Chinese Lunar New Year, or the Spring Festival, is the most important public holiday for the Chinese people. On New Year's Eve, families have the tradition of staying up late into the night. Ever since 1983, the Chinese have added watching the Spring...
The horsemeat scandal has spread to almost 20 European countries, leaving Europeans shocked that disingenuous meat products made it through countries famous for food safety. Almost all the supermarkets and several foodstuffs companies in Britain have...
The PR department of online retailer 360buy.com says the company raised more than 700 million U.S. dollars in its latest round of financing from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and Kingdom Holdings Company. What I can confirm with you is we indeed hav...
Scientists have unveiled the latest prototype of a car that drives itself with the help of a tablet computer. Acting like a plane on autopilot, it is designed to take over from humans in slow-moving heavy traffic or on a familiar route such as a scho...
Nearly a thousand local residents braved the continuous snowfall and cold weather Wednesday evening in Ottawa, capital city of Canada, to watch the Carnival China Style 2013 variety show. I bring my daughter, my step-daughter and my mother-in-law. So...
US Secretary of State John Kerry has joined a chorus of other Obama cabinet ministers in warning of the impending budget cuts, which are set to kick in this coming month. Kerry says the looming sequestration will undermine U.S. diplomacy. I'm particu...
Ouyang Yujing, deputy director at the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs with the Chinese foreign ministry tells CRI the Chinese government is resolute in protecting this country's national interests. But at the same time, he says China's door...
The Chinese foreign ministry has issued a new statement, calling the hacking allegations groundless criticism, dubbing it irresponsible and unprofessional. The latest comments come following a report by a U.S. computer security company, which is accu...
According to media reports, the homebuyers-turned-developers purchased 8,000 square meters of land near Dishui Lake at auction last month. They plan to sell the apartments for between 6,500 yuan and 8,500 yuan per square meter to the development's sh...
Digitization has transformed the landscape of our traditional banking business. Transactions between companies or individuals are now made within a few mouse clicks. The rise of e-commerce in recent years has taken the payment process a step further...
The Chinese government has rejected a move by the Philippine government to take their dispute regarding sovereignty issues in the South China Sea to the United Nations for arbitration. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei. Chinese Ambassador to the Ph...
According to statistics, more than 27-thousand electric vehicles have been sold in the 25 cities around China that are conducting electric vehicle trials. Among the vehicles, 23-thousand are serving the public service sector, but only four-thousand f...
A senior Japanese diplomat is now in Beijing for talks with Chinese officials about an ongoing territorial dispute and North Korea's recent nuclear test. Shinsuke Sugiyama, Japan's nuclear envoy, is expected to meet with Wu Dawei, China's special rep...
The Chinese government has dismissed a report by a U.S. computer security company accusing a secretive Chinese military unit of being behind a series of hacking attacks. The report by Mandiant identified a Shanghai based unit of the People's Liberati...
China's health authorities have introduced a new medical payment method that allows patients to pay after they receive treatment. Currently, Chinese citizens must pay first and then apply for a 70 percent reimbursement covered by medical insurance. H...
