英闻天下——327 Park Geun-hye Reacts to Nuclear Test

South Korean President-elect Park Geun-hye met with US and South Korean army officials on Friday to ascertain her country's military readiness following North Korea's recent nuclear test. The South Korean government and I will not accept North Korea'

英闻天下——334 CNOOC Closes Acquisition of Canada's Nexen

Chinese oil giant CNOOC have officially wrapped up the 15 billion US dollar takeover of Canadian oil and gas firm Nexen. This comes more than 7-months after the takeover was first announced. Nexen shareholders will receive 27.5 dollars per share in c

英闻天下——336 Latvian Student in Lanzhou

The place to meet Jana Danica is at the Lanzhou University library. Jana has been studying Chinese for 6 and half years, and earned a bachelor's degree in sinology. For the last 2 and half years she's been working on an environmental law program taug

英闻天下——345 US Senate Considers Banning Assault Weapons

The United States Senate is considering a ban on military-style assault weapons. The proposal comes in the wake the Newtown, Connecticut shooting where 20 children and 6 adults were killed. Gun-control efforts currently face an uphill battle against

英闻天下——377 China to Reform Gasoline Pricing Mechanism

China's top economic planner says the country is studying a new fuel pricing scheme to make it reflect the global markets' oil price fluctuations more swiftly. Zhang Ping, the head of the National Development and Reform Commission or NDRC, says the c

英闻天下——378 Expert on China's RMB Reform

The central bank here in China is making moves to allow more flexibility in the yuan's exchange rate. Yi Gang, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, has made the suggestion on the sidelines of the National People's Congress. At the same time

英闻天下——159 A Long Road for 'Green' Cars

Electric cars presented by the world renowned automakers including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Ford highlighted the auto show's preview, with several models drawing visitors attention with their highly sophisticated technology, sleek designs, and stunnin

英闻天下——167 Expert on Sino-US Relations

As Barack Obama was sworn in for a second term as the US president, China-US relations have been at the top of the agenda at a forum in Beijing. American studies expert Tao Wenzhao is optimistic about Sino-US relations during Obama's 2nd term. China'

英闻天下——168 Algeria: 37 Foreigners Dead in Hostage Crisis

Algeria says that a total of 37 foreigners and an Algerian died at a desert gas plant and five people are still missing after the four-day hostage-taking siege. American, British, French, Japanese, Norwegian, Filipino and Romanian workers were dead o

英闻天下——169 Israelis to Vote in General Election

Israelis are preparing to vote in a general election on Tuesday. Incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling on voters to focus on several important issues. When you vote for a big ruling party you vote for a united Jerusalem; for security

英闻天下——181 China's Auto Exports Top 1-Million Mark

China's vehicle exports topped the one-million mark for the first time in 2012. Figures from China Association of Automobile Manufacturers show that the country delivered just over one million units abroad in 2012, an almost 30 percent rise on 2011.

英闻天下——175 UN Chief: Long Way from Getting Syrians Together

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says that it's still a long way from getting the Syrians together for a political solution to the crisis in the country. At his first press conference this year, Ban characterized the humanitarian situation in Syria a

英闻天下——184 Netanyahu Embarks Forming a Broad Coalition

Netanyahu suffered a heavy blow as his rightwing electoral alliance, Likud-Beiteinu, received only 31 of 120 seats in the next parliament. Being the leader of the biggest party, Netanyahu remains on course to continue as prime minister. However, form

英闻天下——186 CNPC to Boost Overseas Oil, Gas Production

China's top oil and gas producer said overseas operations will take a much larger share of its overall output as the company continues to expand abroad. The China National Petroleum Corp or CNPC produced around 110 million tonnes of oil equivalent th

英闻天下——188 Rational Online Shopping Recommended: Experts

Currently, many group buying websites are promoting their New Year specials. No matter if you want dates, nuts or chocolate you'll easily find a discounted package through the group buying websites. Huang Wenmou is the product director with a group b

英闻天下——193 Travel Blog: India Festival

For millions of devout Hindus, it is time yet again to soak in the spiritual energy of what is perhaps the world's largest religious gathering - the Maha Kumbh mela or Grand Pitcher Festival. The 55-day festival is being held in the holy city of Alla

英闻天下——203 French and Malian Troops Advanced

French President Francois Hollande says it is up to African forces to restore Mali's territorial integrity once towns are retaken from Islamist extremists. What do we still need to do? Stop the terrorist offensive. That's done. Then retake the towns

英闻天下——210 Beijing to Release Regulations to Improve Air Quality

Beijing's municipal authorities will issue new regulations to improve air quality by the end of this year. The smoggy weather has affected a total area of 1.3 million square kilometers in China recently. The new regulations include higher standards f

英闻天下——216 Top Movies during Spring Festival

February is a big month for the film industry, when movie makers look to capitalize on school holidays and the start of a new year. After the blockbusters Lost in Thailand and The Grand Master, what are the expectations of the audience in February? I

英闻天下——232 January Inflation Expected to Slow

A number of economists are suggesting inflation here in China may be back under 2-percent. ICBC chief economist Lu Zhengwei is forecasting CPI for January will be at 1.8-percent. This would be down from the 2.5-percent figure in December. In December