Robert F. Smith is the richest African-American man in the United States and is valued at over $4 billion. This weekend, the known philanthropist promised to relieve the student loan debt of the 2019 Morehouse College graduating class.

CGTN’s Asieh Namdar recently attended a meeting with Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif. Here’s what he said.

CGTN’s Chanlee Saray-Yim describes Cambodian New Year celebrations in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Brendt Christensen arrived at Peoria’s Federal Courthouse on Monday, knowing that a jury would likely decide if he was guilty of kidnapping and killing Zhang Yingying.

The verdict in the kidnap and murder of a Chinese scholar: guilty. A jury in the U.S. state of Illinois took less than two-hours to hand down its decision.

The swift conviction was expected because Brendt Christensen’s attorneys acknowledged from the start that he raped and stabbed Yingying Zhang in June 2017. Prosecutors say he beat her to death with a baseball bat and decapitated her.

As eco-conscious fashion appears more frequently on the streets of Mexico City, the hope is that its message will resonate far beyond couture culture.

For female entrepreneurs, there’s much to celebrate.

Manufacturers and retailers who make and sell a variety of products used for outdoor recreation are facing major difficulties due to the trade war between the U.S. and China.

Today was day seven in Brendt Christensen’s trial over the disappearance of Chinese scholar Zhang Yingying two years ago. Her body was never found.

Hong Kong is known as the Pearl of the Orient for good reason. It’s a place with a rich history of pearl fishing dating back a thousand years.

New testimony offers insight into how federal agents obtained crucial details about the suspect in the 2017 disappearance of a Chinese scholar. DNA evidence confirmed Zhang Yingying was inside the man’s apartment. The revelation came during day six of the trail. CGTN’s Dan Williams was […]

As the impact of artificial intelligence becomes more visible in the tech world, the global race to develop AI is intensifying.

During the past four decades, the world has witnessed China’s transformation – a swift economic rise, the uplifting of hundreds of millions out of poverty, and an opening up to the rest of the world.

We’re entering a new epoch, says global strategy adviser and author Parag Khanna. We are now in what Khanna calls the “Asian Century.” With 4.5 billion people, Asia is the most populous continent, making the world 60 percent Asian. The new Asian system taking shape […]

As Bolivian wines become more familiar to the international market the challenge is finding the right way to sell them. Whitbeck traveled to Bolivia’s wine region to tell us more.

A doll in a Bogota classroom is behind one of the country’s most successful program’s against racism. Our Game Changer is Colombian teacher Carmenza Novoa.

A group in Bolivia is continuing with the tradition of playing folkloric tunes but with a modern approach. The Bolivian band known as “Los Jathas” is this week’s Urban Voice.