CCTV9英语新闻：Fujian landslide, 22 bodies found, 17 missing

Our reporter Xing Zheming arrived in Taining county in eastern China's Fujian Province earlier today and he now joins us on the line. Q1: Hello Zheming, tell us your location and how is the situaion there going on? Q2: Weather is crucial to rescue, h

CCTV9英语新闻：New Money 04/02/2016 Rice, Chicken & Smartphone

Rice cultivation revives China's deserts Deserts account for more than 12 percent of China's land base and aren't known for being the best spots to grow crops. But Teng Fei and his company decided to take a chance anyway and try to turn some of Inner

CCTV9英语新闻：'Wukong' completes in-orbit testing

Chinas first dark matter detection satellite Wukong has completed its in-orbit testing. The satellite was launched last December by a Long March rocket. Wukong has detected 460 million high energy particles, and sent about 2.4 terabytes of raw data b

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese turn to greener tomb-sweeping

During the Qingming Festival, Chinese custom calls for burning fake money or set off fireworks as an offering to loved ones who've passed away. But as times change, more and more people are turning to some environmentally-friendly ways to pay their r

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese FM reminds its nationals of travel safety

Travel-loving Chinese are making most of the three-day holiday. Major airports in China are seeing more flights, comparing to same period last year. Saturday was the first day of the holiday, more than 240,000 people departed from Beijing airport. Th

CCTV9英语新闻：'The 39 steps' wraps with good reviews

Four actors in Shanghai are taking on the roles of a hundred characters in the spy thriller, 'The 39 Steps'. It's the latest stage play mounted by Shanghai-based English theater company, Urban Aphrodite, as they maintain a prolific output of seven pr

CCTV9英语新闻：Spotlight on hand-drawn work of Zhu Deyong

The renowned Taiwan cartoonist Zhu Deyong - an exponent of the hand-drawn artform - is presenting sketches showing his process to a finished product. Zhu Deyong has attended the festival several times, but this is the first time he has had an entire

CCTV9英语新闻：Square dancing reshaping neighbourhoods of China

With the rapid pace of China's development in the past three decades, the old community culture that was forged during the planned economy is gradually falling apart. But square dancing, which has aroused lots of controversy in the past several years

CCTV9英语新闻：Pro-singledom ad goes viral

Women in China who don't get married after a certain age are often called 'leftover women'. By telling what many of these single women are really thinking, a cosmetics ad has gone viral. Be independent and lead a wonderful life, that's what I want. I

CCTV9英语新闻：习主席敦促救援和重建工作继续

Chinese President Xi Jinping has commanded authorities in the Xigaze and Ali regions of China's Tibet Autonomous Region to continue their efforts in relief and reconstruction work. President Xi says the focus now is to provide quality medicare for th

CCTV9英语新闻：中国总理会见欧盟外交政策负责人

Forty years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the EU, leaders of both sides are praising the progress made over the past four decades. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met in Beijing with visiting EU foreign policy chief Fed

CCTV9英语新闻：China and Kazakhstan have similar economic plans

Chinese ambassador to Kazakhstan, Zhang Hanhui has shared with us his views on the relationship between the two countries. Zhang said the frequent exchanges between the two leaders show their deep friendship and strategic mutual trust. Zhang said the

CCTV9英语新闻：Soldiers & engineering students in rescue mission

Hundreds of soldiers from the Chinese Navy, as well as students from the Naval University of Engineering in Wuhan city, Hubei province, are involved in the rescue mission for the Eastern Star ship, which sank in the Yangtze River Monday night. Navy d

CCTV9英语新闻：2 Chinese pilots die in a Navy aircraft accident

China's navy announced today that an instructor and his student died in a navy aircraft accident on May 13 in northeast China's Liaoning province. The navy released the news on its microblog, saying that the two pilots discovered that the aircraft's

CCTV9英语新闻：中国已取得抗击艾滋病进展

The Chinese government estimates that in 2013, there were more than 800-thousand people in the country living with AIDS. And at the end of 2014, almost two-thirds of them had access to HIV treatment. The figures are all part of China's commitment to

CCTV9英语新闻：中国的环境退化

To talk more about China's environmental protection targets, we have Wu Changhua, the Greater China Director of the Climate Group. But before we start, let's take a look at a set of numbers to have a clearer picture of how bad the environment is. Air

CCTV9英语新闻：Wearable health devices gain popularity at Shanghai Consumer Electronics Show

The Consumer Electronics Show has been a big event in the United States for years, but the first ever event in Asia is now open in Shanghai. The fair is a showcase for all sorts of digital devices. One popular range of products at the event is wearab

CCTV9英语新闻：Foreign cargo ship grounded for sinking Chinese fishing boat

A foreign Cargo ship has been grounded for sinking a Chinese fishing boat with 19 on board in the East China Sea. An initial investigation showed that a Maltese cargo ship, the CATALINA, is suspected of hitting the local fishing boat. Two crew member

CCTV9英语新闻：Insurgents launch attack on Kabul guesthouse

Heavily armed insurgents have attempted to storm a guesthouse in the diplomatic quarter of Kabul, Afghanistan's capital. The attack began just after 11 p.m. local time Tuesday, with heavy explosions accompanying sporadic automatic weapons fire. Polic

CCTV9英语新闻：'Life in Syria' ep.3: War-related businesses prosper in Syria

In Syria, the four-year bloody conflict has driven many out of business. But a select few have escaped bankruptcy by embracing newly prosperous businesses affiliated with the war. It is a story about a lucrative business from an unlikely place. Profi