'Moonrise Kingdom' still New releases from Ken Loach, David Cronenberg, Wes Anderson and Michael Haneke are among the films going head-to-head in the race for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on May 16-27. Following is a list of the 22 films co …

A Spanish hiker who provided first aid to save the life of a drowning boy was awarded for his heroic act yesterday by the government of Suzhou City in Jiangsu Province. The 43-year-old backpacker identified by his online name Pep is the first foreigner …

BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares rose in the morning session Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.68% Oakley Jupiter Squared black Sunglasses, or 16.02 points, to 2,362.21. The Shenzhen Component Index closed the morning s …

BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares rose in the morning session Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.68% Oakley Jupiter Squared black Sunglasses, or 16.02 points, to 2,362.21. The Shenzhen Component Index closed the morning s …

Farmers search for plastic bottles and other recyclable items this month on a 28-meter-high hill of garbage in Yuanfuzhuang, in Central China's Henan province. Villagers earn about 1,500 yuan ($240) a month selling the reclaimed materials, which is thei …

Hong Kong was willing to promote and expand offshore Renminbi business with other financial centers in the world, said the chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). "We are open to diversified offshore Renminbi markets," Norman Chan tol …

BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) -- A middle school teacher in northeast China's Heilongjiang province who was injured while saving students from getting hit by a bus has been honored as a national "role model woman," the All-China Women's Federation announced …

Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova got off to winning starts at the Rome Open on Tuesday, both squeaking through to the second round of the Premier-level event with hard- fought straight set wins. The No. 4 seed Kvitova was the first to advance, rallying …

Lady Gaga Lady Gaga will have to cancel her sold-out show in Indonesia amid concerns her sexy clothes and dance moves undermine Islamic values and will corrupt the youth. National police spokesman Boy Rafli Amar said Tuesday the permit for her June 3 "B …

UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Somalia is entering the " most critical stage" as the end of its transitional governing period approaches, a UN envoy said here on Tuesday, calling on the international community to boost efforts to help the Horn of Af …