Beijing at Center of China's Worst Air Quality Area

A new report from the Ministry of Environmental Protection has revealed Beijing is at the center of China's worst area for air quality. CRI's Lucy Du has more. Reporter: The new report says in 74 Chinese cities, the average air quality readings only

Pakistan's First Female Police Chief Breaking Cultural Taboos

Pakistan's First Female Police Chief Breaking Cultural Taboos Rizwana Hameed made history a month ago when she became the first female head of a male police station in Pakistans Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, or KPK, where conservative cultural and rel

ENVIRONMENT REPORT - World's Forests Endangered

ENVIRONMENT REPORT -April 19, 2002: World’s Forests Endangered By Cynthia Kirk This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. Many of the world ’s forests are quickly disappearing because of

VOA慢速英语2014 This Story Is 'The Cat's Meow!'

This Story Is 'The Cat's Meow!' Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising that there are many expressions about cats. Some cats like to catch small birds, lik

英闻天下——77 China to Slash Patient's Medical Bills by 70 Percent

China's Health Minister Chen Zhu has set out a goal to reimburse 70 percent of the patients' medical costs by 2015. In order to achieve this goal, we need to limit the use of drugs and treatment methods that are not on the list of essential medicines

2017年CRI Officials comment on China's 'truly remarkable five years'

A number of senior Chinese officials have held a news conference to review the essential messages of the 19th Communist Party of China National Congress, following the event's conclusion on Tuesday. The officials have spoken about CPC General Secreta

2015年CRI China's Laboratory Safety Must be Highlighted, Improved

Tsinghua University released the initial investigation results provided by Haidian Public Security Bureau a few days ago, which revealed that a hydrogen cylinder exploded accidentally, and the whole lab then caught fire. Meng Xiangjian died as the re

2015年CRI Internet Finance to Make a Difference in China's Finance Development

Technology revolution and big data have helped online businesses boom in China. With Tencent's third party mobile payment service being well received, and with Alipay going viral, more and more online businesses have entered the financial world, offe

2015年CRI New Guideline on China's SOE Reforms Released

According to the guideline, major reforms in SOE's key areas will be achieved by 2020, when SOEs are expected to be more robust and influential and have greater ability to avoid risks. Speaking at a press conference this morning, Zhang Xiwu, vice cha

2018年CRI China's top political advisory body concludes annual session

The annual session of China's top political advisory body came to a close with adoption of a series of draft resolutions, including the work report of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee. At the closing session, the newly-elected C

Zhang Yimou's Nanjing Massacre film to get Japan release

BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese director Zhang Yimou's upcoming film Nanjing Heroes set during the Japanese invasion of China will be released in Japan. Film producer Zhang Weiping was quoted by Sohu.com as saying that the film had found a Ja

Italy's MPS scandal widens among anger and reassurances

MILAN, Italy, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Italy's caretaker prime minister Mario Monti on Friday pledged to clear up a derivatives scandal at the country's third-largest bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) which has been dragged into the heart of an elector

CCTV9英语新闻：Gov't suspends China's 3 major Hep. B vaccine makers

By CCTV Tang Bo Chinas three major hepatitis B vaccine makers have been ordered to suspend production. The countrys Food and Drug Administration made the announcement after the companies failed to get certified under the new Pharmaceutical Products s

China's production safety improves in past decade

BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Production safety in China has seen continuous improvement over the past decade, with decreasing numbers of both workplace accidents and deaths, an official said Tuesday. Huang Yi, spokesman for the State Administration o

Lawmakers demand reform of China's food monitoring system

BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese lawmakers and political advisors have urged the government to restructure the country's food supervisory system to regain customer confidence as Hong Kong's newly-adopted purchase ban on baby formula refueled the

2016年CRI China's Securities Regulator Says to Learn from Market Rout

Xiao Gang, head of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, started his keynote address by acknowledging regulation defects and showing determination to make changes. The abnormal fluctuation lately has shown how immature our stock market is: our

2016年CRI Supply-side Reform Highlighted in China's Rural and Agricultural Development

Chen Xiwen, deputy head of China's Central Rural Work Leading Group, explained that the supply side reform is aimed at making products meet market demand. We continue to import grain from foreign countries, which implies there must be some problems w

Imported drugs to go on China's electronic monitoring network

Imported drugs to go on China's electronic monitoring network BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- China's food and drug safety watchdog plans to put imported drugs on the national electronic monitoring network in a move to step up drug management. Overseas p

Egypt's presidential polling ends for the first day

CAIRO, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Egypt closed its polling stations on Wednesday evening for the first day of the two-day presidential election with great turnout. The Supreme Presidential Election Commission decided earlier in the day to close the polling s

2016年CRI Beijing Starts Investigation of Illegal Tour Guide's Swearing at Tourists

The video has gone viral. It shows a tour guide swearing at a tourist who asked why his group did not stop at a famous tourism resort. It was later found out that the video was shot on the third day of the spring festival holiday in Beijing's Changpi