The first exposition devoted to Chinese domestic brands is underway in Shanghai. The three-day event began, fittingly, on May 10th – Chinese Brands Day. It’s part of China’s increased efforts to build awareness of its own products.
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Food is a popular way to build bridges between countries, and one little critter has people in China and the United States in a craze. CGTN’s Frances Kuo has more on why crawfish are all the rage.
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In China, crayfish is called xiao lóngxiā (小龙虾), or “little lobster”. In the U.S., you might hear crawfish called “crawdads” or “mud bugs”. But in both countries, you’ll find these crustaceans have quite the following. In this special edition of the Digital Hub, CGTN’s Audrey Siek and Jim Spellman teamed up for a crayfish cook off, comparing Chinese versus American dishes.
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Comrade Chairman made a special trip to China to meet me again just after 40-odd days, Xi said, at a crucial time when the Korean Peninsula situation is undergoing profound and complex changes.
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Chinese researchers are uncovering secrets of Japanese experiments on humans during their wartime occupation of China, and they are getting help from Japan.
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China began its process of ‘reform and opening up’ 40 years ago. Now a new sort of ‘opening up’ is taking place among China’s youth. As part of our ‘New Generation’ series, CGTN’s Jeff Moody explores their changing attitudes towards sexuality.
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It’s a rare look inside the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. In this case, it’s inside a factory. And the facility is now taking a fresh approach to an age-old industry.
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The White House has announced it’s postponing a decision on tariff exemptions for steel and aluminum. The new deadline is June 1.
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President Xi will be staying in Wuhan through Saturday for the highly anticipated meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two leaders are holding an informal 2-day summit to enhance ties between the two Asian giants.
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China has more than 10 million students who are learning to play the violin, and many of them started from a young age. Since the foundation of the Menuhin Competition in 1983, Chinese children born in the 80s have been influenced by the competition.
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China’s s film industry is among the biggest in the world. And that has other countries taking notice.
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Beijing is encouraging people to make a difference for the environment, one branch at a time. The city brought tourists and locals together for an annual tree-planting. CGTN’s Rory Coen takes us on a tour of the trees in China’s Cherry Valley.
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The U.S. took direct aim at ZTE for breaking a plea bargain. Last year, the company admitted to illegally shipped U.S. technologies to Iran and the DPRK, violating sanctions.
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Chinese tech giant ZTE says it will strive to develop its own technology. That comes after the United States banned hardware and software sales to the company for 7 years.
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She reached that goal by winning an LPGA tournament in China, her home country.
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The program provides an interactive guide for Chinese tourists, right on the social media app.
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In China, the rented bikes have popped up in random places, clogging city sidewalks and streets and causing traffic accidents.
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Research shows “new economy” industries account for nearly one third of all economic resources behind China’s goods and services.
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For book lovers, the annual London Book Fair is a dream – It’s one of the largest publishing events in the world.
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Detecting cancer — one of the deadliest diseases — is not an exact science. But, artificial intelligence is helping doctors in China make more accurate cancer diagnoses.
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According to U.S. President Donald Trump, the U.S. trade deficit with China in 2017 was “the largest deficit of any country in this history of our world.”
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Xi Jinping’s commitment to open up China even more is already being put into action. China’s central bank unveiled landmark policies to attract foreign investment in the financial market.
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In his speech, Xi announced that China will significantly broaden market access, create a more attractive investment environment, strengthen protection of intellectual property rights, and take the initiative to expand imports.
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In the past 20 years, Asia’s economies grew an average 6.8 percent annually, faster than any other region in the world. But questions of how sustainable this momentum is persist.
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“You are not solving the problem of the cold, you are destroying the whole body, the whole system,” Ma made the comment on the U.S. trade war with China while attending a dinner with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde during the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference, which runs from April 8 to 11.
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When it comes to solving America’s trade deficit, some economists say it might be wise to look inward instead of blaming Beijing.
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Sculptor Lei Yixin talks about the ideas that inspired his vision for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C..
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A new walking tour in Jakarta reveals part of the culture that’s existed there since the 15th century. It’s an opportunity for tourists and locals alike to get a flavor of the history and a taste of the cuisine.
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The U.S. Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder is monitoring the Tiangong-1 space station which is also on the verge of re-entering the atmosphere.
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China and Brazil are making waves in the renewable energy field. They’ve come together for a series of projects in Rio de Janeiro.
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China is the largest tea producer in the world. These highlighted provinces represent China’s main tea-producing regions – each specializing in its own variety.
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Artists, art lovers and collectors from around the world are in Hong Kong from March 29-31. They’re all taking part in one of Asia’s best known exhibits for modern and contemporary art. It’s an opportunity for Asia’s art community to make a statement.
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Wearable robots are among the features of this fall’s Care and Rehabilitation Expo in Beijing. The expo highlights the latest technology to aid the disabled and elderly.
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As fewer and fewer people remain offline, the focus is beginning to shift to new technologies that rely on data collected from the internet.
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As US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports took effect, President Trump announced it has likely reached a deal with South Korea to exempt it from the sanctions.
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A recent survey found that 60 percent of Chinese people born in the 1990s can’t seem to get enough sleep.
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China unveiled a series of new appointments to the state’s top leadership.
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China’s poverty rate is around three to four percent, but in a nation of 1.4 billion, that three to four percent is a whole lot of people.
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To look at what kind of leader Xi Jinping has become, we only need to look at his past. Living in a cave under difficult conditions decades ago, he thrived from the hardship.
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Over two dozen ministries and bureaus with overlapping functions are merged, retooled, revamped…or gone.
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Fourteen years after hosting its last olympics, China’s gearing up for more global athletic glory, but this time it’s going to be holding the 2022 winter games.
And they’re going all out with the latest technology and encouraging more Chinese to take up winter sports.
According to the bill, new supervisory commissions will be established at the national, provincial, city and county levels. They will be designed to independently exercise supervisory power, and not be subject to outside interference.
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It’s the next frontier of China’s space exploration program – the first permanent, manned space station.
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The order has gone out for greater military-civilian integration through dual-use technologies, which are common in many Western armies.
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The top law-making body approved key measures, including enshrining state and party leader Xi Jinping’s political philosophies in the Constitution, and lifting term limits on the president and vice president.
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Wu Dajing as returning from the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics where he captured gold at the Games, the only gold for China there.
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During China’s political season – the Two Sessions, one of the hotly debated issues is the family planning policy. The birth rate in China fell last year, alarming officials who had confidently predicted a baby boom following the relaxation of the one-child policy.
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On this International Women’s Day, the world is celebrating the progress and achievements of women. For its part, China established Women’s Day as an official holiday in 1949.
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Just weeks after the U.S. announced tariffs on solar panels – many of them made in China – Beijing announced an investigation into claims the U.S. subsidized sorghum farmers
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American allies and neighbors will be the hit the hardest, with Canada, the Republic of Korea and Mexico among the biggest exporters. China comes in on the same list as the 11th largest.
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