Gang violence worsens Haiti’s health emergency

June 8, 2015

Independent candidate wins state governor in Mexico

The former mayor and tough-talking farmer, Jaime Rodriguez, trounced his opponent by a wide-margin, becoming Governor-elect of Mexico’s prosperous northern state of Nuevo Leon.

June 8, 2015

US-China tensions rise

General Fan Changlong’s visit to the U.S. comes at a crucial moment when new tensions are rising over issues, like the South China Sea.

June 8, 2015

China’s newly merged train company stock jumped 10%

China’s newly merged train making company — CRRC — started trading today in both Shanghai and Hong Kong. The company’s stock jumped by the 10 percent daily gain limit in Shanghai, and rose 4.5 percent in Hong Kong.

June 8, 2015

Max Wolff on Apple’s big announcements

For more on Apple’s big announcements, Phillip TK Yin spoke to Max Wolff, the Chief Economist for Manhattan Venture Partners.

June 8, 2015

The Heat discusses the Turkish elections

Say goodbye to 13 years of Turkey’s one party rule. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan wanted to change Turkey’s constitution to expand the president’s powers. Voters rejected that, but a historic breakthrough for Turkey’s pro-Kurdish coalition was with the HDP. What will this result mean for the region?

June 8, 2015

Brazil and the US consider visa waiver program

Despite the numerous concerns over their economy and the future, Brazilians continue to travel. The U.S. is one of the top destinations for Brazilian tourists but the numbers would be greater if the visa process wasn’t so complicated. It’s just as tough for Americans going […]

June 8, 2015

Coding education vital to success in tech world

Coding boot camps or coding academies are places where students learn how to write software and fill some of the estimated half a million U.S. job openings in the Information Technology field. President Barack Obama is among those touting this type of education.

June 8, 2015

Frank Wilner on China’s high speed rail

For more on the merger, CCTV’s Phillip TK Yin spoke to Frank Wilner, a contributor for Railway Age magazine.

June 8, 2015

How the Gaokao exam in China compares to US college exams

After months, sometimes years of studying, nearly nine and half million high school students in China finish the most important test of their lives. The Gaokao. It is often called the “Battle to Determine Fate.”

June 8, 2015

South Africa maintains innocence over World Cup hosting bid

The South African Football Association is denying claims that it issued bribes to win the vote to host the 2010 World Cup. They say the U.S. Justice Department has yet to provide any evidence to support it.

June 8, 2015

Quiz: Are you smarter than a Chinese high school student?

CCTV America looked through many of the hundreds of questions in the areas of math, science, writing, English, and essays that more than 9 million Chinese high school students encountered in the annual college-entrance examination, or gaokao, currently underway in China. We came up with […]

June 8, 2015

N. Kenya communities celebrate culture with song and dance

Every year, 14 communities celebrate their diversity at the Lake Turkana Festival in Northern Kenya.

June 8, 2015

Dramatic Turnover in Turkey Parliamentary elections

For the first time in 13 years, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party failed to win a majority in the country’s parliamentary elections. A dramatic turnover means a new face in parliament will be the Kurdish People’s Democratic Party.

June 8, 2015

World leaders tackle broad agenda during G7 meet

Leaders of the world’s top seven industrial powers are vowing to keep the pressure on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine. Their G7 annual summit has now wrapped up in Germany.

June 8, 2015

A battle to determine fate for millions of Chinese students

After months, sometimes years of studying, nearly 9.5 million high school students in China are finishing the most important test of their lives — the Gaokao, often called the “Battle to Determine Fate.”

June 8, 2015

Filmmaker sheds lights on 500-year-old culture in southern Iran

Africa hardly comes to mind when you think of Iran, but one community is trying to change that perception.

June 8, 2015

China and US to hold military cooperation talks

The Vice Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission begins a five-day visit to the United States this week. The first stop for General Fan Chang-long is Boeing’s facility in Seattle. The trip comes at a time when the two countries are in open dispute over a […]

June 8, 2015

9.42 million college hopefuls sit for China’s gaokao exam

A total of 9.42 million Chinese high school students started taking “Gaokao”, the annual national college admission exam on Sunday. The test will run for two or three days depending on the region.

June 8, 2015

Obama at G-7: US, leading allies ‘stand united’ on world challenges

President Barack Obama says the U.S. and its leading allies “stand united” on some of the world’s most pressing challenges at the Group of Seven (G-7) summit in Germany.

June 8, 2015

Eastern Star death toll rises to 434, 8 missing

The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship that capsized on the Yangtze River during freak weather has risen to 434 as of noon local time on Monday.

June 7, 2015

Hamas praises decision to overturn terrorist organization listing

Hamas has praised the decision to overturn a court ruling in Egypt, which listed it as a terrorist organisation. Some observers believe this could ease the tension between Gaza and the Egyptian government.

June 7, 2015

Canada beats China 1-0 in World Cup opener

Canada defeated China 1-0 in the opener of the Women’s World Cup in Edmonton. The hosts were under intense pressure as the match began. And it took a dramatic, late-game penalty to give Canada a win.

June 7, 2015

Iraq prepares for operation to liberate Anbar province

Iraq’s military claimed that troops moved to surround Anbar province. They prepared for an operation to liberate it from ISIL. This came more than two weeks after Iraq lost Ramadi to the terrorist group.

June 7, 2015

Economic growth, security take priority at G7 summit

U.S. President Barack Obama said sanctions against Russia will continue until a peace deal in Ukraine is fully implemented. Obama is joining other G7 leaders in southern Germany for their annual summit. Moscow’s been excluded for the second year running.

June 7, 2015

FIFA email connects Sepp Blatter to $10M, newspaper claims

A 2007 email shows FIFA President Sepp Blatter and then-South African President Thabo Mbeki held “discussions” over the $10 million that ultimately went to allegedly corrupt senior soccer executives as payback for supporting the country’s World Cup bid, a newspaper claimed on Sunday.

June 7, 2015

Strict monitoring in place for national college entrance exams

High school students across China are taking their national college entrance exams (gaokao) from Saturday to Monday. Meticulous monitoring measures have been implemented in every exam hall, and in particular, Guangdong province has put in place its strictest guidelines yet.

June 7, 2015

China mourns Yangtze shipwreck victims

Ship horns wailed as hundreds of people gathered in the rain on Sunday to mourn the victims of the Eastern Star disaster.

June 7, 2015

Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen army headquarters kill 22

Saudi-led airstrikes before dawn on unday targeted the headquarters of Yemen’s armed forces in the rebel-held capital, killing at least 22 people, officials said.

June 7, 2015

Turkish ruling party seen losing majority in Parliament

In a stunning blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, preliminary election results in Turkey’s parliamentary election on Sunday suggested that his party could lose its simple majority in Parliament.

June 7, 2015

Streets of Havana transform into an open-air art gallery

Cuban artists are one group who are benefiting from the improved relations with the United States. The easing of travel restrictions has seen a large number of U.S collectors traveling to Cuba to invest in art, especially now with Havana’s month-long Biennial Art festival in […]

June 7, 2015

Malaysian Airlines set for major job cuts

The man tasked with saving Malaysia’s beleaguered national airline Malaysia Airlines addressed the media today for the first time since taking on his new job. Christoph Mueller took over at the start of last month, ahead of schedule, and began by preparing the airlines’ 20,000 […]

June 7, 2015

Dismantling landmines in Colombia, this week on Americas Now

Colombia, the country with the largest number of landmines planted across its territory, is trying to get rid of them.

June 6, 2015

Mark Gray on women’s World Cup

Women’s football is growing at a rapid pace. For more insight into the future of the game, CCTV-America is joined by Mark Gray. He’s a sports analyst with broadcast experience in play-by-play, color analysis and sideline reporting.

June 6, 2015

The Museum of Bad Art

What happens when creativity and innovation go wrong? A museum filled with art that would otherwise be thrown away!

June 6, 2015

World leaders gather in Germany to tackle climate change issue

G7 leaders are arriving in southern Germany for their annual summit. And, one of the major issues to be discussed is climate change. With a major United Nation Summit coming up in December, Germany wants its wealthy partners to commit to significant emissions cuts. It aims to completely […]

June 6, 2015

Shubham Banerjee: Braigo Labs

The World Health Organization reports that there are roughly 285 million visually impaired Braigo Labs people around the globe, and 90 percent of them live in developing countries. Shubham Banerjee is a 14-year old entrepreneur whose ingenuity can help change the lives of visually impaired […]

June 6, 2015

Chris Kluwe: Augmented reality, experiencing life as never before

Chris Kluwe is a retired NFL punter who believes augmented reality, a technology that superimposes a computer-generated image on a user’s view of the real world, is on the verge of becoming everyday reality. He believes that the use of augmented reality in sports brings […]

June 6, 2015

Girl bakes cakes for the needy as a way to give them hope

One woman in South Africa is reaching out to those most in need and trying to bring them a moment of happiness by giving them a cake.

June 6, 2015

Barcelona beats Juventus 3-1 in Champions League final

BERLIN — Barcelona won the Champions League for the fourth time in a decade on Saturday, with Luis Suarez grabbing the crucial goal in a 3-1 victory over Juventus at the end of a season that began with the Uruguay striker serving a ban for […]

June 6, 2015

Last day before the Gaokao exam

9.4 million students are ready this weekend to take Gaokao or the national college-entrance exam. It’s a make-or-break competition for China’s next generation, given the vast population, and comparatively-limited educational resources.

June 6, 2015

Yangtze Capsized Eastern Star death toll reaches 406

The death toll from the sinking of a Chinese cruise ship on the Yangtze River during freak weather climbed to 406 on Saturday, with some 36 still unaccounted for.

June 6, 2015

China, Japan finance ministers meet for cooperation

BEIJING — China and Japan held their fifth finance dialogue in Beijing on Saturday after about two years of delay due to sour relations.

June 6, 2015

Iraqi officials say car bomb in a Shiite town kills 14 people northeast of Baghdad

BAGHDAD – Iraqi police officials said a car bomb attack near a busy market killed 14 people and wounded 37 others on Saturday night in the Shiite town of Balad Ruz, 70 kilometers (45 miles) northeast of Baghdad.

June 6, 2015

Williams beats Safarova in 3 sets at French for 20th major

PARIS — Serena Williams beats Lucie Safarova in 3 sets in French Open final for 20th Grand Slam title.

Salvage mission continues on Yangtze River

June 5, 2015

Death toll jumps in Yangtze River capsizing

Disaster teams searched the Yangtze River on Saturday for the bodies of dozens of missing passengers from the Eastern Star as the death toll from the capsizing rose to nearly 400.

June 5, 2015

People in Argentina turn out to protest Femicide

In 80 cities across Argentina including Buenos Aires residents turned out by the thousands carrying signs with the slogan: Not One Woman Less.

June 5, 2015

Tech companies offering the highest salaries

The career site Glassdooor compiled a list of America’s 15 highest paying companies. Tech companies dominated the list with nine of the 15 places with Netflix at number two and Google at 13.

June 5, 2015

Peru turns to ancient methods after water shortage

The Peruvian capital of Lima is slowly running out of water. Lima is becoming one of the driest capital cities in the world. Daily water shortages are a real problems for Peru’s poorest residents.

June 5, 2015

Protesters in Mexico attack campaign offices

A campaign marred by widespread discontent in southern Oaxaca state where dissident teachers attacked electoral offices. Protesters also went after electoral offices in other states including Chiapas, Puebla and Veracruz. Mexican officials say more than 150-thousand ballots have been burned.

June 5, 2015

The Philippines working to boost an entrepreneurial spirit

The Philippine government says it’s working to clear up red tape and bureaucracy that holds back businesses from flourishing there. A budding entrepreneurial spirit seems to be taking shape in the capital, Manila.

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