by Fares Akram， Saud Abu Ramadan RAMALLAH/GAZA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian National Authority (PNA) and Islamic Hamas movement officials said on Tuesday that they see no big hope in reviving the stalled peace talks with Israel after Israel's Likud and …

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R) meets with visiting Arab League Chief Nabil al-Arabi in Beijing, capital of China, May 8, 2012. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei) BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- China and the League of Arab States (AL) pledged to further their strat …

Beijing warned Manila that it is "hard to be optimistic" about the impasse over Huangyan Island, and authorities say they are prepared for any escalation of the situation by Manila. Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Fu Ying on Monday summoned Alex Chua, c …

There’s a popular saying on China’s microblogs that “if you were born in China, you just chose to play in hard mode”. As an expatriate in this country, you have to try your best to keep up with the locals to train yourself to be a “Super Mario”: mind yo …

BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines recently sent a warship to harass 12 Chinese fishing vessels which sailed into the waters of Huangyan Island to shelter from bad weather. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin said at a regular news …

A worker adjusts the wiring on an A320 engine at an Airbus assembly line in Tianjin. China aims to achieve sales of 6 trillion yuan ($951 billion) in the advanced equipment manufacturing sector by 2015. [Photo / Xinhua] China is looking to triple the sal …

WASHINGTON OAKLEY FIVES SQUARED SUNGLASSES, May 7 (Xinhua) -- UN chief Ban Ki-moon said here on Monday that the priority for the moment is to deploy observers to Syria as soon as possible. Ban called the Arab nation "the hottest spot, the hottest issue a …

by Arup Chanda KOLKATA, India, May 8 (Xinhua) -- When she visited the eastern Indian state of West Bengal Sunday and Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meant business and assured that American businessmen will have investments in Wes …

China congratulated the newly elected French president on Monday and said that it was willing to work with Francois Hollande amid concerns his victory could derail plans to cut the deficit and reduce cooperation. Hollande, 57, defeated Nicolas Sarkozy by …

JINAN, May 7 (Xinhua) -- Reports of formaldehyde-tainted Chinese cabbage in east China's Shandong province, the country's largest vegetable production base, have exposed some clandestine market practices and triggered a new wave of food safety concerns. …