Six children killed by poisonous gas in cave 2010-02-16 16:54:32
Six children have died and another injured after they inhaled toxic gas while playing in a deserted mining cave in Zhenxiong County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, a local official confirmed Tuesday.
Chad president sends new year greetings to President Hu Jintao 2010-02-14 09:41:28
Chad President Idriss Deby Itno has written to his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao, extending new year greetings to the Chinese people.
Central bank raises 0.5% reserve deposit ratio 2010-02-13 09:39:03
China's central bank announced Friday it will raise the reserve deposit ratio for Chinese financial institutions by 0.5% from February 25 this year. Wall Street falls after China raises reserve ratio
5.3-magnitude earthquake jolts Taiwan 2010-02-12 15:52:04
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan Friday, said the local weather bureau.
Hong Kong's population exceeds 7 million 2010-02-12 11:13:35
Hong Kong's population exceeded 7 million by the end of 2009, up 0.5 percent over the previous year, according to latest official figures released here.
US announces $1b in stimulus tribal bond 2010-02-12 06:08:21
Obama administration Thursday announced $1 billion in stimulus bond authority under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for 76 tribes across the country.
Google buys ask-your-friends site Aardvark 2010-02-12 05:44:15
Google Inc has bought Aardvark, a free question-and-answer Web service.
US lends support to Ukraine's president-elect 2010-02-12 04:43:41
US president Barack Obama has congratulated Viktor Yanukovich for his win in Ukraine's presidential race and commended the conduct of the Feb 7 election, the White House said on Thursday.
Huge rally and protests mark Iran revolution 2010-02-12 04:00:52
Hundreds of thousands of Iranians massed Thursday in central Tehran to mark the anniversary of the revolution that created the country's Islamic republic, while a heavy security force fanned out across the city and moved quickly to snuff out opposition counterprotests.
6.6 magnitude quake strikes Bali, Indonesia 2010-02-12 03:28:50
A shallow quake with magnitude of 6. 6 struck waters off Bali of Indonesia on Friday morning, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency reported here.
