http://cms.huanqiu.com/www/english/focus/index.html www.huanqiu.com www.huanqiu.com Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:39:40 +0000   WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Unites States will bring major economies and the United Nations together for climate change talks between Jan. 30 and 31 in Honolulu, Hawaii, the White House said Wednesday.   &n.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/48646.html 2008-01-17 11:06   UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called for efforts to break through the political stalemate in Iraq.     In his latest report on the UN Assistance Mission fo.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/48637.html 2008-01-17 11:04   Cuban leader Fidel Castro poses in this photo taken by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva during their meeting in Havana Jan. 15, 2008. Castro looked frail but more alert in video images broadcast on Cuban television of a meet.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/48635.html 2008-01-17 11:02   BEIJING, Jan. 17 -- A growing number of Chinese are returning to work at home after studying abroad thanks to the country's booming economic growth.     From 1978 to the end of 2006, roughly 1.1 million Chin.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/48634.html 2008-01-17 11:00   BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- A former U.S. congressman was indicted Wednesday for his links to a U.S.-based Islamic relief organization that allegedly supported an Afghan warlord, media reported.     The .. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/48629.html 2008-01-17 10:57   BEIJING, Jan. 17 -- Authorities in Beijing yesterday declared the city's four-month campaign against unsafe food and drugs a "complete success".     The campaign, which was part of a nation.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/48628.html 2008-01-17 10:55   BEIJING, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the country's biggest lender, is predicting in a recent report that China's reserve ratio requirement for commercial banks will probably reach 15 percent in.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/48624.html 2008-01-17 10:52   BERLIN, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Germany is to send a delegation consisting of some 450 athletes to the Beijing Olympic Games, to be held in August, a spokeswoman from the German Olympic Sports Federation (DOSB) said on Wednesday.  .. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/48604.html 2008-01-17 10:37   BEIJING, Jan. 17 -- Presenting images of phoenixes and lanterns, Beijing Games officials Wednesday painted a fuller picture of how the Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay (BOTR) will look, including costumes for torchbearers and design tips.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/48600.html 2008-01-17 10:36   The body of a giant sperm whale is seen on a beach near Songxia Port in Changle, East China's Fujian Province Jan. 15, 2008. The giant sperm whale which is measured 16 meters in length, 8.6 meters in diameter and weighed 20 tons, died af.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/48594.html 2008-01-17 10:31   BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- China's currency, the yuan, rose slightly from the previous day's trading to hit a new high against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday for the fourth consecutive day, with the central parity rate standing at 7.2418.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/48221.html 2008-01-16 13:58   BEIJING, Jan. 16 -- The Communist Party of China's disciplinary body has concluded a two-day plenary session, pledging to step up its anti-corruption campaign. General Secretary Hu Jintao addressed the meeting attended by senior party le.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/48220.html 2008-01-16 13:56   BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhuanet)-- Police in Long Island arrested a man Tuesday for walking on a highway with a 14-foot python.     Curtis Dewberry of Wading River, 35, was sighted wrapping the python around his.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/48218.html 2008-01-16 13:54   BEIJING, Jan. 16 -- During Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's trip, both India and China made some breakthroughs on a series of significant bilateral issues.     This is Singh's first visit to China since he as.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/48217.html 2008-01-16 13:52   HAVANA, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Brazil and Cuba on Tuesday signed 10 agreements covering oil exploration, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and agriculture during Brazilian President Luiz Inacio da Silva's official visit to Cuba.  &am.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/48082.html 2008-01-16 09:53   HAVANA, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Cuban leader Fidel Castro on Tuesday held talks with visiting Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose country offered Cuba millions of U.S. dollars in credit.     &am.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/48079.html 2008-01-16 09:52   TOKYO, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower Wednesday, dragging the benchmark Nikkei stock index almost 2 percent lower.     In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Av.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/48076.html 2008-01-16 09:50   BEIJING, Jan. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Apple Inc. chief Steve Jobs on Tuesday introduced an ultra-slim laptop computer that he billed as the world's leanest laptop, media reported.     The new Apple notebook, the M.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/48074.html 2008-01-16 09:49   BELGRADE, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Slovenian Olympic Committee adopted on Tuesday a incentive package for Slovenian medalists at Olympic Games and world championships in the Olympic sports in a bid to reward top-flight athletes in the tin.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/48069.html 2008-01-16 09:44   LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The Los Angeles City Council unanimously agreed Tuesday to review a plan to require police officers who frequently handle confiscated cash and contraband to disclose personal financial details to auditors.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/48068.html 2008-01-16 09:43   NEW YORK, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Recession concerns and the credit crunch cloud the U.S. economic outlook for 2008, but U.S. productivity growth will accelerate to 1.7 percent this year, the latest annual productivity report from the Confer.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/48066.html 2008-01-16 09:41   MOSCOW, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The air forces of Russia and the United States will conduct a joint anti-terror exercise in the summer, a Russian military official said Monday.     "According to the sce.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/47784.html 2008-01-15 15:26   MOSCOW, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Russia on Monday called the reopening of British Council offices in this country a "deliberate provocation" and vowed to take new measures against the British cultural body while Britain stoo.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/47777.html 2008-01-15 15:15   LONDON, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Since succeeding Tony Blair as British prime minister last year, Gordon Brown has continued to seek good relations with China and his forthcoming visit to Beijing is expected to add momentum to the friendly ti.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/47774.html 2008-01-15 15:13   BEIJING, Jan. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft on Monday flew within 200 kilometers above the surface of Mercury, making the first pass of the planet since 1975, media reported.     The car-size.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/47771.html 2008-01-15 15:10   BEIJING, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday has called for more people-to-people contacts with China to remove misconceptions and prejudices.     Singh called for the bridgin.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/47673.html 2008-01-15 13:32   BRUSSELS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission said Monday it has decided to launch two new antitrust investigations against Microsoft, months after the software giant conceded defeat in their first round of legal battles. &n.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/47671.html 2008-01-15 13:30   JAKARTA, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- At least 11 people died in a landslide that hit Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua, according to TV reports Tuesday.     The landslide occurred just after midnight Tuesday.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/47666.html 2008-01-15 13:28   ISLAMABAD, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were killed in an explosion in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi on Monday, local TV channel DAWN NEWS reported.     The blast occurred at the gate of Gul Ahmed .. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/47485.html 2008-01-15 09:20   WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank announced it has uncovered "serious incidents of fraud and corruption" in 570 million dollars of health projects it has funded in India, The Wall Street Journal reported Mo.. http://english.huanqiu.com/focus/2008-01/47481.html 2008-01-15 09:17