UN Security Council to issue communique on Israeli military strikes on Gaza
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council is expected to issue a communique in what will be its first response to the latest Israeli military offensives against the Gaza Strip, the...
View ArticleAppointment marks Australia's embrace of Confucius Institutes
SYDNEY, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Australia continues to drive Chinese learning and academia with the appointment this week of former CEO of the Australia China Business Council (ACBC), Laurie Pearcey, as...
View Article2 DPJ members quit, protesting Noda's decision of dissolving Diet
TOKYO, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Two members of Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) decided to quit the organization to express their strong opposition on Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's plan to dissolve the...
View ArticleMexican drug violence could affect U.S. national security: expert
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- There is a national security problem brewing on the U.S.-Mexico border amid a raging drug war that has claimed tens of thousands of Mexican lives, a U.S. expert warned...
View ArticleNew Zealand, Australian defense ministers to discuss further cooperation
WELLINGTON, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The defense ministers of New Zealand and Australia will discuss regional and global security issues Friday as they seek to advance military cooperation. New Zealand...
View ArticleChinese premier to pay official visit to Cambodia, attend ASEAN Summits
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will make his official visit to Cambodia on Nov. 18 to boost bilateral ties and to attend the forthcoming 21st ASEAN Summit and related...
View ArticleAustralian PM welcomes China's new leadership
CANBERRA, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has welcomed the transition of the Chinese leadership to Xi Jinping on Thursday. A spokesman for Gillard told local media on...
View ArticleList of Political Bureau members of 18th CPC Central Committee
BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following is the list of the Political Bureau members of the 18th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee (listed in the order of the number of strokes in...
View ArticleList of secretary, deputy secretaries, Standing Committee members of CPC...
BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following is a list of secretary, deputy secretaries and Standing Committee members of the 18th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) of the Communist...
View ArticleList of chairman, vice chairmen, members of CPC Central Military Commission
BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following is the list of chairman, vice chairmen and members of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC): Chairman: Xi Jinping Vice...
View ArticleXinhua Insight: Further reforms to test China's new leadership
By Xinhua writers Cheng Yunjie, Xu Xiaoqing and Li Jianmin BEIJING, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) has enhanced consensus on future reforms at the just-concluded national...
View ArticleChina poised to become Singapore's second largest trading partner by 2030
by Tan Shih Ming SINGAPORE, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Given the size and pace of growth of the Chinese market, China will rise to become Singapore' s second largest trading partner by 2030, according to...
View ArticleNews Analysis: Conflict between Israel, Gaza may hinder Palestinian UN bid
GAZA, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The killing of Hamas commander Ahmed al-Jaabari Wednesday in an escalation of violence between the Islamic movement and the Israeli military may hinder the Palestinians' bid...
View Article264 civilians killed by rebel groups in east DRC: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- A UN spokesman said here Wednesday that at least 264 civilians, including 83 children in southern Masisi in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo...
View ArticleU.S. targets children of Guatemalan drug trafficker
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Obama administration on Wednesday slapped sanctions on a son and a daughter of Waldemar Lorenzana Lima, a powerful Guatemalan drug trafficker linked to Mexico's...
View ArticleColombia thanks Portugal for support to OECD entry
LISBON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday thanked the Portuguese government for supporting the South American country's entry into the Organization for Economic...
View ArticleThousands protest against cuts in Spain
BARCELONA, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of people demonstrated on Wednesday in Barcelona against the cuts carried out by the Spanish government in the second general strike of 2012 organized in...
View ArticleFitch suspends Italy analysis activities after probe
ROME, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- International rating agency Fitch said on Wednesday it had limited its activities in Italy and may reassess the future of its operations in the country following local...
View ArticleIsraeli military confirms airstrikes on Hamas rocket launch sites
JERUSALEM, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli military said late Wednesday night that its air forces have launched intensive raids on Hamas' medium-range rocket launch sites. "Over the past few hours,...
View ArticleColombia's Ospina wins Higuito cycling race
SAN JOSE, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Colombian Carlos Ospina Wednesday emerged the winner of the 30th Higuito international cycling race in Costa Rica, after consistently maintaining the lead through the...
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