CCTV9英语新闻：US multinationals lured by Ireland's business climate

Ireland is growing to be an attractive destination for investment by US multinationals. In recent years, many have set up European headquarters there. Now new laws introduced in Switzerland seem to be benefiting Ireland further - with a number of mul

越境移民抵达美墨边境，等候时间漫长

President Xi Jinping has made a visit to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region-- his first to the region since the 18th CPC National congress. President Xi visited officers and soldiers from regional ethnic groups at a border frontier base in the Silk

CCTV9英语新闻：美国退役篮球运动员朝鲜之旅

Retired US basketball players who recently joined Dennis Rodman for a game to mark the birthday of DPRK leader Kim Jong Un have arrived in Beijing Capital International Airport. But Rodman is not among them. He remains in the DPRK, and is expected to

CCTV9英语新闻：以色列宣布7小时人道主义停火

The Israeli military announced a seven-hour unilateral ceasefire Monday in parts of the Gaza Strip, as Palestinian and Egyptian delegations are meeting in Cairo in hopes of brokering a more durable truce. The temporary ceasefire began from 0700 GMT o

CCTV9英语新闻：朝鲜致电韩国红十字会 就韩客轮沉船事故表慰问

The Red Cross Society of the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea has sent a message of sympathy to the South Korean Red Cross over the April 16th ferry disaster. The message expressed deep sympathy over the mass casualties caused by the ferry Sewol

CCTV9英语新闻：2013中国健康改善

Chinas health authorities are reviewing improvements made to the countrys public health in 2013. Officials from Chinas National Health and Family Planning Commission reviewed medical reforms undertaken in 2013, and the building of public health infra

CCTV9英语新闻：中国开始制定下一个五年计划

China's top economic panning body says it has started formulating the countrys 13th Five-Year Plan, for the period between 2016 and 2020. The focus will be on deepening reforms. The five-year plan maps strategies for the countrys economic and social

CCTV9英语新闻11月：印首艘航母将起航

Ten days after being commissioned into the Indian Navy, the aircraft carrier Vikramaditya has left the Russian town of Severodvinsk, embarking on a long voyage to India. The aircraft carrier will make a short stop for refuelling in the White Sea then

Putin says ready for direct dialogue with Trump

Police in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region say 181 terror groups were dismantled since a sweeping campaign was launched a year ago. According to police, 96 percent were thwarted at the planning stage, and 112 suspects turned themsel

CCTV9英语新闻：中国最高的应急反应

The 6.5-magnitude earthquake that struck Ludian Town in Zhaotong City on Sunday has killed 398, and the death toll is expected to rise. More than 1,800 are injured, close to a million people have been affected, and nearly 30,000 have been relocated t

CCTV9英语新闻：Water town scenery delights visitors

Zhouzhuang, a water town in east Chinas Jiangsu Province that is famous for its painting-like scenery. Now, the famed tourist attraction is even more charming, as the towns windmill season has finally begun. Colorful windmills of different sizes can

CCTV9英语新闻：中国保护儿童的法律

Now for more on the topic, we are joined in the studio by my colleague Wu Haojun. Q1: Certainly some very appalling cases we've seen there, now what exactly is the proposed underage intervention mechanism and how does it intend to protect vulnerable

CCTV9英语新闻：Nigerianabduction escapee recount experience escaping from captivity

Its been almost one month since more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted by members of the Islamist extremist group, Boko Haram, from the northeastern Nigerian town of Chibok. Parents are still waiting anxiously for news of their daughters. But two gi

CCTV9英语新闻：Traffic resumes in Xinjiang after 18 hour rescue

Sudden snowfall earlier this week blocked a national highway in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The local traffic control department worked nearly 20 hours to clear the snow, and traffic in the area has now returned to normal. The snow started arou

CCTV9英语新闻：日本国家安全局

Kyodo News reports that the Japanese government has decided to officially launch the National Security Bureau, which will focus on coordinating with Japans allies, gathering information and centralizing strategic decision making. Local reports say th

CCTV9英语新闻：Premier Li wraps up four-nation tour

Premier Li Keqiang has wrapped up his tour of Latin America, after signing agreements boosting trade and investment in key areas such as infrastructure, mining and energy with Chile. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang addresses the opening of an economic and

CCTV9英语新闻：ASEAN Disater Relief Exercise: China, Malaysia take lead to boost preparedness

China issued its first white paper on military strategy, stressing the active defense guideline and pledging closer international security cooperation. The paper highlights four critical security domains: the ocean, outer space, cyberspace and nuclea

CCTV9英语新闻：中国国有企业的股权多元化

China's top supervisory and administrative body of state-owned assets has held a press conference at the State Council's information office in Beijing. Plans for the state-owned enterprise reforms have been unveiled. To deepen SOE reforms, we first p

CCTV9英语新闻：中国家禽农场的封锁

Bird flu has broken out on a poultry farm 200 kilometers to the south of Beijing. Authorities have closed off the area within a 3-kilometer radius of the farm in Baoding city, Hebei Province. Ning Hong reports on what other measures are being taken.

CCTV9英语新闻：乌克兰全民公决准备中

Residents in the the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk are preparing to hold referendums on whether to declare sovereignty and break away from Kiev. The referendums are scheduled to be held on Sunday. Over 1,500 polling stations have been set up across