英闻天下——481 Shortage of Body Donors in China

In Beijing Changqingyuan cemetery, there is a special monument engraved with more than 1,000 names. Groups of medical teachers and students were there to pay their respects to the silent teachers, people who have donated their bodies to medical resea

英闻天下——494 No H7N9 Epidemic among Poultry: Expert

Chinese veterinary experts say the outbreak of the H7N9 bird flu virus has not triggered an epidemic among poultry. The virus has been detected in chickens, pigeons and environmental samples in poultry markets in Shanghai. Researchers have yet to mak

英闻天下——496 Harsher Housing Rules Increase False Divorce

Chinese scientists have stepped up monitoring of bird migration paths to prevent the deadly H7N9 bird flu strain from spreading. The move comes as birds in the south have already started to fly north. According to the China Wildlife Conservation Asso

英闻天下——489 Bird Flu Cases in China Rises to 24

Chinese authorities and the World Health Organization have been trying to address growing concerns about the H7N9 strain of the bird flu virus. A 64-year-old man died from the flu in Shanghai on Monday, becoming the 7th casualty, with the total numbe

英闻天下——606 Plasticizers Not been Proved Harmful to Human Health?

A professor of public health with Peking University is holding his ground on downplaying the dangers of plasticizers and melamine at a liquor brand conference, but wants to apologize for making the comments. Professor Li Keji, sparked public anger af

英闻天下——529 IMF Cuts 2013 World Growth Forecast to 3.3%

The International Monetary Fund has cut its world growth forecast for 2013 as the euro zone recession continues to drag. CRI's Zhang Shuangfeng has more. The IMF has released its newest assessment of the global economy, World Economic Outlook. In the

英闻天下——528 Experts Comment on the Current Bird Flu

On April 15, the Department of Health of east China's Jiangsu Province reported that a woman surnamed Gu, a 77-year-old who had previously tested positive for the H7N9 virus, died on April 15 after emergency treatments failed. The province also repor

英闻天下——525 China Reiterates Calm on Korean Peninsula

The Chinese government has issued yet another call for calm on the Korean Peninsula. This comes as North Koreans celebrated the April 15th birthday of founding President Kim Il-sung. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying: No matter what

英闻天下——593 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——596 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——601 Shelters Ordered to Aid Homeless during Winter

The Ministry of Civil Affairs has urged shelters nationwide to help the homeless in order to prevent deaths in severely cold temperatures. The ministry said that local shelter management authorities should provide 24-hour services to those in need. R

英闻天下——579 Migrant Workers Struggle to Collect Unpaid Wages

Year after year, disappointment is the only result they get in the end. Asking for their legal pay has never been easy for Chinese migrant workers. According to statistics from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the number of migran

英闻天下——581 Chinese Driver Hits Policeman to Escape Punishment

A driver hit a traffic policeman to escape punishment in Zhengzhou City, central China's Henan Province. The unidentified female driver was asked to pull over when she ran the red light, but she refused to show her driving license. Then she suddenly

英闻天下——582 Couple Arrested for Helping Migrants Buy Tickets

A couple in Guangdong was detained for booking train tickets online and selling them for 10 yuan extra to migrant workers who want to return home for Spring Festival. But migrant workers say they feel sorry for the couple. Last year China's railway s

英闻天下——575 China Fights Food Waste

Chinese netizens have launched an online campaign against wasting food and called on people to take their leftovers home after banquets as well as other measures to curb such waste. Dubbed eating up your dishes, the move not only echoes the central g

英闻天下——572 Chinese Loess Wind Blows European Stage

What you have just heard is Thierry Joulin from France singing the northern Shaanxi folk song Nanniwan. Singers of these songs have breathed new life into this traditional Chinese folk music by spreading the scent of the earth in their lyrics to west

英闻天下——563 Premier Promises Stable Growth, Better Wellbeing

In his last ever government work report, Wen Jiabao is warning China's development model is facing problems which are unbalanced, uncoordinated and unsustainable. The Chinese premier listed several issues in the development of the world's second larg

英闻天下——534 Yao Ming Says No to Ivory and Rhino Horn

As an ambassador to the wildlife conservation group WildAid, last year Yao Ming embarked on a 10-day trip to Africa to shoot a documentary aimed at stopping the poaching of elephants and rhinos. During his journey Yao had close contact with the wild

英闻天下——535 Experts Comment on the Current Bird Flu

On April 15, the Department of Health of east China's Jiangsu Province reported that a woman surnamed Gu, a 77-year-old who had previously tested positive for the H7N9 virus, died on April 15 after emergency treatments failed. The province also repor

英闻天下——541 Bird Flu Cases in China Rises to 24

Chinese authorities and the World Health Organization have been trying to address growing concerns about the H7N9 strain of the bird flu virus. A 64-year-old man died from the flu in Shanghai on Monday, becoming the 7th casualty, with the total numbe