What are the “Belt and Road” Initiatives?

What are the “Belt and Road” Initiatives?


What are the “Belt and Road” Initiatives?

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 10:34 PM PDT

The “Belt and Road” Initiatives were first announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping in September 2013 during his visit to Kazakhstan. Their aim is to improve cooperation with countries...
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2015 Boao Forum: Chinese President delivers keynote speech

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 09:16 PM PDT

The opening ceremony of this year's Boao Forum for Asia is being held in southern China's Hainan Province. The Boao Forum for Asia is an international non-governmental organization that...
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President Xi promotes cooperation under the “Belt and Road” initiative

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 08:57 PM PDT

Chinese President Xi Jinping has promoted cooperation under the "Belt and Road" initiative in his meetings with various world leaders, who are arriving for the annual Boao Forum. In his meeting...
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Thai Temple to return $20 million donation amid alleged financial fraud

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 08:57 PM PDT

The Dhammakaya temple is regarded as the wealthiest Buddhist temple in Thailand. Its members include some of Thailand's most powerful politicians, but the temple itself is at the center of...
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Meet Kirobo: First robot astronaut to travel into space

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 07:00 PM PDT

The Guinness Book of Records welcomes a new member, the first ever companion robot to travel into space. Kirobo, the childlike robot with speech capability, took off from Japan's Tanegashima...
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227 rules of conduct for Thai monks

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 06:58 PM PDT

Of Thailand's population of 67 million, more than 90 percent are Buddhist. Every male in the country is expected to serve as a monk at least once in his life. Any financial donations should...
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Iran nuclear talks: Negotiations enter critical weekend

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 06:57 PM PDT

Iran nuclear talks are at a critical point as Britain says its foreign minister will join his U.S., Iranian and French counterparts in efforts to agree to the framework of a deal. The negotiations...
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Germanwings crash: Lufthansa adopts two-crewmember rule following crash

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 06:54 PM PDT

Germanwings' parent company, Lufthansa, has joined a number of other international airlines in changing its flight regulations to make sure that two members of the crew are in the cockpit at...
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Germanwings crash: Co-pilot hid illness from employer

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 06:52 PM PDT

German state prosecutors say they have found evidence that Andreas Lubitz, the Germanwings co-pilot had hidden an unspecified medical condition from his employers. Prosecutors in the western...
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At least 39 civilians killed by Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 07:14 AM PDT

Yemeni health ministry officials say at least 39 civilians were killed in the Saudi Arabia-led air strikes against Shiite rebels. At dawn on Friday, three air strikes hit a presidential compound...
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Dutch collector willing to return mummified monk Buddha statue

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:36 PM PDT

China is trying to retrieve the Buddhist relic that surfaced at an exhibition at Hungary's Natural History Museum in Budapest. The owner of the statue says he is willing to return the relic...
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India navy plane crash: Bodies of two pilots found

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 07:10 AM PDT

Indian authorities say they have found the bodies of two navy pilots whose plane crashed into the sea on Tuesday. A statement by the Indian navy said that the body of a male officer was recovered...
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Nigerian army: Boko Haram headquarters destroyed

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 09:40 AM PDT

The Nigerian military says that it has recaptured the northeastern town of Gwoza from Boko Haram militants and destroyed their headquarters. Boko Haram seized the town in August 2014. It is...
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China & Indonesia sign deals worth $40 billion

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 09:33 AM PDT

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo during the Indonesia-China Economic Cooperation Forum that was held in Beijing on Friday. The two sides agreed to sign a...
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Germanwings crash: Airlines rush to implement two-crew-in-cockpit rule

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 06:16 AM PDT

A number of international airlines have been rushing to change their rules to make sure that two members of the crew are in the cockpit at all times, following the Germanwings jet crash. This...
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President Xi welcomes Austrian counterpart in Beijing

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 06:15 AM PDT

Chinese President Xi Jinping has held talks with his Austrian counterpart, Heinz Fischer, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. President Xi said China is willing to enhance cooperation...
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Germanwings crash: Co-pilot believed to be suffering from depression

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 05:56 AM PDT

The German web magazine Spiegel Online reports that investigators have found evidence showing that the co-pilot who allegedly deliberately crashed the Germanwings flight was mentally ill.
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Mysterious stone circles found in NW China

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 09:50 AM PDT

Huge stone circles have been found in the Gobi desert, one kilometer north of Flaming Mountains, in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. According to local archaeologists,...
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S. Korea, Turkey and Austria to join China-led AIIB

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 02:16 PM PDT

South Korea, Turkey and Austria have announced their decision to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). The three nations are the latest in a wave of countries to join the China-led...
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CCTV headquarters: the world’s most controversial building

Posted: 27 Mar 2015 04:26 AM PDT

This week, China Insight's video journalist Dan Epstein met up with architect Ole Scheeren, the man who oversaw the decade-long planning and construction of CCTV's new headquarters in Beijing....
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Has West Africa beaten Ebola?

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 11:58 PM PDT

The World Health Organization says 79 new Ebola cases were confirmed last week, the lowest weekly total of 2015. CCTV interviewed Dr. William Schaffner on what this means for the region. Subscribe ...
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‘Weekly Package’ brings popular shows and movies to Cuba

Posted: 26 Mar 2015 11:58 PM PDT

Cuba has one of the lowest levels of Internet connectivity in the world, but today thousands of Cubans are downloading everything from Hollywood movies and international TV shows to the latest...
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