HANGZHOU， Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Hangzhou， a major city in eastern China， has followed several other first and second-tier Chinese cities and initiated measures to cool the housing market.

From Monday， people without a local hukou (household registration certificate) cannot buy a second home in the city.

The restriction is a far cry from two years ago when the city was attempting to pep up a stagnant property market by making access to housing easier.

"The policy is…

MELBOURNE， July 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will visit Melbourne this weekend as part of a three-day tour of Australia and New Zealand， as announced by the state government on Wednesday.

In Melbourne， Biden will attend the official opening of Victoria's Comprehensive Cancer Centre -- the state's new 760 million U.S. dollar facility -- to promote the U.S.-Australia collaboration on cancer research.

The vice president works closely with several global cancer…