UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C) receives a model of China’s National Stadium, known as the Bird’s Nest, during his visit to the stadium in Beijing, capital of China, July 2, 2008. Ban Ki-moon arrived in Beijing Tuesday afternoon, kicking off a three-day official visit to China at the invitation of Chinese government.(Xinhua/Li Tao)

A TOTAL of 304 fully functional temporary houses, gifted by Shenzhen to residents in quake-hit Sichuan Province, were put into use Sunday, the day of the Dragon Boat Festival.     Vice Mayor Lu Ruifeng handed over keys to the first batch of 304 finished quake-relief houses to officials in Shifang City at a ceremony Sunday, the […]

Torchbearer Ouyang Ziyuan (L), academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and chief scientist of the lunar exploration program receives the torch from Shi Zongyuan, secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the launching ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games torch relay in Guiyang, capital of […]

 Italy’s national soccer coach Roberto Donadoni listens to reporter’s question during a news conference in Oberwaltersdorf June 23, 2008. Donadoni refused to give up his post though being heavily criticized after the world champions quarterfinal exit from Euro 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Italy coach Roberto Donadoni refused to give up his post though being heavily criticized […]

  Kong Linghui (C), former Olympic table tennis champion, became the first torch bearer to run off the Wanzhou Middle School in Wanzhou, Chongqing, Southwestern China Sunday morning after one minute of silence observed for the victims of the deadly May 12 earthquake that hit Sichuan province. (Xinhua Photo) WANZHOU, Southwest China, June 15 (Xinhua) […]

CHINA’S top backstroker Ouyang Kunpeng has been banned for life for failing a doping test, the Chinese Swimming Association (CSA) said in a statement Friday. China swimmer tests positive  DATA： 2008-06-30 China’s Ouyang Kunpeng swims towards the edge of the pool after the men’s 50-meter backstroke swimming heats at the 15th Asian Games in Doha […]

BANGKOK, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) — Thai Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn declared open the 24th World University Games at the Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok on Wednesday night. The holding of the Universiade is also an integral part of the Thai King’s 80th birthday celebration. About 12,000 athletes and officials from 158 countries and regions took […]

Elsa Wen Newman Huo ART entrepreneur Elsa Wen, who owns the private When Gallery in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, plans to promote Guangdong contemporary art at home and abroad. In cooperation with Art de Vivre in the Shenzhen Sculpture Academy (SZSA), Wen, 30, is staging a special exhibition in her gallery in the SZSA through June […]

Argentine basketball player Emanuel Ginobili said Wednesday that U.S. is the maximum favorite to win the gold medals of men’s basketball in the Olympic Games of Beijing, although he said that Argentina and Spain also will give fight. Ginobili told Xinhua during a press conference here that the “clear candidates are U.S. in first place, […]

Cultural industry in Shenzhen has become the “4th Polar industry” full of vigor and vitality. At present Shenzhen has formed a large batch of backbone cultural industry, such as, its new publication industry, advertising industry, cultural product manufacturing industry, Cultural and attainment industry, Sports industry, cultural and tourism industry and broadcasting and TV industry, including […]