Explainer: Iranian presidential election and the issues
On May 19th voters in Iran will go to the polls to elect a new president as well as local officials. CGTN’s Jim Spellman explains.
Read More...On May 19th voters in Iran will go to the polls to elect a new president as well as local officials. CGTN’s Jim Spellman explains.
Read More...Here’s a timeline of some of the events involving Russia back to when Trump named Michael Flynn as his national security adviser.
Read More...There will be a safe, convenient and efficient system of China-Europe direct cargo trains by 2020, the country’s top economic planning body has said.
Read More...Impossible to reach for most of history, beliefs about the North Pole have depicted more about the imagination of their times than anything else. As those myths fade into history, so too may the Arctic features that once inspired them.
Read More...Read some of the official documents and communications related to the firing of FBI Director James Comey, including his dismissal letter from President Trump.
Read More...Two months after booting their sitting president over corruption allegations, South Koreans will select a new leader Tuesday after weeks of heated debate.
Read More...The maiden flight of the C919, China’s first home built commercial passenger aircraft, was several years in the making. Let’s have a look at some milestones along the way in this first for Chinese aeronautics.
Read More...This following is an editorial by Chinese diplomat Fu Ying, reprinted with permission from Brookings.
Read More...Since entering office on January 20 President Trump has sent more than 430 tweets from his account, which he uses to lob criticism at news organizations, political rivals and share images and videos from meetings and executive order signings.
Read More...President Donald Trump’s approval ratings in his first 100 days are the lowest for any U.S. president since pollsters started tracking. But are numbers all that matter?
Read More...As a ‘grand finale’ to its 20-year mission, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft ventured Wednesday into the never-before-explored region between Saturn and its rings.
Read More...A brief look back at how Trump has interacted with China since been elected President of the United States.
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Read More...China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier, temporarily called Type 001A, is expected to be launched soon.
Read More...Foodies around the world, if Bogotá isn’t your next destination, maybe it should be. Four Bogotá restaurants made the list of Latin America’s 50 top eateries published by the British magazine Restaurant.
Read More...It’s only been 14 years since China sent its first astronauts to space, but a lot has been accomplished in that short time. Learn more about China’s Shenzhou missions and its brave astronauts pioneering the final frontier.
Read More...CGTN’s Jessica Stone asked White House Spokesperson Sean Spicer how the White House was explaining the situation to its allies: the Republic of Korea and Japan.
Read More...Tianzhou-1, China’s first cargo spacecraft, has successfully blasted off from Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China’s Hainan Province. Watch the team coverage and highlights from this milestone event.
Read More...The U.S. Navy says an aircraft carrier that is intended as a show of force to North Korea will arrive in the region next week.
Read More...For the first time, cameras will provide live 360-degree video of a rocket heading toward space.
Read More...Tencent did a survey about smoking in China 2016 recently and asked 100,000 Chinese people included 62,920 smokers are they smoking? What age do people start to smoke? And how did people quit smoking?. Here are the results.
Read More...The video showing three security officials dragging a passenger from a United Airlines flight at a Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Sunday continues to anger people around the world.
Read More...The conflict in Syria is complicated and hard to solve. Here is a timeline of events since March 2011.
Read More...Sister Cities represent two communities in two countries sharing cultural, technical, education and business exchanges.
Read More...New York City, the hometown of the U.S. President Donald Trump is famous for its cuisine, with something for everyone’s taste.
Read More...“Tonight, I ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in Syria from where the chemical attack was launched,” President Trump said.
Read More...CCTV aired a 120 minute special on Chinese economic life survey in March 2017 based on a survey of 100,000 families. The survey focused the following questions. What makes Chinese families happy? And which cities in China are the happiest?
Read More...As a young United States struggled to emerge from the Revolutionary War, one of its first major trading partners was China. This is the story of the ship, the journey, and the cargo that began a relationship lasting over two centuries.
Read More...Before the battles in Mosul, and the 2003 invasion, the reality on the ground in Iraq was much different than today.
Read More...When people talk about China, they mostly talk about the big cities. They talk about how modern and flourishing these crowded metropolises are. They rarely talk about the countryside like my hometown, or farmers like my grandparents.
Read More...Since Chinese president Xi Jinping took office in 2013, he has travelled to dozens of countries and regions. This interactive map shows all his trips as of March,2017.
Read More...Every three years, the OECD conducts an assessment of education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students in science, reading and mathematics. Try our quiz to test your skills.
Read More...If the Trump administration chooses to exit international climate treaties like the Paris Climate Agreement, who will assume the leadership role for environmental justice? And does the U.S. risk being left behind?
Read More...The United States spent nearly $11.5 billion from August 2014-January 31, 2017 on the fight against ISIL. Learn more here.
Read More...Here’s a full list of the agencies impacted by Trump’s plan and 19 independent commissions and agencies that Trump wants to eliminate.
Read More...Aligned with a dramatic increase in abuse and deadly overdose, U.S. law enforcement reports a continued spike in cases involving synthetic opioid Fentanyl over the last three years.
Read More...In a budget that prioritizes defense and reverses the last 15 years of environmental policy, the Trump administration has proposed a 31 percent cut to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Read More...The FBI reports that here were 5,850 reported incidents of hate-motivated crimes in 2015. What this data doesn’t show is that at least least 2,700 state and local police departments do not report hate crimes to the FBI.
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Read More...Most cultures have a holiday that heralds the coming of Spring. In India, the Holi festival is celebrated by a large public bonfire, a great feast, dancing, and the throwing of bright colored powders on everything – and everyone.
Read More...China has proven competitive in the global market place, but the environmental impact has made it clear that progress, if unchecked, can come at a cost. Ecological red lines are just part of the solution.
Read More...According to a draft budget sent from the White House, dozens of the EPA’s most withstanding and crucial programs face drastic cuts or complete elimination in FY 2018.
Read More...The comic is the creation of documentarian and filmmaker Ram Devineni and artist Dan Goldman who was working in India when a woman was killed in a horrific 2012 gang rape on a private bus near Southern New Dehli.
Read More...International Women’s Day is observed on March 8th every year, commemorating the struggle for women’s rights across the globe.
Read More...From a revised travel ban, to questions about Russia’s influence in the U.S Presidential Election, and the construction of a border wall, tonight’s episode will discuss some of the issues facing the Trump administration.
Read More...China plans to invest a total of $2.2 trillion in transport during its 13th Five-Year Plan period from 2016 to 2020. #NPC #CPPCC #TwoSessions
Read More...U.S. President Donald Trump has brought U.S.-Mexico relations to the forefront. But, what is the history between the two nations?
Read More...What are China’s NPC & CPPCC? This video explains.
Read More...Read the full text of President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress. The word cloud gives more weight to the most frequently used words.
Read More...Where are pandas living outside of Chinese mainland?
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