Crew members have a meal in the cafeteria on deep-water drilling rig CNOOC 981 in the South China Sea, south China, May 9, 2012. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai) Photo taken on May 9, 2012 shows the laundry on deep-water drilling rig CNOOC 981 in the South China …

In the small industrial city of Dongguan, Guangdong Province, a Brazilian man tried to intervene in the robbery of a young woman in the middle of a busy downtown shopping area on May 4, the Southern Metropolis Daily reported. The man, who later gave his …

NANJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Tourism authorities in east China's city of Nanjing have come under fire after a Ferrari sports car was allowed to perform stunts at, and allegedly damage, a centuries-old historical site. China's online community has displayed …

Migrant workers prepare to wash up after a long day on a construction site in Jiaozuo city, Central China's Henan province, May 4, 2012. [Photo/CFP] After work, Zhang Kaoming's family squeeze together and have dinner in a small makeshift shed, which acc …

by Huang Xingwei QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand, May 9 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand highly values the Chinese tourism markets which are expecting to become New Zealand's second largest market by visitor arrivals in 2014 and by expenditure in 2013, overtaking Britai …

by Huang Xingwei QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand, May 9 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand highly values the Chinese tourism markets which are expecting to become New Zealand's second largest market by visitor arrivals in 2014 and by expenditure in 2013, overtaking Britai …

Stocks ended lower on Tuesday after political developments in Greece fanned concerns about Europe's fiscal health, but a late rally helped indexes cut losses to close well above lows. Stocks spent most of the session sharply lower, with selling following …

Rebels in Sudan's western Darfur region said on Tuesday they had seized control of a town from Sudanese government troops, part of their campaign to topple President Omar Hassan al-Bashir's government. "Our forces entered Girayda, south of Nyala, and too …

The standoff over Huangyan Island in the South China Sea continues and Manila appears fully prepared to create more tensions. China's foreign ministry has noted that China is fully prepared to respond to Manila's move to escalate the situation. The remar …

KABUL replica oakleys, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator and Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos arrived in Afghanistan on Tuesday for a four-day visit to the insurgency-hit country. "Afghanistan …