US Navy Captures More Pirates, May Take Them to Kenya By Al Pessin Pentagon 12 February 2009 The U.S. Navy has captured nine more suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, after they allegedly tried to board an Indian commercial ship. The same A...
可口可乐连续第三年实现年度增长目标 Coke Set To Meet Long-term Targets Coca-Cola yesterday defied the recessionary gloom, saying it would stick to its long-term growth targets despite what Muhtar Kent, chief executive, called an “incredi...
A CHUBBY youngster has become an internet phenomenon – because his head looks like a thumb. Dubbed ’Thumbman’, the tubby lad shot to fame after a picture of him posing with three pals circulated the web. And now people are rushing to sign up...
Auction giant Christie's has denied a possible private sale of two Chinese relics, saying that the auction will go on as scheduled despite criticism from China. In an e-mail to Xinhua, Christie's clarified reports in Taiwan...
Olympic gold medallist Michael Phelps has released an apology video on a website to his Chinese fans for his "regrettable" behavior after a photo showing him smoking a marijuana pipe was published recently. &nbs...
Under the conditions of the global economic crisis, China and Portugal should reinforce cooperation and jointly combat the problem, Chen Haosu, president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC), said here T...
Debris generated in Tuesday's collision between a U.S. satellite and a Russian satellite will likely be in the thousands, a U.S. space expert has said. The collision, first-ever of its kind, occurred at 11:55 a.m. EST (1655...
The World Bank has approved a first phase of reforms to increase the influence of developing countries within the World Bank Group, including adding a seat for Sub-Saharan Africa to allow developing countries a majority of seats on the Executive Boar...
