International

Once mighty US auto industry faces day of reckoning
31/05/2009 05:00
An elderly man walks past a deserted General Motors dealership that has recently shut down in Los Angeles, California The once mighty US auto industry faces a day of reckoning on Monday with the looming...
China to raise gasoline, diesel benchmark retail prices
31/05/2009 05:00
China will raise gasoline and diesel benchmark retail prices by 400 yuan (58.6 U.S. dollars) per tonne as of Monday, the National Development and Reform Commission(NDRC) announced Sunday. Worker in a gas station is adjusting price board in Hefei,...
Nitendo to launch Wii Fit’s new version
31/05/2009 05:00
Nintendo, one of the largest software companies in the world located in Kyoto, Japan, will unveil a new and more precise version of the “Wii Fit” video game this fall, according to Japanese media reports Sunday. Nintendo’s Wii Fit (File Photo)...
Panama reports 12 new A/H1N1 flu cases
31/05/2009 05:00
People have a chat outside the Santo Tomas Hospital in Panama City May 30, 2009. The Panamanian Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed 12 new cases of the A/H1N1 flu, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 148. (Xinhua/Han Shuo)...
Hamas considers withdrawing from inter-Palestinian dialogue
31/05/2009 05:00
The Palestinian Hamas movement on Sunday said it studies to suspend participation in inter-Palestinian dialogue following the killing of its two members by security forces of president Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank. A member of the Palestinian...
Shanghai’s first A/H1N1 flu patient discharged from hospital
30/05/2009 05:00
The first confirmed A/H1N1 flu patient in eastern China’s Shanghai was discharged from hospital at 3 p.m. Saturday. The first confirmed A/H1N1 flu patient in Shanghai (R) leaves the hospital in Shanghai, east China, on May 30, 2009. The 30-year-old...
China reports three new confirmed A/H1N1 flu cases
30/05/2009 05:00
China Saturday reported three new influenza A/H1N1 cases, bringing to 24 the total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland. Staff members check temperatures of passengers at the Maweigang dock in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China’s...