President dismisses strains with neighbor to north
Wednesday, December 1, 2004 Posted: 7:13 AM EST (1213 GMT)
A Canadian mounted police officer looks on as President Bush speaks Tuesday in Gatineau, Queb

      Hong Kong restaurant trade thrives
Tuesday, November 30, 2004 Posted: 1335 GMT (2135 HKT)
Hong Kong boasts more than 10,000 restaurants, while London, which is a bigger city, only has 7,000.
Getting a

      A NEW report says that young people in South Korea change their mobile phones (手机) every 16 months. Most of them buy new phones because there are new styles (样式). A Korean student spends about 4,300 won (307 yuan) makin

      The final carve-up of Yukos has begun, but it hasn''t stopped the deal-making frenzy in Russia
By PETER GUMBEL
Sunday, Nov. 28, 2004
On the last wednesday of September, Russia''s second

      这个美丽的故事流传在美洲印第安土著中已近200年了，一朵荒漠中的小花，不是为了自己的艳丽，而执着于点缀这个世界的一角……
This happened many many summers ago.
There was a young flower in the desert where all was dry and sad looking...It was growing by itself...

      Water Pot
A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a fu

      蝶吻(Butterfly Kisses)
My newlywed husband said the same thing every morning. "You''re beautiful today."
我的新婚丈夫每天早晨都对我说出同样的话。“你今天真美。”
One glance in the mirror revealed that it was far from the

      ONTARIO, Calif. — A Christian school expelled a 14-year-old student because her parents are lesbians, the school''s superintendent said in a letter.
Shay Clark was expelled from Ontario Christian School

      Record 58 countries to compete for best foreign film Oscar 2006奥斯卡最佳外语片奖竞争空前激烈
Replicas of Oscar statuettes. A record 58 countries from four continents are vying for nominations in next year''s be

      ''Harry Potter'' dominates box office
哈利波特风暴横扫全球 首映票房再创新高
Mike Newell, right, British director of ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,'' the fourth installment of Harry P

      This is an undated photo showing the bow of the Titanic at rest on the bottom of the North Atlantic, about 400 miles southeast of Newfoundland.
The discovery of two large pieces of the Titanic's hull on the

      12月8日，商务部副部长魏建国在杭州举行的民营企业（中国·温州）对话世界500强活动上说，目前世界最大的500家跨国公司中，已有450家在华投资。据统计，去年外商投资企业完成工业增加值占全国工业增加值的27.8％，纳税总额占全国税收总收入的20.8％，此外，还解决了2000多万人的就业问题，有力地促进了我国经济快速健康发展。
Four hundred and fifty of the World Top 500

      China has high hopes for the 2008 Olympic Games -- 8,850 meters (29,035 ft) high, to be exact.
Beijing is investigating how to haul the Olympic torch to the peak of Mount Everest and broadcast the event live duri

      Lingerie maker Triumph''s model Yu Misaki shows off the Eco-globe Bra, which has cups that join together to form a palm-sized green globe, in Tokyo November 9, 2004. The brassiere, licensed for the Expo

      The answer: the opportunities seem to far outweigh the risks. The major oil firms are under intense pressure from investors to find new reserves — now. With near record crude prices and Iraq in turmoil, Russia'