finally the speaker was unable to stand it. He very politely said to the man: You are having so much discomfort. If you go out...

14-03-27 A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's enforcers, who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote accor...

14-03-05 Politicians know that turning on the tears can be a vote winner, but how does the political manipulation of our emotions actually work? Research in Political Psychology explores how emotions such as anxiety, even if their cause has nothing to do wit...

14-01-15 Argentine poet Juan Gelman has died aged 83 in Mexico City. He is considered to be one of the greatest authors in Spanish and was awarded the prestigious Cervantes Prize in 2007. 阿根廷诗人胡安赫尔曼在墨西哥城辞世，享年83岁。他被认为是西班牙最伟大的...

13-12-31 Burma is set to free several political prisoners after the government announced a presidential pardon. 缅甸政府公布了一份总统特赦令，几位政治犯将获释。 Thein Sein has introduced major reforms since becoming president in 2010 It is not clear how many...