From online courses to child-friendly laptops and virtual teachers, technology is spreading in America's classrooms, reducing the need for textbooks, note pads, paper and in some cases even the schools themselves. Just ask 11-year-old Jemella Chambe...

Yao Ming still believes China is capable of achieving its goal of making the top six at the Olympics next month despite its tough draw. The draw became even tougher after two Group B qualifiers were decided on Sunday; 2006 World Championships runner-up...

U.S. Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama raked in 52 million U.S. dollars in June, more than double the June take for his Republican rival John McCain, who had his best month of the year, CNN reported Thursday. Obama's campaign and the Democrat...

As the special guests of Chinese President Hu Jintao, 88 students from the quake-hit areas on Wednesday visited Zhongnanhai, the compound of central authorities, and had a joyous time with grandpa Hu before going to Russia for recuperation. "I hope ...

Crude prices plunged almost 7 U.S. dollars a barrel Tuesday, the biggest daily drop since 1991, due to fears that U.S. economic woes could hurt global oil demand. Light, sweet crude for August delivery declined 6.44, or 4.4 percent, to settle at 138.74 ...

Healthcare providers at the grassroots should play a bigger role in preventing and controlling diabetes, which currently afflicts more than 40 million Chinese, health officials and experts have said. Going to doctors in large hospitals for treatment an...

U.S. President George W. Bush signed on Thursday a new bill that would provide legal immunity to telecommunication companies that take part in the government's surveillance program. Before signing the bill in the White House, Bush told audience that th...

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Beijing's tourism authorities have said they are going to target visitors from other Asian countries as guests of the city's homestay scheme for the Olympics. The city has already selected 571 families and hopes to have about 600 households as official...

The international travel industry now recognizes that China is the future of their business It is anticipated that by 2015 China will become the largest domestic travel market, the N0.1 travel destination and the No.4 source market in the world. "...

A dozen people seated around a large table awkwardly picked up morsels of food from a revolving platter and sipped from tall bottles of room-temperature beer. There was a joyless quality to the evening as the dozen or so assembled guests, Britons, Canadia...

Elleipsis Global Travel Solutions, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: EGTS) through its wholly owned subsidiary, Elleipsis, Inc., announced today its expansion into China through its agreement with M2B World Travel, a leader in travel related products and services caterin...

Beijing's forthcoming Olympic Games does not appear to be drawing as many people to the capital as expected this year. Figures show the number of international tourists visiting the Chinese capital fell by more than 14% in May compared to the year be...

The combination of Korean pine trees, broadleaf trees and other trees shows us a unique beauty of the Changbai Mountain. Along the JingJiang Valley on the western side of the Changbai Mountain, there is a wide variety of plant species. Besides the nat...

The first time when I heard the name "Xueling spruce" I was captivated. In Chinese, its elements translate at "Snow Peak Cloud Fir" which has a very romantic ring to it. The Xueling spruce grows mainly in the snow peaks on the northern and sout...