英闻天下——369 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——368 More Pilot Banks for Setting up Fund Firms

China's banking regulator has revealed plans to launch more pilot banks in an attempt to create more government-regulated fund companies. Shang Fulin is the chair of the China Banking Regulatory Commission. This act will help improve the social finan

英闻天下——356 Mekong River Murderers Executed by Lethal Injection

Naw Kham, who was convicted of murdering 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong River in 2011, was executed earlier this afternoon. The Myanmar drug lord and three of his accomplices, identified as Hsang Kham, Yi Lai,and Zha Xika, were given the lethal inj

英闻天下——355 Father Outsourced Daughter's Homework to Employees

Father of a sixth grader in east China's Zhejiang Province outsourced his daughter's homework to nine of his employees, causing one of them to complain to the local newspaper. This unhappy worker, who is surnamed Chen said it took three days to finis

英闻天下——354 Beijing to Restrict Online Food Sales

Beijing has issued new food safety regulations to restrict online food sales. Food items will be placed in three different categories: pre-packaged foods, bulk foods, and dairy products. Food retailers without a storefront will be banned from selling

英闻天下——353 Understanding Water and Groundwater Pollution

Chinese social activist is accusing Weifang City factories of illegally discharging chemical waste into 1,000 meter deep wells. In response, the Shandong provincial environment protection department has sent 320 officers to over 700 suspected factori

英闻天下——362 US Sequester is to Start

After an-hour closed-door meeting with a bipartisan group of congressional leaders at the White House, US President Barack Obama re-iterated that the all-across spending cuts will hurt the economy and the people. At a time when our businesses have fi

英闻天下——366 Ivory Trade Surges in Kenya

The ivory trade will be back on the agenda at this year's Convention for the International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES), which opened in Bangkok on March 3. Paul Muya, deputy spokesperson for the Kenya Wildlife Service, says they hope that the

英闻天下——367 TCM Goes to Global Market

Nutrition Science Partners is set to begin the final phase of testing for a new drug based on a traditional Chinese medicine botanical to treat inflammatory bowel disease. The new partnership has given Nestle Health Science access to a traditional Ch

英闻天下——365 Britain Celebrates Benjamin Britten's Centenary

Some 150 kilometers northeast of London, students from Suffolk's local schools are practising in the Snape Maltings Concert Hall the Old Abram Brown, one of the twelve songs composed by Britten 80 years ago and published as Friday Afternoons. It so h

英闻天下——364 Diplomats, Officials Mourn Balloon Crash Victims

A memorial service was held in the Egyptian city of Luxor on Friday for victims of the balloon crash. Nineteen foreign tourists died in the deadliest ballooning accident on record. The service was attended by the governor of Luxor and diplomats from

英闻天下——363 UN Chief: Opportunity for Syria Talks May Close

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki moon now warns that a very small window of opportunity for talks between the Syrian government and the opposition may soon close. Ban was referring to an offer of dialogue by Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem days a

英闻天下——361 Mixed Responses for Calligraphy Education

The popularity of Chinese calligraphy has been dwindling. With technological advances, many young people no longer write words by hand but use keyboards. Many now struggle to write sentences on paper let alone attempt the complexities of calligraphy.

英闻天下——360 Gbagbo Defends His Innocence

Laurent Gbagbo, former President of Cote d'lvoire has appeared at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, to hear if he will be tried on charges of crimes against humanity. Gbagbo faces four charges, including murder and rape, following Cote d

英闻天下——359 WHO: Cancer Risk Hikes around Fukushima

A World Health Organization report shows the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011 is likely to increase the risk of specific cancers for people in polluted areas. However, the report predicts no additional risks for other parts in Japan and neighboring

英闻天下——357 Distributed Power Generation Encouraged

The State Grid Corporation of China, the country's largest energy distributor is taking further steps to facilitate the use of distributed power generation. This is an incentive for individuals who have the intention and capability to build their own

英闻天下——358 China's Manufacturing PMI Drops in Feb.

Latest figures are showing a decline in the growth of China's manufacturing sector which means the country's recovery could be slowing down. The official Purchasing Manager's Index or the PMI for February fell to 50.1 percent from the previous month'

英闻天下——342 Balloon Tragedy Raises Concerns over Egypt's Tourism

With vacant hotel rooms and empty cruise ships, the tourism market in Luxor has been hit hard by Egypt's unstable politics. The boat business is very slow these days. In other words, tourism is not like before the revolution. Before, we used to get t

英闻天下——338 Incentive for Home Appliance Purchase Ends

China's five-year policy of subsidizing the purchase of home appliances in rural areas came to an end on January 31 with a total government subsidy of 100 billion yuan leading to over 600 billion yuan in spending by rural residents. For more on the s

英闻天下——339 Government Formation in Limbo in Italy

Election results in Italy have left the country in a political stalemate with Pier Luigi Bersani saying the country is in a dramatic situation. Bersani's center-left coalition has narrowly won the recent election in Italy's lower house, and must now