2017年CRI China runner-up in U-20 volleyball at BRICS Games

China's U-20 national volleyball team beat Brazil 3-1 at the BRICS Games. [Photo: qq.com] China's volleyball team has wrapped up its campaign at the ongoing BRICS Games in Guangzhou with a 3-sets-to-1 victory against Brazil. The Under-20 team finishe

2017年CRI Business leader confident of Hong Kong's economic prospect

July 1st marks the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Starting from today, we are broadcasting a series of reports concerning the lives and careers of people

2017年CRI Observer hails HK-Mainland film cooperation

A veteran film observer in Hong Kong is suggesting the mainland market has helped reinvigorated the city's film industry, which had found itself in a dramatic decline at the end of 20th Century. Ma Fung-kwok is the chair of the Hong Kong Film Develop

2017年CRI Youth academy encourages science innovation in HK

Hong Kong is well known as one of the world's top international financial centers, but observers say innovative technology and scientific achievement will continue to provide a source of momentum for Hong Kong's future development. In Hong Kong, ther

2017年CRI Interview: Priorities for Africa's infrastructure construction

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, third from left, watches a cargo train carrying port containers begin its opening run from Mombasa to Nairobi, Kenya, May 30, 2017. [Photo:AP] The newly launched Standard Gauge Railways linking Kenya's port city Momba

2017年CRI China men's basketball makes debut at BRICS Games

China beat India 97-57 on Sunday at the BRICS Games in Guangzhou, the capital city of Guangdong province. Coach Du Feng (red) and player Han Dejun speaks at a press conference. [Photo: China Plus/Fu Yu] Du Feng has made a successful debut as coach of

2017年CRI Expert values China's role in facilitating 4th Industrial Revolution

2017 Summer Davos forum is held in Dalian. [Photo: Chinanews.com] As the central topic of the 2017 Summer Davos forum in Dalian, the Fourth Industrial Revolution is said to lie in the economic, technological and social contexts in which we live. Thos

2017年CRI Professional helps connect HK, Mainland Laws

The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge under construction [File Photo: Xinhua] Recent weeks have seen major milestones in the project linking Hong Kong, Macao and Zhuhai, with the longest sea crossing due to open later this year. But the bridge highlights

2017年CRI Resettlement almost done on tornado anniversary

A tornado hit the city of Yancheng in Jiangsu province on June 23rd last year. [Photo: jschina.com.cn] On June 23rd last year, a rare tornado flattened or damaged more than 30,000 rural homes in regions administered by the City of Yancheng, in Jiangs

2017年CRI Housing and economy to top new HKSAR gov't agenda: Lam

Chinese President Xi Jinpinbg meets with Carrie Lam, Chief Executive-elect of the Hong Kong SAR, on April 11th, 2017 in Beijing. [Photo: gmw.cn] Carrie Lam, Chief Executive-elect of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), said that bolster

2017年CRI China's major ultra-high voltage transmission lines in smooth operation

China has long depended on coal-burning power plants to fuel its explosive growth over the past three decades. As a result, air pollution has risen to alarming levels in central and eastern regions. Policymakers have been working hard to shift the co

2017年CRI China's clean energy push leads to concrete results

A solar power farm is seen along a highway in China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. Wind and solar power generation are a common sight in the dry but sunny region. [Photo: AP/Ng Han Guan] Every morning, thousands of Beijinger

2017年CRI Draft amendment to SME law calls for more favorable policies

Top Chinese lawmakers reviewed potential legal amendments to help bolster small and medium-sized companies, including potential tax breaks and easier access to financing. Panel discussions on the draft revisions were held on Tuesday in Beijing at a b

2017年CRI Dutch designer pictures the future of Smog Free Tower in China

Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde and his team have brought the world's largest anti-smog tower to tthe 2017 Summer Davos in Dalian. A photo taken on June 28, 2017 shows the Smog Free Tower displayed during the Summer Davos in Dalian, Liaoning Province

2017年CRI China's top political advisory body opens annual session

The 5th session of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee opened in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. The annual session of China's top political advisory body is expected to discuss a

2017年CRI China's top legislative body holds news briefing on annual session

The Fifth Session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislative body, held a news conference in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Saturday. NPC spokesperson Fu Ying briefed the media about the preparation work for thi

2017年CRI China's top legislative body opens annual session

The Fifth Session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislative body, opened in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered the government work report at the opening of the session w

2017年CRI Chinese foreign minister briefs the press

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi gave a press conference in Beijing on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, on Wednesday. Wang answered questions raised by Chinese and foreign journalis

2017年CRI China's top legislative body holds second plenary meeting of annual session

The Fifth Session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislative body, held its second plenary meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday. Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, delivered th

2017年CRI China's top political advisory body concludes annual session

The 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top political advisory body, held a closing meeting of its annual session in Beijing on Monday. Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the CPPCC National Commi