2016年CRI Chinese Lunar New Year Celebrated around the World

The Spring Festival is the most important holiday for the Chinese people; this year, the Lunar New Year has become an international celebration. In Europe, many countries are participating in the celebration of Chinese Spring Festival, including Brit

2016年CRI Hongbao, Chinese Red Envelop Goes Digital

Did you get a hongbao? seems to be the question on everyone's lips these days. The tradition is as strong as ever. But its origins are steeped in history. Long ago it was seen as a means of protecting children from evil spirits. That evolved into mor

2016年CRI Overseas Travel by Chinese Mainlanders Reaches New High during Spring Festival

It's estimated nearly 6 million overseas trips are going to be made by Chinese people during this Spring Festival. Leading online Chinese travel agency Ctrip has released its tourism outlook for the holiday, suggesting over 60 percent of its customer

2016年CRI Buenos Aires Celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year

Live, traditional Chinese music and performances were held throughout the day, where dancing dragons paraded through the crowd and Kung Fu masters performed for the audience. German Bermudez is the director of the Lion Dance. What we do with these da

2016年CRI Disney Inspires Theme Park Boom in China

Soon, Chinese customers won't have to travel abroad to experience the thrills at world-famous theme parks such as Disneyland and Legoland. Both are finding new homes in Shanghai later this year. For many Chinese theme park visitors, they simply can't

2016年CRI Chinese Students Receive Rejections for Visa Application to Italy

Those rejected were applying for student visas through a partnership program between Italy and China, the Marco Polo and Turandot Projects, which focus on the arts, music and design. In the past, the projects had a very high visa approval rate with s

2016年CRI US Incursion Aimed at Renewing Tension: Experts

In the latest move to conduct what it calls Freedom of Navigation exercises, the U.S. Navy sent a guided-missile destroyer, the Curtis Wilbur, to sail within 12 nautical miles of Zhongjian Dao in the Xisha Islands chain on Saturday without authorizat

2016年CRI China to Implement 2.5-day Weekend This Summer

A number of provinces and municipalities across China, including Hebei, Jiangxi and Chongqing, have issued new policies, calling on companies to create 2.5 day weekends. Under the plan, government institutions, state-owned companies, joint-ventures a

2016年CRI Better Accountability System Urged after Retrials

The wrongful conviction of Huugjilt is one of the most notorious cases of judicial injustice in China in the recent decades. The teenager was declared guilty of raping and then murdering a woman in a public toilet, and subsequently executed. He was p

2016年CRI China Transforms from 'World Factory' to 'World Market'

Last month, the world's leading toy and baby products retailer ToysRUs opened its 100th store in China after first entering the market a decade ago. ToysRUs's CEO Dave Brandon says the company is planning to open more stores in China this year. Our p

2016年CRI 20,000 Drug Users Receiving Compulsory Drug Rehabs in Henan: Police

According to China's Anti-drug Law, compulsory narcotics detoxification is one of the means to help drug users get rid of their addiction. The drug users will also be given a variety of useful coping skills during their 2-year period of rehabilitatio

2016年CRI Beverly Hills Kicks Off Chinese New Year Celebrations

Local business leaders in California say their state is a favorite destination for Chinese visitors. For 5 consecutive years, the city of Beverly Hills has hosted events to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Last Friday, a special event kicked off a mon

2016年CRI 14-year-old Observer Invited to Shenzhen Two Sessions

This is the first time Shenzhen has had youth representatives sit in and listen to the meetings, seen as a way of engaging young people in politics and having their voices heard. 14-year-old Liu Bo was the youngest of ten youth participants and the o

2016年CRI Monkey Year Brings Business Opportunity

According to traditional belief, each year is characterized by one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac. This Lunar New Year, which starts on February 8, has been bringing him more business than usual as it will be the Year of the Monkey. Beijing craf

2016年CRI Secret Restaurant in Shanghai Refines High-end Dining

Kaleidoscope-like images are projected on the walls, and a long dining table lights up in a futuristic fashion. This is Ultraviolet, an exclusive eatery in Shanghai that resembles a scene from a science fiction film. The dining floor features a 10-se

2016年CRI China Calls for All-Round Solution to Hot Issues in Mideast

China's special envoy on Middle East affairs Gong Xiaosheng restated China's stance on regional affairs in the Middle East during his latest trip. We hope that the regional conflicts and divergences among countries would be solved through peaceful di

2016年CRI China Expresses Extreme Concern over N. Korea Satellite Launch

Speaking at a news briefing on Wednesday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang expressed China's extreme concern and called on Pyongyang to exercise restraint. We are extremely concerned about this. China believes that North Korea ought to have the rig

2016年CRI Dr. Ma Haide, First Foreigner Obtaining Chinese Citizenship

In the 1937 bestseller Red Star Over China, American journalist and author Edgar Snow introduced the Communist Party of China to the world. Snow painted a vivid description of the Long March as well as biographical accounts of leaders including Zhou

2016年CRI Tianjin Face New Opportunities and Challenges in Summer Davos

Convenient railway transportation, a busy airport, smiling volunteers and a modern city, these are the sights you can catch if you are in Tianjin attending this year's Summer Davos. The Tianjin Municipal Government says it has actively used the platf

2016年CRI Audit Report: Some Public Funds Overspent, Misused

The problems were revealed by Liu Jiayi, head of the National Audit Office, when he briefed lawmakers about the central government's budget spending for last year. Liu told the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress the audit covered cl