By CCTV reporter Hu Chao 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. One of the festival's traditions is to pickle garlic in vin...
Earlier, we spoke to Zhang Beichen, a senior member of China's Antarctic Scientific Expedition on board the icebreaker Xuelong. He was also on the ship when the Xuelong freed itself. He said there was a lot of excitement when the ship finally got fre...
A 39-year-old man has been arraigned in United States Federal Court in connection with a fire at the Chinese consulate general in San Francisco on New Year's day. Man charged with setting fire in San Francisco The man named, Feng Yanfeng, who is a pe...
Kyodo News reports that the Japanese government has decided to officially launch the National Security Bureau, which will focus on coordinating with Japans allies, gathering information and centralizing strategic decision making. Local reports say th...
The U.S. Senate has approved Janet Yellen as the next head of the Federal Reserve, to replace the outgoing Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, whose term ends at the end of this month. It is official. Janet Yellen will be the next Fed Chairman - and the first...
The Media Center of the Sochi Winter Olympics is set to officially open on Tuesday, a month before the start of the Games. Technicians who are responsible for providing technical support will be the first to arrive at the Media Center. They will begi...
Now let's get some of the science behind the cold. What is driving these temperatures and how long is it expected to last. We bring in meteorologist Alex Wilson of US' Weather Channel. As even talking about this unusual cold, something you've been he...
By CCTV correspondent Kristiaan Yeo Extreme cold weather is freezing Canada. In Toronto, the country's largest city, temperatures have dropped to as low as minus 40 with wind-chill. Canada experiences extreme cold. Across the country, Canadians woke...
For more in-depth analysis, were joined in the studio by Professor Wang Yiwei from the School of International Studies, at Renmin University of China. Q1: Can you tell us about the potential impact Japans National Security Bureau could have on its ne...
Officials say attacks in Iraq have killed at least four people as government troops continue to fight their way into two cities overrun by al-Qaida in western Anbar province. In the northern city of Kirkuk, a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-lade...
South Sudanese government and rebels started peace talks on Tuesday. Mediators hope to end the fighting that has left the worlds newest state on the brink of civil war. The talks in neighbouring Ethiopia will focus on brokering a ceasefire to halt th...
China is reviewing the improvements the country has made in public health and other achievements in 2013. Officials from China's National Health and Family Planning Commission reviewed medical reforms undertaken in 2013, and the building of public he...
The Chinese ambassador to Australia has criticized Japanese Prime Ministers visit to Yasukuni Shrine. In a signed article in The Australian, Ma Zhaoxu says Abes homage to the shrine is not a domestic affair or a personal act. It is a breach of histor...
The Smithsonians National Zoo in the US capital, Washington has shown its newest panda cub, Bao Bao, to the media. Its a tryout for the female baby pandas public debut next Saturday. Bao Bao was born last August, and now weighs more than 7 kilograms....
Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi has met Ethiopian South Sudanese government and rebel representatives and expressed Beijings deep concern about the unrest in the country. He called for an end to hostilities and the return to law and order....
