英闻天下——543 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——546 2nd Marriages of Senior Citizens Arouse Concern

The re-marriage between two elderly people is on the increase recently in China. The new trend has aroused lots of concern from people from all walks of life. And the priority concern includes problems of how to handle their personal deposits, proper

英闻天下——552 Calls for Legislative Backup for Children's Welfare

Data released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs indicate there are at least 150,000 street children across China. More than 80 percent of them come from rural areas, and 48 percent have run away from home because of family problems. Earlier this year,

英闻天下——557 Caring for Families that Lost Their Only Child

Due to China's One Child Policy adopted in 1979, millions of families gave birth to only one child. If such families lose the child, or the child becomes disabled after the parents lose their childbearing ability, they will become a Shi Du Jia Ting,

英闻天下——558 New Generation of Migrants Arouses Attention

China has a new generation of migrant workers who are more familiar with city life rather than life on the farm. How they will fare in the city aroused attention during the annual session of the National People's Congress. CRI's He Fei has more. The

英闻天下——561 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——9 China Becomes Africa's Largest Trading Partner

We are a country that is in the development and we value the investment of China to our country. Rwandan Finance Minister John Rwangombwa praises the flow of Chinese investment into his country. Between 2005 and 2009, Rwanda-China trade increased fiv

英闻天下——463 Beijing Homework Rule Put in Practice

Eight new measures introduced to ease the burden on primary and middle school students in Beijing have been rolled out as the spring semester began. According to the policy, students in Beijing's primary and middle schools will have much less homewor

英闻天下——469 Controversial Online Auction for Land Use Rights

The auction began at 10 am on March 29th on Taobao.com, a Chinese website for online shopping operated by the Alibaba Group. The online auction lasted for a period of 24 hours, ending at 10 am the next day. The auction items include a 117,000-square-

英闻天下——472 Bigger Cars Favored at New York Int'l Auto Show

The new Honda Odyssey minivan has a built-in vacuum cleaner. It features HondaVAC, the hand-held vacuum integrated into the cargo area. Honda's system includes nozzle accessories and a hose that can reach every corner of the vehicle. It doesn't need

英闻天下——62 High Speed Train Too Expensive

A faster way of travel but with higher cost, high-speed rail in China continues to undergoing doublt. The 2,298-kilometer line which links five regional economic centers including Beijing, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Changsha and Guangzhou, largely shortens th

英闻天下——66 USA Upsets Canada, into World Juniors Final

At the World Junior Hockey Championships on Russia, Team USA hammered Canada 5-1 to advance to the finals. Among the Canadians who woke up early to try to catch the game is locked-out superstar Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins. I woke up for

英闻天下——11 Mayan Descendants Mark Start of New Calendar

The Guatemalan descendants of the ancient Mayan civilisation have held a traditional Last Sun ceremony to welcome the dawning of the start of the new Mayan calendar on Friday. December 21st marks the end of an age in the 5-thousand year-old Mayan cal

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——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——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——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——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——45 How to Make it Easier to See Doctors in Beijing

In some top level hospitals in Beijing, many patients complain it's hard to get a chance to see senior doctors. It's very hard to get registered to see senior doctors at the hospital. Early every morning, I started to wait in front of the registratio

英闻天下——24 Chinese Economy Set for Soft-landing?

There has been a lot of discussion here in China this year about the status of the economy, and where China's economic fortunes are headed. As such, today's keywords are soft landing. CRI's Ding Lulu has more. Lowering the GDP growth target is mainly