Analysts: N. Korea's Missile Launch is Not True Military Advance North Korea blasts its way into a club of nations with long-range missile capabilities. Four launches, three failures and, finally, success. North Korean scientists watched as the rocke...
CHICAGO, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S.President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Monday both spent their final full day of campaigning with packed schedule across eight swing states before returning to headquarters in Chicago...
New Immunization Effort Launched Over the next three months, about 50 million young people in seven African countries will be vaccinated against meningitis. Its part of larger campaign to eliminate the disease in 26 at-risk countries. Meningitis is a...
BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- China's central authorities initiated a level-four emergency plan on Sunday afternoon in response to severe flooding in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality. The National Commission for Disaster R...
BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- China has initiated an emergency response and early-warning plan for disaster relief in order to cope with the severity of typhoon Haikui, according to a circular issued by the National Commission for Disaster Reduction on...
BEIJING, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- A government-backed project aimed at promoting the early diagnosis and treatment of cancer has kicked off in 14 provincial-level regions, according to the project's organizers. Lung, breast, colorectal, upper digestive tra...
WUHAN, July 28 (Xinhua) -- China launched its largest and most advanced patrol vessel Haixun01 on Saturday in Wuhan, a city in central China's Hubei province, in a move to maintain its marine sovereignty and enhance its rescue efficiency. Haixun01 is...
Broadcast: Feb 10, 2003 Two of Zimbabwe's most prominent athletes have issued a strongly-worded condemnation of the human rights situation in their country. They made their unexpected statement just b...
Broadcast: Jan 02 2003 China has announced it plans to launch its first manned spacecraft in the second half of this year to become only the third country to do so. The news comes as China's fourth un...
Broadcast: Feb 05, 2003 U.N. agencies say they are getting ready to launch the largest-ever mass immunization campaign to fight an outbreak of polio in India. The agencies are planning to vaccinate 16...
