BERLIN, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier（副总理） Li Keqiang arrived here Thursday on the second stop of his three-nation Europe tour to promote China's relations with European Union nations. In a written speech released at the airport,...
'Home-grown' players do not have to be English but must have played for at least three seasons with a club affiliated 附属 to either the English or Welsh FA, before the age of 21. The new rules are designed 设计 to increase the number of young 'h...
One of the world's biggest water desalination plants is about to open in Australia's biggest and thirstiest city, Sydney. The plant is part of a program aimed at providing water as the continent battles erratic rainfall and the city attracts 50,000 n...
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 08 May 2008 Vladimir Putin has been confirmed as Russian's new prime minister by an overwhelming vote in the lower house of Parliament. But VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports that scathing criticism and oppositio...
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao continues to inspect some of the worst-hit areas in Sichuan province. He's now in Shifang city -- 50 kilometers away from the epicenter of Wenchuan county. Wen says the top priorities are saving lives and restoring transpo...
By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 11 December 2007 Russian presidential nominee Dmitri Medvedev and protege of President Vladimir Putin is calling for the incumbent to become prime minister. VOA Moscow correspondent Peter Fedynsky has details. Just 24 hours a...
By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 27 October 2007 North Korean Premier Kim Yong Il, the country's second highest-ranking leader after Kim Jong Il, arrived in Vietnam Friday evening on a rare trip abroad. Matt Steinglass reports from Hanoi the visit is mostly...
Pre-season Transfers 賽季前的轉隊球員 Although the 2005/2006 football season doesn't start until mid-August, Premiership clubs are in a state of frantic negotiation as they try to sign new players for the forthcoming season. The transfer market has...
By Jeff Custer Washington, D.C. 25 August 2006 watch Museum report The National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. will soon undergo a major renovation. But officials have announced a plan to keep some of the institution's most significa...
Interpreter: Thank you. I’m from ATV of Hong Kong. It’s true that as you mentioned earlier Hong Kong does have certain advantages as compared with cities on the mainland. But we have noted that ma...
