英闻天下——51 Sudan, South Sudan Leaders to Meet in Addis Ababa

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir will hold a summit meeting with his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir in Addis Ababa this Friday. It is reported that the summit, sponsored by Ethiopia, will press for enforcing a cooperation agreement signed by t

英闻天下——67 Chavez Suffers "Severe" Lung Infection

Venezuelan authorities are now conceding President Hugo Chavez is dealing with a severe lung infection. Ernesto Villegas is the Information Minister. After the delicate surgery of this past December 11, Comandante Chavez has faced complications as a

英闻天下——61 Shandong to Build Nuclear Power Plant with Safety Concerns

The coastal city of Weihai in East China's Shandong Province has started building a nuclear plant to address a shortage of power in the region. Power production in Shandong has been largely based on coal-burning, which pollutes the environment but do

英闻天下——60 Jason Pym: New Dali Citizens

I'd love it if you call me an artist, but I am not quite there yet. But that's what I want to do. This is Jason Pym, a Brit who has been pursuing his dream of being an artist in China for 12 years. He and his wife also own a 60-square-meter caf in th

英闻天下——59 Romo: The World's First Smartphone Robot

It first showed up in October 2011 on Kickstarter, the world's largest funding platform for creative projects. Then Romo quickly won people's hearts around the world. It's the world's first smart phone robot. An iPhone or an iTouch is his face and br

英闻天下——57 Google Forced to Change Practices over Probe

Google has agreed to make some changes to its business practices as a result of a 20-month investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC accused the search giant of unfair conduct in the use of its Motorola patents and ordered it to

英闻天下——56 Central African Republic Leader Sacks Defence Chief

The President of Central African Republic is consolidating military power after dismissing his own son as acting defense minister, along with his army chief of staff. President Francois Bozize says that he is taking over the position held by his son

英闻天下——55 Chinese Sports More Integrated with the World

China's football and basketball clubs had been busy signing a number of international star players in 2012. At the same time, tennis and golf are starting to become more recognized, given that Chinese athletes are starting to thrive in those sports a

英闻天下——54 China's New Traffic Rules Stir Controversy

China's revised traffic regulations have stirred up controversy since it took effect on January 1st. They are believed to be the most stringent traffic regulations in the country. The Ministry of Public Security says the new laws are intended to crea

英闻天下——53 Wealthy Chinese Moving Abroad

A new Chinese report on migration now shows that one-third of rich Chinese people, with a net worth of more than 16-million-U.S-dollars, has emigrated overseas. According to the first annual Report of Chinese International Migration, many of China's

英闻天下——58 China's Business Trends in 2012

2012 has been a tough year for the world and for China. The country has seen its economic growth slow from around 9 percent in December 2011 to under seven and a half percent in September this year. Despite the slow-down, some key trends have appeare

英闻天下——16 South Korea on Devastation of Pyongyang

South Korean officials say North Korea's recent rocket launch shows Pyongyang is capable of firing a rocket that would reach the west coast of the United States. A South Korean defense ministry official speaking on the condition of anonymity says the

英闻天下——22 China Voices Expectations for New Japanese Ambassador

The Chinese Foreign Ministry says it expects the new Japanese ambassador to play a positive role in improving the strained relationship between the nations. Incoming Japanese ambassador to China, Masato Kitera is due to arrive in Beijing this week. F

英闻天下——20 China Mulls Draft Protecting Personal Info Online

China's top legislature, the Standing Committee of National People's Congress, has started this week to review a number of draft laws, law amendments and revisions, including a new draft decision on Internet management. CRI's Su Yi has more: Reporter

英闻天下——19 Egypt's Opposition Cites Referendum Fraud

Egypt's main opposition says it will appeal the result of the constitutional referendum, claiming electoral fraud and widespread violations. Initial results from the final round of voting on Saturday show 63 percent of voters back the charter. Nation

英闻天下——18 Syria Airstrike Leaves 60 Dead

The Syrian Observation for Human Rights says at least 60 civilians have been killed in a government air strike on a bakery in Hama province in what could be the deadliest air strikes of the civil war. Meanwhile, Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Z

英闻天下——17 Italy's Monti Not Taking Sides in Election

Italy's outgoing technocrat Prime Minister says he is not taking sides in upcoming elections. I don't side with anyone, personally. I would be much more interested if the Monti agenda - and I apologise if my name appears here - would serve to provide

英闻天下——15 Discussion on Aid at Christmas Erupts

With Christmas upon us, many of us are much more likely to respond to charity advertisements featuring hardship and poverty. But in an article for the BBC, UK charity founder Georgie Fienberg argues for an end to what she calls pity aid, and for peop

英闻天下——14 US Scholars Propose Chinese Learning for Kids

A foreign language instruction with kids should start as early as possible and when it turns to Chinese-language teaching in the United States, some directors of Confucius Institute there give a similar attitude and propose they build a pipeline of s

英闻天下——13 Obama Nominate Kerry to Replace Clinton

Related: Profile of John Kerry US President Barack Obama has nominated Senator John Kerry as his next secretary of state, elevating the longtime lawmaker and foreign policy expert to the top diplomatic job he had coveted. Obama says Kerry has all the