In the 1980s China was a far different place than it is now. The country was in the early phases of development and changing rapidly. Charles Ray had a unique view of the country in that era – spending about 4 years as a diplomat […]
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Mexico is beginning to return to normal, as more than half the country now turns green – for go – on its pandemic protocols system. And as public events began to welcome the crowds back, it’s with the utmost care. Mexico City has now turned […]
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With COVID restrictions lifted, fans of Washington Nationals baseball team are excited for games. See what changed in people’s daily life, as Covid-19 infection cases decline.
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Child labor has risen to 160 million worldwide due to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a new UN report released on Thursday. See how COVID-19 has pushed millions of children into child labor in Latin America.
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Many countries are now worried about declining birth rates, some have dubbed it the ‘silver tsunami.’ That’s when an aging population doesn’t have enough young people to fund its benefits. As CGTN’s Karina Huber reports, there’s been a noticeable drop in births in the U.S. during the pandemic.
Read More...Traditional Chinese Medicine is gaining more acceptance around the world. The World Health Organization now endorses traditional Chinese medicine, especially in conjunction with Western medicine. CGTN’s Jim Spellman visited a doctor helping to spread Chinese medicine in the U.S. and around the world.
Read More...California is headed for a gubernatorial recall election, likely by the end of this year, after more than 1.6 million Californians signed a petition to remove their governor from office. Meantime, Governor Gavin Newsom has announced his proposal for a record amount of spending in […]
Read More...Brazil-based JBS, the world’s largest meat supplier, is now confirming it paid the equivalent of $11 million in ransom to computer #hackers who recently targeted the company. The cybersecurity attack temporarily shut down JBS facilities in North America, Canada and Australia. CGTN’s Hendrik Sybrandy reports […]
Read More...Although the COVID-19 pandemic hit the startup world hard with layoffs, those that did survive pulled in record amounts of venture capital funding – $130 billion in 2020. But often left behind were startups founded by people of color – especially Black Americans – who […]
Read More...Argentina’s government is in negotiations with beef producers to lift a ban on exports at a time when the country is looking to expand its production. Argentinian production minister Matias Kulfas says the country is helping small and medium sized companies target the Chinese market. […]
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Colombia’s national strike marked its sixth consecutive week of protests on Thursday. The massive demonstrations began in late April against controversial tax reform. They grew into anti-government protests voicing concerns over a wide range of social and economic inequities and police brutality. The world’s oldest […]
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Prioritizing teachers for vaccination against COVID-19 helped pave the way. Enthusiasm for the return is tempered by caution – and careful protocols
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The Biden White House has reversed a Trump administration attempt to ban two popular Chinese-owned apps.
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Church Rock is just the tip of the iceberg. During World War II and Cold War, private companies opened more than 700 uranium mines on Navajo Nation, and now, more than 520 abandoned uranium mines are still waiting for clean-up. Between 1944 and 1986, nearly […]
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In the U.S. President’s own words as he prepared to board Airforce one -The United States is back, and multilateralism is too, and the focus is on Russia and China. CGTN’s Nathan King reports.
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Some have dubbed it the big invasion. But these guys aren’t fighters, but lovers. These critters are “Brood Ten” cicadas, and they are everywhere, especially along the east coast of the United States. The Washington D.C. region is now the epicenter. CGTN’s Frances Kuo reports.
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris spent the second day of her trip abroad in Mexico.
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China has now administered nearly 800 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Colombia has past 92,000 deaths due to COVID, but this Tuesday it is beginning to lift many more restrictions as the country looks to balance health and the economy. CGTN’s Michelle Begue reports.
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The U.S. travel industry is rebounding as the pandemic has eased… but for the cruise industry, resuming operations is still a struggle.
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More than a year into the pandemic, one of the company’s key social projects – a symphony orchestra from one of Rio de Janeiro’s biggest favelas – is performing in a singular way.
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The largest spill of radioactive material occurred three months later when a dam burst on Navajo Nation lands.
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A year ago, the deaths of African Americans at the hands of police prompted a global protest over historic racial injustice that continues to resonate. Those protests have largely ended. But around the world, they’ve left a permanent mark, or in many cases, a […]
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Over the weekend, the city of Miami hosted the largest in-person cryptocurrency event since before pandemic times. At least 12,000 people gathered to share their love for Bitcoin and address some of the challenges their industry is facing amid market volatility and calls for more regulation.
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Apple has held its biggest conference of the year for developers – its Worldwide Developers Conference. The Silicon Valley tech giant unveiled a host of new features for its iOS 15 update and its new Mac operating system called Monterey.
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The leftist presidential candidate Pedro Castillo has narrowly overtaken his right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori in the country’s presidential vote count following this past weekend’s runoff election. Final results are still not announced.
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visits Guatemala on Monday. She’s been meeting Guatemala’s president as part of her first overseas trip. See what messages she has delivered.
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We tell the stories of confronting the climate crisis, one of the most pressing problems confronting the world.
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Mexico’s ruling party coalition holds onto power in Congress, but its grip slips a bit. Results from Sunday’s election show the party maintained its majority, but not by a margin necessary to push through the constitutional changes it wanted. See the latest.
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CGTN’s Xu Dezhi visits Tséhootsooí Diné Bi’Ólta’ School, a Navajo language school in Arizona and speaks with a Navajo language teacher about the disappearing language and what challenges they are facing in preserving their language.
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Peruvians are voting for a new president on Sunday. They must choose between two starkly different candidates from opposite ends of the political spectrum.
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Mexico is holding its midterm elections today, in a broad-ranging vote that will decide thousands of public positions for the next six years. And while President Lopez Obrador isn’t on the ballot, his administration is one of the day’s most pressing issues.
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Mexicans head to the polls this weekend, for elections historic in size with thousands of positions on the line. But they’re historic, too, for the violence that’s accompanied the campaign raising additional security concerns.
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Peruvians will go to the polls Sunday to elect their fifth president in five years but whoever wins, the country’s ongoing political crisis is unlikely to end. Polls show the two candidates, leftist Pedro Castillo and, on the right, Keiko Fujimori, are technically tied.
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The state of California has never been shy about taking on environmental challenges. In an effort to phase out fossil fuels, Governor Gavin Newsom recently announced California would ban fracking by 2024 — a drilling process that involves injecting toxic chemicals into the ground. […]
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Florida is a clear flashpoint of the climate change crisis in North America. Sea levels are rising, beaches are disappearing, Atlantic Hurricanes are getting stronger. But, until recently, little attention has been paid to a more direct and lethal threat to humans: Heat.
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Millions of gallons of raw sewage are pumped into the Tijuana River and flowing into California every day from Mexico. See how sewage is affecting the local environment.
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The plight of the transplant patient puts into sharp focus Venezuela’s deep healthcare crisis. There have been no transplant surgeries except those from living donors since 2017. See how COVID-19 has affected organ transplantation in Venezuela.
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Ready for summer vacations? As many states have lifted COVID restrictions in the U.S, is it safe to travel this summer? Here’s what you need to know.
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National Gun Violence Awareness Day will take place on Friday. As shootings surge in the U.S., advocates are calling on Americans to wear orange this weekend to protest gun violence. Learn more.
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America remembers one of the darkest moments in its history – the Tulsa race massacre. A White mob went on a rampage in an African American community called Black Wall Street. Hundreds of Blacks were killed, and more than 10-thousand people were left homeless. Some […]
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We’re all familiar with Tequila, and most of us have heard of Mezcal, both renowned alcoholic beverages from Mexico. But what about Mexican wine? The country’s reputation for quality wine is growing and getting notice from as far away as China, with most of the attention focused […]
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Environmentalists have spent decades warning about the potentially irreversible impact of climate change. But for the financial world, anticipating the impact of global warming on the bottom line is a relatively new trend. And that’s starting to make some investors who stand to […]
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The race to vaccinate continues across the United States. Twelve U.S. states have now vaccinated 70 percent of their adult populations with at least one dose of the vaccine. But for other states, the battle against hesitancy continues and that has led to some interesting initiatives.
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As life starts to return to normal in the U.S., many people will be happy to toss out their face mask or hand sanitizer. But many bar and restaurant owners in Washington D.C., are hoping that temporary rules introduced at the height of the coronavirus pandemic will be made […]
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Argentina was among the hardest hit economies in Latin America impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Growth is expected this year, but while the industrial and agricultural sectors are propping up the economy, the effects of restrictions and the second wave of infections is leading […]
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Denmark says it has “good dialogue” with its European allies and that’s there’s “no need to repair ties” with France and Germany. The statements come after new reports that the U.S. used Danish cables to spy on European leaders nearly ten years ago.
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The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to impact the global labor market until at least 2023. That’s according to a new report from the International Labour Organization. The UN agency estimates that at least 220 million people will remain out of work this year.
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Republican-controlled states including Texas have been trying to pass new voting bills, which Democrats say make it harder for people of color to cast their ballot.
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Amid the Central American migration crisis, much attention has been paid to the troubling trend of unaccompanied minors making the perilous journey through Mexico towards the United States.
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