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Car rental firms in the driver's seat - Xinhua
The representative, who declined to give his name, said his company had prepared more vehicles for the expected holiday boom but "still cannot satisfy the surging demand". "Chinese consumers have latched on to the flexibility and convenience afforded ...
Scalpers dial up trouble for iPhone release - Xinhua
An Apple employee at the Sanlitun store who declined to give her name told China Daily on Monday that the store was aware the scalpers may be planning to besiege the iPhone 4S launch, and the store has prepared for that. Calls to the public relations ...
Disputed Olympic champ Wang Meng keeps far away from national winter games - Xinhua
She told only the local sports bureau of Heilongjiang province that she's not feeling well about her injured hand and went to the America to treat the injury," said an anonymous source close to the athlete. "But in my personal opinion, Wang might want ...
Israeli officials not optimistic over Jordan meeting - Xinhua
said one official, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue Three months ago the Quartet (the United States, the United Nations, the European Union, and Russia) gave a Jan. 26 deadline for resuming the long-stalled talks. ...
Tian'anmen's VIP stand opens to common visitors - Xinhua
However, individuals are currently denied the access, as the stand only receives group visitors on a base of prior application, an administration official said. Zhang Ke, a teacher at Yinyan Primary School, Haidian District of Beijing, came with his ...
News Analysis: Ban starts second term in "world's hardest job" - Xinhua
"It's not as if he's lightening in a bottle," one senior Western diplomat, who declined to be named, was alleged to have said. "But we can live with him." Besides, secretaries-general usually serve two terms and are selected on a rotating basis from ...
Yahoo considers selling Asian assets: report - Xinhua
Yahoo would swap out most of its stake in Alibaba and all of its stake in Yahoo Japan for these entities to sell those holdings, the New York Times reported, citing people briefed on the matter. One of the sources told the newspaper that Yahoo is ...
China to install copyrighted software in all government organs by 2012 - Xinhua
20 (Xinhua) -- All levels of government agencies across China will use legitimate software by the end of 2012, a government official said Tuesday. China completed a nine-month campaign in July to crack down on piracy and other intellectual property ...
Beijing requires real names in microblog registration - Xinhua
"The new rules are aimed at protecting web users' interests and improving credibility on the web," he said, speaking on condition of anonymity. The official said the move will help microblogging service providers enhance trustworthiness, establish name ...
Authorities order check of school bus safety after accident kills 15 students ... - Xinhua
"We used to have a primary school in our village, but later it was closed and the students were transferred to the one in the township," said a villager who declined to give his name. "The children have to take school buses to attend schools which are ...
Iraqi troops prepare to protect their own country after US soldiers leave - Xinhua
A Cavalry officer, on condition of anonymity, told Xinhua that the division is to assign scouts 12 hours ahead of the start of the trip to secure the route. Money would be paid to the tribes along the Iraq-Kuwait highway in return for ceasefire, ...
Pakistan to increase outposts near Afghan border - Xinhua
The military sources who asked to remain anonymous told local media that the number of outposts would be increased up to five from the current four to avert cross border attacks. The sources said that the army has decided not to be part of NATO probe ...
Egypt ends first day of key parliamentary vote with high turnout - Xinhua
The two candidates were disqualified because they did not finish their military service, the source said. Moreover, Egypt's state TV reported earlier that the military forces had foiled a shooting attempt at the polling station workers. ...
Rule to ban ads from intruding on dramas - Xinhua
"I heard about the new ban on Wednesday and was caught off guard," said a planning manager at a foreign advertising company in Beijing, who declined to give her name. "My company had signed contracts with Jiangsu TV on airing commercials during next ...
Libyan interim youth and sports minister resigns - Xinhua
27 (Xinhua) -- Lawyer Fethi Tarbel, youth and sports minister of Libya's new interim government, has resigned, a source close to the ruling National Transitional Council said Sunday. Tarbel, from the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, was named the head ...
Philippine gov't ready to follow court order on Arroyo detention - Xinhua
27 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine government is prepared on whatever decision the court will make with regard to the detention of former president and incumbent congresswoman Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, a senior government official said Sunday. ...
Yemeni president in Riyadh to sign power transfer deal with opposition - Xinhua
23 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived in Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday morning to attend the signing ceremony of a power transfer deal between the government and the opposition, Yemeni state TV and a government official said. ...
The lineup of Libyan interim government - Xinhua
... a press conference in Tripoli late Tuesday, Housam El Feituri, el-Keeb's media advisor, told Xinhua. Here is a preliminary list of cabinet ministers Xinhua obtained from an official of the ruling National Transitional Council, who requested anonymity.
Gaddafi's youngest son still alive: NTC source - Xinhua
According to the high-ranking official who requested anonymity, Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam told ruling National Transitional Council's (NTC) forces that his little brother Khamis is still alive. The NTC forces have located Khamis' whereabout in ...
Former Libyan intelligence chief captured: NTC source - Xinhua
Senussi, who had been at large since the fall of Tripoli to NTC forces in August, was seized earlier in the day in the southern Libyan town of Gaara by Sabha militias, the source said. Senussi's captors are now looking for a safe place to keep him in ...
10 wounded in twin bomb attacks in Baghdad - Xinhua
A second roadside bomb ripped through the site of the first blast as military vehicles arrived to the scene, wounding eight soldiers and two bystanders, the source said. The attackers apparently followed an old tactic which depends on creating an ...
Yemen's Saleh refuses to sign GCC deal without implementation mechanism - Xinhua
... Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh met here with visiting UN envoy to Yemen Jamal bin Omar on Tuesday, saying he would not sign a UN-backed GCC initiative to transfer power unless an implementation mechanism is set up, a government official said. ...
Power price hike looms in China amid plants' whopping losses - Xinhua
A source said Monday that a proposal to raise electricity rates has recently been submitted to the central authority. "It's highly probable the proposal will be passed if October's consumer price index showed a clear downward trend," the source said. ...
3 killed, 11 injured in attacks in Iraq's violence - Xinhua
The blast also wounded Jubouri's brother who was with him in the vehicle when the blast occurred, the source said. Salahudin province, located in northern central Iraq, is a mainly Sunni province. Its capital city of Tikrit, some 170 km north of ...
OK, brave guy, you go first - Xinhua
"My girlfriend blamed me for not acting bravely," said a man from Shandong province, who refused to give his name because he was ashamed of not having the guts to walk across the see-through walkway. "I will challenge the road next time, when I'm ready ...