英闻天下——499 37 People Killed in Iran's Earthquake

The death toll from Tuesday's earthquake in southern Iran has risen to 37. At least 850-others have been injured in the earthquake. The magnitude-6.3 quake has been followed by over a dozen strong aftershocks. Most of those killed are in the city of

英闻天下——498 Official Urges China-U.S. Trust on Cyber Security

Officials from China and the US are calling for greater trust between the two countries in cyber security. The call has come as part of a US-China Internet Industry Forum underway here in Beijing. Qian Xiaoqian is the deputy head of China's State Int

英闻天下——497 China Reiterates Restraint on Korean Peninsula

The Chinese government is issuing a new call for calm and restraint on the Korean peninsula. It comes as South Korea's foreign ministry characterizes the prospect of a North Korean missile launch right now as high. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokespers

英闻天下——496 Harsher Housing Rules Increase False Divorce

Chinese scientists have stepped up monitoring of bird migration paths to prevent the deadly H7N9 bird flu strain from spreading. The move comes as birds in the south have already started to fly north. According to the China Wildlife Conservation Asso

英闻天下——495 Violators of Smoke-free Zones Could Face Fines

Beijing plans to excavate waste buried in landfills, and to sort and incinerate it starting in 2015. The move is aimed at improving the sustainability of landfills. Relative officials on Monday revealed this at a conference held by the Beijing Commis

英闻天下——494 No H7N9 Epidemic among Poultry: Expert

Chinese veterinary experts say the outbreak of the H7N9 bird flu virus has not triggered an epidemic among poultry. The virus has been detected in chickens, pigeons and environmental samples in poultry markets in Shanghai. Researchers have yet to mak

英闻天下——493 Colombian President Updates Nation on Peace Talks

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos is calling for unity in supporting his government's peace process with the country's FARC rebels to assure its success in the next several months. In a televised address on the eve of an organized march against

英闻天下——500 First H7N9 Patient Discharged from Hospital

The first person to recover from the new strain of Bird Flu here in China has been discharged from hospital. The 4-year old boy is well enough to leave hospital in Shanghai. With two new infections being reported today, the number of people who have

英闻天下——481 Shortage of Body Donors in China

In Beijing Changqingyuan cemetery, there is a special monument engraved with more than 1,000 names. Groups of medical teachers and students were there to pay their respects to the silent teachers, people who have donated their bodies to medical resea

英闻天下——487 Thatcher: Greatest British Peacetime PM

Former British Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female to lead the country, has passed away peacefully at the age of 87, after suffering a stroke whilst staying at the Ritz Hotel in central London. Although known as a contro

英闻天下——486 120 Tons of Highly Radioactive Water Leaks out of Fukushima Plant

Tokyo Electric Power Company says up to 120 tons of highly radioactive water may have leaked out of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Masayuki Ono is a spokesman for the company, which operates the nuclear plant. We followed correct proce

英闻天下——485 Assad Slams Arab League for Helping Rebels

Syrian President Bashar Assad has criticized the Arab League for its recent decision to give Syria's seat to the opposition. Assad made the public outcry in an interview with a Turkish television station. The Arab League itself needs legitimacy, it's

英闻天下——484 Measures Taken on H7N9 Virus Prevention & Control in China

In a statement issued by China's top health authority, 16 people had been confirmed as infected by H7N9 bird flu, and six of them had died. Six cases, including four deaths, were reported in Shanghai, and three cases, including two deaths, were repor

英闻天下——483 Boao Forum for Asia, a Window for Hainan and Boao

Hainan is the most southern province in China. It is situated right at the center of the Asia-Pacific Economic Ring, connected with China's Guangdong Province in the north and some southeast Asian countries in the south. Almost every spring since 200

英闻天下——482 Female Execs to Hire More Women in High Tech Jobs

Ditto is one of the latest high-tech companies to set up shop in San Francisco, California. The company has designed an interactive platform using high tech facial recognition software where you can check your appearance when trying out spectacle fra

英闻天下——480 Eco-friendly Burials Emerging in China

As the availability of burial plots continues to dwindle and their costs keep increasing, China is encouraging eco-friendly and land-saving burials, but there are a few challenges to overcome before the efforts will make a difference. Professor Qiao

英闻天下——479 What China Can Learn from Denmark's Green Growth

The City of Copenhagen is well on its way to becoming the first carbon neutral capital in the world by 2025. Demonstrating its many sustainable initiatives, the country's Copenhagen Solutions exhibit offers inspiration to policymakers, developers and

英闻天下——478 Difficult to Select Children's Books in Chinese Market

One parent in a bookstore in Tianjian municipality says she always keeps her son away from the cartoon book shelf, because most books there focus on war, violence and the darker side of life. Another parent says she often finds inappropriate content

英闻天下——477 Risk of H7N9 Epidemic Low Given Current Evidence

Two new cases of H7N9 Avian Influenza were reported in Zhejiang yesterday. One of those infected has reportedly already died. Meanwhile, hospital sources in Jiangsu are reporting the five patients confirmed to be infected in that province are not sho

英闻天下——474 China Steps up Monitoring after More H7N9 Bird Flu Cases Confirmed

Four people in east China's Jiangsu Province have been confirmed as being infected with the lesser-known H7N9 bird flu, bringing the total number of infections in the country to seven. The three women and one man, one of whom is a poultry culler, are