The alliance decision to begin formal talks over a possible deployment of the THAAD missile system in South Korea was announced in the wake of recent satellite launch by the North. South Korea insisted that the possible deployment will be only operat...
A customer surnamed Chen from Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, claimed he was charged over ten thousand yuan for a fish feast during a visit to a wild fish village in Harbin city. A bill posted by Chen on his Sina Weibo account shows the price of the Hus...
Led by the civil group 'Alliance in Support of Our Police Force', more than 200 demonstrators gathered at Hong Kong's landmark Clock Tower, holding up banners and signboards and shouting slogans in support of the police. Leticia Lee is the founder of...
Zhang Xiaoming, director of the Liaison Office of the central government in Hong Kong, says he was shocked and saddened to learn about the Mong Kok riot. We strongly condemn those rioters who maliciously committed beatings, smashed property, committe...
A state-owned radio station's signature tune is about to be approved as China's first sound trademark. The State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) said on Sunday that it has reviewed the application from China Radio International and pl...
Hong Kong has seen a 10 percent year-on-year decline in the number of mainland tourists during the Spring Festival holiday, while the number of mainland tourist groups plummeted by 70 percent, to about 120 groups per day. A rarely seen riot took plac...
The Hong Kong Wedding Fair has kicked off on Friday, welcoming Valentine's Day, and attracting couples planning their big day. While white will always be the traditional choice, CRI's Huang Shan reports that some brides in Hong Kong are planning to b...
Recent surveys by a youth group show that more than 80 percent of single youths in China are constantly under pressure from their parents to get married. As familial pressures are at an all-time high during big holiday gatherings such as the Spring F...
Hongbao and fireworks. Eating these Jiaozi, watching the CCTV program, maybe giving the children hongbao, and all these bianpao, the fireworks. Wearing traditional Tang suit and paying some New Year calls to friends and families. Living in a foreign...
The US Senate voted 96-0 for the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act. The House of Representatives passed a similar bill in January. Differences between the two are expected to be resolved quickly, and Senate Democrats say they expect Pr...
Miaohui is an event that dates back to ancient times, when farmers would offer New Year sacrifices to their village gods. As time progressed, the event later saw marketplaces spring up, with villagers peddling their wares and performers putting on sh...
North Korea's most recent satellite launch was seen by Washington as cover for the development of ballistic missile technology that could be used to deliver a nuclear weapon. On Wednesday, US ally Japan reacted to the launch, with Japanese Prime Mini...
Kicking off the New Year with a bang. In the heart of New York's Chinatown hundreds brave the cold and snow for a glimpse of the New Year fire crackers. Public schools in the city are closed for this holiday for the very first time and families aren'...
The Chinese zodiac consists of 12 animal signs based on a twelve-year cycle, each year related to an animal sign. In common with all the twelve animals - namely the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig - th...
With the Lunar New Year holiday now in full-swing, many are taking time to head to Chongli County in Hebei to try their hand at skiing. Chongli is located on the outskirts of Zhangjiakou, around 220-kilometers northwest of Beijing. Even before the gr...
