CCTV9英语新闻：中国反对日本防卫白皮书

China has voiced strong opposition to Japans newly released defense white paper for 2014. China Defense Ministry Press Bureau said that Japan has neglected facts, and has made gratuitous accusations on issues including Chinas military development, ai

CCTV9英语新闻：Butterflies dying off in Yunnan province

For people in the cities, the simple beauty offered by a floating butterfly vanished long ago. In the valleys of Yunnan province in the southwest of China, explosions of brightly colored butterflies were a common spectacle. But even there, butterflie

CCTV9英语新闻：凯特王妃夫妇携小王子现身

Prince Williams wife, Kate Middleton, is now leaving a London hospital, after giving birth to a baby boy on Monday. After a days check and rest, the royal couple are now exiting St. Mary's Hospital. 威廉王子的妻子凯特王妃于周一诞下一名

CCTV9英语新闻：Current Administrative Procedure Law under fire for inefficiency

By CCTV reporter Liu Yang The Administrative Procedure Law is often used in cases involving the improper handling of land of local governments. Our reporter Liu Yang explains the loopholes in the current law and what the changes to the law would mean

CCTV9英语新闻：New video showing moment of US rocket explosion

There are some footage for you of the moment when an unmanned NASA rocket bound for the International Space Station, exploded upon launch on Tuesday evening. These are amateur videos gathered by the Associated Press. The rocket blew up over the Virgi

CCTV9英语新闻：中国将开放8个国营行业的投资

Chinas government says it will open 80 projects in eight state-run industries to private and foreign investors, as part of efforts to make its slowing economy more productive. The announcement is the latest in a series of policy changes aimed at carr

CCTV9英语新闻：Rubik's Cube turns 40

Its been four decades since Hungarian inventor and architect Erno Rubik created his best-selling puzzle cube. To celebrate the anniversary, the 69-year-old has paired up with the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey, for a special exhibi

CCTV9英语新闻：美国将支持日本军事化

The US House of Representatives Armed Services Committee has approved the countrys next defense budget bill. One part of the bill clarifies US support for Japans recent moves to strengthen its military. The bill says the US supports Japans recent inc

CCTV9英语新闻：过去4年来住房和就业的大变化

Over the past few years, efforts in Xinjiang have concentrated on improving peoples livelihoods and quality of life. In the last four years, more than 70 percent of public fiscal expenditures in the region have been dedicated to this goal. Significan

CCTV9英语新闻：欧盟葡萄酒享受高额补贴（双语）

The EUs overall subsidy to the wine industry is around 1.3 billion euros per year. For example, the French government gives 300 euros to every hectare of wineries. Italy and Spain have provided subsidies to their wine exporters, in going to wine exhi

CCTV9英语新闻：西南地区山体滑坡8人死亡（双语）

Rain-triggered landslides and floods in south-west Chinas Sichuan Province have left eight people dead and 11 others missing. 中国西南地区的四川省因大雨导致的山体滑坡和洪水致使8人死亡，11人失踪。 Downpours battered Sh

CCTV9英语新闻：韩亚波音777上的70名中国乘客确认安全

Chinas Consulate General in San Francisco has confirmed the names of 70 out of the 141 Chinese citizens on board the crashed Asiana Boeing 777 who are known to be safe. 中国驻旧金山领事馆目前已确认乘坐韩亚波音777该次航班的141名

CCTV9英语新闻：Space lecture features Q&A session

The space lecture featured a QA session towards the end. Students questions ranged from what space looks like from Tiangong-1 to what problems the human body has faces in space. One of the students asked if the astronauts can see space junk and how S

CCTV9英语新闻：American woman displays Shanxi embroidery skills

The first Shanxi Culture Industry Expo has opened in Taiyuan, the capital of the province. Various traditional crafts and art pieces are being showcased at the event. Among them is a face that is attracting lots of attention. This is Yang Haili. Watc

CCTV9英语新闻：PBOC assures supply, urges firm liquidity mgmt.

China central banks assurance of liquidity supply is easing tension across Asian markets today. Asian shares edged higher to reverse a four-day losing streak on Wednesday. Investors took comfort from the PBOCs vow to provide funds to institutions if

CCTV9英语新闻：中国橙色预警的污染问题

China's weather observatory continues to issue an orange alert for fog on Sunday. According to the National Meteorological Center, fog will be the thickest in Hebei, Shandong and Sichuan, with visibility of less than 200 meters. And visibility will b

CCTV9英语新闻：CPPCC members on preserving environment

In Beijing, CPPCC members have held a news conference on how to preserve the environment and promote green development. They discussed the government's determination to protect the environment, the severity of climate change, and what role the media

CCTV9英语新闻：UK: China's biggest investment destination in Europe

According to Premier Li Keqiang Sunday's report card on the government work, last year China's non-financial outward direct investment reached 118 billion yuan, up nearly 15 percent from a year earlier. And the United Kingdom has become China's bigge

CCTV9英语新闻：US media reactions on China's economic growth target

The U.S. media is paying close attention to this years Two Sessions in China. Following Premier Li Keqiangs announcement that Chinas economic growth target for 2016 is between six-and-a-half and seven percent, there was immediate reaction in U.S. pap

CCTV9英语新闻：CPPCC members propose targeted measures

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has announced the country will once again seek to lift many more people out of poverty in 2016. Political advisors have been offering their insights and proposals on how this can be done, based on their own experiences and