International

Economic downturn fails to dent festivities
23/01/2009 05:00
Unlike in recent years, Beijinger Bai Meng did not receive any bonus from her boss this year. But the researcher with an American-owned chemical firm in Beijing still said she would spend the last day before the Spring Festival at one of the capital’s largest...
Top DPRK leader Kim Jong Il meets with visiting CPC official
23/01/2009 05:00
Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), met with Wang Jiarui, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, in Pyongyang on Friday. Kim Jong Il (front, R), top...
Obama’s orders to close Guantanamo prison receive welcome
22/01/2009 05:00
U.S. President Barack Obama issued executive orders to close the Guantanamo prison in Cuba on Thursday that received welcome from human right activists and defense attorneys of terrorist suspects who are held there. U.S. President Barack Obama signs...
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" grabs 13 Oscar nominations
22/01/2009 05:00
The romantic fantasy “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” led in Oscar nominations announced here on Thursday, collecting a near-record 13 nominations, including best picture and best director. U.S.actors Brad Pitt and his partner Angelina Jolie...
Scientists try to do DNA tests of Galileo
22/01/2009 05:00
Scientists from Italy and Bratain are trying to carry out DNA tests of the father of astronomy Galileo to check whether his big severe vision problems have influenced some of his findings. The scientists said the tests would help answer some...
NEWSMAKER: Tian Wenhua, industry leader to disgraced prisoner
22/01/2009 05:00
The fall from grace of Tian Wenhua , the woman who had headed one of China’s biggest dairy companies, was complete on Thursday when she began a life jail term for her role in the tainted milk powder scandal. The four indictees Tian Wenhua, Wang...
U.S. stocks rallies as financial sector rebounds
21/01/2009 05:00
Led by financial sector, U.S. stocks rallied Wednesday on upbeat earnings reports from IBM, Northern Trust and PNC Financial Services. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, January 21, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Shares...