Everything you need to know about Dondlo: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Dondlo: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Beijing, May 16 (IANS) China attracted $8.44 billion of foreign direct investment (FDI) in April, up just 0.4 percent year on year, the commerce ministry said Thursday.
Beijing, May 11 (IANS) At least 22 people were killed Saturday following a gas explosion in a colliery in southwest China's Sichuan province, officials said.
Beijing, May 11 (IANS) At least one person was killed and 37 others were trapped Saturday following a gas accident in a colliery in southwest China's Sichuan province, officials said.
Dhaka, May 10 (IANS) Sixteen days into one of Bangladesh's worst tragedies that has so far left over 1,000 people dead, rescuers Friday found a young woman clinging to life beneath the sandwiched floors of the collapsed eight-storey building in Dhaka.
Moscow, May 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's chief public health official Gennady Onishchenko has recommended the country's nationals not to visit China where a new strain of bird flu is spreading.
Yangon, May 3 (IANS) US basketball team Vission Sports will play against Myanmar's national basketball teams here July.
Xining, May 2 (Xinhua-ANI): Five people died and another 42 were injured in a bus accident that occurred Thursday morning in Golog Tibet Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai Province, local police said.
Beijing, April 24 (IANS) More than 4,000 aftershocks had been recorded since a 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook China's Sichuan province Saturday, authorities said Wednesday.
Rio de Janeiro, April 22 (IANS) Brazilian forward Elkeson says Cristiano Ronaldo has provided the inspiration for his rich goalscoring form for Chinese football club Guangzhou Evergrande.
Beijing, April 22 (IANS) A total of 2,044 aftershocks have been monitored in China's quake-hit Lushan county till Monday, authorities said.
Beijing, April 21 (IANS) Sichuan-based nuclear power facilities are safe and no abnormalities have been detected in environmental radiation monitoring following the 7.0-magnitude quake, Chinese authorities said Saturday.
Bahrain, April 17 (IANS) Finnish racing driver Heikki Kovalainen has returned to Caterham and will drive for the Formula 1 team in the first practice sessions in Bahrain and Spain.
Beijing, April 16 (IANS) China Tuesday issued a white paper on national defence, elaborating its new security concept and peacetime employment of armed forces.
Tokyo, April 8 (IANS) Japan registered its first current account surplus in four months in February, with earnings from the securities investments income account outweighing the trade deficit, according to government data released Monday.
Macau, April 7 (IANS) China's most successful boxer Zou Shiming won his professional boxing debut against Mexican teenager Eleazar Valenzuela here.
The Hague, April 4 (IANS) Henk ten Cate was Thursday named the new coach of Dutch second division side Sparta Rotterdam until the end of this season.
Beijing, April 3 (IANS) Diplomats from China, Russia and Pakistan Wednesday held talks on Afghanistan in Beijing, according to a statement from the foreign ministry.
Beijing, April 3 (IANS) On average, at least one police officer has died on duty and nine have been injured every day over the past five years, making the job one of the most dangerous in China.
London, March 31 (IANS) Former German model Diane Kruger always knows the hottest fashion trends and how to wear them.
Beijing, March 6 (IANS) China's fiscal revenue kept growing at a slower pace in the first two months of 2013, dragged down by the economic downshift and tax cuts, the finance ministry said Wednesday.
Beijing, March 6 (IANS) China's fiscal revenue in the first two months increased 7.2 percent year on year to 2.24 trillion yuan ($357 billion), slower than the growth rate of 13.1 percent in the same period a year ago, reported Xinhua Wednesday citing the finance ministry.
Los Angeles, March 5 (IANS) Socialite Paris Hilton threw a special theme party around "Alice In Wonderland". She transformed her house into a virtual fairytale world for it.
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) Three people died when 2,000 cubic metres of sulphuric acid leaked from a storehouse in a Chinese village, authorities said Saturday.
London, Mar 1 (ANI): China has claimed that two of its military websites, including that of the Defence Ministry, have been repeatedly attacked by hackers from the US.
Washington, Feb. 28 (ANI): The opinion of Americans regarding their country's military strength is at a low point, with 50 percent saying the nation's armed forces are indisputably the strongest in the world, according to a recent poll.
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) The mercury density of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) will be reduced by 80 percent by 2015 in comparison to 2010 in China.
Haikou (China), Feb 26 (IANS) Defending Champion Mark Allen scored a 5-2 win over Ryan Day on the second day of the Snooker Haikou World Open here Tuesday.
Beijing, Feb 13 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 20 injured in an explosion in China's Guangdong province Wednesday.
Vienna, Feb 13 (IANS) The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has revised upward the demand for crude oil in 2013, showing confidence about the future oil market.
Moscow, Feb 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Developers of the Angry Birds game plan to open theme parks named after the popular game series across Russia within the next 12 months, the company said.
Beijing, Feb 10 (IANS) The Chinese government plans to rebuild three million dilapidated houses for people in rural areas this year.
Moscow, Feb 8 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Around 12 kg of Gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), also known as "Liquid Ecstasy", has been seized by police in Moscow region, the Federal Customs Service said.
Beijing, Feb 5 (IANS) Authorities are investigating an anti-graft official in northeast China's Heilongjiang province over the legality of the 19 houses he owns, sources said Monday.
London, Feb. 2 (ANI): A Chinese family from southern China has raised eyebrows with their choice of babysitter for their 13-year-old son - a 15ft giant Burmese python.
Beijing, Jan 29 (IANS) China will remain on a path of peaceful development and take a more active posture in international affairs, said China's new leader Xi Jinping.
London, Jan 26 (ANI): A Chinese woman, who had complained against the authorities over the treatment of her husband at a labour camp, has been detained at a disused mortuary for the past three years.
Tula (Russia), Jan 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's central bank announced Tuesday it is to start printing commemorative Olympic banknotes in March.
Beijing, Jan 10 (IANS) A convicted serial killer who was sentenced to death for killing 11 people in southwest China's Yunnan province was executed Thursday, Xinhua reported.
Tunis, Jan 7 (IANS) Tunisia's Olympic swimmer Oussama Mellouli was named best open water swimmer of the year by FINA.
Washington, Jan 7 (IANS) Birds are synonymous with beaks of various shapes and sizes but new fossils unearthed by researchers show that their ancestors had even evolved teeth for specialised diets, according to a US study.
Beijing, Dec 31 (IANS) Eight family planning officials in China's Fujian province have been punished after a man posted online messages saying his father and daughter had been locked up by them in Xiangyang township.
London, Dec 29 (ANI): China has passed a law that requires adult children to visit their elderly parents or risk facing lawsuit.
Beijing, Dec 25 (IANS) Seven members of a gang in China have been arrested on charges of luring gay men into compromising situations and then robbing them, a media report said Tuesday.
London, Dec 25 (ANI): Japan's new ambassador to Beijing has urged stronger economic ties with China, according to a report.
Lhasa, Dec 18 (IANS) China and Nepal signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) Tuesday to jointly boost tourism.
Beijing, Dec 17 (IANS) Two people died and five were injured Monday when molten iron overflowed from a refining furnace in the Chinese business hub of Shanghai, Xinhua reported.
Beijing, Dec 10 (IANS) Wang Qinmin was Monday elected chairman of the executive committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC).
Washington, Dec 10 (ANI): The deep divisions over treatment of the web have emerged after a group of Arab states put forward a plan that would require countries around the world to explicitly regulate Internet companies.
Beijing, Dec 5 (IANS) Seventeen people were killed Wednesday in a coal mine accident in southwest China's Yunnan province, authorities said.
Beijing, Dec 1 (IANS) At least seven people have been killed and six injured in China's Jiangxi province following an explosion and fire at a fireworks shop, Xinhua reported Saturday.
Beijing, Nov 30 (IANS) Sex between men is on the rise in China, and was a major factor leading to the rise in new HIV/AIDS infections in the country, the health ministry has said.
Beijing, Nov 28 (IANS) Around 17,740 people have died in China this year due to AIDS, the country's health authority announced Wednesday.
Beijing, Nov 25 (IANS) The prompt action against an official whose sex video was posted on the internet demonstrates an unusually quick, comprehensive victory for a microblogging website to combat corruption, said an article in a state?run Chinese daily.
Nairobi, Nov 21 (IANS) Thirty?seven poachers have been arrested in Kenya as part of a countrywide operation over the past one week, police said.
London, Nov 12(ANI): Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has revealed ex-boss Jose Mourinho still messages him the middle of the night while he is asleep.
Beijing, Nov 8 (IANS) Five people were killed in a pile-up of 15 vehicles in China Wednesday night, police said.
Beijing, Nov 7 (IANS) Since its founding in July 1921, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has held a few key national congresses, which Xinhua reported as follows:
Beijing, Nov 6 (IANS) China's third largest hydropower station became operational Monday, Xinhua reported.
Beijing, Nov 1 (IANS) A woman in a Chinese village died after a wild elephant attacked her, police said.
Beijing, Oct 29 (IANS) A kindergarten teacher in China slapped a five-year-old girl 70 times over 10 minutes while another teacher lifted a boy by his ears, incidents that left a state-run Chinese daily worried over "the psychological impact of this abuse".
Beijing, Oct 20 (IANS) A man in China took his wheelchair-bound mother to the holiday destination of her dream by undertaking an arduous 3,500 km journey on foot in 100 days.
Beijing, Oct 15 (IANS) China will be giving access to the public to a deserted nuclear experiment site where scientists developed the country's first atomic bomb in 1964.
London, Oct 13(ANI): Chinese writer Mo Yan, who has been awarded Nobel Prize for Literature, has expressed hope that fellow writer and critic Liu Xiaobo is freed from jail as soon as possible.
Beijing, Oct 11 (ANI): China has planned to reform its much criticised system of labour camps, where people can be jailed for up to four years without trial, a senior judicial official has said.
London, Oct 11 (ANI): China-based tech firm Lenovo has replaced Hewlett-Packard as the world's top PC maker, according to a report.
Beijing, Oct 6 (IANS) China's railways carried 1.44 billion people in the first three quarters of the year, up 4 percent from a year earlier, the railways ministry said Saturday.
Beijing, Oct 4 (IANS) As many as 18 students were buried Thursday in a landslide that slammed into a primary school in southwest China's Yunnan province, authorities said.
Tokyo, Sep 20 (IANS) Japan logged 754.1 billion yen ($9.62 billion) in trade deficit in August, according to government data released Thursday.
Moscow, Sep 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia must anchor its position among the leaders of the world Paralympic movement and more broadly ensure equal opportunities for all, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday.
Moscow, Sep 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has lauded the country's "courageous" achievements at the London Paralympics.
Moscow, Sep 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia Thursday signed a contract with China for the delivery of a total of 52 Mi-171E (Hip) transport helicopters.
London, Sep 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Raisa Tchebanika won the Paralympic table tennis gold Monday beating Ukraine's Antonina Khodzynska in the W6 category final.
Washington, September 2 (ANI): Those working from home are likely more productive workers, according to a study recently published by Stanford.
Beijing, Aug 30 (IANS) China said Thursday it will take more active steps to enhance weather modification, in a bid to better serve agricultural production and disaster relief work.
Beijing, Aug 26 (IANS) Hong Kong director-producer Johnnie To Kei-fung was honoured with the best director award for his 2011 film "Death of a Hostage" at the 11th Changchun Film Festival.
Beijing, Aug 25 (IANS) The last four Chinese UN military observers finished their mission in Syria and returned to Beijing Saturday.
Washington, August 24 (ANI): President Barack Obama can capture the attention of voters more quickly than Mitt Romney, according to a study.
Beijing, Aug 22 (IANS) Western thought has to be combined with China's reality to produce a positive impetus, said a state-run Chinese daily that described the westernization of the country as "just the dream of a few idealists".
Beijing, Aug. 20 (ANI): Gu Kailai, the wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai, has been given a suspended death sentence for the murder of British businessman Neil Heywood.
Beijing, Aug 16 (IANS) The foreign direct investment (FDI) China received in July fell 8.7 percent from a year earlier to $7.58 billion, the commerce ministry said Thursday.
Moscow, Aug 14 (IANS) Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has expressed the hope that Russian athletes would do their best at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
London, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Elena Lashmanova won Olympic gold in the women's 20km race walk Saturday, beating the world record of her fellow Russian Vera Sokolova in the process.
Beijing, Aug 11 (IANS) Four railway workers were killed in a flash flood in China Saturday, authorities said.
Beijing, Aug. 10 (ANI): China's inflation rate dipped to a 30-month low in July, giving the government more scope to stimulate growth to keep the economy on track.
London, Aug 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Britain's Jade Jones beat Hou Yuzhuo of China for the country's first Olympic gold in women's taekwondo here Thursday.
London, Aug 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti)Russian wrestler Natalia Vorobieva pinned down her opponent and the gold medal in the final of the women's 72 kg freestyle wrestling Thursday.
London, Aug. 9 (ANI): Mercedes team principle Rob Brawn has said no decision has been made yet over Michael Schumacher's future
London, Aug 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) German pair Franziska Weber and Tina Dietze took Olympic gold in the women's kayak double here Thursday, depriving their Hungarian rivals of a third-consecutive title.
London, Aug 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Defending champions Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor won Olympic gold in women's beach volleyball Wednesday, beating fellow Americans Jennifer Kessy and April Ross in the final.
London, Aug 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) China's Wu Jingyu defended her flyweight Olympic taekwondo gold in devastating fashion Wednesday.
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Japan heaped two golds in a day at 48kg and 63kg women's freestyle category here Wednesday of London Olympics wrestling competition.
London, Aug 9 (IANS) Aries Merritt ran a personal best of 12.92 to win the gold medal as the US took 1-2 in the final of the 110 metres hurdle Wednesday.
London, Aug 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Aries Merritt of the US took the Olympic gold medal in the men's 110 metres hurdles Wednesday.
London, Aug 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Kaori Icho of Japan won her third Olympic gold medal in succession against China's Jing Ruixue Wednesday with a 3-0 win in the final of the women's 63 kg freestyle wrestling class.
Beijing, Aug 7 (IANS) Infectious diseases killed a total of 1,669 people in China last month, with AIDS accounting for 70 percent of the deaths, the health ministry said Tuesday.
Beijing, Aug 7 (IANS) The Chinese swimming team, which won five gold medals at the London Olympics, received a hero's welcome when it arrived at the Beijing airport.
London, Aug 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti from Brazil Monday created a sensation when he won the gold medal bettering China's reigning champion in the men's rings final competition at the London Olympics.
London, Aug 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) China's Xu Lijia won gold in the women's Laser Radial at the Olympics Monday.
Beijing, Aug 6 (IANS) A state-run Chinese daily Monday said "sporting achievements attest to the country's progress" as the country led the medals tally in the London Olympics.
London, Aug 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian pair Valeria Sorokina and Nina Vislova crushed Canadians Alex Bruce and Li Michele to take the Olympic badminton bronze in the women's doubles Saturday.
