日期：2009-06-17 Thirty-two people have died, more than 400 injured and over 100,000 homes destroyed or damaged after an earthquake hit Sichuan and Yunnan provinces around 4:30 pm on Saturday. The epicenter of the 6.1-magnitude quake, which has affected 500,000 peop... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 Time was running out for New Orleans residents yesterday to escape the fury of Hurricane Gustav, which mayor Ray Nagin has called the mother of all storms. The compulsory evacuation of the city is under way after orders from Nagin on Saturday night.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 A Shanghai advertising firm is offering people throughout the country up to 1 million free bicycle rides a day, as part of a marketing ploy that will run until 2010. After registering their ID cards, cyclists can pick up and drop off their Ibike Med... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 European Union leaders are considering imposing sanctions against Russia ahead of a summit on Monday to discuss the situation in Georgia. The announcement was made yesterday by French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner at a news conference in Paris.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 One out of every six children in the country is left behind in villages by parents, forced to migrate to other places in search of work. And many of these children are not looked after properly, Li Jianguo, vice-chairman of the National People's Con... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 Sumatra's endangered elephants and tigers should get a boost from an Indonesian government move to expand one of their last havens, a 4-year-old national park on the island, said conservation group WWF yesterday. But WWF warned that increased effort... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 The premiere of Burn After Reading, a comedy starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney, ensured an upbeat opening to this year's Venice film festival yesterday. In the madcap movie by the Coen brothers, two Washington gym employees get caught up in the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 The Paralympics will provide the ideal opportunity for the Chinese public to improve its awareness and understanding of people with physical disabilities, a senior Beijing official said yesterday. Li Caimao, director of the municipal government's di... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has ordered thousands of riot police to move an anti-government crowd occupying his office compound. The Prime Minister said it has to end, Samak's chief spokesman Wichianchot Sukchotrat told reporters on Wednesd... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 If you are interested in something related to the Olympic Games, you could go in for NBA star Yao Ming's bed or the ancient Chinese drums used in the opening ceremony. Media reports say Yao's 2.6-m-long bed in the Olympic Village could fetch up to 2... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 Once bitten by a snake, a Chinese proverb says, a man will fear even a piece of rope for the next ten years. So what can a small farmer do when he is dissatisfied with his elected officials? For Gao Qiong, a farmer from East China's Anhui province,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 The central government has introduced a series of measures to provide the much-needed financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) facing unprecedented problems arising from surging energy and material costs and weakening overseas demand.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 Children of migrant workers will have the same education opportunities as their urban counterparts before the end of this year, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said yesterday. The central government will allocate funds to local education departments... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 Thousands of anti-government demonstrators stormed into the Thai prime minister's office compound and rallied outside several ministries yesterday. The demonstration followed the violent takeover of a state-run TV station by a masked mob from the sa... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 The Ministry of Health has been given primary responsibility for food safety supervision under the latest draft of the legislation that was submitted yesterday for its second reading to the National People's Congress Standing Committee. The ministry... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 The odd-even license plate rule brought in to keep cars off the streets of Beijing during the Olympics will be lifted in some areas beginning on Thursday, the city's traffic management bureau said yesterday. The rule will no longer apply on roads ou... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 Relations between Taiwan and the mainland appear ever stronger with the announcement of plan to build a bridge link to a near by island. The proposed bridge linking Jinmen, one of the outlying islands near Taiwan, to Xiamen, southeast of the Chinese... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 Russias relationship with the West is likely to deteriorate further after its parliament yesterday unanimously approved resolutions calling for the recognition of two rebel regions of Georgia. Both houses of parliament swiftly approved non-binding r... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 The curtain came down on the 2008 Olympic Games yesterday but not before the day had thrown up some pleasant surprises. A country that has produced some great long-distance runners had to wait for Beijing to win its first marathon gold. Samuel Wanji... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-06-17 President Hu Jintao is set to arrive in Seoul today for the start of a weeklong official visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK), Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. The Chinese leader's trip comes amid expectations of closer cooperation and ties, including t... 阅读全文>>