英闻天下——218 Agricultural Product Price Keep Rising

The Chinese government has started distributing grain reserves to ensure market supply during the Spring Festival. Yao Jian is the spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce. He says the move will help ensure market supply doesn't get affected by extre

英闻天下——252 Chinese Rush Overseas for Spring Festival

With more and more Chinese people now starting to shun the tradition of traveling home for the Spring Festival and traveling overseas instead, Chinese tourism operators are starting to tailor their packages accordingly. CRI's Su Yi has more. Sydney's

英闻天下——250 Long Road ahead for Dreamliners Batteries Probe

U.S. safety regulators say they have a long road ahead in their investigation into the lithium ion battery problems on Boeing's 787 Dreamliners. The head of the National Transportation Safety Board says they will file their interim findings in 30 day

英闻天下——258 Xi Jinping Extends Festival Greetings to Workers

Xi Jinping visited construction workers, street cleaners, police and taxi drivers in Beijing ahead of the Spring Festival, which falls on Sunday this year. It's the holiday season. I'd like to learn what people are still at work. I know that you can'

英闻天下——256 Vendors Worry about "Snake Merchandise"

Zodiac mascots and decorations are a must on the New Year shopping list for many Chinese households. However, the Year of Snake, which begins on Sunday on the lunar calendar, has made some vendors worried about their business. Well, this one looks li

英闻天下——265 Carnivals Celebrated in Brazil, Colombia

Thousands of people took to the streets for carnival celebrations in Brazil and Colombia. In Rio de Janeiro, an estimated 80 thousand people gathered along an avenue near the iconic Ipanema Beach for a colorful street party and parade. Around 60 musi

英闻天下——263 Ahmadinejad to Talk to US If Pressure Stops

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he is ready to have direct talks with the United States, but only based on justice and respect, not on pressure and imposition. He made the comments on Sunday while addressing a rally marking the anniversary

英闻天下——375 Venezuela and World Mourn Chavez's Death

The government has declared seven days of national mourning to commemorate the socialist leader. Opposition leader Henrique Capriles has also offered his condolences and appealed for unity. Hugo Chavez passed away at the age of 58 on Tuesday afternoo

英闻天下——382 China's Legislation Centers on Major Strategies

Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, says the top legislature always focuses on the overall work of the Communist Party of China and the country. He notes a lot of attention has been given by the lawmakers to the

英闻天下——381 UN Imposes New Sanctions on North Korea

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously passed a new resolution imposing new sanctions on North Korea. As CRI's Washington correspondent Lv Xiaohong reports, while China has thrown its support behind the new sanctions, it's also calling f

英闻天下——380 Heated Debates over Oil Pricing System Reform

Under China's current pricing system - which was introduced back in 2009, domestic fuel prices are only adjusted when prices of overseas crude oil change by more than 4 percent over 22 working days. We will raise or cut fuel prices more swiftly and m

英闻天下——379 Groundwater Pollution Arouses Concern

Water contamination has caught increasing attention among the Chinese public. Some have gone so far as to challenge local environmental officials to swim in a polluted river. Ma Jun has been an active environmentalist for more than 10 years. About ha

英闻天下——378 Expert on China's RMB Reform

The central bank here in China is making moves to allow more flexibility in the yuan's exchange rate. Yi Gang, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, has made the suggestion on the sidelines of the National People's Congress. At the same time

英闻天下——376 China's Energy-saving, Pollution Reduction Targets

Premier Wen Jiabao's last government work report to this year's National People's Congress put a large emphasis on energy efficiency and pollution reduction. Part of the strategy talks about reforming the current energy pricing system and shoring up

英闻天下——374 Advisors Urge Equal Educational Resources

China's central government set the goal of increasing the country's educational expenditure to 4 percent of the GDP 20 years ago. This goal was finally reached in 2012, according to Finance Minister Xie Xuren at last year's national fiscal work meeti

英闻天下——373 Chief Economic Planner "Confident" about Economy

Zhang Ping made the comments at a press conference on the sidelines of China's ongoing legislative session. I have confidence in China's economic development in the future. After more than 30 years of reforming and opening to the outside world, China

英闻天下——377 China to Reform Gasoline Pricing Mechanism

China's top economic planner says the country is studying a new fuel pricing scheme to make it reflect the global markets' oil price fluctuations more swiftly. Zhang Ping, the head of the National Development and Reform Commission or NDRC, says the c

英闻天下——372 Lawmakers Call for Revised Air Pollution Control Law

Beijing and other parts of northern China have been battered by smog starting from the beginning of this year. The capital was blanketed by smog for 26 days in January, while eastern China's Jiangsu Province saw 13 days of heavy pollution in February

英闻天下——371 Cross-regional Cooperation Aims at Pollution

In the 1990s, China became the world's factory after its opening up and economic reform. Many coastal provinces in the east have accumulated a wealth of capital since then. In recent years, however, the country has been witnessing a wave of industria

英闻天下——370 'Locust Vision' Could Stop Car Crashes

SHANGHAI DAILY A call to relax adoption criteria A Chinese lawmaker is calling for the government to make adoption easier amid the increasing number of families who want to adopt. Jia Weiping, director of the Shanghai Diabetes Institute, says inferti