4 September, 2008
Nick Wrenn, CNN's managing editor for Europe, Middle East & Africa, has been appointed to the new position of vice president, CNN International Digital Services. Based in Atlanta, Wrenn will report to Tony Maddox, executive vice president and managing director of CNN International.
27 August, 2008
Half Egyptian, half Chinese, born in New Zealand, educated in the U.S. and the U.K. celebrity chef and food/travel show host Bobby Chinn often refers to himself as an ‘
ethnic mutt'. On this weekend's ‘
TALK ASIA', the Hanoi restaurateur and TV chef takes Anjali Rao into his kitchen, discusses his multicultural background, his transition from Wall Street trader to restaurant owner and TV personality and talks about other food show hosts Jamie Oliver, Gordon Ramsay and Anthony Bourdain.
25 August, 2008
Guy Ritchie's new film
RocknRolla paints an interesting portrait of modern London, in a story that pits the city's old school gangsters and geezers against a new school of Russian billionaires. This month's
‘MY CITY_MY LIFE' visits some of the movie's key locations - including one of London's most impressive buildings - Battersea Power station. The program sees how Ritchie's movie explores the wave of construction that has transformed London's skyline to a vista of cranes, and the potential dirty dealings that lie beneath.
21 August, 2008
Yelena Isinbayeva amazed all when she claimed gold again and broke her own world record at an unimaginable 5.05 meters. Isinbayeva joins
TALK ASIA this weekend as part of the network's focus on the Beijing Olympic Games. CNN's John Vause talks with the undisputed champion after her second Olympic win to hear what she has to say about her American rival Jennifer Stuczynski's sharp comments, her feelings on winning Olympic gold and the huge support she received in China.
13 August, 2008
With the 2008 Olympics now well underway, the head of London 2012 is in Beijing to find out first hand what it takes to host the Games. Former Olympics champion Sebastian Coe joins Anjali Rao on this weekend's TALK ASIA to discuss Beijing's experience as a host city, how China has handled controversial issues and the blueprint for the London Olympics.