Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, both academic heavyweights and often neighborly rivals, are joining hands in a new partnership to offer courses online and for free. The two schools, located near each other in Cambridge, Massachuset …

BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) -- State Councilor Ma Kai urged young officials working for central authorities to gain hands-on experiences at grass-roots level and to play model roles for the country's youth. Ma made the remarks at a ceremony to honor excellen …

Aspirin works as well as the blood thinner warfarin, or Coumadin, in most patients with heart failure when it comes to preventing death, stroke or brain hemorrhage, said a major international study on Wednesday. The findings published in the New England …

Chinese industrial bodies yesterday dismissed US accusations that the Chinese government is unfairly subsidizing high-pressure steel cylinder exports, and urged the US authorities to carefully assess the case to avoid misuse of trade relief measures in …

Chinese industrial bodies yesterday dismissed US accusations that the Chinese government is unfairly subsidizing high-pressure steel cylinder exports, and urged the US authorities to carefully assess the case to avoid misuse of trade relief measures in …

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks with State Councilor Dai Bingguo at Wanshou Temple before their dinner in Beijing on Wednesday. The fourth round of the China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue is due to be held from Thursday to Friday in Be …

Police nationwide are busy examining the license database of coach and truck drivers and comparing it with the database of registered drug addicts, to prevent drug use among drivers. The move came as an investigation blamed a crystal meth-taker for a fat …

JERUSALEM, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Air Force (IAF) planes bombed what the army said was a smuggling tunnel in northern Gaza overnight, after Palestinian militants fired a rocket into Israel earlier Tuesday. Neither side reported any injuries in the att …

MOSCOW mens gucci belts, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Terrorists behind latest deadly attacks in Syria were aimed at scuttling UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan in the volatile country, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. "Behind the terror att …

Tornado and hail brought down houses in Shuiwei village of Guizhou province on April 28. Photo taken on May 1.[Photo/Asianewsphoto] Local government officials distribute relief food in Shuiwei village of Guizhou province on May 1. [Photo/Asianewsphoto] …