An Iron ore index has now been launched here in China. As CRI's Wei Tong reports, it's designed to give Chinese companies a bigger say over the pricing of the key component in the production of steel in the international market. The index consists of...
A Chinese online store is now using smartphone technology to allow people to shop for their groceries over the internet. CRI's He Fei has more on the future of online shopping here in China. In Shanghai's underground metro stations, posters of superm...
Smartphones have plenty of added functions and applications for savvy users to explore. But how well do you make use of your smart phone? Recently many people have been taking part in an online test designed to test their smartphone proficiency, and...
Video games and hip-hop music are unlikely tools for doctors hoping to improve the health of senior citizens. But Australian researchers are showing how virtual fun can help with accident prevention and care for the elderly. Our reporter Li Dong has...
Swiss bank UBS has now begun an internal investigation into the failure of its risk systems. This follows revelations that a rogue equities trader has cost the company some 2.3 billion US dollars. UBS says David Sidwell, the former chief financial of...
Flooding triggered by heavy rains has forced millions of Pakistanis to leave homes as the disaster has damaged hundreds of thousands of homes and destroyed acres of crops in southern Pakistan. The provinces of Sindh and Baluchistan have been worst hi...
The first China Helicopter Expo has just concluded. The event, which ran over the weekend in the northern port city of Tianjin, demonstrated that many Chinese citizens have an interest in private aircraft, however according to foreign and Chinese exh...
An oil painting said to be the work of famous Chinese artist Xu Beihong sold at auction for more than 70 million yuan in an auction last year. However, a group of painters recently have claimed that's their school work years ago as students in China...
From Lie to me to CSI, from food safety to new clean power, science can take place either in a bacteria-free lab or in our daily lives. But this week, we can have close contact with science at the Beijing Science Festival. Our reporter Li Dong has th...
The Nine Gates Jazz Festival has been soothing the ears of China's jazz fans since it started September 9. This week, China's own Yangying has returned to Beijing with her American band, Ping Pong Jazz Band, for a spot at the Sixth Nine Gates Jazz Fe...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to head to the United Nations this coming Friday seeking statehood. CRI's Jerusalem correspondent Zhang Xiaoyu has been taking the temperature of the move in both Israel and the West Bank. With the Unit...
It's now being recommended that Chinese companies which had been operating in Libya begin negotiations with the new Transitional government to recoup the roughly 20-billion US dollars lost because of the civi war. CRI's Su Yi has more. In Libya, 75 C...
This year's Frankfurt Motor Show is now in full swing with elite carmakers showcasing new models and new technologies that make vehicles cheaper and lighter - now and in the future. Su Yi has more. To adapt to increasing concerns over environment pre...
In the wake of several serious chemical pollution incidents, China's Ministry of Environmental Protection says it will begin a nationwide inspection of all certified producers of dangerous chemicals of their pollution control measures. As Liu Yan rep...
Latest official figures show China's pork prices, a stable meat in the country and a key driver of inflation, has hit a new record high, rising 0.7 percent last week from the previous week. The Ministry of Commerce said that was the fifth consecutive...
