A spokesman of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), or the central bank, said here on Saturday China was willing to enhance coordination and cooperation with the U.S. and other economies to overcome current difficulties and stabilize the international financial

A spokesman of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), or the central bank, said here Saturday that China welcomed the passage of the massive U.S. rescue plan and hoped that it would be implemented as soon as possible and achieve

It was a mid May night, and trucks queued up at a gas station by the East 5th Ring Road of Beijing. The line was several hundred meters long, blocking a lane of the main road. At the station, the

Guinean Prime Minister Ahmed Tidiane Souar met here Friday with the special envoy of Chinese president Hu Jintao following a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of Guinea's independence. Souare thanked Xu for attending the ceremony as President Hu's special envoy,

South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region plans to turn its Bose City into an aluminum industrial base in the country or even in Asia by 2010, according to regional government officials. The region plans to realize an annual output value

At least 21 Tamil Tigers and three soldiers were killed in clashes as Sri Lankan fighter jets and combat troops continued their drive towards the rebel stronghold of Kilinochchi in the north, the defence ministry said today. MI-24 Helicopter gunships

Pakistani villagers collect the corpses and body parts of at least 20 people killed by a reported US air strike, including suspected Arab militants.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il reportedly makes his first public appearance since rumours surfaced he had had a stroke.

An al-Qaeda commander described as one of Baghdad's bombing masterminds is killed by US troops, military officials say.

Pakistan plans to have a communications satellite by 2011 as part of its National Satellite Development programme, a top official said on Saturday. The country currently has the leased satellite Paksat-1,and this will hopefully be replaced with the state-of-the-art Paksat-1R

On its third day the Bollywood workers called off the strike. The protest was called on from 1st Octoberd off. ...

There was a focussed group screening of Karzzzz which also had top officials of Reliance Big Pictures. Though ...

It is that time of the year when the hearts of all Bengalis yearn for Durga Puja festivities back ...

Fox STAR Studios, a pan-Asian joint venture between Twentieth Century Fox and STAR, today ...

It seems Imran Khan has decided to follow his mamu Aamir Khan and experiment with each of his films. ...

She has told everyone she won't carry on modelling after she turns 35. Songwriting and being a singer will slowly take over, confirmed a source close to Moss. She first took to the stage with ex-boyfriend Pete Doherty's band Babyshambles

The 30-year-old stunner's serial boob jobs are as spur-of-the-moment as buying a handbag, Andre said. When quizzed about the fact 35-year-old Andre defended his wife by saying its equivalent to buying a handbag and it does not hold much importance.

The survey carried out by a career website over more than 3000 managers and human resources professionals brought forth the worst interview faux pas by job seekers that failed them to land the job. Fifty one per cent of managers

The singer, fast approaching 60, even beat fitness fanatic Queen of pop Madonna who is 50. Lulu also saw off tough competition from Liz Hurley, 43, and X Factor host Danni Minogue, 36, chat show favourite Lorraine Kelly, 48, and

The recent truck bombing of Islamabad's Marriott Hotel has heightened concern about the stability of nuclear-armed Pakistan — and the safety of foreigners — as it vows to tackle rising militancy. Even before the engineer's kidnapping, the expatriate community in