RussiaToday-Video-News-World:China Buyout: Beijing firms snap up European industries

Having amassed a 3 trillion dollar warchest - Chinese firms have gone on a shopping offensive, in Europe. Just today, it's been reported that Beijing is on the brink of a multi-billion deal to snap up shares in the UK's nuclear industry. And not even iconic London taxis, have been spared the interest of cash-rich businessmen from Beijing. As RT's



This week, Venture Capital focuses on the biggest foreign holder of US debt, China and how the instability of the US financial system is making Chinese leaders increasingly nervous. Katie Pilbeam talks about the debt to a Singapore-based investor and Russian billionaire and metals magnate Oleg Deripaska. And staying with the US debt, the host of RT's "Why You Should Care," Tim Kirby, joins Katie in the studio and explains just that. Our in-house investor Sean Thomas is back to full fitness, but how healthy is his portfolio? We find out! And the lighter that reignited the Olympic torch at the Moscow ceremony has ignited a legal battle, Katie explains. Plus, a surprise guest in the studio -- but it's not human!


Massive riots have shaken southern Moscow as locals spilled out onto the streets outraged by the recent killing of a young man there. They argue an uncontrolled flow of illegal migrants has turned their neighbourhood into a crime centre, as the police has arrested around 200 people there and 60 others in Moscow's north-east. RT's Lucy Kafanov is in the thick of events for us.


Every year hundreds of thousands of young Russian men are called up for military service, but only a few are chosen for the elite paratroop regiment, the VDV.' It's a rite of passage that many say changes them forever.

Join James Brown as he signs on with the new recruits for one of the toughest Boot Camps in the army.

For more of James's Russian adventures with RT follow him on Twitter @jimbrownjourno


Apathybot's ruckus vacation with a legendary basketball player and hereditary ruler is making headlines but does hanging out with the enemies of the US government make one a traitor to America itself? Find out right now!


Israelis serving in the army are facing some of their biggest battles on home soil. Ultra-Orthodox jews enlisted in the army are coming under attack from their own Hasidic communities, where most believe it's a sin to serve.


It may be one of the world's most popular tourist destinations boasting historic sites and top attractions, but the city of London has now won a less auspicious title. A tongue-in-cheek book listing what it calls Britain's 'crappiest towns' has named it the country's worst. RT's Laura Smith reports from London.