Chinese enterprises, especially small and medium ones, are facing a harder time because of the combined effects of the global slowdown, tight domestic credit, rising costs and an appreciating yuan. Restructure SMEs
Asian stock markets plunged Friday after more bad news on the US economy, a vital export market, triggered a broad sell-off on Wall Street overnight. Gloomy Outlook Warned
Less than two weeks after the Olympic flame was extinguished, Beijing will be back on Games-time footing from Saturday for the largest ever gathering of disabled athletes. Chinese Flagbearer
Disabled swimmers have a chat poolside during a training session on September 2, 2008 in Beijing at the National Aquatics Center.
Beijing declared absolutely ready for the Paralympics on Friday, pledging barrier-free facilities and services of transportation for the disabled during and after the Games.
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The Beijing Paralympics have attracted more than 6,000 journalists, 2,960 of whom are foreign, but some believe the Games deserve more attention.
Less than two weeks after the Olympic flame was extinguished, Beijing will be back on Games-time footing from Saturday for the largest ever gathering of disabled athletes.
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South African Oscar Pistorius, jets off to the Beijing Paralympics Games this weekend and aims to take home three medals, way more than the entire able-bodied Olympic squad.
Fifty-one-old Zhang Xiaoling, the oldest of the Paralympics-bound Chinese athletes, will make a record sixth appearance at the Paralympic Games to open on Saturday.
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The famed Beijing roast duck restaurant chain Quanjude began offering menus in Braille to better serve visually impaired customers during the Paralympic Games.
Few people can claim to have witnessed numerous motorcades carrying state leaders in a single day, but for traffic police officer Yao Weizong, it is all in a day's work.
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Chinese awareness of the welfare of its 83 million disabled population is rising as its capital prepares to host the Paralympics, which starts in two days.
Beijing plans to hold a series of cultural activities during the upcoming Paralympic Games, making it fun holidays for the disabled from home and abroad.
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Contestants participate in a grooming competition during Pet Fair Asia 2008 in Shanghai New International Expo Center, September 4, 2008.
China's Ministry of Education issued a revised scheme on short sight prevention for elementary and middle school students on Thursday, as the country's youth are continuously troubled by eye problems.
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Contestants participate in a grooming competition during Pet Fair Asia 2008 in Shanghai New International Expo Center, September 4, 2008.
For more than three decades, Kang Zhixiang has worried over caring for his disabled son. Although he is now 36, Kang Zheng is an epileptic who requires constant care from his parents.
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Contestants participate in a grooming competition during Pet Fair Asia 2008 in Shanghai New International Expo Center, September 4, 2008.
Every week and a half for the past six months, Yang Qiqi, 7, has been coming to the hospital for a blood transfusion.
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Contestants participate in a grooming competition during Pet Fair Asia 2008 in Shanghai New International Expo Center, September 4, 2008.
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Contestants participate in a grooming competition during Pet Fair Asia 2008 in Shanghai New International Expo Center, September 4, 2008.
Zhang Tianping, whose name is on the police's most wanted list for providing technical support to an infamous software hacker, was arrested here last month, local media said Wednesday.
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Contestants participate in a grooming competition during Pet Fair Asia 2008 in Shanghai New International Expo Center, September 4, 2008.
Rapidly growing fiscal revenue helped the country reduce its central fiscal deficit last year, despite heavy investment in rural and western regions, Finance Minister Xie Xuren Wednesday.
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A recent domestic steel industry merger is a sign of things to come, as the nation's mills try to counter pressure from global steelmakers.
The majority of industrial companies involved in a government energy-saving campaign have achieved their targets, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said.
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China Merchants Securities Co Ltd said it plans to issue 358.55 million A shares, representing 10 percent of its total capital, in a domestic IPO.
Chinese equities tumbled on Friday following a heavy slump overnight on the Wall Street as concerns about US economic slump worsened.
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Coca-Cola's offer for Huiyuan Juice has caused worry at national brands being taken over by foreign firms.
The Coca-Cola Company's $2.3 billion bid for premier juice maker China Huiyuan Juice may help the US company achieve dominance in China's beverage market.
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Chinese banks must cater to the maturing and sophisticated demands of their customers by improving their services, a survey by an independent marketing firm shows.
The self-developed Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway, the world's fastest, has been running soundly and efficiently since its August 1 debut, setting a model for the high-speed railway industry, the Ministry of Railways (MOR) said Tuesday.
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Overseas assets of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) reached $43 billion by the end of June, up 22 percent, or $7.8 billion, from the end of 2007.
Most of the 998 high-energy-consuming enterprises achieved their energy-saving goals of last year, saving 38.17 million tons of standard coal aggregately, said the National Development and Reform Commission on Wednesday.
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A baby silvery gibbon is pictured in its enclosure in Munich's zoo Hellabrunn September 5, 2008.
The Bush administration spied extensively on Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as well as other top staffs in the Iraqi government, according to a new book. by Washington Post associate editor Bob Woodward, the famous muckraking investigative reporter behind Water Gate coverage.
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A baby silvery gibbon is pictured in its enclosure in Munich's zoo Hellabrunn September 5, 2008.
Even as world financial markets broke down last year, personal wealth around the world grew 5 percent to $109.5 trillion, according to a global wealth report released.
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A baby silvery gibbon is pictured in its enclosure in Munich's zoo Hellabrunn September 5, 2008.
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A baby silvery gibbon is pictured in its enclosure in Munich's zoo Hellabrunn September 5, 2008.
Bill Melendez, the animator who gave life to Snoopy, Charlie Brown and other "Peanuts" characters in scores of movies and TV specials, has died. He was 91. Melendez died of natural causes Tuesday at St. John's Health Center, according to publicist Amy Goldsmith.
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A baby silvery gibbon is pictured in its enclosure in Munich's zoo Hellabrunn September 5, 2008.
South Korea on Friday protested Japan's territorial claim over the disputed islets of Dokdo, which Japan calls Takeshima in a newly published Japanese defense white paper.
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Actress Meg Ryan, star of the film "The Women", poses at the film's premiere in Los Angeles September 4, 2008.
She told FOX News: "I would love to be making records and making babies and hopefully I'm married in 10 years.
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Jessica Simpson has no plans to return to acting. The singer - who starred as Daisy Duke in movie 'The Dukes of Hazzard' and has since appeared in films including 'Blonde Ambition' and 'Employee of the Month'.
She told FOX News: "I would love to be making records and making babies and hopefully I'm married in 10 years.
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She told FOX News: "I would love to be making records and making babies and hopefully I'm married in 10 years.
The Mexican short film "Tierra y Pan" (Land and Bread) won the Golden Lion award Thursday at the 65th Venice International Film Festival, according to news reports reaching here.
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Despite her train-wreck performance at the MTV Video Music Awards last year, the network confirms Spears will kick off the show once again.
Britney Spears may not sing at MTV's Video Music Awards, but Christina Aguilera will.
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Talk show host Oprah Winfrey threw a rousing welcome home party for more than 150 U.S. Olympic medal winners on Wednesday
The 32-episode TV drama "The King of Shanghai" starring mainland big names Yuan Li and Wei Zi will appear on Beijing TV channel 4 (BTV-4) beginning Tuesday.
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Bill Melendez, the animator who gave life to Snoopy, Charlie Brown and other "Peanuts" characters in scores of movies and TV specials, has died. He was 91.
More than 30 art works by Tunisian artist Abdelmajid El Bekri are on display at the Boyi Art Gallery in downtown Beijing, as part of the "Meet in Beijing 2008" cultural activities.
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U.S. actress Anne Hathaway arrives for the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival September 3, 2008.
One of Hong Kong's leading entertainment couples, actors Tony Leung and Carina Lau, were married in Bhutan in a Buddhist-inspired ceremony.
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A model presents a creation from Nerea Lurgain during the "080 Barcelona Fashion" show September 4, 2008.
The first Israel-bound Chinese tour group will depart later this month, opening a channel for tourists to see Jerusalem and the Dead Sea.
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A model presents a creation at the Yummie Tummie by Heather Thomson Spring 2009 collection during New York Fashion Week September 4, 2008.
When you enter Phoenix Charm, you feel like you are in a classic oriental home, and experience instant tranquility.
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A 7-year-old male monkey named Wukong and a 6-year old female monkey named Xiaoya are seen during a special wedding ceremony at a zoo in Wenling, Zhejiang province.
Alice Newstead took the drastic action in protest at the practice of finning-where sharks are impaled on hooks.
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A ban on new fast-food restaurants in poor Los Angeles neighborhoods has made headlines around the world.
The cuisine is essentially Sichuan in tone. The chef has opted for classic, yet exquisite dishes, largely embracing the traditional but with a few forays into more novel gastronomic territory.
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Cancer experts who probed every gene in tumors from two of the hardest-to-treat cancers found that cancer is much more complicated than anyone thought.
Sexual activity other than intercourse carries some risk of sexually transmitted disease, and doctors should make sure their patients understand that.
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The first Israel-bound Chinese tour group will depart later this month, opening a channel for tourists to see Jerusalem and the Dead Sea.
For many people, studying Chinese is nothing more than a mild flirtation, but for others it is the Holy Grail, their very reason for being in China.
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A carnival mask is seen in Venice September 4, 2008.
Alice Newstead took the drastic action in protest at the practice of finning-where sharks are impaled on hooks.
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