CCTV9英语新闻：腊八粥和大蒜的意义

And now for more on the festival, were joined in the studio by Hang Min, an Associate Professor at Tsinghua University. Welcome, Ms. Hang and thanks for being with us. Q1. So for those of us who are not so familiar with the Laba Festival, can you tel

CCTV9英语新闻：中国农历新年

In China, people are saying farewell to the Year of the Horse and welcoming the Year of the Sheep in their own special ways. Not long to go until New Year's Day. Two neighboring villages in North China's Hebei Province hold a Waist Drum Competition,

CCTV9英语新闻：中国各族人民共同反对恐怖主义

After President Xi Jinping's visit to northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, people of all ethnic groups in China have spared no efforts to come out against terrorism. An article titled We will no longer stay silent started to spread on

CCTV9英语新闻：中学身体健康更重要

Every five years, China conducts sample physical fitness checks on teenagers, across schools in different provinces. The checks take the form of physical tests. A new round of such checks are being conducted this year. But this time round, the checks

CCTV9英语新闻：From abandoned container to 'Maker Space'

In recent years China has seen a growing interest in small and medium sized enterprises, with many people from various walks of life taking up an entrepreneurial career path. Despite this booming industry and start-up culture, obstacles and hurdles c

CCTV9英语新闻：Smog blankets Beijing again

After a couple of weeks of relatively clear and blue skies, smog blankets large parts of northern China again, including Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei province. The Ministry of Environmental Protection says the smog will linger for another five days in

CCTV9英语新闻：英国将重新加入欧盟

It's pressing for the new British government to renegotiate its membership in the European Union and is planning to hold a referendum on the issue in 2017. A referendum on Britain's membership in the European Union is pencilled in for 2017. German an

CCTV9英语新闻：在哈尔滨的冰雪雕塑公园一天

The Northeast Chinese city of Harbin is hosting its 30th International Ice and Snow Festival. The city offers special winter experiences like nowhere else in China: an ice and snow world, snow sculpture park, ice lantern fair, and dog sledding. Our r

CCTV9英语新闻：中国互联网发展

Beijings Zhongguancun district is considered Chinas Silicon Valley. Just about anything to do with computers can be bought there, but it has also been a crib for the countrys IT elites, who have gone on to influence the growth of Chinas internet and

CCTV9英语新闻：深圳的自闭症儿童乐团

In China, one in 100 people are thought to suffer from some form of autism, a disability that has only been formerly diagnosed in the country for about thirty years. Partly because of the slow recognition, autistic people in China face many challenge

CCTV9英语新闻：中非关系的发展对世界的影响如何？

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has laid out four principles for deepening China-Africa cooperation during his speech at the headquarters of the African Union. He said these were treating each other sincerely and equally; consolidating solidarity and mutu

CCTV9英语新闻：中国法国外交关系

It was on January 27, 1964 that France recognized the Peoples Republic of China. China and France issued a joint communique which read: the French government and the government of the Peoples Republic of China decided to establish diplomatic relation

CCTV9英语新闻：亚洲农历新年倒计时

The Spring Festival is not only celebrated in China, but also in many other Asian countries. In Seoul, the capital of South Korea, the streets are packed with people hoping to stock up on traditional products for the festival. These chestnuts are big

CCTV9英语新闻：新的春晚导演，新的期待（双语）

As we have heard from our reporter Stanley Lee, who was at the press conference earlier, a new director surely brings new energy to the gala, and theres a lot to expect from Feng. 冯小刚导演被提名2014年春晚总导演，我们期待冯小刚导

CCTV9英语新闻：上海发布最高级暴雨警报

The Shanghai Meteorological center has issued a red level rainstorm alert - its highest warning level. Traffic has been severely affected on many roads. 上海气象中心已经发布暴雨红色警报，该警报为最高级警报。多个交通路段

CCTV9英语新闻：China, UK agree currency swap

China and Britain have agreed on a currency swap deal, allowing exchanges of up to 200 billion RMB or 20 billion pounds. The agreement will involve a reciprocal 3-year currency swap line. The deal was announced in an online statement by the Bank of E

CCTV9英语新闻：Rainstorms in China to move north

As rainstorms continue to raid much of China. Having brought a full day of downpours in Southwestern China, the rain clouds will move north to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze river in the next three days. Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, and par

CCTV9英语新闻：Defense Ministry asks US to stop reconnaissance

China's Defense Ministry has asked the US to stop conducting reconnaissance activities close to China to prevent hazardous incidents. Spokesperson Yang Yujun was responding to US claims that two Chinese jet fighters last week unsafely intercepted one

CCTV9英语新闻：Second-child policy allows more to have kids

For more on this, we are joined in the studio by CCTV's Jin Yingqiao. Q1, Tell us more about the demand behind the surrogacy boom? A1, There are multiple factors, first let's talk about the surge of new born babies. China's decades old one child poli

CCTV9英语新闻：Indian president on Sino-Indo boundary issue

While addressing at Peking University on Thursday morning, Pranab Mukherjee says India and China need to comprehensively address the boundary issue. Visiting Indian President Pranab Mukherjee told an audience at Peking University that India and China