The State Council, China's cabinet, has released its timetable to upgrade fuel quality nationwide before 2017. The new standard for petrol and diesel,...
Emirates NBD, the biggest lender by assets in the United Arab Emirates, has launched Renminbi-denominated accounts and deposits. The bank says the mov...
A number of economists here in China are suggesting the government's newly-unveiled plans to tackle income distribution lack a clear timetable. The sa...
The New York Times has reported that the Obama administration is expected to approve the policy in the coming weeks. The newspaper said the new policy...
Despite the recent air pollution here in Beijing, residents still hold different opinions on whether or not to light fireworks this coming Spring Fest...
Scientists in England say they have found the 500-year-old remains of England's King Richard III under a parking lot in the city of Leicester. Univers...
Municipal authorities here in Beijing are preparing to start a review of the air pollution control rules later this year. A draft of the new rules, th...
Mali's Foreign Affairs minister says his country is no Afghanistan. Tieman Coulibaly, speaking while in Paris, says the military intervention in his c...
Iranian President Mahmouad Ahmadinejad is calling on the US to put aside its stick if it wanted to start talks with Iran under fair conditions. Ahmadi...
Head of the main Syrian opposition coalition in exile is calling on President Bashar al-Assad to clarify his call for dialogue. Moaz al-Khatib has sai...
