2017年CRI 2016 - a year of notable achievements in China's diplomacy

2016 - a year of notable achievements in China's diplomacy Through its Belt and Road initiative, the Chinese government has been able to expand transcontinental connectivity across Asia and Europe, offering investment opportunities in overseas constr

2017年CRI Chinese volunteers help refugees in Athens

Oushinet.com, an online news source dedicated to overseas Chinese communities in Europe has just selected their 2016 top 10 news reports. One of the 10 stories features a group of Chinese volunteers in Greece helping refugees over the past year. The

2017年CRI More efforts to target new trends in corruption

Over the past year, the Chinese authorities have tried over 40 former officials at provincial level or above, handing out sentences to 35 of them. Meanwhile, nearly 1,000 cases of corruption or malpractice by party or government officials were expose

2017年CRI Acting mayor of Beijing vows to tackle haze

Acting Beijing Mayor Cai Qi admits the current bout of air pollution throughout the capital is a major concern. He says like most people in the city, he is consistently checking the air quality index, and says public concern about the problem is both

2017年CRI Panicked new driver creates chaos

Sometimes learning something new can be hard, but for this poor driver, he will never forget the lesson he learned about what to do in an accident. What started out as a simple fender-bender turned into a rather funny scene as this novice driver in X

2017年CRI Beijing well prepared for Spring Festival travel rush

A new species of primate has been identified and named the Skywalker hoolock gibbon at the Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve in southwest China. The Star War gibbon in China lives to the east of the Irrawaddy river. [Photo: Yun Shan] While the an

2017年CRI Can Myanmar become the next manufacturing center of Asia?

Myanmar's manufacturing industries look set for major growth as foreign investment floods in after the lifting of economic sanctions. The country is hoping to become the region's next manufacturing center, especially in the clothing sector. CRI's Mya

2017年CRI Chinese president leaves for Switzerland visit

During the visit, the two countries are expected to sign a series of cooperation agreements or statements on culture, customs, energy, tourism and free trade. Issues involving intelligent manufacturing, scientific and technological cooperation, and e

2017年CRI Attendees of World Economic Forum optimistic about Chinese economy

Li Daokui, Director of the Center for China in the World Economy at Tsinghua University, was among those noting the growing role of consumption and services in the world's second largest economy. Consumption contributed to more than 70% of China's ec

2017年CRI China registers one million domestic patents, issues new guidelines on IPR

The State Council, China's cabinet, issued new guidelines on the development of IP in the country, laying out the goals and major tasks for intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and usage as part of the current Five-Year Plan, which covers th

2017年CRI Alibaba sues seller of allegedly fake cat food

Alibaba sues online counterfeit sellers for the time in January. [Photo: sina.com.cn] Let's check out some of the stories that have made headlines on China's corporate front this week. We are joined live by Doug Young, company news chief for the Engl

2017年CRI Holiday trips boost pet economy

Travelling with your pets can be time-consuming and expensive, but people like Catherine Zhao say their pets are not just animals, and leaving them behind is out of the question. It's a rather natural thing for me, to just include the dogs wherever w

2017年CRI Education exchanges to tighten China-Australia ties

Educational exchanges between China and Australia have also been highlighted during Premier Li Keqiang's visit. As CRI's Huang Shan reports, people-to-people exchanges have been playing a special role in creating friendship between China and Australi

2017年CRI China’s innovation in the eyes of entrepreneurs

Christina Meng Zhang [Photo: China Plus/Lu Chang] The innovation-driven growth model for the worlds economy is a heated topic in this years Boao forum for Asia in Hainan Province. Our reporter Lu Chang speaks with Christina Meng Zhang, founder CEO of

2017年CRI China investment in Spain pointing up

The Chinese freight train from Yiwu arrives in Madrid. [Photo: Xinhua] Chinese companies have shown a growing interest in Europe, with investment in Spain last year reaching nearly two billion U.S. dollars. Though Spain's economy is still being rebui

2017年CRI Didi Labs opens its doors in the US

China's Didi Chuxing has officially opened its U.S.-based research lab, which will focus on artificial intelligence and intelligent driving technologies. [Photo: vsharing.com] Didi has opened up a new corporate research center in California. Didi Lab

2017年CRI BAIC launches European branch

BAIC Group is a Chinese state-owned enterprise and holding company of several automobile and machine manufacturers located in Beijing. [Photo: jxyscm.cn] BAIC Capital, a subsidiary of state-owned carmaker BAIC Group, has opened a new office in Frankf

2017年CRI Enhanced IPR protection to facilitate Made in China 2025

The Chinese government has vowed to deepen efforts in protecting intellectual property rights in the country, with the aim of making it easier and cheaper for innovators to safeguard their inventions. The pledge is in tandem with the Made in China 20

2017年CRI Efforts on restoration ecology at Jiaozhou Bay paid off

The Hongdao Economic Zone is on the northern bank of Jiaozhou Bay in Qingdao. The local fishermen became wealthy in the 90s off the back of their pond-farming of shrimp and fish. Unfortunately, the local river area has suffered; becoming increasingly

2017年CRI Elderly care highlighted at the NPC session

Deputy Jia Weiping from east China's Shanghai [Photo: China Plus] China is ageing. The number of elderly people will reach 255 million, or 17.8 percent of the country's total population by 2020. How best to provide better care for seniors has been on