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Xi stresses strengthening farmland protection, quality improvement

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday stressed efforts to effectively strengthen farmland protection and fully improve farmland quality to expand agricultural produc

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Sri Lanka starts the process of selecting a new president

The nominations for candidates in Sri Lanka’s new presidential election will be heard on Tuesday, according to Dhammika Dasanayake, secretary general of the parliament.

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U.S. airline short-staffing causing flight cancelations: Chinese embassy

Cancelations of China-U.S. flights are being caused by short-staffing at U.S. airlines rather than any reported Chinese ban on entry, said a spokesperson for the Chines

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The turning point of the Red Army

04:51 Just weeks after starting out on its famous Long March series of maneuvers, the Red Army had lost over half of its 86,000 soldiers. To correct strategic mistakes

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EU maritime transport emissions must be cut sharply: report

Maritime transport emissions must be drastically cut further if the European Union hopes to become carbon neutral by 2050, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) warned Wednesday.In 2019, maritim

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Lebanon faces healthcare collapse

Click to see more Click to see more Click to see more Lebanon's healthcare system is collapsing.Under the weight of an economic crisis, a struggling government, and COV

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Cannabis giant Leafly is going public through a SPAC merger

Leafly is turning to a SPAC with Merdia Merger Corp. I to go public. The deal, valued at about $532 million and expected to generate proceeds of up to $161.5 million, i

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Private bus service in Venezuela offers more reliability

02:54 The wheels are turning for Venezuelans tired of the long wait for a public bus. One group of entrepreneurs has put a private bus service on the road, with plans for a fleet of bus

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Beijing Exhibition Center goes back to future

Beijing Exhibition Center recently transformed into a culture and art hub by turning its second floor into an art gallery. It joins hands with Beijing Contemporary Art Expo to showcase the opening exh

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Right-wing governments see setbacks throughout Latin America

04:08 Signs of political tides - shifting againinLatinAmerica. It's the region that saw aleftistwavebeginninginthe early 2000’s - dubbed the PinkTide. Then, inthe mid 2010s, therightgai

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Peru advances COVID-19 vaccination program

02:23 Peru – which has had the world's highest number of deaths per capita - could be turning a corner thanks to its vaccinations program.Officially, the country has sufferedmore than1.

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COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rise in digital nomadism in Mexico

05:11 More people are turning to the digital nomad lifestyle, no longer confined to working in an office and being able to operate abroad, with just a trusty internet connection.CGTN’s

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Venezuelans develop app for finding COVID-19 treatment centers

02:27 Venezuela has designated 46 hospitals as COVID-19 treatment centers, but there isn't a system in place for people to find out exact locations, or if there’s even an available bed.

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Explainer: Switching to electric cars

02:50 From ditching diesel and making batteries to converting infrastructure, turning off the internal combustion engine ignition and switching to electric will transform the car indus

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Jade show blends nature and calligraphy

Jade and calligraphy both have special meanings in Chinese culture. The former is recognized as a gift from nature and imbued with ideas of purity and integrity, while the latter is a distinctive c

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Mexico leans on China after U.S. rules out jabs sharing in short term

Mexico is turning to China to fill a vaccine shortfall with an order for 22 million doses, Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday, a week after U.S. President Joe Biden ruled out sharing

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Texans help one another amid winter storm

02:04 In the aftermath of a devastating winter storm, the U.S. state of Texas continues to grapple with widespread damage to its infrastructure. Although power has been restored in mos