Meet Tim Hwang—he’s one of the youngest CEO’s based in Washington DC, who transformed his start-up firm, FiscalNote, into a global tech and news company. He started the company at 21. What’s next for the entrepreneur? CGTN’s Connie Lee tells us his story.
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Colombia’s President will head to China next week. It’ll be his first visit as leader of the South American country. In an exclusive interview with CGTN, Ivan Duque spoke of his hopes for the trip. CGTN’s Michelle Begue reports.
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Guatemala agrees to accept asylum requests from Honduras and El Salvador, after pressure from U.S.
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Ministers from BRICS nations meet in Rio de Janeiro to discuss key issues of trade, technology, cooperation ahead of November BRICS summit.
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Restarting the U.S. federal death sentence. The Justice Department is reinstating the controversial punishment after a 15 year suspension.
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Number of Central American migrants crossing U.S.-Mexico border takes a dip in recent weeks. Many of them remain stuck in Mexico as their asylum applications are processed.
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China is accusing U.S.-based shipping company FedEx, of failing to deliver packages from tech company, Huawei. Officials say FedEx diverted the packages to the U.S. instead of sending them to China. CGTN’s Jim Spellman has more. An investigation by Chinese authorities has found that […]
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Governor Ricardo Rossello announced his plans to resign ceding power after mounting pressure from protesters, his party and even his own supporters.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with his Cuban counterpart while visiting Havana this week. His visit aims to expand Russian ties with the Caribbean nation – a relationship which has been growing for decades.
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In February, the United Nations Environment Program welcomed a new leader. Inger Andersen took over after the former chief resigned for mishandling and mismanaging resources. Now, the Danish economist and environmentalist is tasked with restoring health to the planet – and to the agency. Andersen […]
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More women are shaking up traditional Chinese norms and are buying homes on their own.
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Tunisia’s first democratically-elected President Beji Caid Essebsi died Thursday after suffering an undisclosed illness.
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A Russian tech company’s wildly popular mobile app, FaceApp is coming under scrutiny over security concerns.
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On her way out, May given a rare Parliamentary standing ovation after three years and 11 days in office, repeatedly trying and failing to get her Brexit deal through Parliament.
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Judge issues warrant for cellphones of officials linked to controversy sparking protests in Puerto Rico. But it’s not the only issue helping to fuel unrest on the island.
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The big problem is expected after Boris Johnson was designated as UK Prime Minister. Johnson is a Premier League crowd-pleaser a trait which in this bruising Brexit leadership encounter has served him well.
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Robert Mueller, the man behind the report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election – and allegations of obstruction of justice by the White House – will testify for the first time Wednesday before two U.S. Congressional committees.
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Chinese cuisine is among the most popular in the world, and salt has been a big component of Chinese diets.
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The Pressure is mounting in Puerto Rico. Tens-of-thousands jammed the streets in front of the Governor’s residence. For 10 days, they’ve been demanding the resignation of Ricardo Rossello.
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The U.S. president welcomes Pakistan’s PM for meeting on the Afghanistan war and other issues. This after a strain in ties softened by Islamabad’s effort to foster talks with Afghan Taliban.
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Tehran announced in June it had broken up an alleged CIA spy-ring. It wasn’t immediately clear if the two are connected.
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A private security firm has released an audio tape of Iran’s seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. While the British Government discusses its next move – Iran holds the tankers 23-member crew and an Iranian flag flies ontop.
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Delivering mail in Rio de Janeiro’s slums, or ‘favelas’ as they are known in Brazil, is harder than one can imagine. They are informal neighborhoods that the government has never mapped. But entrepreneurs found a solution to provide this service.
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The United Nations is taking action against the rise of hate speech around the world.
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A warning from London that Tehran faces ‘serious consequences’ if it does not release a British-flagged oil tanker. Iran is labeling the latest Gulf tensions as ‘economic terrorism’.
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A heat wave is blanketing two-thirds of the United States, potentially hitting as many as 200-million people, across the East Coast and the Midwest.
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July 20th marks a half-century since the first humans walked on the moon. Across the United States, people are celebrating the U.S. moon landing 50 years ago.
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Some Central American migrants are facing terrible circumstances such as persecution, rape, incest, extreme poverty that no wall, no detention center could possibly scare them. Maria Zenaida paid the ultimate price for chasing the American Dream.
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Brazil’s prisons are notorious for overcrowding and violence. Now one facility is trying a new and rather novel approach. Officials are giving the keys to the prisoners.
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Iran seized a British-flagged oil tanker Friday and briefly detained a second vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, intensifying tensions in the strategic waterway that has become a flashpoint between Tehran and the West.
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Tensions are growing over the free flow of traffic through a critical oil shipping route. President Donald Trump says a U.S. warship destroyed an Iranian drone over the Strait of Hormuz and Iran seized a foreign tanker and its crew just off its shores.
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Advocates for survivors of sex trafficking and abuse said Epstein needed to be treated like any less- wealthy person charged with such crimes.
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A man convicted of slaying a visiting Chinese scholar Yingying Zhang dropped his head in court when he heard that his own life would be spared.
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Despite the U.S. actions – Turkey continues to accept deliveries of the S-400s from Russia. It will now be up to President Trump decide whether to impose or delay potential sanctions.
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Elon Musk is taking on what may be the REAL final frontier: combining man and machine with a new technology dubbed “Neuralink”. The new brain implants would allow data to be transmitted between humans and computers.
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Mexico’s beach resort of Acapulco is living through one of the most violent periods in the region’s history. Yet for tourists, there’s one group of people who risk their lives daily for decades.
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Preserving ancient artwork is an art form itself. Now, museums in the U.S. are making an effort to conserve Asian collections by training apprentices.
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Former German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen made history on Tuesday by becoming the European Commission’s first ever female president.
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The U.S. House of Representatives condemns the president’s remarks targeting four lawmakers of color. Four of his Trump’s party back it but he denies being racist.
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In Mexico violence and poverty are leading many of the youth to join drug cartels. And political leaders are challenged to offer alternatives to gang membership.
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MERCOSUR, the South American trading bloc, has finally signed a free-trade deal with the European Union. The deal was being negotiated for 20 years and will create a market for nearly 800 million people.
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It may look like a steam bath, but the temperature in one chamber dips to negative 100 degrees Celsius.
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Four U-S Congresswomen have a message for President Trump: this country “belongs to everyone.” The comment follows the President’s tweets and comments targeting them and amid growing division on immigration and race.
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Cuba opens to the public a new train built by China. Part of revamp of island’s rail system that’s been deteriorating.
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Retired teachers in Mexico have made it their mission to educate children in marginalized communities with a library on wheels.
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Across the U.S., authorities have begun conducting raids targeting undocumented immigrants. Iin some cities, including Chicago, the move has caused anger and resistance.
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The New York Asian Film Festival is drawing big crowds at the world famous Lincoln Center arts complex. This year, it’s featuring more Chinese movies than ever.
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Russia has started shutting down what environmentalists labeled, a whale jail. The sea creatures were headed for aquariums but public outcry led President Vladimir Putin to stop it.
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A UN Security Council delegation visits Colombia for firsthand look at challenges of peace process. Since a deal was reached in 2016, there have been the killings of former FARC members.
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The UK is beefing up its military presence in the Persian Gulf. A second warship is now heading there, following a confrontation at sea between Iranian boats and a British oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz.
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