It’s been over a decade since China began to promote what’s known as “Red Tourism”, in reference to tours of historical sites connected to the revolutionary activities of the Communist Party of China. The Tourism Administration says that by the end of 2014, over 3.3 […]
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South Africa is marking National Women’s Day. Women are being honoured across the country, but the reality remains that millions are marginalised.
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It was a year ago Sunday when a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in the US state of Missouri. Michael Brown’s death sparked riots and protests in the city of Ferguson and across America. The scenes repeated several months later […]
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The typhoon has already caused six deaths since it made landfall in Taiwan early Saturday. It was packing winds over 200 kilometers an hour at its peak. It had lost some of its strength when it hit the island but was still able to cause […]
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Military recruitment is in full swing across China. This year, the Ministry of National Defense is focusing on people with a high school diploma and above. But not all graduates see the military as a viable career. CCTV reporter Han Bin was given special access […]
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Critically acclaimed U.S. hip-hop artist, actor and civil rights activist ‘Common’ wants to use the spotlight of fame to create change….beyond simply making music. And he does it, by getting involved in his community.
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Donzaleigh Abernathy grew up on the front lines of the civil rights marches and boycotts that forever changed American history. Her father was the late Dr. Ralph David Abernathy, a 1960s influential civil rights activist and the best friend of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Historically in the United States and other Western cultures, Caucasians have been associated with privilege while other races have been associated with inferiority and labeled as “others” within society.
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Homelessness is a problem around the globe. Multiple international human rights conventions recognize that access to adequate shelter is a basic human right.
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China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi is visiting Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. This comes as the three countries witness economic and developmental challenges as a result of the Ebola outbreak. China has been one of the key international partners aiding the nations in their fight […]
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In some countries in Asia, the Pacific Islands and Africa, a man often pays a price to a woman’s family to have her hand in marriage. The “bride price” could be refunded to the groom in some societies if the marriage fails.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo is pledging to help former child combatants rebuild their lives after decades of war. The government has set up a training programme for perpetrators and victims of violence.
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Every August, Scotland’s capital city plays host to some of the finest performers from around the world. And, thousands have gathered outside the Usher Hall for the biggest opening to the event ever seen.
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For anyone missing a limb, a good prosthetic can be life changing. Too often a high price tag keeps a proper prosthetic out of reach for many.
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Plug-in electric cars like the Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf and the upscale Tesla have become more and more prevalent in the U.S. Electric cycles are also gaining traction on the roads of the U.S. and China.
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Russia’s largest film studio, Mosfilm, is to get a welcome round of private-sector investment from the company Altera Park.
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The U.S. construction industry reported growth in more than two-thirds of major metro areas last year. This is good news for job seekers, or at least some of them.
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Of the two million farms in the U.S., nearly all are family-owned. About 90 percent of them are small sized farms that usually generate no more than $350,000 a year.
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Afghanistan’s film and TV industry has been struggling to get back on its feet following years of conflict.
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As they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But in China, it’s increasingly in the hands of plastic surgeons.
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For more on Typhoon, Soudelor, the storm that is hitting Taiwan, CCTV’s Elaine Reyes spoke to Bob Henson, a weather and climate science blogger for Weather Underground.
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In a rehearsal room at the University of Denver, dancer Ariel Breitman goes through the motions of a Chinese musical that’s unlike anything he’s experienced before.
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Will Europe overcome its economic and political challenges? Can Islamic State be stopped? And what happens if the United States Congress walks away from the Iran nuclear deal?
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Democratic People’s Republic of Korea announced Friday that the country is creating its own time zone, moving back 30 minutes on Aug. 15. The establishment of “Pyongyang time” is a move intended to erase the legacy of Japanese colonial rule a century ago.
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Storms are crazy things. Do you know these odd bits of knowledge?
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Chinese police in Shenzhen have taken new desperate measures to stop people from jaywalking by harnessing the Chinese aversion to the color green.
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China urged Japan to send a “clear and correct” message on its wartime responsibility as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to make a statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II next week.
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Donald Trump refused to rule out an independent White House bid and bristled at questions about his attitudes toward women, leaving his rivals struggling for attention on Thursday during a feisty first Republican presidential debate.
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Malaysia was intensely criticized early in the Flight 370 mystery for failing to quickly disclose that its military radar had picked up an unidentified aircraft the night the Boeing 777 disappeared. Now its reticence has given way to what looks like haste — compared to […]
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Typhoon Soudelor made landfall in Hualien City on the island of Taiwan according to China’s National Meteorological Center.
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Chinese companies are also expanding in the sports sector by sponsoring leading sports clubs.
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Thousands of new farmers in Zimbabwe decided to follow the money, but some of them could now be looking for a way out after the disappointing prices their leaf fetched last season.
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In New York City, there’s a real estate trend that has become especially popular among young adults new to the city. It involves shared living arrangements with an atmosphere more like a dormitory than traditional houses or apartments.
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A little more than a year ago, Adidas crowned itself world champion even before Germany defeated Argentina in the World Cup.
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As the U.S. unveils a new plan to tackle climate change, China is continuing to develop domestic sources of green energy. China has invested heavily in a major wind corridor near Beijing.
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Some of the countries that suffered the most in the eurozone debt crisis are leading the growth across the European Union.
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One of the world’s great maritime shortcuts gets a makeover. A bigger, better Suez Canal officially opened in Egypt.
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Yes, health care in Afghanistan has undeniably improved since the Taliban regime was toppled 13 years ago; but many of these facilities are at risk as international military forces pull out of the country and aid organizations scale back their efforts.
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Facing ongoing conflict and bleak prospects, children in the Afghan capital of Kabul are now trying to take their future into their own hands, by skateboarding.
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Seventy years ago, the United States dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, killing an estimated 70,000 people in the highest death toll from a single weapon. Just a few days later, another 40,000 civilians would die in the U.S. bombing of Nagasaki, […]
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Some thorny issues remain unresolved after Southeast Asian countries wrap up a series of high-level meetings in Kuala Lumpur.
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According to a report out of Portugal, almost 80 percent of that country’s territory is experiencing “severe” or “extreme” drought.
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China won its first world championship medal in 100-meter freestyle swimming on Thursday. Chinese swimmer Ning Zetao touched the wall just 11-hundredths of a second before Australia’s Cameron McEvoy, in the final at the swimming world championships in Kazan, Russia.
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An estimated 70,000 people were killed 70 years ago in Hiroshima, Japan: the highest death toll ever caused by a single weapon in history. Many others were killed in Nagasaki and in the days to follow.
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There’s a new vibe in the city of Tehran. It’s optimism.
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From the barnacles crusting its contours to the microscopic twists of metal, the wing fragment from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 could provide a trove of information for international investigators.
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The citizens of Hiroshima on Thursday (August 6) marked 70 years since the U.S. atomic bombing of their city.
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China has become the world’s third-largest market for cosmetic surgery, after the U.S. and Brazil, according to the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
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After earning over $115 million at the box office in China since its release in February this year, Kung Fu star Jackie Chan’s latest offering, Dragon Blade, is set to hit screens in the United States in September.
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BEIJING — China’s top anti-pornography office on Thursday announced its latest mission: a campaign to remove amateur sex videos from China’s social media.
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