China's civil authorities are to overhaul the non-government orphanages nationwide after a deadly fire in central China's Henan province. The month-long campaign is to inspect private orphanages after seven children were killed in a fire at an orphan...
A recent report by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences shows China's pension deficit reached some 77 billion yuan in 2011. It increased nearly 9 billion yuan from the previous year. About one-third of China's provinces and autonomous regions do no...
2012 can be called a year of political change. Many countries including the United States, Russia, Japan and South Korea all held their general elections. As such, today's key words are general elections. CRI's Zheng Chenguang has more. And whether I...
Market demand for robots is growing in China as the country faces an increasing aging society and greater demand for skilled labor. Company managers say they are optimistic the robot business will grow by at least 10 percent next year. Gu Chunyuan, p...
Venezuelan authorities are now conceding President Hugo Chavez is dealing with a severe lung infection. Ernesto Villegas is the Information Minister. After the delicate surgery of this past December 11, Comandante Chavez has faced complications as a...
At the World Junior Hockey Championships on Russia, Team USA hammered Canada 5-1 to advance to the finals. Among the Canadians who woke up early to try to catch the game is locked-out superstar Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins. I woke up for...
In European football, AC Milan's players walked off the pitch during a friendly against 4th-tier club Pro Patria after some of their fans began hurling racist insults. Massimo Ambrosini is AC Milian captain. We are really sorry because of a few peopl...
Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo are threatening to walk away from peace talks later on this Friday. The M23 rebels are demanding the government sign an official ceasefire. The talks are scheduled today in neighboring Uganda. Jean-Marie Run...
Photos shot in Hong Kong this week show more than 18-thousand shark fins drying on the roofs of industrial buildings. The fins are spread neatly in patterns under a warm sun. The images present just a fraction of the shark finning that takes place ev...
A faster way of travel but with higher cost, high-speed rail in China continues to undergoing doublt. The 2,298-kilometer line which links five regional economic centers including Beijing, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Changsha and Guangzhou, largely shortens th...
