CCTV9英语新闻：武术盛会在北京保利剧院举行

Now on tour, the show Kungfu Revelations: Nine scrolls is making a stop at Beijings Poly Theatre. The show is a vivid portrayal of the philosophies of Chinese culture in the form of martial arts. The Yin meets the Yang, as esoteric Chinese philosophy

CCTV9英语新闻：南极考察船搁浅 陆破冰船救援也受困

South Pole weather has stymied a rescue by a Chinese icebreaker trying to reach an expedition vessel trapped for the past few days in frozen seas. South Pole weather has stymied a rescue by a Chinese icebreaker trying to reach an expedition vessel tr

CCTV9英语新闻：中国首批直接援叙物资抵叙

The first batch of Chinas aid to civilians in Syria has arrived in the capital Damascus. More than ten thousand blankets arrived on Friday morning, and the next batch of more than ten thousands blankets and twenty thousand quilts will arrive in a wee

CCTV9英语新闻：Senior Japanese officials to visit US over Abe's Yasukuni visit

Japan is now dealing with the on-going fallout from Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the war-linked Yasukuni shrine last month. With the US having already expressed its disappointment, Japanese diplomats are busy attempting to soothe ties with Wa

CCTV9英语新闻：在冰水中冬泳为健康和乐趣

While most Chinese bundle up in winter, some are stripping down to celebrate the frosty weather. Although the temperature may fall to minus 10 to 20 degrees Celsius in northeast China, that cant chill the enthusiasm of these winter swimmers who took

CCTV9英语新闻：Okinawa governor visits US to discuss Futenma

Japan's governor of Okinawa, Takeshi Onaga, is on a visit to the US. Onaga plans to tell the US government directly that Japan opposes the US moving the Futenma airbase into its district. Onaga has said that the land reclamation permission in the cou

CCTV9英语新闻：中国将取消强制的化妆品动物测试

Protecting the rights of animals has become a big issue in many countries, Chinese law currently requires all cosmetics products to be tested on animals -- meaning some international brands have stayed out of the mainland. But the Chinese Government

CCTV9英语新闻：Webank marks China's 1st internet-based private bank

Webank is China's first Internet-based bank. Its establishment marks a major step in deepening reform in the financial sector, one that's being constantly transformed by the Internet. Webank was approved by the country's regulators in July, 2014. Fiv

CCTV9英语新闻：主要研究改革

To discuss the NPC plenary session, we turn now to our studio guests, Professor Fu Jun, from the School of Government at Peking University and Mr. Laurence Brahm, a political economist. Q1:The Chinese leadership has defined the year 2015 as the key y

CCTV9英语新闻：Surge of US tourists ahead of Obama's visit

Cuba has seen a surge in the number of US tourists. This comes after the US further eased travel and trade restrictions with the country Tuesday, just days before a historic visit to the island by President Barack Obama. These streets bear no secrets

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese shooters have dominated Olympic events

With the Chinese delegation gearing up for the start of the games in less than four months, all of the competing athletes who have won medals in previous Olympics will be looking for further success in Rio. The Chinese national shooting team have bee

CCTV9英语新闻：Soccer Goals ep.4: Most appearances bya foreign player

Soccer goals ep.4: Most appearances bya foreign player We now take a look at China's continuing efforts to develop football around the nation, and for that we turned to someone with a unique perspective. Darko Matic played for seven years with Beijin

CCTV9英语新闻：Fed keeps rate unchanged

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, but kept the door open to a hike in June while showing little sign it was in a hurry to tighten monetary policy amid an apparent slowdown in the U.S. economy. It's been hard recently to

CCTV9英语新闻：Interview with Chinese ambassador to Czech Republic

We also had a chance to sit down with the Chinese ambassador to the Czech Republic, Ma Keqing. She believes that relations between the two countries are at one of their best times in history. And President Xi Jinping's visit will surely add to that.

CCTV9英语新闻：Special aid from China has arrives in Myanmar

China has helped Myanmar to restore its power supply, providing it with specialized equipment that's worth about 36 million yuan. A handover ceremony was held, as the first batch arrived in the country. All of the equipment will be handed over by Jun

CCTV9英语新闻：China Merchants Group offers to buy Baltic Exchange

Chinas state-owned conglomerate China Merchants Group has made an informal bid to buy London's Baltic Exchange. This makes it the latest contender for the business after the Singapore Exchange. According to sources from Reuters, the approach was made

CCTV9英语新闻：SAFE: Capital outflow pressure eases in Feb.

Fresh data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange shows that China's net capital outflow continued to narrow in February. The agency reports that Chinese lenders recorded a net sale of 33.9 billion U.S. dollars, marking an eighth straight

CCTV9英语新闻：Premier Li Keqiang attends teleconference on gov't functions

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said the Chinese government will double efforts to streamline administration, transform functions and boost efficiency. The aim is to spur economic vitality and attract overseas investment. He made the remarks at a national

CCTV9英语新闻：China hopes new Philippine gov't can improve ties

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson has commented on the election in the Philippines, saying it hopes the new government can improve ties with China. China and Philippine ties have encountered severe difficulties in recent years. We indeed hope t

CCTV9英语新闻：中国当局开始调查肉类供应商百胜餐饮集团麦当劳

Authorities in Shanghai have shut down operations at the American-owned meat supplier Shanghai Husi Food Company after it was discovered that the firm, which supplies products to major American fast-food restaurants such as KFC and McDonald's, may ha