Chinese cars gaining more demand in Mexico

August 14, 2015

US, Cuba universities start new partnerships

As relations between the U.S. and Cuba are improving, universities in both countries are also getting on board.

August 14, 2015

First legal US-Cuba Yacht since 1954 departs

The first yacht to legally take American citizens to Cuba since 1954 sailed from Key West last week. It’s another sign of improving relations between the United States and Cuba.

August 14, 2015

Executives positioned on “glass cliff” forced out

As we’ve detailed previously on Women at Work, women face several challenges in the workplace. What about those who have succeeded, then suddenly stop advancing. It’s called the glass ceiling.

August 14, 2015

Australia feeling the impact of weakening yuan

China’s currency devaluation continues to impact economies around the world including Australia. While the country’s struggling share market dipped even further.

August 14, 2015

US flag raising in Cuba creates emotional moment

In the sleepy neighborhood of Alturas de Almendares, neighbors of 40 years chat on the street, but as the time nears they go upstairs to a cramped room to watch history being made.

August 14, 2015

Next steps in US-Cuba ties: lift trade embargo

For Cuba’s 11 million people, the average monthly wage is around 17 dollars a month. Cubans believe the U.S. trade embargo is unfairly penalizing their people.

August 14, 2015

The Heat: US embassy re-opens in Havana

For the first time in more than fifty years, an American flag is now flying outside the U.S. Embassy in Havana. The embassy officially reopened on July 20th, when diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba were formally re-established.

August 14, 2015

The WWII invasion that led to Japan’s surrender

The Zhijiang Campaign was the Japanese invasion of west Hunan and the subsequent Chinese counterattack that occurred between April and June 1945.

August 14, 2015

Havana’s US embassy and a history of hostilities

It’s a very new sight for many Cubans. The American flag: red, which and blue with its stars and stripes, flying in front of the building that holds the U.S. embassy in Havana.

August 14, 2015

Syria opposition group meets with Russian FM

Syria’s main opposition group, the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition forces, went to Moscow for talks with Russia’s Foreign Minister.

August 14, 2015

Key WWII building still sits in Shanghai

In a few weeks, the world will mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. The battle for Shanghai began on August 13th, 1937, when the Japanese army attacked the city.

August 14, 2015

One more question for Christina Paxson about staying on top

CCTV-America’s Shraysi Tandon interviewed Christina Paxson, president of Brown University about leadership in the academic world and asked her one more question about how leaders who succeed, especially women, can stay at the top. Here’s what she said:

August 14, 2015

Tianjin authorities inspect blast area, death toll: 56

The latest death toll given by Chinese authorities in the aftermath of the massive Tianjin explosion has risen to 56, including 21 firemen.

August 14, 2015

Oceanic junk ranges from Legos to suspected MH370 wreckage

For years along the Cornish coast of Britain, Atlantic Ocean currents have carried thousands of Lego pieces onto the beaches. In Kenya, cheap flip-flop sandals are churned relentlessly in the Indian Ocean surf, until finally being spit out onto the sand.

August 14, 2015

Japan PM recounts past WWII apologies, falls short of offering his own

In an address marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe mentioned the Japanese government’s previous apology, but refrained from offering one on his own.

August 14, 2015

Yuan stabilizes after central bank reassures markets

The yuan, halted a three-day slide after the central bank soothed market sentiments on Thursday, reversing short but sharp declines triggered by a foreign exchange (forex) policy change.

August 14, 2015

Kerry arrives in Cuba for historic reopening of US embassy

Washington’s top diplomat came to Havana on Friday to raise the Stars and Stripes over the newly opened U.S. Embassy, making a symbolically charged victory lap for the Obama administration’s new policy of engagement with Cuba.

August 14, 2015

Timeline: Key events in US-Cuba relations

Relations between the U.S. and Cuba have been intertwined from the 1960s. Here are some key events in U.S.-Cuba relations.

August 13, 2015

US turns drug war focus onto the Pacific Ocean

Countries around the world are engaged in a fight against drugs for various reasons, especially in Latin America and the United States.

August 13, 2015

Rebuilding relations, faces of the new Cuba

As the United State prepares to raise its flag over its embassy in Cuba for the first time in over half a century, CCTV is taking time this week to look at the new generation of young Cubans.

August 13, 2015

US-Cuba new ties to open up classic car market

As Cuba opens up to the U.S., the island nation revs up for its car sector to open up too. That could lay a path for closer links to both nations.

August 13, 2015

Google announces parent company, new focus

Google has a new parent company and it’s called Alphabet. The tech giant’s announcement came earlier this week, and sent shock waves throughout the industry, with many wondering why Google created a new company.

August 13, 2015

The widening wage gap in the US

As an employee, would you want to see how your paychecks stacked up against your boss’? The US Securities and Exchange Commission approved a controversial CEO pay rule that lets workers do just that.

August 13, 2015

China mobile brands gain ground over iPhone

The iconic iPhone is gradually losing some of its charm in China. According to IHS Technology research institute, Apple’s Chinese market share in the second quarter of this year declined from second to third place.

August 13, 2015

A Cuban diplomat on John Kerry’s trip to Cuba

Cubans in Havana raise a toast to Fidel Castro in front of the cameras, a day before the United States raises its embassy’s flag in the Cuban capital.

August 13, 2015

Former Indonesian sex slaves look for closure

Estimates say up to 200,000 women were forced to act as sex slaves for the Japanese Army before and during World War II. Many of the abused were from China, Korea, and Indonesia.

August 13, 2015

Cuba’s ‘private’ biz booms with new US relations

One of the reasons U.S. President Barack Obama gave for restoring diplomatic relations with Cuba and making it easier for U.S. citizens to travel to the island, was to help boost Cuba’s fledgling private businesses.

August 13, 2015

Havana celebrates Fidel Castro’s 89th birthday

A free open air concert in Havana’s Anti-Imperialist Plaza is located right in front of the U.S. embassy. But at midnight the music stopped, replaced by cries of “Long Live Fidel.”

August 13, 2015

NASA discovers smallest of the most massive black holes. Confused? read on.

NASA has uncovered the smallest super massive black hole ever detected. The new data was released on Tuesday from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the 6.5-meter Clay Telescope in Chile. The discovery of Cygnus X-1 could provide clues on how larger black holes formed along with their […]

August 13, 2015

Jewish youth make home near Palestinian village

Ten years ago Israel unilaterally pulled troops and Jewish settlers out of the Gaza strip. An outgrowth of that withdrawal is a young generation of Jewish settlers termed “Hilltop Youth”.

August 13, 2015

Afghans in EU sidelined by influx of refugees

Many Afghan refugees have bet on a better future abroad. But those fleeing to the EU are having trouble being accepted into European society. Afghan asylum seekers say they have been sidelined by new efforts to resettle thousands of refugees crossing the Mediterranean.

August 13, 2015

This text exchange from a fireman at Tianjin explosion will bring you to tears

The Wednesday explosion in Tianjin took the lives of 50 people, including 17 firefighters, the youngest of whom was only 18 years old. Dozens of firefighters are still unaccounted for.

August 13, 2015

The Heat: German power in Europe

Seventy years ago, after fighting and losing two world wars in 30 years, Germany was a defeated nation in the heart of Europe.

August 13, 2015

Death toll in Tianjin explosion rises to 50

The death toll from the enormous warehouse explosion that hit Tianjin Wednesday night has now risen to 50, with an additional 701 people injured and 71 of them in critical condition. Among the dead were 17 firefighters, the People’s Daily reported.

August 12, 2015

As Iraq fights ISIL, tension over oil boils

The Iraqi coalition against ISIL insurgents seems to be starting to splinter into a feud between Iraqi Kurds and the Baghdad government over who will sell Iraq’s oil. It is undercutting the country’s fight against the terror group ISIL.

August 12, 2015

China eyes IMF reserve currencies in Yuan valuation

China announced exchange rate reforms last year to make the Yuan’s value more market-driven. To make it even more responsive, the People’s Bank of China announced Tuesday that it will now peg the yuan’s value to a variety of market forces.

August 12, 2015

Row involving Chinese students in US causes alarm

A violent attack in a Los Angeles suburb, involving a gang of high school students from China, made international news.

August 12, 2015

US crude oil drops drastically

U.S. crude oil has dropped below $43 dollars a barrel for the first time since March.

August 12, 2015

Youth in Syria struggle with choice to leave

The war in Syria has turned the country into one of the most dangerous places on Earth.

August 12, 2015

China’s auto industry embraces the Internet

China’s automobile industry is embracing the Internet in top gear, with the launch over the weekend of an online car sale and after-sale website by the China Automobile Dealers Association in partnership with 15 leading auto dealer groups.

August 12, 2015

The Heat: Israel’s controversial new laws

Last month when the Israeli Knesset passed a controversial new law calling for the force feeding of prisoners on hunger strike, they expected Palestinians to object.

August 12, 2015

Puerto Rico sinks in debt, residents flee

The Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated U.S. territory, is experiencing one of the worst economic and social crises of the 20th and 21st century.

August 12, 2015

Russia, Saudi FMs discuss Syria peace efforts

More bloodshed between Syria’s government troops, and rebels intent on driving President Bashar al-Assad from power.

August 12, 2015

This Week on Full Frame: Athletes Who Inspire

Every day, professional athletes face adversity, from challenging opponents to pushing themselves beyond their limits.

August 12, 2015

One Cuban-American has big plans for his island

As the the United States and Cuba restore relations some in the Cuban-American community are doing their part to boost those ties.

August 12, 2015

UNICEF PSA on acceptance…’different’

UNICEF Chile just released a powerful video on bullying, that is a little bit different for a PSA, to say the least.

August 12, 2015

Massive explosions in China’s port city Tianjin leave many dead, injured

A fire and at least two massive explosions around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday local time injured hundreds and so far killed 17 people along with two firefighters who died at an industrial area roughly 75 miles southeast of Beijing. Dozens of building collapsed are cars were burned […]

August 12, 2015

Photos: World Elephant Day

People around the world honor World Elephant Day today. There are about 500,000 elephants remaining and the population is at constant threat from poaching, habitat loss, and human-wildlife conflict. View a gallery of the cutest Elephantidae Proboscidea here:

August 12, 2015

Photos: 2015 Perseid Meteor showers

A nearly new moon means it’s a great night to watch the Perseid Meteor showers tonight – midnight to 3 a.m. eastern. The showers are pieces of the comet Swift-Tuttle that passes the sun every 133 years. The stars appear to “shoot” because they burn […]

August 12, 2015

The stars are falling! Watch clear view of Perseid Meteor shower tonight

People looking for a shooting star to wish upon may find Wednesday overnight to be a dream come true.

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