A Children's Day Gift for Children with Heart Diseases

Listeners crowd the place at a event aimed at helping children with congenital heart diseases, jointly held by China's largest search engine Baidu, charitable organization Ai You Foundation and China Radio International's bilingual radio service Easy

UNICEF China Launches "10m2 of Love" Campaign

The United Nations Children's Fund, or UNICEF and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention have jointly initiated a campaign called 10m2 (ten square meters) of Love, for the benefit of breastfeeding mothers and their children. Shen Cheng

Xi Jinping Kicks off Latin American, U.S. Tours

President Xi Jinping left this morning for state visits to three Latin American countries, as well as a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama. Xi Jinping is set to hold talks with Obama in California over major strategic issues of mutual concern.

WikiLeaks Founder Slams UK Handling of His Case

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has spoken out against the British government whom he says are in violation of international law for not allowing him the status of a political refugee. Assange is currently taking refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy to

Sweden Faces Heavy Burden of Immigration

Sweden, a country with a first class public welfare system, is facing an increasingly heavy immigration burden. There comes amid an outbreak of riots in the suburbs of the Sweden capital Stockholm. Most of the rioters are reported to be immigrant you

Assad Warns Israel against Strikes

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned Israel that Damascus will retaliate in kind to any future Israeli airstrike on his territory. Assad has also told Lebanese TV station Al-Manar that Russia has fulfilled some of its weapons contracts recentl

Monitoring Tobacco Ads on Media

Related: Guangzhou Bans Tobacco Sales on World No Tobacco Day Today marks the World No Tobacco Day - An event endorsed by the World Health Organization highlighting health risks associated with smoking. This year there are calls for a ban on tobacco

Courier Industry Dilemma

Since last year, several renowned domestic courier companies have been publicly expressing their dissatisfaction regarding rising cost due to hikes in fuel prices and labor costs, including Shunfeng Express, ZTO Express Service Co. and Yuantong Expre

"Chinese Bridge", More than A Contest for the Chinese Language

A Chinese Language contest for middle and high schoolers worldwide is now in full swing in Chongqing. As CRI's Su Yi reports, this year's event has drawn some 200 students from 43 countries. The Chinese Bridge competition is a collection of four Chin

Chinese ICT Companies Going Abroad

Now, the last piece of series on the US government decision to restrict the procurement of Chinese information technology products over fear about so-called cyber security. Insiders and experts are making their suggestions on how Chinese companies ac

CPI Figures Hits 6-percent in September

The China National Bureau of Statistics has released the CPI figures for September this morning. The country's inflation continued to ease from a 37-month high for a second month in September, despite the stubbornly high food prices. CRI's Shen Cheng

Prison Swap Begins Today

Israel's Supreme Court has now backed a prisoner swap with Hamas, rejecting petitions against freeing more than a thousand Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the captured soldier Gilad Shalit. The victims of militant attacks had requested a 48-hou

Protests Go on Across Europe

After a weekend where tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets to denounce corporate greed and budget cuts, some protests are still lingering across Europe. CRI's Ding Lulu has more. Hundreds of police officers, fire-fighters and members o

2011 Education Expo

These days, more and more Chinese high school graduates going abroad to pursue a college degree. So, foreign institutions are doing all they can to recruit students. Many schools are attending the annual China Education Expo in Beijing, which opened

Forza Motorsport 4

More than 20 of the World's hottest supercars have braved rush hour traffic for a spin around central London. The million pound automobiles - including a Ferrari Enzo, Pagani Zonda, Bugatti Veyron and McLaren F1 - are in town for the launch of the Xb

Tmall Crisis

Thousands of small merchandisers waged war Tuesday night against larger companies on tmall.com, after the platform announced that it would raise its service fees fivefold on Monday. Zhang Wan has the story. On Tuesday night, thousands of small mercha

Demonstrations Against Financial Unfair Play Sweep Across Globe

Mass demonstrations mirroring the so-called Occupy demonstrations in the United States have been sweeping across major world cities this weekend. CRI's Su Yi has the details. The protests around the world come, in part, in response to calls from the

Occupy Movement Hits London

Thousands of protesters marched in European cities on Saturday as part of a global protest to demand a change to the world's political and financial systems. Police in Rome fired tear gas to disperse protestors who smashed bank and shop windows. Prot

Shanghai Masters

At the Shanghai Masters, third seed David Ferrer came from a set down on Saturday to defeat fellow Spaniard, while British Andy Murrey easily passed Japanese Kei Nishikori. From Shanghai, Yunfeng reports. On central court, David Ferrer had a lovely v

Mind Controled Machine

Mind control over the material world has long been the stuff of science fiction. Now, thanks to a chip implanted in the brain, one paralyzed American sportsman is learning how to reach out and touch once again with the help of a robotic arm powered s