Chinese cars gaining more demand in Mexico

September 18, 2015

Venezuela restricts oil exports to Colombia

Colombia’s border cities like Cucuta are feeling the effects of the Venezuela border closing.

September 18, 2015

Study: Spicy foods may benefit health

Spicy food may not be to everyone’s liking. Some cultures relish it while others tend to shy away. But a new study might have some changing their mind.

September 18, 2015

The Heat: Chinese Ambassador on President Xi’s US state visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping begins his first state visit as Chinese President to the United States next week.

September 18, 2015

US, China cooperating in extradition of fugitives

There are signs of China-U.S. cooperation just days ahead of President Xi’s state visit to the U.S.

September 18, 2015

Croatia says it can no longer allow any more refugees

In Croatia, confusion and frustration after mixed messages from authorities over what the next steps are in handling the refugee crisis there.

September 18, 2015

Designer Tory Burch talks to CCTV about entrepreneurship

When it comes to raising money for charities or looking for a big donor, it appears that women are more generous than men. And someone even did a study about it.

September 18, 2015

Greece goes back to the polls again in heated race

Greek citizens will once again return to the polls, just nine months after the current government was voted into power.

September 18, 2015

Unclear which borders will remain open in refugee crisis

After the clashes between refugees and law enforcement in Macedonia, police are now said to be doing better at helping along the flow of refugees.

September 18, 2015

China and Malaysia step up cooperation on defense

Nearly 2,000 military personnel from China and Malaysia will take part in a five-day military exercise on land and sea.

September 18, 2015

Popular Senegal beaches washing away

A popular tourist destination in the African nation of Senegal is washing into the sea.

September 18, 2015

Besides a heart, Pluto’s got an Earth-like side

The latest images from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft are in, and Pluto apparently looks a look more Earth-like than scientists were expecting.

September 18, 2015

U.S. Chamber of Commerce head discusses bilateral investment treaty

Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce discussed the benefits of a bilateral investment treaty with China with CCTV News, after attending the seventh U.S.-China CEO and Former Senior Officials’ Dialogue at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing […]

September 18, 2015

China says it appreciates U.S. repatriation of fugitive wanted for corruption

A Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Friday said that the repatriation of Yang Jinjun, one of China’s most wanted economic fugitives, showed progress in China-U.S. anti-graft cooperation.

September 18, 2015

Japan parliament OKs security bills allowing greater military role

Update 1:32 p.m. Japan’s parliament has approved contentious legislation to loosen constraints on the country’s military, giving it a greater role.

September 18, 2015

Chinese corporation helps to build critical railway in Kenya

The China Road and Bridge Corporation, a state-owned enterprise, is helping to construct a gauge railway line in Kenya that when completed wills stretch from coastal city of Mombasa to the capital of Nairobi, in the first railway China has build abroad under Chinese standards.

September 18, 2015

Steamed bun research center established in Beijing

A popular Beijing restaurant that sells stuffed steamed bun will set up a baozi culture research center to help its employees “better understand the cultural significance of the traditional Chinese food,” according to the Qingfeng company’s official website.

September 18, 2015

China marks 84th anniversary of Sept. 18 Incident signaling Japan’s invasion

Friday marks the 84th anniversary of the September 18th Incident in Shenyang, Liaoning province. On this day in 1931, the Japanese army invaded the northeastern provinces of China, and began their 14-year-long occupation of the entire northeast region.

September 17, 2015

Multimillion dollar fashion blogging industry endures

Blogging, the interactive form of putting out unedited opinions on the web, is available to anyone from established writers to first-time self-publishers and has been since the 1990s.

September 17, 2015

The search for extraterrestrials gets major investment

The search for extraterrestrial life in the universe received a dramatic boost when Russian billionaire Yuri Milner announced this summer he was donating 100 million dollars toward the cause.

September 17, 2015

China’s drone exports increase exponentially

China exported 160,000 units of aerial drones in the first five months of this year. It’s a steep rise that comes out to be nearly 70 times that of 2014 exports for the same technology.

September 17, 2015

US Secretary of Commerce on President Xi’s state visit

Some major deals between China and the U.S. have already been announced. General Electric in the U.S. and the state-owned China National Machinery Industry are teaming up for clean energy projects in Africa.

September 17, 2015

Guangdong in China becomes pioneer for reforms

Since the 1980s, South China’s Guangdong Province has been a pioneer for reform. Guangdong set an ambitious timetable, wanting all state firms to list or at least own a listed company by 2020.

September 17, 2015

US Federal Reserve didn’t hike interest rates after all

The U.S. Federal Reserve leaders have decided not to go through with an interest rate hike, which would have been the first in more than nine years.

September 17, 2015

Chinese tech entrepreneurs aim for Silicon Valley

Technology and innovation is one of the fastest growing sector’s in the Chinese economy. Many companies are expanding internationally.

September 17, 2015

Thai junta allows rural workers few choices for work

Thailand’s military junta’s efforts to jump start the economy are falling short. Rural workers and farmers are still waiting to see the help that the leader’s in Bangkok promised via their stimulus plan scheme.

September 17, 2015

Psychological effects of the refugee crisis

A top reason given for the refugee crisis, that we’re seeing mainly in Europe, is Syria’s civil war.

September 17, 2015

Venezuela, Colombia leaders meet over border dispute

A critical meeting is set between Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro over a border dispute.

September 17, 2015

The Heat: Saudi Arabia’s human rights record

For the first time in this country’s history, women will be able to vote and run for office in Saudi Arabia.

September 17, 2015

Burkina Faso military takes over in hostile coup

In the west African nation of Burkina Faso, the military says it is now in control after storming a cabinet meeting and detaining the interim president and the prime minister.

September 17, 2015

Controversial security bills approved in Japan

Japan is one step closer to allowing its troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War II.

September 17, 2015

US home Chinese president Xi once slept in

Xi Jinping was 32 years old when he first visited the United States in 1985, leading an agricultural delegation to the town of Muscatine, in Iowa.

September 17, 2015

Complete coverage of the visit of China’s President Xi to the US

Follow CCTV America for all the news surrounding China’s President Xi as he visits Seattle, Washington, D.C. and New York. Click here for coverage.

September 17, 2015

A look at the Sino-US friendship house in small town Iowa

Back in 1985 a young Xi Jinping visited the small U.S. town of Muscatine, Iowa. He stayed with a local family and met many Iowans who left a lasting impression on the man who go on to become China’s president. Xi returned to Muscatine as […]

September 17, 2015

Climate change summit held ahead of Xi’s visit to the US

China and the U.S. finished a major two-day meeting on climate change in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Yang Jiechi, Special Envoy to Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden were both at the meeting.

September 17, 2015

10 things you should know about Xi’s visit to the US

Ten policy items to be aware of during President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the U.S.

September 16, 2015

Cuba’s Raul Castro to address UN General Assembly to end embargo

Cuban President Raul Castro will soon be heading to the United States to address the United Nations General Assembly. It’s the first time he’s been there. He’s expected to use his speech to put more pressure on the U.S. to end its decades-old embargo on […]

September 16, 2015

Interview with Mayor Ed Murray of Seattle, the first stop for Xi’s visit to US

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s four-day visit to the US next week will begin in the city of Seattle.

September 16, 2015

South Korean committee approves labor reform proposal

In South Korea, a tripartite committee comprising labor, management, and government representatives has agreed to reforms to the country’s rigid labor market.

September 16, 2015

Skyrocketing Silicon Valley living prices spark innovation

The average monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco is said to be at about $4,000 a month.

September 16, 2015

US interest rate hike could be bad for global economy

The World Bank is warning of a “perfect storm” for some developing countries if the U.S. Federal Reserve raises interest rates.

September 16, 2015

Thai farmers upset as government won’t let them work

Since the military coup in Thailand, farmers across the country have been ordered to stop planting rice. At first it was because of a huge rice surplus, but then it was because of a drought. Farmers have been struggling.

September 16, 2015

China, US say they’ll put climate change as high priority

Climate change is an issue said to be at the forefront of bilateral relations between the United States and China.

September 16, 2015

Colombian president at border to defuse tensions

A border incident between Colombia and Venezuela has prompted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to order the closure of major border crossing points.

September 16, 2015

Colin Powell talks with CCTV about US-China relations

Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell stressed the importance of U.S.-China cooperation ahead of China’s President Xi’s scheduled visit to the United States

September 16, 2015

Israel builds new fence said to keep out refugees

While the refugee crisis strains public services and security resources in Europe, Israel is doing all it can to isolate itself it seems.

September 16, 2015

This week on Americas Now: Abused women in Mexico

The Mexican government estimates that 8 out of 10 women in Mexico have suffered abuse of some type.

September 16, 2015

Major 8.3 magnitude earthquake in Chile, tsunami reported

UPDATE, 10:18 a.m. Sept. 17: Thousands of residents in northern Chile were sleeping outside Thursday after a powerful 8.3-magnitude earthquake destroyed their homes, forced more than 1 million to evacuate and killed at least eight people in the quake-prone South American nation.

September 16, 2015

Volunteers break Austrian and German laws to help migrants

Several European countries have reportedly liberally allowed a large amount of migrants from the Middle East and Africa to cross their borders without strict border controls in recent weeks. This emergency policy is technically illegal, but according to Austrian law, aiding them in any way […]

September 16, 2015

Mexican FM in Egypt with killed tourists’ families

After the Egyptian military accidentally killed and wounded Mexican tourists, mistaking them for militants, Mexican Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah EL Sisi.

September 16, 2015

Soldiers in Burkina Faso detain interim president, PM

Soldiers arrested Burkina Faso’s transitional president and prime minister Wednesday, raising fears of a coup just weeks before the country was to hold an election to replace its longtime leader who was ousted in a popular uprising late last year.

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