Millions of basketball fans in the U.S. and around the world will be watching Thursday evening as the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat tip off in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. It’s an unlikely matchup in many ways: The Nuggets have never been […]

What to know about 2023 NBA Finals

  Four years ago, on June 1, 2019, Nayib Bukele was sworn in as president of El Salvador. At 37, he was the youngest head of state in Latin America. He began his five-year term with promises of changing El Salvador’s image abroad and declaring […]

El Salvador’s Bukele enters the fifth year of his presidency

Can the United States finally avoid a debt ceiling crisis?  

The Heat: U.S. Debt Ceiling

  Mezcal is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from the agave plant. It includes a large family of spirits like world-famous tequila, a type of mezcal. In the south of Mexico, women are making history as they have moved to the forefront of mezcal production […]

The Rise of Women into the Mezcal World

Since 2022 some parts of the world have experienced the worst avian influenza outbreak ever. From Condors in California to seabirds in Gambia, the avian flu is killing birds all over. But it’s also begun to spread to mammals. Dan Collyns tells us how the […]

Bird Flu Detected in Mammals in Peru

Since 1989, over 3,000 people have been exonerated from prison sentences in the United States after evidence proved they were innocent. But how hard is it for wrongfully convicted people to rebuild their lives? Dan Williams reports.   

The Ordeal of Wrongfully Convicted People in the USA

Since the U.S. ended its pandemic control border policy known as Title 42 earlier this month, a predicted crush of migrants attempting to cross from Mexico never materialized.

Migrants wait for asylum in Mexican border towns

The U.S. commercial real estate market is facing a potential crisis.

U.S. faces potential real estate crisis

To wrap up our series on Asian Pacific American Heritage month, CGTN’s Karina Mitchell takes a look at some of the movers and shakers within the AAPI community that made headlines this year.

AAPI A100 list

Digital Originals
The U.S. reached a “deal in principle” to raise the debt ceiling

U.S. President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy say they have a deal to raise the debt ceiling. As the House aims to vote on Wednesday, they have to convince rank-and-file lawmakers to back the deal in time to head off a […]
Argentina’s Economy Minister visits China

Argentina’s Economy Minister Sergio Massa travels to China on Monday, May 29. Argentina formally joined the Belt and Road Initiative in 2022, Massa is looking to work out details on financial cooperation between the two countries. Watch for more.
Washington, D.C. Chinatown center hosts fun cultural event

  On Saturday, Chinese culture took center stage at the second “Touch of China” event in Washington D.C.’s Chinatown. The Chinatown Community Cultural Center hosted 50 lucky youngsters for a workshop in making traditional Chinese clay sculptures. CGTN’s Omar Elwafaii has more.
Remarks from Xie Feng new Chinese Ambassador to the U.S.

New Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Xie Feng met with Chinese and foreign reporters at the arrival hall in the JFK International Airport in New York. Here are his remarks.

The Heat
The Heat: U.S. Politics

Senators now drive the fate of a bi-partisan deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling. And, more candidates enter the Republican race for the White House.
The Heat: U.S. Debt Ceiling

Can the United States finally avoid a debt ceiling crisis?  
The Heat: Turkiye Election

President Erdogan wins another term in Turkiye. What will this mean for the country and beyond? 
The Heat: Climate Crisis

Global temperatures are set to break new records over the next five years.  
World Today
What to know about 2023 NBA Finals

  Millions of basketball fans in the U.S. and around the world will be watching Thursday evening as the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat tip off in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. It’s an unlikely matchup in many ways: The Nuggets have never been […]
El Salvador’s Bukele enters the fifth year of his presidency

  Four years ago, on June 1, 2019, Nayib Bukele was sworn in as president of El Salvador. At 37, he was the youngest head of state in Latin America. He began his five-year term with promises of changing El Salvador’s image abroad and declaring […]
AAPI A100 list

To wrap up our series on Asian Pacific American Heritage month, CGTN’s Karina Mitchell takes a look at some of the movers and shakers within the AAPI community that made headlines this year.

Migrants wait for asylum in Mexican border towns

Since the U.S. ended its pandemic control border policy known as Title 42 earlier this month, a predicted crush of migrants attempting to cross from Mexico never materialized.
Global Business
U.S. faces potential real estate crisis

The U.S. commercial real estate market is facing a potential crisis.
Regional leaders gather for UNASUR

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva welcomed regional leaders to Brazil Tuesday in an effort to reintegrate the region’s governments and cultivate their collective power.
Mexico to increase semiconductor manufacturing

During the COVID-19 pandemic, semiconductor chips were negatively impacted causing a global shortage in supply chains for electronics.

Former bank executives testify in Congress
Former bank executives testify in Congress

U.S. lawmakers spent two days this week grilling the former heads of three failed banks. And, as Owen Fairclough reports, there’s rising public anger about how much executives earned as their banks collapsed.
Big Story
BIG STORY – Good with Numbers

A new generation of math and science innovators are pushing research to new levels.
Balance: Biodiversity in the Americas

Biodiversity is the variety of life on planet earth. Declining ecosystems threaten our way of life. Balance: Biodiversity in the Americas show some of the efforts being undertaken in Latin America and the U.S. to maintain a diversity of species and allow our society to function in perfect symmetry.
Americas Now
The Rise of Women into the Mezcal World

  Mezcal is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from the agave plant. It includes a large family of spirits like world-famous tequila, a type of mezcal. In the south of Mexico, women are making history as they have moved to the forefront of mezcal production […]
Bird Flu Detected in Mammals in Peru

Since 2022 some parts of the world have experienced the worst avian influenza outbreak ever. From Condors in California to seabirds in Gambia, the avian flu is killing birds all over. But it’s also begun to spread to mammals. Dan Collyns tells us how the […]
The Ordeal of Wrongfully Convicted People in the USA

Since 1989, over 3,000 people have been exonerated from prison sentences in the United States after evidence proved they were innocent. But how hard is it for wrongfully convicted people to rebuild their lives? Dan Williams reports.   
Canada and Portugal on How to do Better with Technology

Americas Now’s Elaine Reyes moderated a panel about how technology reshapes trade, migration, and relations among countries at the Web Summit Rio. She invited Portugal’s Secretary of State for Internationalization, Bernardo Ivo Cruz, and Canada’s chief Trade Commissioner, Sara Wilshaw, to talk about how quickly […]
Full Frame
Full Frame: The Future of Work

COVID-19 saw changes in the way society did nearly everything. From how people ordered their food, boarded their flights, or even how they completed their daily work task. The pandemic saw a 22% rise in granted patents globally, and with Ai is infiltrating nearly every […]
Full Frame: Innovations of Tomorrow

Science and technology is making its way into all walks of life. Today, nearly everything from our refrigerators to our vacuum cleaners seems to be connected to the internet. The question of just how far technology will streamline life and how we will power this […]
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