There are many rules to follow when it comes to producing organic honey. The bee farms have to be kept at a distance of at least three kilometers from any contaminants like non-organic land or factories.
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Work is still being done to clean up the damaged reactors in Fukushima, Japan. In contaminated areas, some debris has been removed.
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Scientists are scratching their heads over the death of 30 large whales during the past few months off the coasts of Alaska, in what NOAA is calling an “unusual mortality event.”
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The president of France pinned his country’s highest award, the Legion d’Honneur, on three Americans and a Briton on Monday, saying they “gave a lesson in courage” by subduing a heavily armed attacker on a high-speed train carrying 500 passengers to Paris.
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In more than three decades of trying to breed pandas at the National Zoo, there’s been plenty of heartbreak. More cubs born in Washington have died than survived, and news of a birth has often been greeted warily.
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China’s State Council releases a second list of 100 state facilities and sites commemorating the 70th anniversary of the country’s victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression.
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Chinese sci-fi fans were ecstatic when they learned that the Hugo Awards, one of the most prestigious science-fiction awards in the world, went to a Chinese novel for the first time.
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Alarm bells rang across world markets on Monday as a 9 percent dive in Chinese shares and a sharp drop in the dollar and major commodities panicked investors.
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It’s pure panda-mania at Washington, DC’s National Zoo… Giant Panda Mei Xiang welcomed twin cubs Saturday.
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With Colombia’s 50-year armed conflict and drug war dominating the national conversation, neglected animals don’t even make the list of national concerns. However, many animals have been casualties of these events.
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Most countries favor investment in tourism because it provides jobs and stimulates economic growth. But there is a downside to tourism too. Take Mexico, for example. A tourist boom is bringing in big revenue. But it’s also bringing big threats to the environment.
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A 23-year-old street artist from Argentina is painting the town red – and other colors too. Her name is Fio Sliva. She is an emerging talent and her work can be seen in Buenos Aires and its suburbs.
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China expands its source of investment in the stock market. The government recently gave the green light to pour the massive pension fund into shares.
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Rehearsals for air formation display in China ‘s military parade are in full swing. And when it comes to air space, one of the key safety concerns is birds. Birds can strike aircraft or be sucked into a jet engine and cause catastrophic accidents. The […]
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Business startups aren’t a new concept for students at Shanghai Jiaotong University. The college recently unveiled a new proposal to encourage more entrepreneurship on campus. If approved, both students and faculty could take up to two years’ leave in order to focus on their own […]
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Top aides to the leaders of the DPRK and South Korea have negotiated into Sunday evening, to ease tensions involving an exchange of artillery fire that brought the peninsula to the brink of armed conflict.
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Dramatic video footage has emerged in Thailand, which police believe shows the second Bangkok bomber. A man is seen apparently planting the device at a ferry pier used daily by thousands of commuters. In Bangkok, there’s been a ceremony to honor the Chinese people who […]
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With the British national anthem playing in the background, Britain’s foreign secretary, Philip Hammond said the opening of the embassy with the formal raising of the UK’s Union flag represented the start of a new phase in relations between the countries. Britain has operated without […]
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The man who boarded a high-speed Amsterdam-to-Paris train with a Kalashnikov rifle before being tackled by passengers was on the radar of authorities in three countries, had ties to radical Islam and had traveled to Syria, authorities said.
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One person was killed and nine others were injured after a blast ripped through a chemical plant in Zibo City, east China’s Shandong Province on Saturday night, local authorities said early Sunday morning.
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Giant panda Mei Xiang, a star tourist draw in the U.S. capital, gave birth to a pair of cubs hours apart on Saturday (August 22), the National Zoo said.
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During the 1930s and 40s, a large number of Jewish refugees fled and found refuge in Shanghai. Evidence of that bond they formed with their adopted city can still be seen today.
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France says the train-attack suspect has been positively identified as a young Moroccan. And, now anti-terrorism investigators across Europe say they’ve been tracking his movements for more than a year. That includes contacts in Spain, Germany, Turkey and Belgium.
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Officials from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea are trying to end the current standoff. Rare, high-level talks have raised hopes the rival Koreas may pull back from the brink of armed conflict. But tensions are still running high.
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WASHINGTON — The National Zoo in Washington says there’s one more panda in the world after its female giant panda gave birth to a cub on Saturday.
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It has one of the best year-round climates and spectacular scenery. But Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, is considered one of the least desirable places to live in Latin America.
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The drought in California is forcing everyone to reduce water use by at least 25 percent. Golf courses are really feeling the heat, as a typical golf course uses about 320 million liters of water every year to maintain their green fairways.
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Beijing’s Military Parade Village has opened its doors to overseas media for the first time. For months, the village has been home to troops, who will take part in China’s Victory Day celebrations next week.
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The death toll from last week’s warehouse explosion in the northern port city of Tianjin has climbed to 121. 54 are still missing. The city says a tiny amount of cyanide has been detected at more than 20 sites surrounding the port.
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The death toll in the Tianjin warehouse disaster has risen to 116. All of the victims have been identified. Half of them were firefighters.
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As diplomacy warms up between the United States and Cuba, one thing has remained frozen:
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Greece’s president asked the main opposition party to try to form a new government. This comes a day after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigned and called an early election next month.
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Authorities in Thailand say they want to try and expedite the investigation of the blast that killed 20 people in Bangkok.
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There are tons of ways to use honey rather than a sweetener. Here are seven of them:
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China’s highly-classified training for this year’s military parade is open to the media for the first time.
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There are wildfires in the western portion of the United States that have been burning for weeks. It is becoming a very intense wildfire season.
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Stephen Haggard is a Professor at Rutger’s University and co-authored several books on the DPRK. He spoke to CCTV America for more insight on tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
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A gunman named as Ayoub El-Khazzani opened fire with an automatic weapon on a high-speed train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris Friday, wounding three people, two of them critically, officials said. The man Spanish authorities had under surveillance left Spain for France in 2014, travelled […]
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Sao Paulo is Brazil’s largest state, has the nation’s largest population (40 million), and is the country’s largest center for manufacturing and industry. It is also home to the Sao Paulo Cancer Institute, the largest hospital in Brazil for treating cancer.
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As the week of the Bangkok bombing comes to a close, life continues as normal for those unaffected by the events earlier in the week. But a sense of nervousness still permeates the city.
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Four new fires burned Friday within a disaster zone in China’s Tianjin port where massive warehouse explosions more than a week ago killed at least 116 people and contaminated the area with toxic chemicals.
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China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China, unleashed a total of 350 billion yuan ($54.8 billion) into the market earlier this week as a hedge against the currency’s weakness.
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Ten million digital televisions are being given away to low-income Mexicans free of charge across the country. It’s a $1.6 billion program aiming to convert Mexico’s analog television signals to digital format.
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To Americans, it probably sounds quite generous: a year of paid leave for parents who’ve just had a baby. For U.S. company Netflix, they’ve managed to get closer to the norm in much of the world. Which is not the norm for the U.S.
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According to experts, Chinese coal actually emits less carbon dioxide than coal in the West, 40 percent less.
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With a single aircraft, Fly Baghdad is now in business. It’s the first privately-owned budget airline in Iraq. If things go well, Fly Baghdad could help set an example that could help get Iraq’s economy off the ground.
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At the end of last year, China became the world’s second largest diamond consuming market. More Chinese people not only buy diamonds as a luxury item, but also hold them as an investment.
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The ongoing drought in California is forcing everyone to reduce water use by at least 25 percent and that includes the hundreds of golf courses in that state.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel vows more cooperation with Brazil, as she wraps up a whirlwind trip to the South American country. Merkel met with Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff.
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The annual Tango Championship is under way in Argentina with all the glitz and excitement of an international event. While the tango competition is drawing a crowd, the dance halls in Buenos Aires are having a hard time when it comes to safety.
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