The Northeast Chinese city of Harbin is hosting its 30th International Ice and Snow Festival. The city offers special winter experiences like nowhere else in China: an ice and snow world, snow sculpture park, ice lantern fair, and dog sledding. Our r...
A Chinese icebreaker stuck in the Antarctic has cleared a path through the ice one kilometer in length. The deputy director of the Xue Long, or Snow Dragon, says the vessel will use the channel to pick up as much speed as possible in order to free it...
By CCTV reporter Han Peng Across Xinjiang, the power of religion is strong. Muslims pray every day to show their faith to Allah. But some religious extremists are using their faith by distorting Koran to incite violence and killings. A direct link to...
Studying for a Master's degree has become a popular option for many undergraduates, who face tough job prospects in an increasing competitive job market. This is forcing many under grads to focus their efforts not so much on studying their major, as...
China is reforming its graduate school education system this year to make it available to more students and more valuable in the increasingly competitive job market. But will these changes have their intended effect? My colleague Zhong Shi joins me i...
Three people have been killed and 24 others injured in a coach explosion in northwest Chinas Shaanxi Province. The blast took place late Sunday afternoon near the bus station in Pucheng County in the city of Weinan. According to the local fire depart...
China is reforming its graduate school education system this year to make it available to more students and more valuable in the increasingly competitive job market. But will these changes have their intended effect? Joining me now in the studio to d...
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The first Taiwan-born baby panda met the media at the Taipei City Zoo. Thousands of people have also booked a 10-minute viewing of the cub when she goes on public display Monday. Yuan Zai, the first Taiwan-born baby panda, plays at the Taipei City Zo...
Deja vu of Nazi Germany is how Chinas ambassador to UK has described the recent remarks and provocation of Japanese leaders. Liu Xiaoming says Germany did similar things before the Second World War. In TV interviews with British media, Ambassador Liu...
Fourteen people have been killed and ten injured in a stampede during a religious gathering in northwest Chinas Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region . Sunday afternoons stampede came during the handing out of traditional religious food to attendees at a com...
The first cold front of 2014 is sweeping across Northwest China, bringing snow and plunging temperatures. Some cities in Northern Xinjiang have seen temperatures drop by more than 20 degrees Celsius, to hover around 23 degrees below zero. The cold fr...
