International

N American leaders agreed to cooperate on environment, trade, immigration
10/08/2009 05:00
Leaders of Mexico, Canada and the United Stateshad reached some consensus and agreements on cooperation on environment, trade, immigration and some other things. Canada’s Prime Minister Harper, Mexico’s President Calderon and U.S. President Obama...
Optimists less chance of heart disease, dying: study
10/08/2009 05:00
Being optimistic can significantly cut the chances of suffering heart disease or even dying, a new study suggests as quoted by media reports Tuesday. The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh, finds that people with a...
China’s monetary policy to remain unchanged
09/08/2009 05:00
The Chinese government will not change its stimulus policies because it could derail its hard-won economic recovery, though record bank lending in the first half of the year has raised fears over credit risks and asset bubbles. Zhu Zhixin, deputy...
Seven bodies recovered in NY mid-air crash, authorities say
09/08/2009 05:00
Seven bodies have been recovered from mid-air collision between a sightseeing helicopter and a small plane over the Hudson River which killed nine a day ago, authorities said on Sunday. Divers work to recover wreckage and bodies from the site of a...
Typhoon Morakot lands in east China, causing casualties
09/08/2009 05:00
At least one child was killed and millions were affected as typhoon Morakot slammed into Chinese provinces on the eastern coast on Sunday, destroying houses and inundating farmlands. People save cultured mudskippers at Hongshan Village in Xiapu...
UNâs lone ranger fights wildlife smugglers
09/08/2009 05:00
John Sellar is no comic book super hero, but judging by the criminals he deals with as the only policeman at the UN agency against illegal wildlife trade, he could well be one. Russian mafia, Latin American drug lords, suspected rebel or terror...
China searches for high-tech leap forward
09/08/2009 05:00
The manicured lawns and carefully sculpted buildings of Huaweiâs headquarters are a far cry from the sweatshop image of southern Chinaâs factory belt. In place of rows of migrant workers hunched over production lines or sewing machines,...