2016年CRI HK Sees Largest Drop of Mainland Tourists During Spring Festival Holidays

Hong Kong has seen a 10 percent year-on-year decline in the number of mainland tourists during the Spring Festival holiday, while the number of mainland tourist groups plummeted by 70 percent, to about 120 groups per day. A rarely seen riot took plac

2016年CRI Hong Kong Wedding Fair Kicks off to Welcome Valentine's Day

The Hong Kong Wedding Fair has kicked off on Friday, welcoming Valentine's Day, and attracting couples planning their big day. While white will always be the traditional choice, CRI's Huang Shan reports that some brides in Hong Kong are planning to b

2016年CRI Foreigners View on Chinese Spring Festival

Hongbao and fireworks. Eating these Jiaozi, watching the CCTV program, maybe giving the children hongbao, and all these bianpao, the fireworks. Wearing traditional Tang suit and paying some New Year calls to friends and families. Living in a foreign

2016年CRI US and Japan Sanction North Korea Over Nuclear Program

The US Senate voted 96-0 for the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act. The House of Representatives passed a similar bill in January. Differences between the two are expected to be resolved quickly, and Senate Democrats say they expect Pr

2016年CRI Carnival Spirit Lights Up Through Generations During Spring Festival

Miaohui is an event that dates back to ancient times, when farmers would offer New Year sacrifices to their village gods. As time progressed, the event later saw marketplaces spring up, with villagers peddling their wares and performers putting on sh

2016年CRI Japan Imposes Sanctions on North Korea Over Rocket Launch

North Korea's most recent satellite launch was seen by Washington as cover for the development of ballistic missile technology that could be used to deliver a nuclear weapon. On Wednesday, US ally Japan reacted to the launch, with Japanese Prime Mini

2016年CRI Chinese New Year Celebrated in New York

Kicking off the New Year with a bang. In the heart of New York's Chinatown hundreds brave the cold and snow for a glimpse of the New Year fire crackers. Public schools in the city are closed for this holiday for the very first time and families aren'

2016年CRI A Cultural Journey to the Year of Monkey

The Chinese zodiac consists of 12 animal signs based on a twelve-year cycle, each year related to an animal sign. In common with all the twelve animals - namely the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig - th

2016年CRI Chinese Tourists Take to Ski Slopes during Lunar New Year Holiday

With the Lunar New Year holiday now in full-swing, many are taking time to head to Chongli County in Hebei to try their hand at skiing. Chongli is located on the outskirts of Zhangjiakou, around 220-kilometers northwest of Beijing. Even before the gr

2016年CRI The Most Dreaded Spring Festival Question: Are You Married?

Recent surveys by a youth group show that more than 80 percent of single youths in China are constantly under pressure from their parents to get married. As familial pressures are at an all-time high during big holiday gatherings such as the Spring F

2016年CRI Chinese Experts Warn over THAAD Deployment in South Korea

The alliance decision to begin formal talks over a possible deployment of the THAAD missile system in South Korea was announced in the wake of recent satellite launch by the North. South Korea insisted that the possible deployment will be only operat

2016年CRI Hundreds March in Support of Police after Hong Kong Riot

Led by the civil group 'Alliance in Support of Our Police Force', more than 200 demonstrators gathered at Hong Kong's landmark Clock Tower, holding up banners and signboards and shouting slogans in support of the police. Leticia Lee is the founder of

2016年CRI ＂Overpriced Fish＂ Triggers Discussion on Social Media

A customer surnamed Chen from Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, claimed he was charged over ten thousand yuan for a fish feast during a visit to a wild fish village in Harbin city. A bill posted by Chen on his Sina Weibo account shows the price of the Hus

2016年CRI Younger Chinese Tourists to South Korea Pursue Local Brands over Global Luxury Ones

Statistics show that Chinese tourists visiting South Korea are getting younger. The share of those in their 20s and 30s rose to 46 percent last year, from 41 percent in 2013, according to the government-run Korea Culture and Tourism Institute. While

2016年CRI China Can Deal with Economic Challenges: Official

U.S. billionaire investor George Soros recently said China's economy was heading for a hard landing as last year's economic growth registered the slowest annual expansion in a quarter of a century. Commenting on the concern, Xu Shaoshi, head of the N

2016年CRI 50-thousand Stranded Passengers at Guangzhou Station Evacuated

The snow caused delays for 27 trains, stranding roughly 50 thousand passengers. Guangzhou Railway Group is now using high-speed trains to clear the backlog at Guangzhou station. Eight high-speed trains from the south headed to central China's Hunan P

2016年CRI China Releases First-batch Images Captured by Gaofen-4 Satellite

The State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense released 17 pictures captured by Gaofen-4 on Wednesday, covering an area of at least 400 kilometers. The project's chief designer, Tong Xudong, said Gaofen-4 is in good

2016年CRI Four Acquitted after 22 Years in Jail

Four Acquitted after 22 Years in Jail Thursday's rehearing by the Higher People's Court of Fujian ended with the four defendants cleared of charges and their original sentences overturned. Cai Jinsen was among them. When the acquittal was announced,

2016年CRI Preparations for the Chinese Lunar New Year Kicked into High Gear

Preparations for the Chinese New Year are well underway in Beijing with streets and parks lined with decorations. At Wukesong New Year market, all manner of lanterns and decorations, many in the shape of the monkey, are on sale. Liang Jianfeng took h

2016年CRI 123 Held Accountable for Fatal Tianjin Blast

According to a report released on Friday by an investigatory team from the State Council, China's Cabinet, the disaster was identified as an extraordinarily serious production safety accident. The team has concluded after 5 months of investigation th