WASHINGTON: The US military carried out 5,316 flights in Libya since the allied “Operation Unified Protector” began, comprising 27 percent of all NATO missions, the Pentagon said Monday. The United States, which initially led the…
Category: Politics
Voltaire Network, Monday, August 22, 2011, 13:20 GMT – Voltaire Network is concerned about the threats targeting two of its team members in Tripoli. Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya, Research Associate, Centre for Research on Globalization, and…
Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu (L) addresses a national conference on better relief and protection for stray minors in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 19, 2011. Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu Friday called for a…
China’s centrally-administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) should play a vanguard role in leading the economic development of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a senior official said Saturday. Central SOEs should take promoting social development for the benefit…
Excessive growth in the e-commerce industry is pushing the costs of advertising and human resources higher, putting more pressure on the operations of e-commerce companies, an expert told the Global Times on Sunday, referring to…
A large crowd paid respect to late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping on Monday in his hometown of Guang’an, located in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, to mark his 107th birthday. “Fourteen years after his death, Deng’s…
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (2nd R, front) visits the family of Wang Chengbing in Jina Village of Qiang ethnic group of Beichuan County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Aug. 19, 2011. Xi made an inspection…
Rather than getting entangled in the past, the two countries should work together in friendship BEIJING – Uichiro Niwa, the Japanese ambassador to China, said the people of China and Japan should learn more about…
Spilled oil can still be seen on the surface of the water near the affected area in North China’s Bohai Bay, on August 22, 2011. The oil spills near Platform C at Penglai 19-3 oil…
Gennady Veretelny was shot and wounded when he stepped forward unarmed 20 years ago to help stop a column of armored vehicles in central Moscow, one of the few casualties of the last, failed attempt…