The Ibero-American Theater Festival, one of Colombia's most important cultural events, is held every two years in the capital Bogot. And, in this Year of China-Latin America Culture, the Chinese connection is especially evident. Terracotta warrior la...
The TV documentary - a joint production between the U.K. and China - is the largest and most in-depth chronicle of Spring Festival by foreign media, and received high praise when it was first broadcast on the BBC. The documentary follows four present...
At a zoo in Japan, there is an animal that gets into trouble because of its long neck. That giraffe panics as its head is wedged between two fake tree branches. As the animal struggles, keepers hurry to its aid. One carer tried to wriggle its large h...
Central China's Henan Province is home to the World Cultural Heritage, the ancient Longmen Grottoes. Visitors now have the chance to get closer to view stone statues in one cave, the Kanjing Temple. For more than half a century, they could only be vi...
China's outbound investments have experienced positive momentum during the first two months of this year. That's according to officials from the Ministry of Commerce. More and more Chinese money is being invested overseas. Officials say 18 of the 20...
China increased fiscal spending in the first two months of this year to strengthen its support for the real economy. Fresh finance ministry data shows that China's fiscal spending jumped 12 percent from a year ago at 2.1 trillion yuan. Among all, the...
China is trying to shift the economy to be more consumption driven. But the country needs to tackle 'the middle-income trap'. Here's what an official from China's top economic planner had to say about the effort. Around the world, we can see that amo...
Serve the people --may be an old slogan, but these days it really pays off in China. Foreign investment into services is double that of other sectors. Cheng Lei speaks to companies that are adapting very well to China's economic transition to find ou...
As US movie box office sales continue to decline, Hollywood studios are looking to Asia for new opportunities. Not only are they appealing to Chinese movie goers, they're also trying to capture gamers who make up additional revenue streams. Now a Hon...
Officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve have scaled back forecasts about how much they are likely to raise borrowing costs this year. They say the weaker global growth picture is changing their calculations. For now the U.S. Federal Reserve is not rais...
Chinas state-owned conglomerate China Merchants Group has made an informal bid to buy London's Baltic Exchange. This makes it the latest contender for the business after the Singapore Exchange. According to sources from Reuters, the approach was made...
Australia has become the latest country to issue 10-year multiple entry visas for Chinese nationals. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said a few pilot programs are being carried out, and it's hoped the new visa policy will soon be extended to all eligib...
Fresh data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange shows that China's net capital outflow continued to narrow in February. The agency reports that Chinese lenders recorded a net sale of 33.9 billion U.S. dollars, marking an eighth straight...
China's fiscal data shows higher growth in spending than income in the first two months of 2016, creating more room for government debt. China's fiscal income in the first two months of this year grew 6.3 percent from a year ago, at 2.7 trillion yuan...
-- Russian media Sputnik has a report that China has entered a key period in building the nation into a well-off society. Sputnik reports that the effort will extend benefits to all of China's 1.3 billion citizens and will be a landmark achievement i...
