Buenos Aires is electing a new mayor in a run-off election. One of the key issues throughout the campaign has been housing, in particular, the challenges regarding the slums or villas. These are settlements that for decades have lacked access to basic services.
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A devastating drought is delaying the growing season for Thailand farmers to plant their paddy fields. Taps are running dry, roads are collapsing, and soldiers are guarding canals and waterways.
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In Burundi, three candidates for Tuesday’s presidential election have formally withdrawn. They say the polls will not be free and fair. Burundi has endured almost three months of violence, triggered by President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to seek a third term.
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The cabinet reshuffle in Athens forced Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to rely on opposition votes to pass the package Greece needs to stay afloat. But, what impact will this have on support for other left-wing parties gathering momentum across Europe?
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Chinese animated films have been exposed to harsh domestic criticism in recent years. But a special remake of a legendary classic has captured the entire country’s attention. “Monkey King: Hero is back” features high visual quality. And, it has set a new high-bar for China’s […]
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The Ferris wheel has come a long way since the first one was constructed for Chicago World’s Fair in 1893.The High Roller, the Singapore Flyer, the London Eye have competed for tourist thrills in recent year. Now, New York is joining the global competition for […]
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While veganism may be referred to as a diet, James Cromwell says his decision to refrain from consuming animal products goes beyond the dinner table.
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Jan Creamer is a superhero of a new form, rescuing animals throughout the world.
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If a picture says a thousand words, then maybe a documentary can truly make a difference. That’s Orlando Von Einsiedel’s hope.
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As city landscapes grow taller, concrete walls and glass windows become dangerous obstacles for wild birds trying to navigate Manhattan’s urban jungle.
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They are the largest animals in the world, yet they largely remain hidden. But this season, tour groups have been reporting unusually high numbers of whales close to the Farallon Islands near San Francisco.
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It is difficult to describe exactly what it is, but it has been one of Argentina’s most successful exports from the past decade. The hit show Fuerza Bruta is a mix of acrobatics and theatre and it starts a world tour in China this weekend.
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Saturday marks International Nelson Mandela Day. That’s a UN-sponsored commemoration of the late South African president. It’s a day when people around the world are encouraged to follow Mandela’s example and perform individual acts to help others. In Cape Town, hundreds of people came together […]
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China is building a new financial center, modeled on Manhattan. The area is now halfway through its ten years construction. The project is expected to cost about $12 billion, and the investment is already starting to see a return.
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Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez pulled up to his military targets in a rented, silver Mustang convertible, wearing a vest with extra ammunition, wielding at least two long guns and a handgun. His once clean-shaven face was covered with a bushy beard. A short time later, four […]
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Nairobi’s Westgate shopping mall is open for business. It’s nearly two years since the terror attack, in which at least 67 were killed. Al-Shabaab gunmen stormed the upmarket Nairobi mall, leading to a four days siege that left it in ruins.
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On July 20th, the United States and Cuba will formally restore diplomatic relations. It ends decades of attempts by Washington to isolate the Caribbean nation internationally. It’s taken seven months of tough negotiations for the sides to agree to reopen their embassies. In the meantime, […]
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Muslims all over the world are celebrating Eid- al Fitr, the festivities to mark the end of Ramadan. And one Palestinian family hopes for an end to conflict in their homeland.
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23-year-old Tursun becomes excited when he recalls his experience of leaving home to attend high school in another part of China. He told the reporter that they ( him and five other students) went to school and it was “amazing” inside. Their dormitory was nicer […]
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Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that it has broken up planned Islamic State attacks in the kingdom and arrested more than 400 suspects in an anti-terrorism sweep, a day after a powerful blast in neighboring Iraq killed more than 100 people in one of the […]
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Greek banks are reopening Monday after a forced 3-week closure but restrictions on cash withdrawals will remain.
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A suicide car bombing on Friday night in Iraq’s eastern Diyala province killed at least 115 people gathered at a marketplace to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
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Recent market volatility has wiped trillions of dollars away from retail investors who trade on China’s A-share market. The magnitude of the losses as well as earlier gains has been phenomenal.
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Brazilian prosecutors are opening a formal probe against former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Lula, as he is widely known, is being investigated for influence peddling to help construction giant Odebrecht.
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The historic deal reached Tuesday between Iran and six world powers over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program will affect corporations and lead to more economic growth around the world.
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China has the world’s second largest area for growing wine after Spain. China’s environment provides fertile ground for its growing wine industry.
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To explore the Chinese economy, CCTV’s Philip TK Yin spoke to Dan McClory: Managing Director, Head of China and Head of West Coast Investment Banking at Burnham Securities Inc.
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Recently, several foreign fast food chains in China are joining the digital restaurant fad, including mobile payments and online ordering. Will that help improve their declining performance in China?
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The Pearl River Delta in China’s southern Guangdong province holds the largest manufacturing base in the country, and Dongguan is its manufacturing hub. To address rising labor costs, factories in Dongguan are now experimenting with “zero labor production” strategy. This means a sharp scaling down […]
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Beijing is protesting the passing of a defense bill in Japan’s lower house that may pave the way for the country’s military to operate overseas. The controversial bill still needs approval in the upper house of Japan’s parliament.
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What happens when you mix four Americans and three Chinese liquors? To answer that, three CCTV America employees took an an epicurean cocktail tour of three Chinese liquors, guided by bar manager Robin Miller at Casa Luca restaurant. All four were new to the spirits.
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Germany’s parliament has voted in favor of starting negotiations on a third bailout for Greece worth about $94 billion dollars, though a sizable minority opposed the talks. Following the vote, Greece and the Eurozone’s bailout fund formally opened negotiations.
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Photos have turned a homeless boy in the Philippines into an internet sensation. Nine-year-old Daniel Cabrera and his family live in a small corner with tables and benches that during the day sits customers of an eatery.
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Greece fulfilled its first obligation to Eurozone leaders this week when its parliament approved tough austerity measures. They include higher taxes, pension cuts and the sale of state assets. In return, the European Central Bank approved emergency funding to help Greece meet its immediate financial […]
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A limestone of a dragon dinosaur was found in China’s Liaoning province. Scientists believed the dinosaur was an ancestor of the velociraptor, one that they say was on the border of becoming a bird.
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Many of the world’s top football clubs are looking to expand to China including five-time world champions Brazil. However, the club is also interested in attracting Chinese players and investments to the Latin American country.
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Memorial ceremonies in the Netherlands, Ukraine and Australia were held to remember the victims onboard the MH17 which was heading from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. One year ago, the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was blown out of the skies above rebel-held Eastern Ukraine.
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A new video published by News Corp Australia on Friday reportedly shows the immediate aftermath of the MH17 crash. A year after the downing of MH17, relatives of the victims are still waiting for answers.
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Haitians have crossed the border into the Dominican Republic to find jobs and better lives for decades. Now, the government of the Dominican Republic wants undocumented Haitians out. Critics call it discriminatory.
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The 25-year-old Memetili was an undergraduate student majoring in medical studies in a Xinjiang university. His relatively normal student life was completely changed when he was approached by people trying to teach him “religious knowledge.” The “textbooks,” however, were videos and audio guides made by […]
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Chinese stocks appear to be stabilizing after a three-week plunge that saw China’s market benchmark Shanghai Composite Index fall nearly 32 percent from June 12 when Chinese stocks hit a seven-year peak. The collapse erased $3.5 trillion in value — nearly a third of the […]
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with World Bank President Jim Yong Kim in Beijing on Thursday, as the two sides agreed to set up a $50 million fund to combat poverty.
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has met with the head of Japan’s National Security Council, Shotaro Yachi, who is in Beijing for a high-level political dialogue.
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Counterterrorism investigators are trying to figure out why a 24-year-old Kuwait-born man, who by accounts lived a typical life in suburban America, attacked two military facilities in a shooting rampage that killed four Marines.
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European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said on Friday the Eurogroup agreed to launch negotiations on a three-year bailout programme with Greece.
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Over the past months, adult coloring books have been on best sellers lists in many parts of the world. In Brazil, this anti-stress hobby has caught on with so many people that it has even caused a shortage of colored pencils.
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Cuba has long been a popular vacation destination for Europeans and Canadians, but this year numbers have risen dramatically.
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It has been one year now, since Europe imposed sanctions on Russia’s energy, defense and financial sectors for its actions in Ukraine. The EU cited Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and what it called Moscow’s support for separatists in eastern Ukraine. This has left Russia isolated […]
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Scott Kennedy, Director of the Project on Chinese Business and Political Economy at the think tank CSIS provides insight on the investment situation in China.
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The European Central Bank and Eurozone finance ministers bought more time for Athens on Thursday, extending emergency funding to Greece’s banks and announcing a loan to deal with the government’s immediate bills.
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