The space lecture featured a QA session towards the end. Students questions ranged from what space looks like from Tiangong-1 to what problems the human body has faces in space. One of the students asked if the astronauts can see space junk and how S...
China is getting tougher on pollution by lowering the criteria to define related crimes. he Supreme Peoples Court and Supreme Peoples Procuratorate have issued interpretations of what constitutes such crimes. A pollution case will be defined as a cri...
In Shanxi province, a myriad of arts and crafts are currently on display in the city of Taiyuan. The First Shanxi Cultural Industries Fair is welcoming guests from around the world to witness the splendours of the province. A traditional drum-show of...
The NDRC says it has launched an anti-trust investigation into a number of milk powder companies, Chinese and foreign included. Bios-time, Wyeth, Nestle, Mead Johnson, Abbott and Dumex are all on the list. The investigation is based on beliefs that t...
US Secretary of State John Kerry has met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a second time in 24 hours in Jerusalem. Kerry returned to Jerusalem following a two-and-a-half hour meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Jordan...
Chinas Foreign Ministry has protested Japans latest Defense White Paper that uses Chinese military development as an excuse to beef up the capabilities of its self-defense forces. The annually released White Paper claims that Japan is facing a worsen...
The annual NBA Draft is where the fortunes of a franchise can turn with the right selection, and on this night it was the Cleveland Cavaliers who had the first pick and they made history with it. So the Cavs select Anthony Bennett, who becomes the fi...
Kevin Rudd has been swiftly sworn in as Australias new Prime Minister, after ousting Julia Gillard as Labor Party chief in a dramatic ballot. Gillards Transport Minister Anthony Albanese has also been sworn in as deputy Prime Minister. The move is se...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says his government has not yet recieved any asylum request from whistleblower Edward Snowden, but would consider the request if he receives one. The President says he supports Snowdens actions, and the former NSA...
China and Britain have agreed on a currency swap deal, allowing exchanges of up to 200 billion RMB or 20 billion pounds. The agreement will involve a reciprocal 3-year currency swap line. The deal was announced in an online statement by the Bank of E...