救助显效慢 全球经济信心下滑 Global confidence slumps as downturn deepens, job losses mount 据彭博新闻社对全球六大洲用户进行的调查显示，2月份的彭博专业人士全球信心指数从1月的8.7下降到8.5。这一指数低于50意味着悲观者人数多于乐观者。数据显示，2...

China pledges to increase aid to Africa China will continue to increase aid to Africa despite the impact of the current global financial crisis upon itself so that China and African countries will be able to weather the difficult times together thro...

Plane Crash in New York State Kills 49 An airliner crashed into a home in the U.S. state of New York on Thursday evening, killing all 48 people aboard, New York state police confirmed. [Photo: China News Service] An airliner crashed into...

This week in our Foreign Student Series, we talk about the Fulbright Program. It sends Americans to study, teach or do research in other countries. And it brings people from other countries to do the same in the United States. Fulbright grants are aw...

In Washington this week, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner announced new steps to rebuild trust in financial markets and restart the flow of credit. The plan, separate from President Barack Obama's economic recovery legislation, could total two trilli...

Favorite passwords: "1234" and "password" Better think twice before choosing a password for emails, online bank accounts and airline tickets. Passwords that show no imagination or distinctiveness are easy prey for information pirates, a new US...

First lady Michelle Obama is Vogue cover model It's official: Michelle Obama is the first lady of American fashion, appearing on the cover of the March issue of Vogue. Every first lady since Lou Hoover - save Bess Truman - has been featured in th...

Obama's Skills Put to Test in Economic Stimulus Debate   By Jim Malone Washington 12 February 2009 The U.S. Congress is poised to give final approval to President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan, handing the new president a major pol...