An Egyptian national dialogue between President Mohamed Morsi and leaders of political factions has got underway. Morsi invited 11 parties and some independent figures for dialogue at the presidential palace on Monday, but Egypt's main opposition blo...
Four people have been detained in Brazil in connection with the devastating nightclub fire that left more than 230 dead and over 110 injured. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has announced a three-day national mourning period for the dead. Adriano...
Experts in China are calling for more regulations to control food wastage. This follows Chinese leader Xi Jingping's call to avoid extravagance during bureaucratic visits. Figures show 8 million tons of food worth 300 Billion Yuan is wasted annually...
Smog levels in Beijing have hit the 'Hazardous' mark again just 2 weeks after recording one of the worst cases of air pollution. The PM 2.5 monitoring systems in the Chinese capital showed readings of around 400, which is considered hazardous. That's...
Communities from China and Japan have pledged to make further contributions to boost the friendship between the two countries. The pledge came after a meeting between Tang Jiaxuan, head of the China-Japan Friendship Association and Tomiichi Murayama,...
The Chinese government has voiced concern over Japan's latest plans to increase military personnel. Over the weekend, the Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera said the government would increase personnel by nearly 300 starting from April. The c...
Dunhuang in northwestern China's Gansu Province is known for its UNESCO World Heritage site, the Mogao Grottoes, or the Thousand Buddha Caves. In recent years the city has been fighting a battle against desertification. CRI reporter Natalie Thomas ha...
The Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, falls on Feb. 10th this year. Hundreds of millions of people will embark on a journey for family reunion, putting huge pressure on the country's transportation networks. Among them, the railways will hand...
Thanks to the development trend over the past years, fantasy literature is now accessible to not only adult readers but also children. A forum was recently held in Beijing during which participants agreed that such development trend would have an inc...
For millions of devout Hindus, it is time yet again to soak in the spiritual energy of what is perhaps the world's largest religious gathering - the Maha Kumbh mela or Grand Pitcher Festival. The 55-day festival is being held in the holy city of Alla...
Garage Cafe looks like an ordinary coffee house but functions as an incubator for fledgling companies in Beijing's Zhongguancun. Entrepreneurs here build businesses with laptops at dining tables rather than with desktops in cubicles. Rent for office...
Yuan Feng is one of the founders of the carpooling website. He says many of his schoolmates fail to get a train ticket during the Spring Festival travel season so he set up the website with 11 schoolmates. By spending 50,000 yuan setting up the websi...
According to the guidelines which call for local governments to make policies to facilitate mergers and restructuring, the concentration ratio is required to reach 90 percent by 2015 in the top ten auto enterprises and 60 percent in the top ten steel...
U.S. envoy Glyn Davies is calling on North Korea not to carry out a nuclear test. The call comes immediately following North Korea's vow to carry out as well as aim the tests at the US. Whether they will test it or not, we hope they don't, we call on...
Currently, many group buying websites are promoting their New Year specials. No matter if you want dates, nuts or chocolate you'll easily find a discounted package through the group buying websites. Huang Wenmou is the product director with a group b...
