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Roasted pigs, flowers greet new Tonga king
2023-12-06Around 70 cooked pigs and hundreds of baskets of food were yesterday presented to Tonga's new king in a lavish traditional coronation ceremony for...
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TV screens go up across Beijing
2023-12-06Olympic fans who failed to secure tickets for the main events can now look forward to the next best thing: watching the Games on huge TV screens acros...
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Sewage sludge piling up in cities
2023-12-06After years of trying to improve wastewater treatment systems, urban governments are now facing a new challenge: what to do with the tons of sewage sl...
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Torchbearer 'nose' just how to please
2023-12-06A loving kiss on the nose from 75-year-old torchbearer Ji Shaolin was the highlight of yesterday's Olympic torch relay in Qinhuangdao, Hebei provi...
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Messi heads to Games after FIFA ruling
2023-12-06Barcelona striker Lionel Messi will head to China early on Thursday to join the Argentina squad for the Olympics, which get underway next week, the Sp...
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Olmert ready to quit, opposition seeks polls
2023-12-06Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has decided to step down in the face of probes into his alleged corruption scandals, prompting right-wing Likud Par...
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Johnson & Johnson buys out Dabao
2023-12-06Johnson & Johnson (China) Investment Co Ltd bought Beijing Dabao Cosmetics Co Ltd in a bid to further expand its presence in the Chinese market.Th...
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FIVB president fancies China's chances
2024-10-02International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) president and China's volleyball guru Wei Jizhong said yesterday he believes the country's women...
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China is the world's leading producer of energy from renewable resources and is on the way to overtaking developed countries in creating clean tec...
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Heat builds up as Wen takes a tour
2023-12-06Blue skies smiled over Beijing for the fourth day in a row and excitement filled its air yesterday as Premier Wen Jiabao promised a clean, green and b...