英闻天下——578 Going Home by Carpooling

Yuan Feng is one of the founders of the carpooling website. He says many of his schoolmates fail to get a train ticket during the Spring Festival travel season so he set up the website with 11 schoolmates. By spending 50,000 yuan setting up the websi

英闻天下——580 Children Welfare System Needs to be Established

A month-long nationwide inspection of orphanages run by individuals and private operators is carried out throughout China after a private orphanage fire in Henan Province claimed seven lives. China is struggling to upgrade children's welfare by estab

英闻天下——564 Mixed Responses for Calligraphy Education

The popularity of Chinese calligraphy has been dwindling. With technological advances, many young people no longer write words by hand but use keyboards. Many now struggle to write sentences on paper let alone attempt the complexities of calligraphy.

英闻天下——566 Regulations Promoting Saving Take Effect

In Guangzhou city, the capital of Guangdong Province, the tradition of local enterprises is to hold a banquet to celebrate the beginning of the New Year. But this year, many companies have cancelled their banquet. One staff member at a local Guangzho

英闻天下——538 Veggie Digging in Parks

Administrators of Yuanmingyuan, often referred to as the Old Summer Palace, said they are powerless to prevent elderly people from digging up wild herbs in the park, as they do not have enough resources. Photos showing people digging up wild vegetabl

英闻天下——551 Activists Urge Better Wildlife Protection

Animal rights activists here in China are issuing new calls for an amendment to this country's wildlife protection law. CRI's Alexander Blucher explains. China's wildlife protection law was passed in 1989 with the aim of sustaining wildlife as a reso

英闻天下——556 What to Expect from China's New Urbanization

Urbanization is a hot issue at the ongoing annual session of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature. NPC deputies are discussing how to achieve higher quality urbanization in China. CRI's Zhang Ru has more: At the West Railway Statio

英闻天下——465 Urban and Rural Integration in China Accelerates

Zhang Jinyong used to work far from his hometown. Like other people who work in big cities, he was only able to return home once a year during the Spring Festival period. But now, Zhang can spend more time with his wife and child. His parents can hel

英闻天下——21 China to Amend Land Administration Law

Chinese lawmakers will deliberate on amendments to the Land Administration Law. The draft amendment proposes raising compensation for farmers whose collectively-owned land is expropriated and suggests stricter rules to manage excessive land expropria

英闻天下——22 China Voices Expectations for New Japanese Ambassador

The Chinese Foreign Ministry says it expects the new Japanese ambassador to play a positive role in improving the strained relationship between the nations. Incoming Japanese ambassador to China, Masato Kitera is due to arrive in Beijing this week. F

英闻天下——59 Romo: The World's First Smartphone Robot

It first showed up in October 2011 on Kickstarter, the world's largest funding platform for creative projects. Then Romo quickly won people's hearts around the world. It's the world's first smart phone robot. An iPhone or an iTouch is his face and br

英闻天下——51 Sudan, South Sudan Leaders to Meet in Addis Ababa

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir will hold a summit meeting with his South Sudanese counterpart Salva Kiir in Addis Ababa this Friday. It is reported that the summit, sponsored by Ethiopia, will press for enforcing a cooperation agreement signed by t

英闻天下——40 Illegal Taxis Thriving in Cities

Outside a subway terminal in west Beijing, dozens of illicit cabbies are seen drumming up passengers almost every day. These illegal cabbies occupy the roadside outside the subway station, and it's very hard for buses to stop at the bus station. When

英闻天下——43 Mouth Watering or Health Killing

Many who watched A Bite of China say the documentary is more than just a food show. But while A Bite of China has highlighted what people can eat, other TV news programs and other media sources here in China have been highlighting what NOT to eat her

英闻天下——47 UN Agency: About 60,000 Killed in Syria Conflict

The UN Human Rights Office says about 60,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began in the country in early 2011. The report shows a steady increase in the average number of documented deaths per month from around 1,000 in the summ

英闻天下——30 Weibo Anti-corruption Thrives in China

The name uncle watch is one of the highlights of weibo anti-corruption this year. Uncle watch, Yang Dacai, a work safety official in Shaanxi, who was sacked in September after Internet users posted photos of him wearing luxury timepieces that he coul

英闻天下——70 Year End Review: General Elections in 2012

2012 can be called a year of political change. Many countries including the United States, Russia, Japan and South Korea all held their general elections. As such, today's key words are general elections. CRI's Zheng Chenguang has more. And whether I

英闻天下——71 Deficit in China's Pension System

A recent report by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences shows China's pension deficit reached some 77 billion yuan in 2011. It increased nearly 9 billion yuan from the previous year. About one-third of China's provinces and autonomous regions do no

英闻天下——75 China to Reform Re-education through Labor System

The Chinese government will this year push through the reform of its re-education through labor system, according to a national political and legal work conference held in Beijing on Monday. The controversial system presently allows police to detain

英闻天下——80 Review: Territorial Disputes Increase in Asia-Pacific

This past year has seen a number of territorial disputes in the Asia-Pacific region, involving China, Japan, South Korea and countries in Southeast Asia as well. As such, today's key words are territorial disputes. CRI's Robert Costelloe has more. Th