This past year, Chinese writer Mo Yan became the first Chinese national to win a Nobel Prize in literature. Since then, his books have been flying off the shelves in China. As such, today's key word is Mo-mania. CRI's He Fei has more. Chinese writer...
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir will hold a summit meeting with his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir in Addis Ababa this Friday. It is reported that the summit, sponsored by Ethiopia, will press for enforcing a cooperation agreement signed by t...
Rebels in Central African Republic say they have halted their advance on the capital and agreed to start peace talks. However, the Seleka rebels say they might insist on the removal of President Francois Bozize in the negotiations. The group accused...
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been released from hospital after undergoing treatment for a blood clot. The State Department said on Wednesday that she had been up and taking emails and phone calls from bed. Clinton was admitted to a New Y...
Chinese drivers are facing harsher penalties after a revised regulation came into effect on Tuesday, with many motorists being caught out. According to the Ministry of Public Security, many cities reported a sharp decrease in urban traffic violations...
The UN Human Rights Office says about 60,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began in the country in early 2011. The report shows a steady increase in the average number of documented deaths per month from around 1,000 in the summ...
During a news conference moments after the House passed a Senate-backed bill to prevent the fiscal cliff, Obama spoke about the country's deficit problem. I think we will recognise this law is just one step in the broader effort to strengthen our eco...
In some top level hospitals in Beijing, many patients complain it's hard to get a chance to see senior doctors. It's very hard to get registered to see senior doctors at the hospital. Early every morning, I started to wait in front of the registratio...
The Chinese Year of the Snake is fast approaching. Because it is believed that babies born during this year are wise, talented, and attractive, the government expects a surge in the number of births in the country. Huang Meihua, a migrant worker who...
Many who watched A Bite of China say the documentary is more than just a food show. But while A Bite of China has highlighted what people can eat, other TV news programs and other media sources here in China have been highlighting what NOT to eat her...
The government will issue real-time air quality monitoring data in 74 cities starting January 1st. The Ministry of Environmental Protection says the data will include PM2.5, a gauge which monitors fine particles with a diameter of 2.5 microns or less...
Runaway real estate prices in China have been a significant source of public complaint in recent years. To curb the soaring housing prices, the government has implemented a string of policies since early 2010. However, the property market has shown s...
Outside a subway terminal in west Beijing, dozens of illicit cabbies are seen drumming up passengers almost every day. These illegal cabbies occupy the roadside outside the subway station, and it's very hard for buses to stop at the bus station. When...
Technology is constantly changing the face of medicine for patients and doctors. A company in Sweden is developing eye-tracking technology for the mass market place. Here gadgets which register, process and respond to eye movements could mean an end...
Satoshi Amako, a professor of contemporary Chinese studies at Waseda University, is suggesting the top priority for Shinzo Abe's new cabinet is to maintain a stable political environment before the House of Councilors election next July. As such, Ama...
