| Oslo people have fun in snow Posted: 28 Dec 2012 07:18 PM PST Despite the freezing chill, winter is the time for fun with snow. Tired of being housebound? Then brave the elements and get your blood pumping. |
| Youth orchestra steers kids from crime Posted: 28 Dec 2012 05:18 PM PST There?s a saying that, music has the charm to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks or to bend a knotted oak. We see how more than 100 school children in Acapulco, Mexico are turning to music for comfort |
| Colombia horses on parade for New Year celebration Posted: 28 Dec 2012 05:14 PM PST In Colombia's city of Cali, The annual Fair there is Cali?s main cultural event and has been celebrated since 1957. |
| Confucius Institute helps China-Brazil trade Posted: 28 Dec 2012 05:08 PM PST Confucius Institutes are mushrooming around the world. In Brazil, with China becoming its largest trade partner, many people have found the institutes can teach them a lot more than language and culture. |
| "The egg on the water" turns five Posted: 28 Dec 2012 03:48 PM PST The National Center for the Performing Arts, or the NCPA, is often called the "egg on the water" because of its design. In five years, it's known for more than just its ultra-modern architecture. |
| Exclusive interview with Lang Lang: Philosophy behind the music Posted: 28 Dec 2012 03:43 AM PST CCTV reporter Stanley Lee interviewed Lang Lang just before his performance. The maestro spoke about his fresh musical inspirations, the challenges in his career, his fears and how he overcame them. Lang Lang also commented on his family and his future plans. |
| Lang Lang marks NCPA anniversary Posted: 28 Dec 2012 03:35 AM PST China's piano maestro Lang Lang's marvelous performance at the National Centre for the Performing Arts drew in crowds and was a fitting tribute to the Center?s 5th anniversary. |
| Penny-pinching train discount - China Price Watch - December 27 - BONTV Posted: 28 Dec 2012 12:29 AM PST | As of January 1st, passengers on Chinese trains will no longer have to pay a mandatory insurance fee tacked on to ticket sales. | Views: 1 0 ratings | | Time: 05:20 | More in News & Politics |
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| Christmas Chinese style - Microblog Buzz - December 27 - BONTV Posted: 28 Dec 2012 12:25 AM PST | Go to bon.tv to watch the full episode Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 05:43 | More in News & Politics |
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| Love of home and country - China Take - December 27 - BONTV Posted: 27 Dec 2012 11:29 PM PST | Go to bon.tv to watch the full episode A recent Yanzhao Metropolis Daily report about a man in his 70's, named Ji Qingyu. Ji actually made headlines back this March when his house was meant to be demolished along side several other properties in Shayang village in Shandong province. The newspaper claimed that in order to force him to leave, the electricity and water supplies were cut off and even the road in front of his house was destroyed. However due to what he felt was inadequate compensation Ji still refused to leave his home. He set up six Chinese flags on his roof and wrote on the outside walls exclaiming his love for the Chinese Communist Party, and his adoration of the central government. The newspaper says that every day, he makes a vow in front of the national flag. He told the media that he believes the communist party and the central government won't forget him and that he has to survive. In the end, though, he finally reached an agreement with the village authorities and his house was recently demolished. Our poster and over 23000 followers on qq.com who support the elderly citizen and his gumption to stand up to authorities, to seek just and fair treatment. | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 01:59 | More in News & Politics |
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| 9th consecutive farming increase in China - China Beat - December 27 - BONTV Posted: 27 Dec 2012 11:24 PM PST | China Ministry of Agriculture announced Tuesday morning that Chinese total grain production has increased for the ninth successive years since 2004 by 158.85 billion kilos. It's the longest increasing period for grain production over the past half century and the fifth year that the total grain production exceeds 525 billion kilos. | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 01:57 | More in News & Politics |
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| Chinese prefer RMB to foreign money - Biz Wire - December 27 - BONTV Posted: 27 Dec 2012 11:20 PM PST | Go to www.bon.tv to watch the full episode Follow us on Weibo weibo.com or Twitter.com/ChinaBizWire People in China seem to prefer holding yuan to foreign currencies as statistics from the country's foreign exchange authority showed that Chinese individuals and institutions sold more foreign currency than they bought in November. The yuan has strengthened in recent months, causing Chinese clients to have bought the equivalent of about 18.5 billion dollars more of yuan than other currencies. This foreign exchange surplus widened from the $7.8 billion dollars registered in October. Zhao Qingming, a finance expert at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, said that the widening surplus suggests Chinese businesses and individuals are more willing to hold onto the yuan amid expectations for a stronger currency. In China's foreign exchange spot market in November, the yuan touched the top of its daily trading band against the US dollar at some point during 20 of the month's 22 trading days. Xie Yaxuan, a researcher with China Merchants Securities , said November's surplus invalidates some previous estimates of the outflow of "hot money," or speculative capital, after China's outstanding yuan funds for foreign exchange held in domestic financial institutions saw a sharp decline of 12 billion dollars in November. Xie said the reasons for the drop are dependent on other sets of data from the central bank to be released soon. | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 01:41 | More in News & Politics |
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| New immolation documentary - Media Watch - December 27 - BONTV Posted: 27 Dec 2012 11:05 PM PST | National broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) has released a documentary on self-immolation in the country's Tibetan-inhabited areas. The documentary, titled "Facts About Self-Immolation in Tibetan Areas of Ngapa (Aba)," discusses self-immolations that have occurred in Aba, a Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The documentary contains interviews with the supposed masterminds and victims of the self-immolations. It claims that monks in Aba were acting on orders sent from overseas to convince people to self-immolate. Victims, however, claim that the acts were a form of protest against Chinese rule in Tibet. The documentary also claims that the Dalai clique masterminded the self-immolations.. | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 01:17 | More in News & Politics |
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| Sino-US joint universities - Microblog Buzz - December 25 -- BONTV Posted: 27 Dec 2012 10:17 PM PST | Go to bon.tv to watch the full episode Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter | Views: 0 1 ratings | | Time: 05:33 | More in News & Politics |
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| Weibo's US fiscal solution - Microblog Buzz - December 26 -- BONTV Posted: 27 Dec 2012 10:13 PM PST | Go to bon.tv to watch the full episode Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 05:28 | More in News & Politics |
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| The foreign purchases of "A" shares in China - China Beat - December 25 - BONTV Posted: 27 Dec 2012 09:40 PM PST | OVERSEAS appetite for China's yuan-denominated Class A shares has recovered as equity markets rose after a three-year decline and regulators stepped up moves to make the country's capital markets more friendly to foreign investors. | Views: 1 0 ratings | | Time: 03:47 | More in News & Politics |
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| 11 killed in van crash - Media Watch - December 26 - BONTV Posted: 27 Dec 2012 09:37 PM PST | ELEVEN children died after a minivan carrying them to kindergarten plunged into a roadside pond in a rural area of eastern China yesterday. Three children died at the scene of the accident in Guixi City in Jiangxi Province and another eight died later in hospital, said an official. Four children survived. The accident is the latest in a string of deadly crashes in China involving school children. Police detained the driver for questioning and were investigating the cause of the accident, Xinhua news agency said. The minivan belonged to Chunlei kindergarten, which doesn't have a government license to operate, according to the website of China Central Television. Its report said that the van was traveling too fast and had swerved to avoid a parked vehicle. Photos on the website showed pairs of tiny shoes and brightly colored schoolbags lined up on the ground near the scene and an injured child being treated. The van was said to have a capacity of seven people but had 17 onboard. A teacher was also on the vehicle at the time. Overcrowding on school buses is common in rural China, where the education system is short of funds and children are forced to travel far to get an education because of school closures. Last year, a nine-seat private school van overloaded with 62 kindergarten children and two adults crashed head-on with a truck in western China, killing 19 children and the adults. The accident caused public uproar and Premier Wen Jiabao pledged more support for school <b>...</b> | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 02:11 | More in News & Politics |
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| Xmas tree sales down this year in China - China Beat - December 26 - BONTV Posted: 27 Dec 2012 09:05 PM PST | A report from China Daily said the reason for the downturn in Christmas trees was because of the economic downturn. The popularity of decorating the home for Christmas has become more than just a tradition carried over from other western countries. But, this year the tree sales were not as good as in previous years. | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 02:37 | More in News & Politics |
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| Liquor banned from official banquets - Biz Wire - December 26 - BONTV Posted: 27 Dec 2012 08:33 PM PST | Go to www.bon.tv to watch the full episode Follow us on Weibo weibo.com or Twitter.com/ChinaBizWire Guizhou Moutai Company, China's biggest liquor maker by market value, could struggle under a new Central Military Commission decision, if it's enforced, to ban luxury dinners. Last Friday, the nation's top military authority announced 10 regulations aimed at reducing extravagance and curbing corruption. Among them were bans on liquor and luxury banquets as well as restrictions that prevent senior military officers from staying in luxury hotels while on business trips. Guizhou Maotai, one of the most famous brands of the Chinese liquor baijiu, could bear the brunt of the new regulations. This is part of the new leadership's efforts to trim officers' extravagant spending on banquets and inspection tours. State run news outlet Xinhua reported that the Beijing municipal government also banned banquets for civilian officials on fact-finding trips in the capital city, and said it will offer buffets instead. Stating the obvious was Zhang Yanlin, research director for China Investment Consulting, who said after losing a large source of consumption the official banquets high-end baijiu will not do as well as before. Long Fei, an industrial analyst from Guosen Securities, said he believes that the new leadership has shown its commitment to having practical and down-to-earth work methods. The decision about luxury dinners is the second blow to fall on makers of Chinese baijiu after <b>...</b> | Views: 2 0 ratings | | Time: 01:53 | More in News & Politics |
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| ob official orders attacks - China Take - December 26 - BONTV Posted: 27 Dec 2012 08:19 PM PST | Go to bon.tv to watch the full episode The man in question, Deng Xinyue is the head of the Dingtao village in Shandong province. This case is regarding video that has been viewed almost 100000 times on the Internet. In the video we see giving orders to a group of young people. The leader was wielding a knife. The video later showed the group of people savagely beating the local villagers, including women. After the assault on the villagers had finished a car rushed into the house damaging the wall of the building. The video ended with the police arriving at an almost empty crime scene. The local government later confirmed the man in the video was indeed the head of the village, Deng Xinyue. Deng Xinyue has not yet explained his reasons for the attack on the innocent villagers. According to a statement by the local government, both Deng and the head of the local police station have been suspended from their positions until a further investigation is taken. But our poster seems to think the current punishment on Deng is less than adequate to say the least. | Views: 1 0 ratings | | Time: 01:30 | More in News & Politics |
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