英闻天下——311 Mergers and Acquisitions off to Strong Start in 2013

Merger and acquisition activity has been brisk in many parts of the world at the beginning of this year. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway and Brazil's 3G Capital Partners have revealed they are to buy ketchup-maker H.J. Heinz for 23-billion dollar

英闻天下——322 China to Keep Property Market in Check

The National Bureau of Statistics is reporting housing prices in major Chinese Cities for January increased 2.2 percent month on month. New house prices gained an average 0.8 percent over the same period than a year earlier. CRI's Shen Ting takes a c

英闻天下——146 2012 Review: Gangnam Style

Gangnam Style is performed by South Korean rapper Park Jae-sang, better known by his stage name PSY. The single was first released on July 15, and in roughly five months' time, its music video successfully garnered more than 1 billion views on the vi

英闻天下——143 China Lodges Complaints to Myanmar over Bomb Incident

The Chinese government has taken issue with Myanmar after a bomb landed in China during armed clashes in Myanmar earlier this week. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei. China has already lodged serious representations with Myanmar, requiri

英闻天下——144 Federer in Action, Murray Advances at Aussie Open

Among the matches in progress. It is Roger Federer trying to advance as he faces Nikolay Davydenko. The score there was 6-3/6-4/6-4. Meanwhile, the earlier results seeing Andy Murray moving through after overcoming Portugal's Joao Sousa in three sets

英闻天下——145 Former Japanese PM Apologizes for Wartime Crimes

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has expressed his personal apologies for Japan's wartime crimes during a trip to China. Hatoyama made the remarks during a personal visit to the Nanjing Massacre Museum in the eastern Chinese city of Nanj

英闻天下——157 Iran, IAEA Agree on Another Meeting in February

Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency have agreed to meet next month for another round of negotiations. The agreement comes as the two sides ended their two-day talks in Tehran Thursday. Tehran will host the next round of talks. Both sides

英闻天下——156 More Boeing 787 Dreamliner Grounded

Two Chinese air companies say Chinese airlines are not affected as more countries have announced to temporarily ground Boeing 787 Dreamliners for investigations into battery-related problems. The U.S. plane maker says Boeing 787s purchased by Chinese

英闻天下——154 China Improving Copyright Registration System

China's National Copyright Administration says China has built a fairly complete copyright registration system. Yu Cike, director of Copyrights Management at China's National Copyright Administration. Our copyright administration system mainly includ

英闻天下——153 Algeria Hostages Reportedly Killed

The Algerian army has reportedly managed to take control of a gas-field compound in the country's southern desert, after launching a raid to rescue the hostages held there by an armed group linked to al-Qaidajf. There are conflicting reports as to th

英闻天下——152 3D Printing in Beijing

An employee carefully scans a man standing still behind two photographic lamps with a gun-like scanner in his hand. The whole process takes approximately 10 minutes. After loading the data into the computer, the rest work is left to the 3-D printing

英闻天下——151 2012 Review: London Olympics

The London Olympics have come and gone, but they have left a positive legacy and impact on the future of the Olympics. Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 2012 Games, Lord Sebastian Coe, says it started with the delivery of great events. The

英闻天下——150 Airbus Delivered 125 Aircraft to China in 2012

Airbus China says that European aircraft manufacturer Airbus delivered 125 new aircraft to Chinese operators in 2012. That accounts for over 20 percent of its global deliveries during the period. Last year's deliveries included more than 100 A320 Fam

英闻天下——149 GE Survey: China at 3rd Most Innovative Country

China has been ranked as the third most innovative country according to General Electric's latest report of Global Innovation Barometer. The report highlights two advantages of China's successful innovation, flexible and diversified business models a

英闻天下——148 Global Use of Yuan to See 'Major Leap': PBOC

The People's Bank of China, China's central bank says China will vigorously promote the opening-up of its financial market this year to attract wider use of the yuan globally. According to the bank, China has signed settlement agreements involving a

英闻天下——147 A Look at Housing in Third-tier Cities

China's real estate market in major cities is warming up, with home prices rising, and more people buying new apartments. However, this is not the case across the country. In smaller cities, real estate agents are finding it increasingly difficult to

英闻天下——155 Fighting Continues in Mali

Fighting raged in one Mali town on Thursday, air strikes hit another and army troops raced to protect a third, on the seventh day of the French-led military intervention to wrest back Mali's north from al Qaida-linked groups. West African troops bega

英闻天下——133 Sluggish Property Market in Third-tier Cities

As major Chinese cities continue to record a rebound in home prices, smaller, third-tier cities are being hit hard by a sluggish market. All over the country, city planners and investors are suffering the consequences of overexpansion. In east China'

英闻天下——139 Grain Imports Increase Three Folds in 2012

China has seen an exponential increase of its grain imports last year. The amount of wheat, corn and rice the country imported from January to November 2012 soared 294 percent year on year. According to customs figures, China imported a combined tota

英闻天下——138 China Welcomes Iran's Nuclear Weapon Ban Decree

The Chinese government is welcoming Iran's nuclear weapon ban decree issued by Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei: We welcome and pay great attention to Iran's decree banning nuclear weapon. I