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Air China Parent to Bid for Carrier
2019-04-08Air China Ltd's parent has decided to bid for a stake in rival China Eastern Airlines Corp, after Singapore Airlines Ltd's HK$3.80 (49 US cents) a share offer was rejected.China National Aviation Hold...
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Restrictions Fail to Halt FDI Rise
2019-04-08Foreign direct investment in China has risen to US$74.7 billion in 2007 as restrictions on companies' spending failed to outweigh the attractions of low costs and the world's fastest-growing major eco...
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Freshen Up!
2019-04-08Winter is more damaging to the skin than any other season, as the dry air outdoors – coupled with fierce indoor heating – wreaks havoc with your epidermis. In order to combat the harsh ele...
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Games uniforms unveiled
2019-04-08The uniforms of Beijing Olympics' workers, technical staff and volunteers were unveiled last night to mark the 200-day countdown to the Games.The uniforms have the key element of the lucky clouds and ...
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Norwegian princess celebrates 4th birthday
2019-04-08Norwegian Princess Ingrid Alexandra is seen in this handout picture made available by the Royal Court Jan. 20, 2008. The princess celebrates her fourth birthday on Monday. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)Norweg...
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A man is covered with mud in a medicinal mud pond at the “Lagoon of Miracles“ in Chilca, Peru January 20, 2008. The “Lagoon of Miracles“ with its distinct greenish colour along with the mud po...
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Beijing Pledges Action on Affordable Housing
2019-04-08The Beijing municipal government will work to contain housing price hikes and provide low-rent housing for poor residents, Vice and Acting Mayor Guo Jinlong said yesterday.He said the government would...
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BEIJING, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- China's Ping An Insurance Group plans to issue new shares and bonds worth billions of yuan to reinforce its capital base and finance acquisitions, company sources said Sun...
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BEIJING -- Just 200 days away, the Beijing Olympics is poised to be the most memorable Games in history.China has waited almost 100 years for the Olympic Games and sees the August 8-24 sports spectacl...
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Opening wallets
2019-04-08Charitable donations represent an invaluable addition to government-run relief work in a society like ours.It is true that the constant increase in tax revenues of the last few years has given the gov...