2011-01-17 所属栏目:双语新闻

A Chinese porcelain manufacturing company has won the order to make the official tableware to be used at the British royal wedding of Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton.Guangxi Sanhuan Grou

2011-01-17 所属栏目:双语新闻

Three in 10 Americans commit "financial infidelity" by lying to their spouses about money, sometimes suffering consequences such as separation or divorce, according to a new survey.The Harris Interact

2011-01-14 所属栏目:双语新闻

The taxman is homing in on Amsterdam's thriving sex industry, warning the city's prostitutes it is time they paid their share.The country legalised the practice a decade ago, but it is only now gett

2011-01-14 所属栏目:双语新闻

Getting up from your desk to go and speak to your colleagues – instead of emailing them – reduces the risk of heart attacks, research shows.Those who take short breaks away from their seats – lasti

2011-01-13 所属栏目:双语新闻

Japan's outspoken first lady said Wednesday she would not marry Premier Naoto Kan again in another life, in a display of tough love to a husband already battling political rivals and low support rati

2011-01-13 所属栏目:双语新闻

In its bid to boost web security in the US, the Barack Obama administration is working out a plan to issue American computer users with an internet identity, a media report said Monday.Obama has put t

2011-01-12 所属栏目:双语新闻

Japanese firm NEC Avio Infrared Technologies has announced the development of a mirror that can detect flu-like symptoms, such as a fever.The Thermo Mirror has a built-in thermometer, but an individua

2011-01-12 所属栏目:双语新闻

American parents say they should be the ones to teach their children about sex but many believe that role is being filled by kids' friends and the media, a new study finds.Researchers interviewed 1,6

2011-01-11 所属栏目:双语新闻

Hundreds of New York subway riders, unencumbered by skirts, trousers or modesty, took part in a spontaneous showing of leg despite sub-freezing temperatures.The 10th annual "No Pants Subway Ride" on S

2011-01-11 所属栏目:双语新闻

Most Americans made work-related New Year's resolutions this year, be they to try to change jobs or get a raise or promotion at their current workplace, according to a survey released Friday.The surv

2011-01-10 所属栏目:双语新闻

David and Victoria Beckham are expecting their fourth child this summer, her spokeswoman said on Sunday.The England soccer star and his fashion designer wife are based in Los Angeles, where he plays f

2011-01-10 所属栏目:双语新闻

Young women are losing faith in the university system with nearly half believing it is not worth getting a degree.Tuition fees and little chance of landing a good job make higher education an unattrac

2011-01-07 所属栏目:双语新闻

A British family law firm is urging couples to take a "compatibility quiz" before getting married or deciding to live together.Bross Bennett's compatibility test focuses on key questions about financ

2011-01-07 所属栏目:双语新闻

International glamour outstripped Hollywood and hometown favorites at the top of the 2011 best-dressed list for men's magazine GQ.Film star Javier Bardem was chosen by GQ's British edition as its to

2011-01-06 所属栏目:双语新闻

The year 2011 is the best of times for software engineers and the worst of times for roustabouts, according to a survey of the nation's best and worst jobs released on Wednesday.Software engineers ha

2011-01-06 所属栏目:双语新闻

They'll probably meet the news with a typically Gallic shrug, but the French are the saddest nation on the planet.It's not just their strings of onions that make our friends across the Channel cry -

2011-01-05 所属栏目:双语新闻

Almost 230,000 students face missing out on university this year as the rush to escape higher tuition fees generates record demand for places.By Christmas, an unprecedented 344,000 candidates had comp

2011-01-05 所属栏目:双语新闻

Uh-oh, the new year's just begun and already you're finding it hard to keep those resolutions to junk the junk food, get off the couch or kick smoking. There's a biological reason a lot of our bad

2011-01-04 所属栏目:双语新闻

Never mind a crisp shirt or a firm handshake. If you want to impress a potential employer, put on a pair of spectacles.Job hunters are more likely to be hired if they wear glasses to their interview,

2011-01-04 所属栏目:双语新闻

Being nice to your boss won't get you a pay rise, according to a new study showing that only aggressive negotiators get what they want.Researchers found the most effective strategies for securing a b

2011-01-01 所属栏目:双语新闻

Some weird, wild and wonderful stories coloured the news in 2010:- A Copenhagen bus company has put "love seats" on 103 of its vehicles for people looking for a partner. "Even love at first sight is p

2010-12-31 所属栏目:双语新闻

Imagine waking up to a world where China is the world's leading superpower, astronauts are busy walking on Mars and a brand new political party is ruling the UK.Well this could be the reality in 15 y

2010-12-30 所属栏目:双语新闻

Wealth, glamour and a powerful husband – it might seem as though Carla Bruni has it all.But while she rubs shoulders with the rich and famous, it appears the former supermodel lacks something of the

2010-12-30 所属栏目:双语新闻

Looking forward to next year was not enough for some New Yorkers Tuesday. First, they needed to shred the bad bits of 2010.So on annual Good Riddance Day, members of the public were invited to jot dow

2010-12-29 所属栏目:双语新闻

Americans would most like to live next door to actress Sandra Bullock in 2011, but the cast of the reality show "Jersey Shore" made the most undesirable neighbors, according to a poll released on Tues