2007-11-17, China's View of Wal-Mart: Big Partner 1

To see first-hand how the promise of a vast new market for America was playing out. I headed for China and the heart of its new industrial revolution, Shenzhen, south China's miracle city. Twenty years ago, this was all rice fields. Today, it's a sop

South Korea Says North Likely Seeking Talks

South Korea said on Tuesday that North Korea would look to negotiate with the United States in the coming year. The prediction came as North Korea called the latest U.S.-led sanctions an act of war. Last week, the U.N. Security Council unanimously pl

China wins women's chess champion worlds

MARDIN, Turkey, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- China beat India 2.5-1.5 in the last round of the 2011 World Women Chess Team Championship (WWTC) on Tuesday to win the title in Mardin province of southeastern Turkey. Russia finished second and Georgia third. For

VOA标准英语2008年-China Expresses Concern About Russia's Stance o

China has expressed concern after Russia declared two regions of Georgia independent. As Daniel Schearf reports from Beijing, China has its own concerns about territorial integrity. China's Foreign Ministry says it is watching with close concern aft

Cold snap with rain to hit China

BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Cold front with temperature drop was forecast in north China and heavy rainfall will hit most of south China over the next three days, meteorological authorities said on Saturday. Lasting warm weather still remains unsee

美国国家公共电台 NPR Armed With NASA Data, South Korea Confronts Its Choking Smog

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: South Korea is one of the smoggiest countries in the world. It's common to hear that neighboring China is to blame for that, but a recent NASA study found there's a lot Korea can do on its own to clear the air. Here's NPR's Elise

2017年CRI Han, trio of guards stand out against South Africa

Ren Junfei during the game between China and South Africa at the BRICS Games in Guangzhou on June 19, 2017. [Photo: China Plus/Fu Yu] A sport event involving the five BRICS countries is continuing in Guangzhou. In the men's basketball, Du Feng has fo

2018年CRI BAIC boosts industrialization in South Africa

A Chinese automaker is building the largest vehicle factory in South Africa. Beijing Automobile International Corporation or BAIC, China's fifth largest car maker, is building a vehicle manufacturing plant in the Coega Special Economic Zone in Port E

Water diversion project in E China ahead of schedule

BEIJING, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The first phase of the eastern route of China's south-north water diversion project is expected to be completed ahead of schedule, authorities said. With the main part of the first-stage construction to be finished in Marc

Cold fronts to chill China, bring rain to south

BEIJING, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Two strong cold fronts will sweep China during the next two days, bringing temperature drops across the country and rains in south China, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) forecast on Sunday. A cold front moving ea

英语听力：Wild China 美丽中国 -13

Smart ecology like this is what enables China to be largely self-sufficient in food even today. Back in the village, Yang has his own smokehouse, where he preserves his fish ready for market. Longshan carp have unusually soft scales and a very delica

Heavy rains to hit S China

BEIJING, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Strong downpours and thunderstorms are expected to sweep south China over the coming three days, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) forecast Monday. The storms will hit hardest in regions south of the Yangtze River,

VOA标准英语2008年-Georgia Asks China for Help With Russia

Georgia has asked China to use its influence to push for a resolution to a territorial flare-up with Russia. Georgian troops have pulled out of the breakaway province of South Ossetia after being overwhelmed by Russian forces. Daniel Schearf reports

China gets Paralympics' first gold, topping medal table

China gets Paralympics' first gold, topping medal table LONDON, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Similar as the London Olympics, China took the Paralympic Games' first title and topped the medal table with six gold, six silver and three bronze medals on Thursday,

Heavy rains to hit south China

BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rains will sweep south China in the next four days, with rainstorms expected in some southwestern regions, weather authorities said Sunday. Moderate to heavy rains will hit most of southwest China and southeastern pa

Typhoons to bring gales, storms to China's coasts

BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Typhoon Tembin and Bolaven are moving towards China's coasts and will bring gales and storms there on Sunday, the country's meteorological authority has forecast. The year's 14th typhoon, Tembin, was in the northeast of t

China to negotiate directly with ASEAN members over disputes

BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- China will negotiate directly with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on drafting a code of conduct concerning the South China Sea, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday. The document is im

Tropical storm Kai-Tak approaches south China

BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Kai-Tak, the 13th tropical storm of the year, is approaching China's southern regions, the country's meteorological authority forecast Tuesday. Kai-Tak, moving northwest at a speed of 15 to 20 km per hour, will graze or l

2016年CRI Chinese Experts Warn over THAAD Deployment in South Korea

The alliance decision to begin formal talks over a possible deployment of the THAAD missile system in South Korea was announced in the wake of recent satellite launch by the North. South Korea insisted that the possible deployment will be only operat

CCTV9英语新闻：China denies 'bullying' the Philippines

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- China will never bully small countries, nor will it tolerate blackmail on the South China Sea issue, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said here on Monday. Spokesman Lu Kang made the remarks at a daily press briefing in response