Over 80 faithful participated in the faith formation course given by the Cathedral of the Diocese of Tai Yuan, in the province of Shang Xi, during the vacation days at the beginning of May. The themes were: Sacred Scripture and
In China, people always regard Olympic gold medal as a representative of the honor of the country, and they hope in this Summer, they can beat the U.S. to be on the top. From BBC News: China is being tipped
Written by Zhong Peizhang ( ), former Chief of the News Bureau at the Central Publicity Department of the CPC, from China Elections and Governance: After the 17th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, the eleventh session of the
Here is an internal assessment of the Tibet situation by Zhang Boshu of the CASS Philosophy Institute in Beijing. The translation is provided to CDT by a reader who wishes to remain anonymous. Zhang was born in Beijing in 1955.
The US Navy's newest attack submarine North Carolina was commissioned Saturday, May 3, during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony at Port of Wilmington in Wilmington, N.C.Designated SSN 777, the fourth submarine of the Virginia-class will bear the name North Carolina
US Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter announced yesterday at a ceremony in Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y., the name of the newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer will be Michael Murphy. Designated as DDG-112, the name honors Lt. Michael Murphy who
The tenth INDO-FRENCH bilateral exercise "VARUNA 08" is scheduled off our east coast from 08 to 16 May 08. The Indian Naval group consist of the newly inducted Landing Platform Dock (LPD) Jalashwa, Guided-Missile Destroyer Ranjit, Guided Missile Corvette Kirch
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its 44th annual Safety Report today. The report showed that the 2007 global accident rate of 0.75 hull losses for every million flights by Western-built jet aircraft was slightly higher than the 0.65
Time, the American magazine, has named His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, as one of the most influential individuals...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com
The French, German and Italian missions in the emirate opened a "joint visa application centre" yesterday at Al Mina Road to handle and process visa applications to six Schengen countries...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com
du, the integrated telecom operator in the UAE announced that it has signed a construction and maintenance agreement (C&MA) to build the first direct, high-bandwidth optical-fiber submarine cable...Continue to the full story at www.dubaichronicle.com
Beirut - Terje Roed-Larsen, the UN envoy for the implementation of UNSCR1559, held a press conference on Thursday urging the Lebanese to avoid confrontation with an armed and dangerous Hezbollah militia.
Staunch ally of Syria Suleiman Franjieh vowed escalation, saying demonstrations across Lebanon will continue as long as the government is determined to stick to its decisions it had adopted against Hezbollah.
Fierce clashes with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers raged in several densely populated Beirut districts immediately following Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vowed to use weapons to defend his party's communications system.
Telecommunications Minister Marwan Hamadeh responded to Hassan Nasrallah's rage filled press conference, accusing the Hezbollah chief of turning its weapons on the Lebanese people.
