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2013-05-20 Bangladesh Garment Industry

Panel discussion:
Over 1,000 bodies had been pulled from the rubble where a nine-story building once stood more than two weeks ago in Dhaka, Bangladesh.The authorities are winding down the recovery operation and shifting their focus on measures to improve the situation in the garment industry, the pillar of the country's economy.
-Shihabur Rahman, Bengali journalist based in Beijing
-Zhao Gancheng, Senior Fellow and Director of South Asia Studies with the Shanghai Institute for International Studies
-Shams Rahman, Professor of Supply Chain Management, School of Business, IT and Logistics, RMIT University, Australia.

Global Talks:
Today we will be debating Syria army 'storms' rebel town Qusair, Tunisia police clash with Salafists over meeting ban,North Korea fires short-range missiles for two days in a row and Imran Khan blames MQM's Hussain for Karachi killing and much much more.

• Old-age Care Recommended for Rural China's Elderly

• Youths Bridging China-India Communication

• Better Preschool Education Needed in China?

• Taiwan Starts to Impose Sanctions on Philippines on Labor and Tourism

• Japan Mayor's Sex Slave Remarks 'Outrageous'

• China, Greece Need More Cooperation, Investment

• China: Political Solution Only Way to Solve Syria Crisis

• Preview of Li Keqiang's 4-nation Trip

• Ethics More Important than Knowledge in Preschool

• Australia's BridgeClimb to Attract Chinese Tourists

People In The Know

2013-05-20 Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Goes to India

How do experts from both China and India assess bilateral relations at the moment?

2013-05-17 Chinese Women's Happiness Index

What are some of the major factors contributing to women's happiness?

Livecast

The 9th China International Garden Expo Kicks off 2013-05-18
The ninth China International Garden Expo officially kicks off on May 18, 2013 and CRI brings you a live broadcast of the opening ceremony at 9:15 a.m. Beijing Time.

• Boao Forum for Asia 2013 Opens on Apr. 7

China Now

So Young

Brian Dowrick - Creating and teaching animation in China

"My son had never come to see us since he got married in 1998, not even for the festivals, not even giving us a phone call."

2013-05-14 Alibaba buys Sina Weibo Shares
China's leading e-commerce group Alibaba has invested 586 million US dollars in Sina Weibo, a popular Twitter-like micro-blogging website in China.

Into the Powerful World of Kung Fu

"Man of Tai Chi", featuring Keanu Reeves, Tiger Chen Hu, Simon Yam and Karen Mok, was shot mostly in China. Reeves talks about what inspired him to shoot a movie about Chinese kung fu. He also reveals part of the film's plot.

Voices from Other Lands

Life in China

Listeners' Garden

Writing for an Audience of 100 Years From Now: Michael Meyer

"What I am really writing about in the book is the dense social network that exists in the land. That being destroyed to me is more important and painful..."

A Classroom for Beautiful Minds

Special needs children can form close relationships and gain self-esteem when given the opportunity to be unique and feel included in a fun and loving environment.

World Heritage Sites in China 38--Fujian Tulou

Fujian "tulou" are unique rammed earth buildings of the Hakka and Minnan people in the mountainous areas in southeast China's Fujian province.

China Horizons

News & Reports

The World According to Words

The Happy Life of a Rural Dance Team

Economic growth can put more money into farmers' pockets, but a new countryside is meaningless unless they gain cultural wealth.

News & Reports 2013-05-11

The Chinese government demands investigation into the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine coastguards.

Flash Quit

Flash quit v. To quit one's job very shortly after starting, possibly within three months or even three days.

The Shuffle

Heart Beat

China Drive

The Shuffle
The Shuffle is a show with only one rule: Be eclectic. Fresh-out-of-university presenter Steph aims to keep this show as diverse as the music in her own personal library, promising a huge variety of tracks three hours a day, seven days a week.

The Hot Pot Show

The Hot Pot Show
For music fans who enjoy listening to live music, the show features great performances from both Chinese and Western pop stars.Award winning DJ Duggy Day comes from Scotland and has been a popular radio Producer/Presenter since the late 1980's.To make a dedication on the show, send an email to: hotpot@cri.com.cn

Heartbeat 2013-05-05

With the private jet market booming, both aircraft dealers and buyers are calling for aviation laws.

Heartbeat 2013-05-04

Russell Buchanan has been involved with acting and films since graduating in 1989.

China Drive-2013-05-17

China Drive is a news and opinion talk show that offers a fresh and balanced perspective from a modern China.

Chinese Studio

Chinese Studio
Learn Chinese that you can use in daily life, word after word and sentence after sentence.