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.

he brainchild of the nonprofit Planetary Society that promotes space exploration, the satellite, funded by donations, is called LightSail 2. It is called LightSail because that’s exactly what it does — it sails on sunlight. 

Tiankai Xu has a few more years to go to reach the hours needed to become a commercial pilot. A bright career is ahead of him, fed by both sides of the China-U.S. relationship.

Argentine satellite company Satellogic has out-sourced its product launches to China. It’s goals, provide vital information for sectors such as forestry, agriculture and energy, at an affordable price.

Seven days of public hearings on the impact of potential tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese goods have wrapped up in Washington. The message from a range of U.S. businesses to the Trump administration: no more tariffs, please. CGTN’s Giles Gibson reports.

Brazil is planning to privatize a big part of its infrastructure this year: billions of dollars’ worth of airports, railways and other assets. And China is expected to be a key investor.

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.

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.