BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhuanet) -- Well-educated and well-paid single Chinese women were at the forefront of a boom in travel by the country's women in 2010. According to the 2010 Trend Report of Women's Travel, the amount of travel by Chinese women inc...
As the world prepares to mark the 100th anniversary(周年纪念日) of International Womens Day on March 8, a new report details the progress and challenges girls face in getting an education. The report from the Education for All Fast Track Initiat...
A California company that makes unmanned drone aircraft for the U.S. military has unveiled a tiny flying drone that looks like a hummingbird(蜂鸟). The airborne spy is part of a new kind of military technology that also has civilian uses. Several y...
Works by Pablo Picasso, one of the most important artists of the modern era(时代,年代), have been touring the globe while their home in Paris is renovated. They recently arrived at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, which is located in the state c...
BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Lady Gaga hits the headlines again by making her catwalk(猫步) debut Wednesday at designer Thierry Mugler's show during Paris Fashion Week, according to AP reports. The singer announced on Twitter, I'm making my debu...
MADRID, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Leo Messi scored a 77th minute goal as Barcelona won 1-0 away to Valencia to move 10 points ahead of Real Madrid at the top of the BBVA Primera Liga table. The goal gave Barca the points in a fast and physical game, which...
Any customer who buys pork can get a 15,000-yuan insurance policy(保险单), no matter how much they buy. Even when they ask for a slice of pork, they can also get the insurance.Gu Linlin is manager of a grocery store in Sichuan, southwest China. He...
A huge part of the world's population of the world snores during sleep, something that is usually made fun of by others. But in some cases, snoring is not a laughing matter. It can often be a sign of obstructive sleep apnea, a sleep disorder that can...
Steve Jobs asserted Apple Inc.'s command over the hottest market in computing and demonstrated his flair as high-tech's most celebrated(著名的,有声望的) pitchman. The Silicon Valley giant's chief executive, who took a medical leave of absence...
BEIJING March 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Lady Gaga, American top singer and songwriter, was scheduled(预期) to release her new album Born This Way on May 23, according to a MTV news report. The upcoming(即将来临的) album was described by Lady Gaga as a...
HARBIN, March 2 (Xinhua) -- A therapeutic(治疗的) apparatus to treat Parkinson's disease has been developed in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, according to the provincial science and technology department. It is a worldwide breakthrough i...
Turkey has embarked on one of the biggest dam-building projects in the world. It aims to meet the growing energy demands of Turkey's booming economy. But the scale and speed of the project is causing concerns about the country's environment and arche...
Astronauts(宇航员) aboard the International Space Station have installed a new permanent storage unit, creating an additional 70 cubic meters of cargo space and a new venue in which to conduct experiments. Crew members on Tuesday used the space st...
Sales of new vehicles jumped markedly in the U.S. in February, with sales by the world's two biggest automakers(汽车制造商) up the most. Japan's Toyota, the global leader, said it sold nearly 142,000 vehicles last month, a 42 percent increase ov...
Justine Siegal has made history by becoming the first woman to pitch batting practice for a Major League Baseball team. Despite a case of nerves, the pony-tailed Siegal broke the gender barrier with spring training pitching stints for the Cleveland I...
