英闻天下——118 Colombian Government, FARC Renew Talks

The Colombian government and the leftist FARC rebels have started a third round of peace talks in Cuba. The two sides began negotiating an end to their half-century-old conflict last November, but so far have only agreed on procedural issues. Preside

英闻天下——117 Petition Sparks Outcry for Labor Camp Reform

The mother of a young rape victim in central China's Hunan Province has filed a petition over her detainment in a labor camp. The mother - surname Tang - was sent to a labor camp in August after campaigning for harsher punishments for those found gui

英闻天下——116 Chinese Expert Warning against Japan Drill

Military experts in China are warning against Japan's latest drill apparently aimed at recapturing lost islands. Military expert Yin Zhuo says the drill could be preparation for future operations on the Diaoyu islands. According to Japanese media rep

英闻天下——115 The Eurozone Crisis and its Past as well as Possible Future Effects

We have taken numerous measures and put forward new laws in order to guarantee that we are doing the best to put our household back in order, especially to guarantee liquidity which is the engine for a well running economy. The Greek Prime Minister A

英闻天下——114 Severe Pollution Prompts Action Calls in China

The Chinese capital continued to suffer from a dense fog this Monday after the city saw probably the worst on record air quality over the weekend. I have difficulty breathing. Today has actually been better than the weekend. We live on the east side

英闻天下——113 Ice and Snow Festival in Harbin Gets Underway

Harbin, located in northeast China, is the capital city of Hei Longjiang Province. With an average temperature of minus 25 Centigrade or minus 13 Fahrenheit in winter, it is known as the Ice City. The International Snow Sculpture Competition is one o

英闻天下——120 China to Survey Diaoyu Islands: Spokesman

Chinese authorities are planning to survey the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea as part of a program to map its territorial islands and reefs. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the move is aimed to safeguard China's marine rights. The

英闻天下——99 Expert Interprets China's 2012 Foreign Trade Growth

China's foreign trade growth slowed to 6.2 percent in 2012, which missed the government's 10-percent annual target. It was also a sharp decrease from the 22.5-percent rise registered in 2011. In the meantime, exports rose 7.9 percent in 2012 from the

英闻天下——101 India, Pakistan Armies Exchange Fire on LoC

The armies of India and Pakistan have again exchanged fire on the line-of-control in the Kashmir region. The ceasefire violation took place Thursday evening around 180 kilometers southwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian- controlled Ka

英闻天下——100 China Calls for Better BRICS Cooperation

China is calling for the reinforcement of cooperation among five BRICS countries at the third meeting of senior representatives of national security affairs held in the Indian capital. During the meeting, Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo said the

英闻天下——98 Apple's Tim Cook Meets with China Mobile Chairman

China Mobile says that Apple's CEO Tim Cook has met with China Mobile's Chairman Xi Guohua to discuss matters of cooperation. China Mobile, the world's largest mobile carrier by subscribers, uses a different 3G network from the rest of the world. Som

英闻天下——103 Afghan President Meets Panetta on US Troops Pullout

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has met with US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta at Pentagon. Before the meeting, both men sounded an optimistic note about the planned withdrawal of U.S. troops by 2014, and its impact on Afghan security. US Defense Secre

英闻天下——102 Former U.S. Governor, Google Chief End DPRK Visit

Former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt have returned from their visit to North Korea without securing the release of an American national held in the country. Richardson told a media briefing at Beijing'

英闻天下——112 China's December Inflation Rises to 2.5 Pct

The National Bureau of Statistics says the full-year consumer price index for China has come in at 2.6-percent. At the same time, the NBS is reporting December's inflation has increased 2.5-percent. That's up from the 2-percent level seen in February

英闻天下——110 116 Dead, 235 Injured As Blast Hit Pakistan

Four separate explosions have left over 100 people dead in Pakistan. Three of the blasts were centered in the city of Quetta. I heard the sound of a big explosion behind me, fell off my motorcycle and got an injury to my leg. When I stood up I saw sm

英闻天下——109 Postgraduates Have No Edge in Job Market

At some job fairs in recent years, it has been very common to see hundreds of postgraduate students competing for one position. Many complain that it's very difficult to get employed nowadays. This year I felt it has been extremely hard to find a job

英闻天下——108 Competition for TV Market in CES 2013

This year, TV makers are doing their best to give huge-screen fanatics more breathing room. New ultrahigh-definition sets were shown off Monday by LG Electronics, Sharp, Sony and Samsung Electronics at the international CES gadget show in Las Vegas.

英闻天下——107 Crackdown on Courier Smuggling in Shenzhen & HK

More than 600 police and customs officers from Shenzhen and Hong Kong participated in the operation on January 5th. Fu Zhihua, is the commanding officer of one of the teams of Shenzhen customs officers. In our search of suspect Yang Junhao's storage

英闻天下——106 Smartphone-related Toys at HKG Toy Fair

The fair has attracted about 1,900 exhibitors from 41 countries and regions, and this year includes first-time participants from Iran. Although the fair is still dominated by the traditional toys such as dolls, model cars and plastic toys, smartphone

英闻天下——105 2012 Review: Counterterrorism in Africa

Africa, which has long been mired in poverty and hunger, is now beginning to deal with more problems connected to terrorism. As such, today's key words are Counterterrorism in Africa. CRI's Zhou Jingnan has more. This is the building of the Catholic