With safety concerns on the rise around the world, and with the G20 Summit in the city of Hangzhou fast approaching, all security measures have been strengthened to ensure this big event could run as smoothly as possible. CCTVNEWS took to the streets of Beijing to see whether tourists and expats feel safe in China. What did they have to say? Take a look.
Serbian student Sasa Aleksic has found a novel way to combine art and baking. He makes cakes and cookies with images from some of the great masters, like Vincent Van Gogh, painted on them.
China’s annual Central Economic Work Conference concluded in Beijing, mapping out the country’s economic and reform plans for 2017. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang presided over...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to a number of economic deals after wrapping up two-days of talks in Tokyo on Friday. Japan and Russia have also ...
Syrian rebels have reportedly fired on government forces along an evacuation route in Aleppo. The Syrian government says it has suspended efforts to evacuate civilians from rebel-held parts of Alep...
The Syrian government has halted efforts to evacuate civilians from the last rebel-controlled areas of Aleppo, leaving thousands of people trapped in the war-torn city. Rebel-run media outlets have...
China has launched its first overseas satellite ground station in Kiruna, the northernmost town in Sweden. The Arctic Station, as it is named, is located around 200 kilometers north of the Arctic C...
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says "history is being made" with the defeat of insurgents in Aleppo in a video message posted on the Syrian president's Telegram channel. He said Syria, the region...
Syria state TV reports that the rebels have breached a ceasefire in Syria's northern city of Aleppo on Friday, firing mortar shells and sniper shots at a crossing designed for their evacuation. The...
European Union leaders met in Brussels on Thursday to discuss a number of issues affecting the bloc, including Brexit, the Syrian conflict, and the ongoing situation in Ukraine. The leaders announc...
China will continue to take proactive fiscal and prudent monetary policies in 2017, according to a statement issued on Friday after the Central Economic Work Conference in Beijing. Monetary policy ...
The Obama administration has suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin was involved in interference with the US election. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has dismissed the hacking clai...
The election of Donald Trump could be a win-win opportunity for both the US and China, according to Stephen Roach, former Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and senior fellow at Yale University's Jack...
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