Egypt has appointed Hazem Khairat as its ambassador to Israel, ending a three year vacancy in the post. The Israeli Foreign Ministry says Hazem Khairat arrived in Israel Friday, and immediately adopted his duties as Egypt's envoy. The new appointment...
Iraqi security forces have retaken control of most Ramadi's downtown area from ISIL, as the jihadist's grip on the city loosens. The Police Chief of Anbar province, Major General Hadi al-Rzayej, says that Iraqi counter-terrorism forces and the provin...
At least four people have been reported dead, and 100 others injured, after a magnitude-6.7 earthquake struck near the city of Imphal in northeast India, close to its border with Myanmar. There have been reports of serious damage to properties in the...
For more on this, we're joined by our correspondent Terrence Terashima in Tokyo. Q1. Terry. Will Abe continue promoting ties with neighboring countries and resolving historical issues? Q2. What more did the prime minister say on the upcoming election...
Now, we're joined by Mr. Liu Youfa, former President of the China Institute of International Studies. Q1: Abe is expected to deliver his 2015 diplomatic achievement report in this afternoon's parliamentary session. Also in this morning's media briefi...
China's weather observatory continues to issue an orange alert for fog on Sunday. According to the National Meteorological Center, fog will be the thickest in Hebei, Shandong and Sichuan, with visibility of less than 200 meters. And visibility will b...
Chinese are becoming more aware of the air pollution and its danger. An ordinary man in Beijing has been charting the change of air quality in the city for the last three years. Every morning, the first thing Zou Yi does is take a photo out of the wi...
China's eastern city of Shanghai has made full use of straw to beautify the city. Three huge crabs made from straw are displayed in a rice field in Chongming County. The artists say the works aim to raise awareness of pollution resulting from burning...
China and Pakistan completed a joint two-day naval drill on Friday. It was the first time the two militaries conducted the exercise in the East China Sea. China's two missile frigates joined Pakistani ships in practising anti-submarine exercises. The...
China's new Rocket Force has begun its first military drill of the new year. The simulations were conducted by two elite teams, selected from the People's Liberation Army. A test of weaponry and intelligence. Elite soldiers were split into a red team...
An infra-red life detector system will be used once again for the rescue of the remaining trapped miners in east China's Shandong Province. The system will be deployed once a life channel has been drilled through the underground mine tunnel. The resc...
Heavy fog has been disturbing traffic and travel on the final day of the New Year holiday. The haze caused the closure of highways in many regions. As many as eight major roads were closed in the capital, Beijing, and 10 in the neighboring city, Tian...
With the development of the Internet and related technology, we are all getting more and more reliant on our smartphones. Following this trend, a new word, phubber, has also been coined, conflating the words phone and snubber, which refers to people...
China has set new goals for ecological and environmental protection in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, highlighting concerted efforts to control air and water pollution, and the conservation of resources. Under the plan, particles of PM2.5 -- in th...
For more analysis, joining me now on the line is Shen Yi, Researcher at the Center for Communication and State Governance Research at Fudan University. Q1. How can we encourage companies to ramp-up their security, as many operators tend to lack savvy...
