In the United States the number of homeless people is falling.... but homelessness remains a big problem. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development says nearly 634,000 Americans are homeless. 21-percent of them are in California where one Ch...
For more, lets talk to Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Director of the Institute of Security and International Studies in Bangkok. Q1. What options does Yingluck Shinawatras government have to end the crisis? Q2. Will the violence trigger further instability...
Security in Bangkok is tight as anti-government protesters prepare to seize key government offices to bring down the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Hundreds woke up in camps fortified with sandbags in preparation. Overnight, a clas...
British Prime Minister David Cameron will arrive in China Monday at the head of a 100-strong trade delegation. The move represents a warming of relations between the two countries. Cameron will include in his three-day tour the Chinese capital, Beiji...
The US is calling on the DPRK to release an 85-year-old American citizen whos been detained in the country for more than a month. Retired finance executive Merrill Newman fought in the Korean War 60 years ago. He was taken off a plane on October 26th...
The Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesman says China is concerned for Thailand, and hopes all parties can restrain from violence and restore stability soon. China is concerned over the current situation in Thailand. We hope Thailand can restore order...
Monday is traffic safety day in China, a day established by the Ministry of Public Security to raise awareness of safe driving. Every year about 70,000 people die in traffic accidents in China, giving it the dubious distinction of having worlds most...
The number of private cars in China has jumped to 13 times what it was 10 years ago. The rising number of cars has raised concerns over road safety. By the end of October this year, the number of vehicles reached 250 million. Among these, one third a...
President Xi Jinping has met with visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron in Beijing. Xi Jinping stressed the importance of the relationship between China and the UK, saying that the two countries must respect each other and deepen mutual trust...
By CCTV reporter Cui Lingnan After waiting 100 days, the new baby panda at the U.S. National Zoo In Washington finally has her new name---Baobao. She is also the first baby panda to be blessed by both of the first ladies of China and the US. After wa...
President Xi Jinping has met with visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron in Beijing. Xi Jinping stressed the importance of the relationship between China and the UK, saying that the two countries must respect each other and deepen mutual trust...
Before David Camerons visit...the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, as well as the countrys Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne already made trips to China in October. The tone of boosting economic ties was already set then. The United Kingdom i...
China says the Cairo Declaration, issued by Britain, China and the US in 1943, is of great significance in rebuilding the international order after World War Two. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei says the declaration has laid legal the basis for C...
President Xi Jinping says now is the right time for China and UK to seek stronger cooperation. During a meeting with visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron, Xi Jinping stressed the importance of the relationship between China and the UK, calli...
A rare snow leopard has been seen in Xinjiang in the northwest of China, near the border with Pakistan. The leopard remained motionless for a moment next to a riverbed, long enough for soldiers who were on patrol to take pictures and film it. Accordi...