BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Mo Yan, the 2012 Nobel Laureate in Literature, and Yao Ming, a former NBA star with the Houston Rockets, have been listed among China's national political advisors. The Standing Committee of the 11th Chinese People's Polit...
The winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai, is in New York to call attention to her message linking environmental protection and peace. 今年的诺贝尔和平奖得主、肯尼亚的环境保护人士旺加里...
By Stephanie Ho Washington 20 November 2006 This year's Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Muhammad Yunus, says the award is shining the international spotlight on the fundamental link between alleviating poverty and maintaining peace. He spoke to reporte...
By Paul Francuch Chicago 16 November 2006 Professor Milton Friedman, hailed by some as perhaps the 20th century's greatest champion of capitalism and economic freedom, is dead at the age of 94. Dr. Milton Friedman, 1976 Nobel Prize winner for econom...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 13 October 2006 The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winners, Muhammad Yunus and his Grameen Bank, have lifted millions of people out of poverty in Bangladesh. Yunus pioneered the concept of microfinance, giving small loans to ver...
