A new cabinet in Egypt has been sworn in during a ceremony more than a week after President Mohammed Morsi named political novice Hesham Kandil as prime minister. The new government is Morsi’s first since taking office in late June. This report produced by the Chinese government-owned Xinhua news agency examines the new cabinet. World News Videos by NewsLook
Syria’s Kurds, hostile to a regime that has oppressed them and suspicious of the opposition, are focusing on unity and managing their own region in the face of an uncertain future. World News Videos by NewsLook
This piece produced by the Chinese government-run Xinhua News Agency takes a look at Japan’s recently released annual defense report. Japan’s report raised concern over Chinese naval vessels’ activities in the Pacific Ocean and said China is likely to expand its sphere of maritime activities. Video News by NewsLook