UN General Assembly 2023

January 20, 2023

Celebrating Chinese New Year

CGTN covers all things Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival.

January 16, 2023

AI in Focus

2022 saw an increase in artificial intelligence globally. What does that mean for 2023? CGTN explores how AI will impact the future.

December 26, 2022

2022: Year in Review

Take a look back at 2022 with CGTN’s correspondents

December 9, 2022

Balance: Biodiversity in the Americas

Biodiversity is the variety of life on planet earth. Declining ecosystems threaten our way of life. Balance: Biodiversity in the Americas show some of the efforts being undertaken in Latin America and the U.S. to maintain a diversity of species and allow our society to function in perfect symmetry.

December 9, 2022

BIG STORY -Balance: Biodiversity in China

Even as the world inches toward its sixth mass extinction event, the first one driven by human activity, an army of conservationists and researchers is fighting to restore balance and protect the biodiversity in China, one of the largest countries on earth.

December 9, 2022

BIG STORY – Unbearable: Sandy Hook 10 Years Later

A decade after the killings at Sandy Hook, the frequency of these events seems to have spiked. 2022 is the third year in a row that the United States recorded over 600 mass shootings.

November 21, 2022

Justice in America

Join our correspondents, on-air and online, as they cover all angles of the U.S. 2022 Midterm elections.

October 25, 2022

2022 U.S. Midterm elections

Join our correspondents, on-air and online, as they cover all angles of the U.S. 2022 Midterm elections.

December 23, 2021

2021 Year in Review

CGTN covers the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships.

December 16, 2021

Immigration Series: The Southern Border

CGTN’s Alasdair Baverstock reports on the on the migration crisis at Mexico’s southern border.

November 21, 2021

Table Tennis: Peace through Sport

CGTN covers the 2021 World Table Tennis Championships.

August 2, 2021

Big Story – Forever Young

‘Forever Young’ meets with scientists, doctors and entrepreneurs deep in the pursuit for everlasting youth.

July 9, 2021

BIG STORY – New Endeavors

‘New Endeavors’ highlights how economic growth and a shared sense of the common good have led to unprecedented gains for China’s people, as well as how those values are deeply rooted in how Chinese people envision their own futures.

May 3, 2021

BIG STORY – The Sounds of Mali

Speaking with United Nations peacekeepers, officials, educators, musicians and activists, ‘The Sounds of Mali’ takes viewers from the wind-swept dunes of the Sahara, to the adobe brick-built streets of Timbuktu.

April 26, 2021

Roots of Migration

CGTN examines the Central American roots of the immigration crisis at the U.S. border with Mexico.

April 26, 2021

BIG STORY – Two Degrees Celsius

‘Two Degrees Celsius’ examines the physical, material and psychological damage being dealt by climate change.

April 19, 2021

BIG STORY – The Molecule Movers

Speaking with former addicts, chemists, family members of victims and current synthetic drug users; ‘The Molecule Movers’ takes viewers into the world of black-market chemistry.

April 14, 2021

BIG STORY – The Spanish Gate

The Spanish Gate takes an in-depth look at how the Iberian nation became a major gateway for narcotics, the methods used by smugglers and cartels and the efforts of law enforcement, activists and municipalities vying to solve this problem.

April 5, 2021

Eye on Education

CGTN examines what the reopening of schools looks like as the pandemic continues.

October 26, 2020

BIG STORY – State of Fear: The U.S. Legacy in El Salvador

‘State of Fear: The U.S. Legacy in El Salvador’ takes viewers deep inside this ever-growing world of gangs and violence while examining the effects of migration and deportation on gang membership.

October 19, 2020

BIG STORY – Running Water: COVID-19 in Africa

‘Running Water: COVID-19 in Africa’ takes viewers to South Africa and Kenya to see the struggles faced by their citizens while examining the efforts being made by their governments, NGOs and residents to remain safe where little water is to be found.

October 7, 2020

BIG STORY – A Long Lost War: The U.S. Military in Afghanistan

‘A Long Lost War: The U.S. Military in Afghanistan’ takes viewers to the embattled Wardak province on the outskirts of Kabul to examine how far along the country is in its peace process.

October 7, 2020

BIG STORY – Pandemic Response

‘Pandemic Response’ takes viewers to Texas, Georgia and North Carolina to see first-hand the divisions being caused by measures made to protect against COVID-19.

October 6, 2020

BIG STORY – Collateral: Drug Trafficking During COVID-19

‘Collateral: Drug Trafficking During COVID-19’ goes behind the scenes of the Mexican narcotics industry to speak with drug lords, assassins and the people who have suffered loss at their hands to depict the impacts of COVID-19 south of the US border.

September 30, 2020

BIG STORY – Resilience: 24 Hours in Sweden

‘Reconciliation: Colombia’s Journey for Peace’ takes viewers to the cities and wildernesses of the nation to see what progress is being made and what hurdles remain in Colombia’s quest to form a cohesive, peaceful and unified state.

September 24, 2020

BIG STORY – Reconciliation: Colombia’s Journey for Peace

September 21, 2020

BIG STORY – Surging: 24 Hours in New Delhi

‘Surging: 24 Hours in New Delhi’ takes viewers to India’s capital to reveal how COVID-19 is impacting the city’s different social classes while underlining challenges preventing doctors and police officers from containing the pandemic.

August 17, 2020

U.S. 2020 Election

People across the United States will decide in November’s election whether incumbent President Trump or Democrat challenger Joe Biden will lead the country.

August 11, 2020

BIG STORY – Curfew: 24 Hours in Africa

‘Curfew: 24 Hours in Africa’ takes viewers to Nairobi, Kenya and Durban, South Africa to show viewers challenges faced by doctors treating an already immunocompromised community as well as those facing two of Africa’s fastest growing countries.

July 31, 2020

BIG STORY – Emerging: 24 Hours in Europe

‘Emerging: 24 Hours in Europe’ takes viewers to Spain, Italy, Germany and France to see how far efforts to combat COVID-19 have come and to learn what challenges still remain for the continent’s residents, medical workers and first responders.

July 28, 2020

BIG STORY – Made in Different Places

Though your phone may have been designed in California, your car in Germany and your camera in Japan, their components originate from all corners of the globe.
Globalization has changed how our products are manufactured, making the globe an international cooperative factory.
Made in Different Places takes a close look at how multinational the products we use have become and how this process has changed how the world conducts business.

July 27, 2020

BIG STORY – White Space

July 20, 2020

BIG STORY – Up North

‘Up North’ takes viewers to Norway, Russia and France to see how wildfires, lack of snow and melting ice are impacting daily life as temperatures continue to climb.

July 1, 2020

BIG STORY – Infection: COVID-19 in Latin America

‘Infection: COVID-19 In Latin America’ examines and Brazil and Mexico to get a firsthand look at how Latin America’s two largest economies are dealing with the Coronavirus through interviews with doctors, residents and community workers vying to contain its spread.

June 19, 2020

BIG STORY – I Can’t Breathe: Racism in the U.S.

‘I Can’t Breathe: Racism in the U.S.’ takes viewers to the front lines of the protests in the nation’s capital, Minneapolis and New York, to hear the message of the frustrated masses while examining the history of racial inequality in the U.S.

June 2, 2020

BIG STORY – State of Emergency

‘State of Emergency: 24 Hours in New York’ puts viewers in the shoes of paramedics, doctors, bankers and restaurateurs to depict life in America’s most populous and economically critical city.

May 11, 2020

New Orleans deals with COVID-19 outbreak

CGTN’s Sean Callebs traveled around New Orleans, Louisiana and brings us this series of stories to see how an historic part of America is dealing with coronavirus.

April 24, 2020

BIG STORY – Widespread

A look inside the lives of those fighting, and at risk from, the public health emergency threatening the entire planet; COVID-19.

April 9, 2020

BIG STORY – 24 Hours in Wuhan

On the eve of the 2020 Chinese New Year a mysterious new illness was discovered in Wuhan China. Now known as COVID-19, the illness quickly infected thousands causing the unprecedented lockdown of millions within the city and its surrounding areas.

January 20, 2020

BIG STORY – The New Germans

The New Germans takes an in-depth look at the efforts to integrate and welcome the country’s newest residents as well as the growing political movement to prevent further immigration.

January 12, 2020

BIG STORY – Deserted

Separating the United States from Mexico is a border spanning nearly 2000 miles. Much it is covered by vast swaths of deserts; making entry difficult even where no man-made barriers stand. Deserted explores the peril of this crossing, and the work done by humanitarians to prevent deaths.

November 1, 2019

BIG STORY – The Red Line

The Red Line takes an in-depth look into the violence, poverty and discrimination dividing St. Louis and examines what some locals are doing to improve the situation in the city.

October 25, 2019

BIG STORY – Babel

Iraq: War Continued tells the story of a country, a conflict, and the upending of global order, from the perspective of those who fought in the war, those who covered the war, and those who became its victims.

October 18, 2019

BIG STORY – China’s AI Revolution

China’s AI Revolution takes a look at how artificial intelligence is being used to streamline shopping, secure sprawling cities, manage traffic, and even assist in diagnosing cancer. 

October 11, 2019

BIG STORY – Black Cloud

Black Cloud tells the tale of those who cannot imagine life without coal even though its mining places their lives in direct danger.

August 30, 2019

BIG STORY – The New Silk Road

Into Europe looks at how China is refurbishing existing infrastructure, and building cutting edge projects to further connect the Eurasian landmass.

August 2, 2019

BIG STORY – Iraq: War Continued

July 28, 2019

Asian & American: Mei Xu

She first immigrated to the U.S. for a career in foreign services, but ended up building a massive home decor business instead. She’s Mei Xu—pronounced ‘may she’—who’s the woman behind Chesapeake Bay Candle. If you’re in the U.S., you might’ve seen her products.

June 28, 2019

BIG STORY – Poor Europe?

Shot across the continent, Poor Europe investigates why poverty is still present in Europe, and searches for solutions to this pressing dilemma.

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