Now playing Next Sci-tech Drones all the rage at CES Asia in Shanghai Fast-growing markets such as robotics, virtual reality and especially drones were the main focus at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show Asia in 17/05/2016
Now playing Next China Security tight in Hong Kong for rare visit of Chinese official Tensions are high and security is tight in Hong Kong, for the visit of a top ranking Chinese official. Zhang Dejiang’s arrival comes amid 17/05/2016
Now playing Next China The fiftieth anniversary of the start of the Cultural Revolution ignored in China The fiftieth anniversary of the start of Cultural Revolution is being remembered, but not in China. There are no official events planned by the 16/05/2016
Now playing Next Sci-tech Virtual and augmented reality still waiting for killer content At the inaugural CES Asia the focus was on three major themes: connectivity, innovation and the Internet of Things. But despite the themes, it was 16/05/2016
Now playing Next no comment Eight hours of planking for a new world record The Chinese policeman Mao Weidong has set a new Guinness World Record by planking for over eight hours, beating the previous international world 15/05/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Apple backs Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing in blow to Uber Apple has made a big investment in dominant Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing, dealing a major blow to Uber. 13/05/2016
Now playing Next Economy China's April exports & imports fall cooling recovery hopes China's exports and imports fell more than expected in April, underlining weak demand at home and abroad and reducing hopes of a recovery in the world's second-largest economy. 09/05/2016
Now playing Next no comment Tightrope Walking Tournament in China The 3rd International Highline Tightrope Walking Tournament was held on Saturday in Xianju County of east China’s Zhejiang Province. Sixteen world 08/05/2016
Now playing Next China China: workers missing after landslide hits power station construction site Rescuers in China are searching for 34 people missing after a landslide hit the construction site for a new hydroelectric power station, according to 08/05/2016
Now playing Next Business Series ArcelorMittal slightly more optimistic about steel market ArcelorMittal has said it is slightly more positive about the steel market but kept its 2016 earnings forecast unchanged. 06/05/2016
Now playing Next Business Series China's Didi Kuaidi beefs up war chest to fend off Uber The Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Kuaidi is reportedly close to raising $2 billion (1.75 billion euros) as it bulks up its war chest to fend off competition from Uber. 06/05/2016
Now playing Next China End of May Hong Kong sale to feature world's biggest green diamond Auction house Christies say they are selling the world’s largest green diamond in Hong Kong at the Spring sales which start at the end of May and 04/05/2016
Now playing Next Business Series Uber partners with Alipay for Chinese travellers worldwide Ride-hailing service Uber has expanded its alliance with Chinese online payment platform Alipay so Chinese travelers can use its app to call for cars and pay for rides in over 400 cities worldwide. 03/05/2016
Now playing Next no comment Hailstorm batters northwest Chinese county Hailstones measuring as much as 22 millimetres diameter fell across large parts of Tanchang County, Longnan City, in China on Sunday afternoon. The 03/05/2016
Now playing Next Economy Think big, think hybrid at the Beijing auto show Beijing's Auto China motor show has two main trends - hybrids and larger SUV vehicles as carmakers compete in the world's fastest growing car sales market. 25/04/2016
Now playing Next China China: quick-thinking cop averts potential tragedy as sinkhole appears in busy road The observational skills and quick-wits of a policeman in the Chinese city of Hangzhou have potentially saved dozens of lives. He put cones out 24/04/2016
Now playing Next China No casualties reported after huge chemical blaze in Jiangsu, China At least 90 fire engines and 500 firefighters struggled to put out a blaze at a chemical storage facility in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. State 22/04/2016
Now playing Next China WADA suspends China's only anti-doping laboratory for recording erroneous results 22/04/2016
Now playing Next Economy China's steel output increases as talks on global glut fail Under pressure to curb steel output and relieve a global glut, China says its production actually hit a record high last month. 19/04/2016
Now playing Next Sport Formula One: Rosberg continues 2016 dominance Lewis Hamilton has fond memories of China, with four victories to his name in Shanghai. A fifth title this year appeared unlikely after starting 17/04/2016
Now playing Next Sport Gonzalez and Cook secure first Triathlon World Cup wins Mexico’s Rodrigo Gonzalez and American Summer Cook celebrated their maiden wins on the ITU Triathlon World Cup circuit on Saturday in Chengdu, China 16/04/2016
Now playing Next Economy Debt drags Chinese economy on Latest figures from China’s National Bureau of Statistics are causing some economists to wonder if the worst is over in the contraction in the 15/04/2016
Now playing Next China China court rules gay couple cannot marry Two men in China have had their request to marry rejected by a local court in the country’s first case of its kind. Accompanied by their supporters 14/04/2016
Now playing Next Economy Chinese exports rocket with positive growth data due by the end of the week China's exports have rocketed some 18.7 percent compared to the same period last year. 13/04/2016
Now playing Next Economy China stands firm after US trade report slams 'Great Firewall' China’s standing firm against the US, saying it will not change its policies on foreign investment in the country. It comes after an American report 08/04/2016
Now playing Next Sport Yao Ming inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame Yao Ming the eight-time NBA All-Star is poised to be inducted into the basketball hall of fame. The 6ft 7in-tall player, who has spent his 05/04/2016