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.

Former German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen made history on Tuesday by becoming the European Commission’s first ever female president.

The U.S. House of Representatives condemns the president’s remarks targeting four lawmakers of color. Four of his Trump’s party back it but he denies being racist.

In Mexico violence and poverty are leading many of the youth to join drug cartels. And political leaders are challenged to offer alternatives to gang membership.

The hemp business is booming in the US, in large part because of a hemp plant extract called CBD. Many people tout CBD for its medicinal and therapeutic qualities but some say regulations have not kept pace.

Many women who’ve just given birth experience some type of mental disorder. The suffering is sometimes so acute they commit suicide. Now, the first drug to specifically treat postpartum depression, has just hit the market in the U.S.

When the Chinese National Team opened their practice to the media for the first time during NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, there was no hiding from what seemed obvious – they looked overmatched.

It may look like a steam bath, but the temperature in one chamber dips to negative 100 degrees Celsius.

The wall’s Badaling section outside Beijing is the most popular, attracting 10 million visitors last year. To ease the strain, local authorities recently implemented a new daily cap of 65,000 people.

It’s one of the most popular trends on Chinese social media — people being photographed on the street.

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 […]

The group of elderly musicians who recorded the album included Francisco Repilado, also known as Compay Segundo. His son has carried on his legacy since Francisco’s death in 2003.

In Colombia, the international trafficking of rare frogs is threatening the survival of some species. Our Game Changer has come up with a way to save them from that fate.

One of Mexico’s most popular beach resorts has a waste problem. So a chef from a local restaurant devised a way to use it to make compost.