CCTV9英语新闻：Soldiers help renovate Lebanese school

Chinese peacekeepers in Lebanon recently helped renovate a local primary school. The Al-majadel Primary School in the city of Tyre has more than 500 students. It was built after the Lebanon-Israel war in 2006 by the United Nations interim force in th

CCTV9英语新闻：Presidents Xi, Gnassingbe meet in Beijing

The president of Togo, Faure Gnassingbe, is on a state visit to China and has met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing. Xi hailed China's cooperation with the west African nation as outstanding and intense. BEIJING, May 30, 2016 (Xinhua

CCTV9英语新闻：长江沉船救援仍在继续

Rescue work continues in theYangtze River. Most of the passengers on board were elderly. It was supposed to be a pleasure trip, but now more than four hundred lives are at stake. It only took 2 minutes for the passenger ship Eastern Star to sink and

CCTV9英语新闻：对翻船事故遇难者举行葬礼

Funerals for the victims of the Eastern Star ship tragedy are being held at the Rongcheng funeral home in Jianli County, Hubei province. Dozens of morticians are helping with the funeral arrangements. Encoffiners move a body of the victims of the cap

CCTV9英语新闻：Remote classrooms challenge for education

Teaching at schools in China's rural regions can be filled with hardships. But those who commit their lives to helping rural children realize their dreams say they are starting to witness great changes both inside and outside the classroom. Wu Bifang

CCTV9英语新闻：中国航空公司加强与古巴的连接

Cuba's state daily Granma says Chinese airlines are strengthening their air connections with Cuba. The daily says Air China is poised to launch a Beijing-Havana route starting in September, citing the Cuban's Ministry of Tourism. Air China will opera

CCTV9英语新闻：中国测试深海潜水钻机

China's first domestically-made submersible deep-sea drill completed its first trial run in the South China Sea on Sunday. The Sea Bull spent ten hours drilling 60 meters into the seabed under 3,000 meters of water. China is now the fourth country to

CCTV9英语新闻：邵逸夫：功夫电影教父

Run Run Shaw was also a film pioneer and considered the inventor of the iconic kung fu film genre. His media empire stretched from Hong Kong to Hollywood. The colourful mogul, whose flagship Shaw Brothers Studio helped shape Asian cinema in the 20th

CCTV9英语新闻：堰塞湖的潜在风险

Concerns are growing over a lake that has formed due to the landslides from the earthquake. Called a barrier lake, it was formed after tonnes of earth fell into the Niulan river between the towns of Ludian and Qiaojia. The lake is 500 meters long and

CCTV9英语新闻：救灾捐赠渠道打开

The Yunnan Charity Federation has opened two official bank accounts to receive donations to help the victims of the quake. If youd like to give a helping hand, you can transfer donations to either account shown on the screen, one at the Agricultural

CCTV9英语新闻：藏历新年节恰逢春节

Tibetan New year, also known as Losar, is the most important festival in the Tibetan calendar. This year, Tibetan New Year's day coincides with the Spring Festival. Losar is celebrated for 15 days, but the first 3 days are most important. A series of

CCTV9英语新闻：普京会见中国国务委员杨洁篪

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met China's State Councillor Yang Jiechi in Moscow. Yang Jiechi is attending a high-ranking security meeting of BRICS nations. Putin spoke highly about President Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow earlier this month. He

CCTV9英语新闻：壳牌石油公司德国厂区爆炸起火

A factory plant belonging to the Shell Oil Company in the German city of Cologne has reported explosions, covering the plant in dense smoke. The number of casualties and the cause of the blast still remains unknown.

CCTV9英语新闻：北京车展2014

The automobile culture has been a driving force around the world for decades, but not so in China, where car ownership has only become relatively common over the past ten years. Can investing in auto events like auto racing pay off? Just looking arou

CCTV9英语新闻：李克强会见非盟委员会主席祖马

Premier Li Keqiang has met the chairperson of the African Union Commission Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) meets with Chairperson of African Union Commission Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini Zuma at the headquarters of the African Uni

CCTV9英语新闻：中国将继续援助尼泊尔

China has dispatched three military helicopters to Nepal to help with rescue and relief missions, as it pledges to continue to support its neighbor. China has already sent 186 tonnes of relief supplies, while a 70-strong chemical defense unit is work

CCTV9英语新闻：计划进行新的生育政策

For more, lets bring in our reporter Zhang Nini. Nini, we know that Chinas reform of its family planning policy has drawn wide attention. Whats latest from the press conference? A1: Well, Reform is a key word for healthcare system last year, and the

CCTV9英语新闻：Proposals address reading and university reforms

On the agenda at this years Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference, cultural proposals are finding a voice. They include promoting reading among the public, and college education reform. 2016 is the first year of the 13th Five-Year Plan fo

CCTV9英语新闻：China Qionghai Boao Airport ready for arrivals

On Thursday, China Qionghai Boao Airport in Hainan Province saw its first plane land. The new facility is on the same island as the Boao forum venue, and shortens the travel for the thousands of incoming guests over the next few days. Landing on the

CCTV9英语新闻11月：大雪,中国东北继续

Heavy snow continues to hit most parts of northeast China, causing rail, road traffic disruptions and flights to be cancelled. On Monday, ten expressways in Heilongjiang Province were closed, eight flights were cancelled, four airports were closed, a