Massacre victims remembered at Nanjing vigil
NANJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of mourners lit candles at a vigil held in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing on Wednesday night for the people killed after the city fell to Japanese invaders...
View ArticleIAEA experts arrive in Iran for talks: report
TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived in Tehran Thursday morning for talks on some aspects of Iran's nuclear program, semi-official ISNA news...
View ArticleChina sends aircraft to patrol Diaoyu Islands
BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese marine surveillance plane was sent to join vessels patrolling the territorial waters around the Diaoyu Islands on Thursday morning, according to China's maritime...
View ArticleSingapore urges DPRK to work with international community
SINGAPORE, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Thursday that they "strongly urge the DPRK government to refrain from further actions that would escalate tensions and work...
View ArticleEgypt’s constitution poll to be held in two stages, opposition urges ‘No’ vote
Cairo, December 13: Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday issued a republican decree on running the constitutional referendum in two stages, official news agency MENA reported. The referendum,...
View ArticleChinese authorities confirm Carrefour price gouging
TAIYUAN, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Market regulators in north China's Shanxi Province on Thursday confirmed that a Carrefour outlet in the provincial capital of Taiyuan has engaged in price gouging....
View ArticleHuman rights forum opens in Beijing
BEIJING, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Fifth Beijing Forum on Human Rights opened Wednesday with experts and officials calling for efforts through science and technology and better environmental protection....
View ArticleEgypt's constitution poll to be held in two stages, opposition urges 'No' vote
Tweet Cairo, Dec. 13 (Xinhua-ANI): Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday issued a republican decree on running the constitutional referendum in two stages, official news agency MENA reported....
View ArticleEgypt's constitution poll to be held in two stages, opposition urges "No" vote
CAIRO, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday issued a republican decree on running the constitutional referendum in two stages, official news agency MENA reported. The...
View ArticleNews Analysis: Egypt faces chaos, division over constitutional referendum
CAIRO, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Egypt is facing chaos and division ahead of a controversial constitutional referendum scheduled to kick off on Saturday. With ordinary people divided over whether to support...
View ArticleEgyptians start voting in referendum on controversial draft constitution
>• Egyptian people on Saturday morning went to polling booths to vote in the 1st stage of referendum. • The voting, which begins at 8:00 a.m. local time, is supposed to end at 7:00 p.m. • The...
View ArticleFirst stage of Egypt's draft constitution referendum ends
CAIRO, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The first stage of the referendum of Egypt's draft constitution ended Saturday night at 11:00 p.m. local time (2100 GMT). Due to the high turnout, the closing time of the...
View ArticleGreat turnout, divisive ballots in Egypt referendum on draft constitution
by Chen Cong CAIRO, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian people on Saturday morning went to polling booths to vote in the first stage of the referendum on a draft constitution, which has recently caused...
View ArticleEgypt presidency delays national dialogue, opposition urges massive protests
CAIRO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian presidency announced the delay of the fourth round of national dialogue between the presidency and national forces to Wednesday, a presidential statement said...
View ArticleNearly 6,000 passengers stranded as tropical storm lands in Philippines
MANILA, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Due to the influence of tropical storm Wukong (local name Quinta), 5,748 passengers were stranded at a dozen of ports in central Philippines by 7 a.m. Wednesday, the...
View ArticleEgypt to announce soon final result of constitutional referendum
CAIRO, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Egyptian Higher Electoral Commission (HEC) will announce the final results of the constitutional referendum on Tuesday, official news agency MENA reported Monday. The...
View ArticleEgyptian Shura Council's new members take constitutional oath
CAIRO, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- The newly-appointed members of Egypt 's Shura Council took the constitutional oath in a new session starting on Wednesday, the state-owned TV reported. The Shura Council,...
View ArticleChina says Egypt's new constitution a "major step"
BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- China is positive about the approval of Egypt's new constitution and wishes the country a smooth political transition, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Wednesday. At...
View ArticleEgyptian president signs decree to enforce new constitution
CAIRO, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi signed late Tuesday a decree to enforce the new constitution after it was approved, official news agency MENA reported. Yasser Ali, the...
View ArticleNews Analysis: Egypt's new constitution lacks national consensus
by Mahmoud Fouly, Tian Dongdong CAIRO, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Egypt has recently approved a new constitution by 63.8 percent of votes in a controversial referendum, which was participated by just...
View ArticleEgyptian president ready to delay referendum, says Justice Minister
>• President Morsi is "ready" to postpone the constitutional referendum scheduled, a senior official said. • the Supreme Election Commission will delay the voting of Egyptians abroad on the draft...
View ArticleMalian PM Cheick Modibo Diarra resigns
BAMAKO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Malian Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra announced his resignation in a statement on national television on Tuesday morning. Announcing his resignation on TV earlier...
View ArticleDPRK launches long-range rocket, first stage falls into Yellow Sea: report
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired off a long-range rocket mounted with a satellite Wednesday, defying expectations that technical problems might delay...
View ArticleEgypt's opposition front to partake in constitution referendum, voting with "NO"
CAIRO, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's main opposition bloc, the National Salvation Front, announced Wednesday that they will take part in the constitution referendum scheduled for Dec. 15 but will say...
View ArticleDialogue is best, only way for agreement: Egyptian military
CAIRO, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian military on Saturday urged concerned parties to join the upcoming national dialogue, stressing that dialogue is the best and only way to reach an agreement. Military...
View ArticleJapan extends "destroy debris" order to Dec. 29
TOKYO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Japan on Tuesday extended the period of its "destroy debris" order over a rocket launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) as it announced to extend the...
View ArticleEgypt's judges club to supervise constitution referendum
>• Egypt's Judges Club announced Monday that they would supervise the constitutional referendum. • Egypt is to run a referendum on the controversial constitution Saturday. • Some opposition forces...
View ArticleDPRK's rocket passes Okinawa: Japanese gov't
TOKYO, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese government said Wednesday morning that a rocket launched by the Democratic People' s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has passed Japan's Okinawa at around 10: 01 a.m....
View ArticleEgypt's controversial constitutional declaration wholly cancelled, existing...
CAIRO, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has issued a new constitutional declaration, ruling that the previous one issued on Nov. 22 has been wholly cancelled, but the effects rooted...
View ArticleRelief services continue for typhoon victims in S. Philippines
MANILA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Relief assistance continues to pour in southern Philippines to help the victims of typhoon Bopha. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Tuesday it has...
View ArticleEgypt's judge club to supervise constitution referendum with conditions
CAIRO, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's Judge Club of the State Council announced Monday that they would supervise the constitutional referendum scheduled for Dec. 15 with some conditions, the state-run...
View ArticleJapan's new PM to be selected at Diet session on Dec. 26
TOKYO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Japan's new prime minister will be selected at a special session of the Diet on Dec. 26 at the earliest, Japan's Kyodo reported Tuesday. The new prime minister would form a...
View ArticleEgypt's draft constitution expected to be finished Wednesday: official
CAIRO, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- Secretary General of Egypt's Constitutional Assembly Amr Darrag said Wednesday that discussions over the draft constitution are expected to be finished later this day. A...
View ArticleChinese vice premier meets U.S. Treasury Dept. official
BEIJING, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan on Tuesday met with Lael Brainard, U.S. under secretary of the treasury for international affairs, in Beijing. During the meeting, the two...
View ArticleNews Analysis: Egyptian political forces divided over national dialogue,...
CAIRO, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Calm returned to western Cairo's presidential palace on Saturday morning, after overnight protests by angry opponents, but Egyptian political forces are still divided over the...
View ArticleMorsi's supporters, opponents to demonstrate ahead of Egypt's constitutional...
CAIRO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Both supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi will take to the streets in Cairo on Tuesday over the planned referendum on a controversial constitution...
View ArticleNews Analysis: Morsi's new constitution decalaraion conciliates judiciary,...
by Shaimaa Behery CAIRO, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's new constitutional declaration issued Saturday by President Mohamed Morsi to annul the previous one is believed by experts as an attempt to appeal to...
View ArticleSupporters, opponents of Morsi hold rallies in Egypt over upcoming referendum
CAIRO, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Supporters and opponents of Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi held rallies Tuesday across the country, reflecting a bitter division among the nation. Supporters of Egyptian...
View ArticleEgyptians abroad start voting on constitutional referendum
CAIRO, Dec. 12 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian expatriates started Wednesday morning casting their votes in the constitutional referendum, official news agency MENA reported. About 589,000 Egyptians are expected...
View ArticleEgypt opposition urges 'No' vote on constitution
Egypt's main opposition alliance called for a "No" vote in the referendum on a disputed constitution rather than a boycott, hours after Islamist President Mohammed Morsi's government forged ahead by...
View ArticleChinese leader stresses fair play in selecting officials
BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese leader Liu Yunshan on Wednesday ordered the chiefs of local organization departments of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to firmly reject nepotism, bribery,...
View ArticleEgyptian constitutional declaration "temporary": presidency
CAIRO, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Presidency announced that the constitutional declaration issued by President Mohamed Morsi on Thursday is temporary rather than permanent, state TV reported Sunday....
View ArticleVoters approve Egypt new constitution with 38.6 pct turnout
CAIRO, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian voters overwhelmingly approved the country's new constitution by 98.1 percent of votes saying "yes" to the military-backed charter, the High Election Commission...
View ArticleQ&A: Egypt constitutional crisis
Egyptians are scheduled to vote in a referendum on their country's draft constitution. The poll will take place amid a political crisis triggered by President Mohammed Morsi's decree giving himself...
View ArticleEgypt opposition denies legality of first-stage referendum
by Shaimaa Behery CAIRO, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- "We want to re-run the voting process on the first stage of the constitution referendum because the violations and forgeries which were committed can't lead...
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