U.S intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden has received temporary asylum in Russia for one year. Marc Cavigli has more. Reporter: Snowden's lawyer Anatoly Kucherena says he has moved to a safe place, though his whereabouts remain a mystery. Regard...
Authorities on Taiwan have ordered tens of thousands of doses of the rabies vaccine. The move comes amid the first rabies outbreak on the island in more than 50 years. Health officials have been struggling to contain the outbreak since July 17th afte...
The Chinese arm of Standard Chartered has rolled out a new mutual fund distribution business here on the mainland. The British bank is one of the eight overseas banks that has been given the green light from China's securities regulator to start the...
China's Defense Ministry says the Chinese military plane that flew through international airspace near Okinawa was on a routine training mission. A Chinese military aircraft flew across the first island chain to the West Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, p...
Spain's Prime Minister has declared 3-days of mourning following Wednesday's deadly train crash in the country's northwest. Mariano Rajoy, who hails from the region where the accident took place, took time to visit the site. For a native from Santiag...
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi, is in good health and has access to the news. However she says she does not know where Morsi is being held. Shen Chengcheng has more. Ashton was allowed...
US Secretary of State John Kerry says negotiators from Israel and Palestine have agreed to hold another meeting within the next two weeks to kick off new peace talks. The peace negotiations are aimed to achieve a final status agreement between the tw...
China's national meteorological bureau has issued its highest level emergency response to the current heatwave gripping parts of China. The sizzling weather in Shanghai has so far claimed at least 10 lives. CRI's Zhang Shuangfeng has more. It's the f...
It's been confirmed Japanese vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki paid a two-day visit to China earlier this week. Chinese Foreign Ministry issued a statement, saying Saiki had held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Chinese counterpa...
An international tiger conservation workshop is underway in Yunnan's capital, Kunming. Topics for discussion include the protection of wild tigers and combating the illegal trade in animal products. Shi Kun is the director of the wildlife institute a...
