CCTV9英语新闻：Chengdu's new airport aims to connect with the world

Chengdu in southwest Chinas Sichuan Province is known as one of the starting points of the ancient southern Silk Road. It links China with Southeast Asia, the Middle East and the Mediterranean Sea. The city is now reviving its connection with the wor

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese medical team certified by WHO

An emergency medical team from Shanghai was granted certification from the World Health Organization this Tuesday, becoming one of the first teams qualified to provide support to populations affected by natural disasters and disease globally. An emer

CCTV9英语新闻：Nanjing should not be forgotten

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called on Japan to face its military past during the Second World War. He said this on the very same day when US President Barack Obama attended commemoration activities in Hiroshima for remembrance of the victims

CCTV9英语新闻：Diplomat reiterates China's stance, stresses dialogue

China's Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva has stressed the need to resolve disputes in the South China Sea through negotiations and consultations, in accordance with international law while respecting historical facts. Ma Zhaoxu t

CCTV9英语新闻：China's first permanent magnetic monorail train successfully completes test run

China's first permanent magnetic monorail train has successfully completed a test run in the city of Qingdao, in Shandong Province. The high-tech urban transportation system features strong climbing capacity, a small turning radius, energy efficiency

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese detergent accused of airing 'most racist ad ever'

A Chinese laundry detergent commercial has spurred outrage online, with many social media users accusing it of blatant racism. In a commercial for Chinas Qiaobi laundry detergent, a Chinese woman shoves the product into a black workers mouth in the m

CCTV9英语新闻：Xi underscores challenges, calls for better care

China's Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee has held a group study on the challenges posed by an ageing society. During the meeting, President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the committee, called for better care for China's ageing po

CCTV9英语新闻：China-Australia pledge to enhance bilateral relations

Chinese and Australian leaders have vowed to enhance bilateral relations to achieve healthy, sustainable development. The pledge was made Saturday in Sydney during a meeting between Liu Qibao, head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Commi

CCTV9英语新闻：Drought continues in central and northern China

While torrential rains continue to pound south China, it's a different story in central and northern parts of the country over the past couple of months, with dry weather causing droughts in some places. The situation was improved in parts of north C

CCTV9英语新闻：Soldiers help renovate Lebanese school

Chinese peacekeepers in Lebanon recently helped renovate a local primary school. The Al-majadel Primary School in the city of Tyre has more than 500 students. It was built after the Lebanon-Israel war in 2006 by the United Nations interim force in th

CCTV9英语新闻：China unveils world’s longest wooden dragon boat

A total of 1,600 strong men have carried a 77.8-meter-long wooden dragon boat to a river on Saturday in Shibing County of southwest Chinas Guizhou province. Photo shows 1,600 strong men carrying a giant wooden dragon boat to the river in Shibing Coun

CCTV9英语新闻：Differences can be resolved on the South China Sea issue

Beijing says it is confident that China and Vietnam will be able to resolve their differences on the South China Sea issue, just like they have resolved land-border issues in the past. China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Hua Chunying made the rema

CCTV9英语新闻：President Xi meets with visiting Mukherjee

Chinese President Xi jinping Thursday met with visiting Indian President Pranab Mukherjee in Beijing. China's capital is his second leg of the three-day visit. On Thursday he visited and addressed Peking University. He also met with Chinese Vice Pres

CCTV9英语新闻：China, India agree to resolve boundary issues

China states that both countries share an approximately 2,000 kilometer long common border, but India disagrees. Disputes in some areas along the line, especially the eastern so-called McMahon Line, triggered a Sino-Indian war in 1962. Over the past

CCTV9英语新闻：Indian president on Sino-Indo boundary issue

While addressing at Peking University on Thursday morning, Pranab Mukherjee says India and China need to comprehensively address the boundary issue. Visiting Indian President Pranab Mukherjee told an audience at Peking University that India and China

CCTV9英语新闻：More nations & organizations support China's stance on South China Sea

The Chinese Foreign Ministry says anyone and any country, without a political purpose, and aware of the specifics on the South China sea issue will understand and support China's stance. This is in response to recent media reports saying China is obt

CCTV9英语新闻：G7 should not exacerbate regional tensions

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged G7 member states to focus on global economic, financial and development issues instead of exacerbating regional tensions related to the South China Sea. Wang added that China hopes the G7, the members of whi

CCTV9英语新闻：Indian president delivers speech at Peking University

Indian president Pranab Mukherjee's trip to China. After addressing the China-India Business Forum in Guangzhou to pitch business opportunities for Chinese investors in India, he traveled to Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and deliver a

CCTV9英语新闻：What do we know about G20 2016?

With only 100 days to go, the upcoming G20 summit is in the final stages of preparation. Here's a look at the background of the summit, and what to watch for this year. Initiated in 1999, this international forum has 20 members covering 19 individual

CCTV9英语新闻：Second-child policy allows more to have kids

For more on this, we are joined in the studio by CCTV's Jin Yingqiao. Q1, Tell us more about the demand behind the surrogacy boom? A1, There are multiple factors, first let's talk about the surge of new born babies. China's decades old one child poli