The Tiangong-1 is now undergoing its final preparations for its launch tonight from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu. Ahead of the historic launch, CRI secured an opportunity to talk to one of the few astronauts who has spent time living...
Chinese scientists and officials are confident in the upcoming launch of its first space lab module Tiangong-1. The launch time for the space module has been set. CRI's Zhang Shuangfeng reports from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Officials reve...
EU and IMF inspectors are set to return to Greece today to decide whether Athens has done enough to secure its latest installment of its EU/IMF bailout. As CRI's Su Yi reports, at the same time, the German parliament is also set to vote on whether to...
The first ever Beijing International Design Triennial has officially opened at the National Museum in the Chinese capital, featuring some 2-thousand works from nearly 500 artists from China and around the world. The diverse exhibition covers a wide r...
China and the U.S. have agreed to strengthen ties in the aviation sector. As CRI's Allie Johnson reports, the agreement has been made at a US-China Aviation Summit taking place in Washington. The three-day US-China Aviation Summit comes following the...
Golden September and Silver October is a traditional phrase in China, indicating the peak time for many businesses. But this year's season is turning out to be a sluggish one for many sectors, such as real estate, which in turn is having an impact on...
The US Government is testing an early warning system for earthquakes, which could buy vital seconds of time in advance of a major incident. For years the US has lagged behind Japan in quake detection technology and it is hoped that this latest system...
China's first female astronauts could be sent into space on Shenzhou 10, which is scheduled to be launched in the coming two years. CRI's Shuangfeng files this report from Jiuquan. It has been 48 years since the first female astronaut in the world, V...
Bruce Lee once compared studying martial arts to studying oneself. It's with that same philosophy that a group of community leaders in the US city of Philadelphia are introducing kung fu to youngsters in a bid to tackle gang crime. CRI's Dominic Swir...
The Railways Ministry's new regulation for train ticket refunds went into effect yesterday. Passengers now only have to pay 5 percent of the cost of their tickets as the refund fee compared to 20 percent of the ticket price that they had to pay for a...
