CCTV9英语新闻：Trains linking China, Europe on the fast track

Looks like a comfortable and fun experience travelling with the new trains. Pandeng. And surely, with summer holidays approaching, we expect to see a boost in domestic trips. Tongxuan, any updates about cargo trains? The number of cargo trains connec

CCTV9英语新闻：China to cut down the numbers of left-behind children

Local governments have also taken up the responsibility of caring for them. Children are meant to grow up with the warmth of a parent's embrace. But for some, it's been a lonely childhood as their parents leave for cities in search of higher-paying j

CCTV9英语新闻：Solar-powered plane on next leg of global trip

A solar-powered airplane that landed in Arizona last week after a daylong flight from California is now headed to Oklahoma on the latest leg of its around-the-world journey. The file photo shows the two pilots of the Swiss-made Solar Impulse 2 in fro

CCTV9英语新闻：New roadmap for trains offer more convenient services for tourists

You'd think that this man is at a gym, right? Well...he is actually on a train, one of the most advanced tourist trains in China. It provides not only fitness equipment...but massages...and even 3D movies... This tourist train travels about 1,500 kil

CCTV9英语新闻：Russia's RS-28 Sarmat expected ready for field trials soon

Russias news network Zvezda is reporting that the countrys new intercontinental ballistic missile will be ready for field trials this summer. The RS-28 Sarmat, dubbed Satan 2 by NATO, has been widely reported to have a top speed of seven kilometers a

CCTV9英语新闻：Rousseff to face trial and suspension after vote

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will be suspended from office for up to 180 days to prepare for her impending impeachment trial. Brazil's Senate voted 55 to 22 in favor of putting the President on trial for breaking budget laws this morning-- afte

CCTV9英语新闻：Afghan families give away girls as compensation in disputes

An Afghan teacher has received death threats for fighting to stop the tradition of giving away girls to settle disputes. Khan-wali Adil has been camped out for a month in the capital Kabul, calling for an end to the practice of baad. The tradition is

CCTV9英语新闻：Timeline of Brazil's political crisis

Here are the key moments leading to the impeachment proceedings of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. On March 4th, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Rousseff's political mentor, had his house raided and was questioned by the police, as pa

CCTV9英语新闻：Senate votes in favor of Rousseff's impeachment

The Brazilian Senate has voted in favor of an impeachment trial against President Dilma Rousseff. This means she will be suspended from office. Following a marathon session running into early Thursday morning local time, 55 senators voted in favour o

CCTV9英语新闻：Russia angered as US missile defence site ready

A US missile defence site in Romania has become operational. This has angered Russia, which opposes advanced military systems in its former area of influence. The missile defence is said to protect Europe from ballistic missile threats. NATO says the

CCTV9英语新闻：Impeachment threatens Brazil's democracy

Suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has addressed the nation after the Senate voted to put her on trial. She condemned the impeachment process as a coup and a farce. Rousseff said she committed only errors instead of any impeachable crimes,

CCTV9英语新闻：Gov't & humanitarian agencies in Zimbabwe trying to avert food crisis

East African countries may be inundated with heavy rain, but Zimbabwe is reeling under one of the worst droughts in its history. The government and humanitarian agencies have been left struggling to find ways to avert a hunger crisis. The unprecedent

CCTV9英语新闻：China, Arab countries vow to boost ties

The China-Arab Cooperation Forum in Doha is underway. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has held separate meetings with his counterparts from Algeria, Comoros, Lebanon and Yemen to discuss how to promote ties between China and the Arab world. DOHA, Ma

CCTV9英语新闻：Philippines arbitration lacks legal evidence

China says that the South China Sea arbitration case unilaterally filed by the Philippines at the Hague has gone beyond the tribunals jurisdiction. Xu Hong, the Director of the Department of Treaty and Law of Foreign Ministry, said in a news briefing

CCTV9英语新闻：CENC: Magnitude-6.0 quake jolts waters off Taiwan

The China Earthquake Networks Center is reporting that a magnitude-6.0 earthquake hit waters off Taiwan the morning. The quake struck at a depth of 15 kilometers, just east of the coastal city of Yilan. It was felt as far as 60 kilometers away, in th

CCTV9英语新闻：China marks 8th Disaster Prevention & Reduction Day

Today is also China's 8th annual National Disaster Prevention and Reduction Day. It marks the day of the devastating earthquake in Sichuan. The Ministry of Civil Affairs says during the 12th Five-Year Plan period, disasters of all sorts affected 310

CCTV9英语新闻：4 killed, 2 injured in Nanping, eastern Fujian

Other areas in Fujian Province have also fallen victim to landslides, brought on by the extreme weather. One landslide claimed the lives of four people in a village in Nanping. Torrential rains and landslides have destroyed parts of Xiaqian village i

CCTV9英语新闻：China slams Japan's request for continental shelf

The Chinese Foreign Ministry says Japan's request to claim the continental shelf and sea bed over the Okinotori reef is unreasonable and goes against international law. Spokesman Lu Kang made the remarks during a press conference this afternoon. Okin

CCTV9英语新闻：Magnitude-6.2 quake jolts waters off Taiwan

The China Earthquake Networks Center has reported a magnitude-6.2 earthquake in Taiwan. It hit the waters just east of the coastal city of Yilan at 11:17 a.m. Beijing Time. The tremor struck at a depth of 15 kilometres, and was felt as far as 60 kilo

CCTV9英语新闻：Xi sends congratulatory message on opening of 7th ministerial meeting of China-Arab States Cooperation Forum

A Ministerial Meeting of the China-Arab Cooperation Forum has kicked off in Doha. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Qatar's foreign minister and the Arab League Secretary general attended the opening ceremony. Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a cong