China's rails overwhelmed with holiday travellers

Published 26 January 2013 20:14
Millions of Chinese people are making plans to head home to celebrate their New Year. But getting there isn't going to be easy as the rail system struggles to cope with hundreds of thousands of commuters riding the trains every day. Al Jazeera's Marga Ortigas reports from Hong Kong.

US seeks new phase in relations with Vietnam

Published 27 January 2013 06:18
It has been 40 years since an agreement was signed to end the Vietnam war. One and a half million people died, as the US and its allies in the region failed to topple communism. It took decades for the US and Vietnam to mend diplomatic ties. Al Jazeera's Rosiland Jordan reports from Washington, D.C.

Abe outlines plan to revive Japanese economy

Published 28 January 2013 12:54
Japan's Prime Minister has outlined the country's boldest economic stimulus plan in decades. The newly appointed Prime Minister was giving his first policy speech to Parliament. He also promised to stand firm on a territorial dispute with China. Al Jazeera's Harry Fawcett reports.

Should We Be Concerned About the U.S. Deficit?

Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Stern Stewart's Joel Stern and Advisor Investments' Daniel Wiener discuss the outlook for the U.S. economy. They speak with Pimm Fox on Bloomberg Television's "Taking Stock." (Source: Bloomberg)

Australian Business Sentiment Surges Strongly

Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Australian business confidence rebounded by the most in more than a decade after the central bank’s sixth interest-rate cut in 14 months and U.S. lawmakers reached a budget deal, a private survey showed. Paul Allen reports on Bloomberg Television's "On The Move Asia." (Source: Bloomberg)

Seaspan CEO: Global Economy Is Recovering

Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Gerry Wang, chief executive officer of Seaspan, talks with Bloomberg's Rishaad Salamat about the shipping industry. They speak on Bloomberg Television's "On The Move Asia." (Source: Bloomberg)

Bridging Asia: Can Asia beat corruption?

Published on Jan 24, 2013

After the Asian Financial Crisis in the late 1990s, deeply-rooted problems of corruption were highlighted in countries like Thailand, South Korea and Indonesia. This sparked growing pressure on Asian governments to aim for better transparency and accountability.

But since then, there seems to be a disparity in progress. Some places like Singapore and Hong Kong have been more successful in the anti-corruption fight, while others like India have struggled. Can corruption be beaten across Asia?

Channel NewsAsia relaunched on 21 Jan 2013

Published on Jan 21, 2013

Channel NewsAsia embarked on a major relaunch on 21 January 2013, to provide expanded coverage of Asia. Armed with our new tagline - "Understand Asia" - the move is designed to woo more viewers across the region.

Timbuktu's disappearing gold

Published on Jan 28, 2013

http://www.euronews.com/ Timbuktu, a city classed as a world heritage site since only 1988, was founded around a thousand years ago by Tuareg nomads. Later it became part of the Mali Empire. Its illustrious mosques and shrines - Djinguereber, Sidi Yahya and Sankore - are among the treasures of Timbuktu.

What has happened to this repository of historic knowledge, or will happen, is very worrying to guardians of scholarship the world over.

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Dutch Queen abdicates, Willem-Alexander to succeed (0:51)

Jan. 28 - Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicates in favour of her son, Prince Willem-Alexander, who will become king on April 30. Deborah Lutterbeck reports

iPad gets a set of wheels (2:12)

Jan. 28 - Silicon Valley start-up, Double Robotics is taking Apple's IPad mobile. The company has developed a mobile platform it says brings a new perspective to remote interaction while helping companies cut costs. Ben Gruber reports.

Better economy may not benefit retail (1:42)

Jan. 28 - Different outlooks are emerging within corporate America. Optimism is increasing for most businesses, but retailers are concerned that consumers may be wary about the economy. Bobbi Rebell reports