Author Archives: Guanqun
Experts warn climate change to raise seas by 2m by 2100
BEIJING, Nov. 25 — Global warming could raise sea levels by 2 meters at worst by 2100, much faster than expected, experts said in a statement. In the statement “Copenhagen Diagnosis” — a warning to next month’s UN climate summit … Continue reading
Countries expect much from Shanghai World Expo
By Wang Guanqun BEIJING, Nov.13 — At the seventh Shanghai World Expo International Forum opened Thursday, representatives from the participating countries expected much from the 184-day world feast next year. Some of them sought opportunities for further cooperation and development through the Expo. … Continue reading
Countries spare no expense to stage a unique Expo
By Wang Guanqun BEIJING, Nov. 13 — Guests participating in the seventh Shanghai World Expo International Forum said their countries are actively preparing for the upcoming Expo 2010, and revealed some of their ideas to Xinhuanet. Canada’s Expo 2010 Commissioner … Continue reading
Phelps wins 1 bronze, disqualified for 2 races in World Cup
BEIJING, Nov. 11 — Eight Olympic golds winner Michael Phelps failed to qualify for the final in two races, and won the third place in the 100m individual medley in the fourth leg of the short-course FINA World Cup in … Continue reading
UK starts study on boundaries of using human DNA in animals
BEIJING, Nov. 11 — British scientists Tuesday begin to study how human DNA could be used in animal experiments, and to define what the boundaries of such controversial science could be. Robin Lovell-Badge, a stem cell expert at Britain’s National … Continue reading
Vampires top People’s Choice Awards nominations
BEIJING, Nov. 11 — The nominee slate for the People’s Choice Awards was announced Tuesday, with vampire-themed TV serious and movies leading the nominations. Fans cast more than 18 million votes online to select the nominations and are also going … Continue reading
Jackson’s funeral costs $1 mln, befitting a king
BEIJING, Nov. 11 — King of Pop Michael Jackson’s private family funeral cost roughly 1 million U.S. dollars, a funeral befitting a king indeed, media reports said Wednesday. Media found that the funeral bill alone from Forest Lawn Cemetery totaled … Continue reading
EC objects to Oracle acquisition of Sun Microsystems
BEIJING, Nov. 10 — European Commission (EC) antitrust regulators have raised formal objections to Oracle Corp., the world’s biggest proprietary database company’s proposed 7.4 billion U.S. dollars acquisition of Sun Microsystems Inc. After it launched a formal antitrust probe of … Continue reading
Nokia to recall 14 mln chargers
BEIJING, Nov. 10 — Finnish mobile giant Nokia announced Monday that its 14 million mobile phone chargers could be potentially dangerous for users, and said it had started a program for consumers to replace them for free. The chargers to … Continue reading
Walt Disney film studio president resigns
BEIJING, Nov. 10 — Mark Zoradi, president of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Group, stepped down after 29 years at the company, the studio announced on Monday. Zoradi’s resign follows the abrupt departure of Dick Cook in September as the … Continue reading