The DPRK says it will hold elections for the country's parliament in March, the first such polls under Kim Jong Un's leadership. The official Korean Central News Agency said on Wednesday that the election for its Supreme People's Assembly would be he...
A British parliamentary delegation led by former foreign secretary, Jack Straw, has met Iranian Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif in Tehran. Long-strained ties between the two countries have warmed since the relatively moderate Hassan Rouhani was elected...
American basketball players led by former NBA star Dennis Rodman held their final practice with DPRK players ahead of an exhibition match today. Former NBA stars including Charles D. Smith, Doug Christie, and Vin Baker joined the practice. Organisers...
By CCTV reporter Zhang Nini China's health authorities say preparations at the local level are underway to implement China's revised family planning policy that will allow more couples to have a second child. Provincial people's congresses must first...
By CCTV reporter Li Jiejun Run Run Shaw, the Hong Kong media mogul whose studio took Chinese movies global, has died at the age of 107. Shaw was a great pioneer of Chinese film, and a generous philanthropist who donated billions of Hong Kong dollars...
Kyodo News reports that the Japanese government has officially launched the secretariat of the National Security Council, which will focus on coordinating between ministries, gathering information and centralizing strategic decision making. Local rep...
Shaw, listed by Forbes as a billionaire, was also a generous philanthropist who was knighted by Britains Queen Elizabeth in 1977 for his public service as a long-time backer of the Red Cross. 40 years ago he established the Shaw Foundation which is d...
Shaw, listed by Forbes as a billionaire, was also a generous philanthropist who was knighted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth in 1977 for his public service as a long-time backer of the Red Cross. 40 years ago he established the Shaw Foundation which is...
Run Run Shaw was also a film pioneer and considered the inventor of the iconic kung fu film genre. His media empire stretched from Hong Kong to Hollywood. The colourful mogul, whose flagship Shaw Brothers Studio helped shape Asian cinema in the 20th...
By CCTV Tang Bo Chinas three major hepatitis B vaccine makers have been ordered to suspend production. The countrys Food and Drug Administration made the announcement after the companies failed to get certified under the new Pharmaceutical Products s...
Chinas research vessel and icebreaker Xuelong has entered an area of clear water, after more than ten hours spent breaking up ice. A change in wind direction loosened the floes packed around the vessel, providing an 80-meter stretch of water for the...
Wednesday marks the traditional Laba Festival in China. Laba means the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar. It has been celebrated for 1,500 years. Its customary, especially in North China Its customary, especially in North China It...
China's research vessel and icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon has entered an area of clear water, after more than ten hours spent breaking through the Antarctic ice. The vessel had been trapped in the area since Friday. Last Thursday, its helicopter...
Chinas research vessel and icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon has entered an area of clear water, after more than ten hours spent breaking through the Antarctic ice. The vessel had been trapped in the area since Friday. For more on how the Xuelong fr...
Hong Kong media mogul Run Run Shaw has died at the age of 107. Shaw was a great pioneer of Chinese film, and a generous philanthropist. He donated billions of Hong Kong dollars to various social projects. Zhang Xiaoming, director of the Liaison Offic...
