Wang Han claims gold at the FINA Diving ...
China's Wang Han broke Olympic champion Shi Tingmao's unbeaten streak since 2013 in women's 3m springboard to claim her second gold in the FINA Diving World Series at the Water Cube in Beijing on Fri
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Wang Han claims gold at the FINA Diving ...
China's Wang Han broke Olympic champion Shi Tingmao's unbeaten streak since 2013 in women's 3m springboard to claim her second gold in the FINA Diving World Series at the Water Cube in Beijing on Fri
David Malpass selected new president of ...
WASHINGTON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- David Malpass, undersecretary for international affairs at the U.S. Treasury Department, was selected as president of the World Bank Group for a five-year term beginni
Namibian boxer expect to win WBA world t...
WINDHOEK, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Namibian boxer Paulus Ambunda said Tuesday in a interview that he can only be considered a boxing legend once he wins one day the World Boxing Association (WBA) world ti
China sweeps all golds at FINA/CNSG Divi...
BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese divers cheered up the full-house home crowds at the Water Cube as Zhang Jiaqi, Yang Jian and Si Yajie/Lian Junjie took the last three gold medals for a clean
World Bank funds Laos to reduce malnutri...
VIENTIANE, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank has agreed to finance three major projects in Laos designed to reduce malnutrition in children, and improve public resource use and service delivery. Th
Gender balance makes better business wor...
International Women's Day brings attention to the social, economic and cultural achievements of all women around the world. Elisabeth Gaines, CEO of the Fortescue Metals Group, has succeeded in the m
Neil Robertson, Stuart Bingham into Snoo...
World No. 7 Neil Robertson from Australia swept China's Lu Ning 6-0 to join hands with Stuart Bingham into the last eight of the Xingpai Group 2019 World Snooker China Open on Thursday. Robertson sho
FIFA says no to artificial turf at 2023 ...
FIFA will only allow natural grass pitches at the 2023 Women's World Cup. The stipulation has been contained in requirements sent to the tournament's bidders, following the controversy over the use o
World Bank hails ongoing Uzbekistan refo...
TASHKENT, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Uzbekistan is making firm progress implementing challenging economic reforms to support growth and developing opportunities for citizens, said Cyril Muller, the World Ba
How to plant trees on the roof of the wo...
Hailed as the "roof of the world" and the earth's "third pole," the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is an essential ecological protection barrier for China. However, due to harsh climate conditions and lack of
Serbia defeat Israel to qualify for 2019...
BELGRADE, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- In a demonstration of excellent shooting, Serbia defeated Israel 97-76 in Belgrade on Sunday to qualify for the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. The match represented a dec
Thailand to nominate list of historic si...
BANGKOK, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Thai cabinet approved on Tuesday to nominate a few of its historical sites as World Heritage sites. A tentative list of the Ancient Town of Si Thep and the Ensemble of P
Kenya faces strong challenge in World Cr...
NAIROBI, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Champion Geoffrey Kamworor faces a new challenge from Uganda in his quest to win a third straight World Cross Country title in Aarhus, Denmark on Saturday. Uganda's Worl
China, USA, Spain in easy groups in bask...
SHENZHEN, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese fans can hope their team could go further after the host drew with Venezuela, Poland, Cote d'Ivoire in Group A in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 on Saturday
China to host 2019 World Industrial Desi...
The 2019 World Industrial Design Conference and the Industrial Design World Expo will be held in October this year in the Chinese coastal city of Yantai, Shandong Province, according to a press brie
Xinhua Commentary: Globalization at cros...
Throughout human memory, the bandwagon of economic globalization has generally been rumbling forward, bringing people across the world ever closer for enormous shared benefits, whether it is powered
Boe sweeps men's globes in biathlon Worl...
PARIS, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Norway's Johannes Thingnes Boe extended his record of wins in a single season to 16, also finishing a sweep of all men's titles on offer in biathlon World Cup on Sunday. B
Nice achievement if first 48-team World ...
KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 (Xinhua) -- FIFA president Giovanni Vincenzo Infantino said here on Saturday that raising the numbers of participating teams for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar would be a nice
S. Korea, DPRK interested in hosting 202...
FIFA says nine soccer federations are interested in hosting the 2023 Women's World Cup including S. Korea, which could jointly bid with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Brazil and So
Matildas bound for same base as Socceroo...
CANBERRA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The Australian women's national team will utilise the same training base as their male counterparts did in 2018, as they prepare for their 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup c