CCTV9英语新闻：Green Travel goes for a spin

China is promoting the idea of 'Green Travel' to reduce air pollution and traffic congestion. Bike-sharing has been introduced in many cities. Here in the capital Beijing, the program is in its fifth year. How is it running? After a cold winter, spri

CCTV9英语新闻：Czech appreciation of Chinese literature

President Xi's visit to the Czech Republic is expected to spotlight Chinese culture. The works of Lao Tze and Confucius already have quite a following, thanks to the work of Czech sinologists. One of the pioneer sinologists is Jaroslav Prusek. He int

CCTV9英语新闻：Domestic travel sees new trends during holiday

China's tourism industry has been flourishing during the week-long National Day holiday. More than 532 million domestic trips are expected to between Oct. 1st and 7th. And a variety of measures are being rolled out to ensure a safe, happy vacation fo

CCTV9英语新闻：Britain changes China visa rules to woo tourists

Britain will try to encourage high-spending Chinese tourists to visit the country by introducing a two-year multiple-entry visa. The UK government said the visa rules changes are looking to cash in on the expanding wealth of China's middle classes. C

CCTV9英语新闻：Austria threatens to erect fence at border with Italy

Vienna has also outlined plans to erect a fence at a border crossing with Italy. With migrants crossing the Mediterranean from Africa to Italy in growing numbers, Austria has said Rome must stop them or it will have to introduce border controls at th

CCTV9英语新闻：New crew arrive at International Space Station

A Russian spacecraft carrying three astronauts has docked at the International Space Station. NASA says the crew docked some 400 kilometers above Earth over the Pacific Ocean, off the western coast of Peru, 6 hours after the rocket took off from a Ru

CCTV9英语新闻：China moves to alleviate funeral poverty

Rich or poor, death is something that comes to us all. Yet for many in China, the cost of giving loved ones a proper send-off is an increasing struggle. To help those families living below the poverty line, welfare funerals are being introduced in so

CCTV9英语新闻：Geneva Grand Theater Ballet come to Shanghai

In Shakespeare's day, all the theatre roles were played by male actors, even Juliet. Now, the Geneva Grand Theater Ballet is remaining faithful to this tradition in its dance version of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. They performed at the Shanghai Gran

CCTV9英语新闻：Thousands take an early look via new Disney Resort metro station

The opening of Shanghai Disneyland is still several weeks away, but thousands have already visited the Disneytown complex via the new Disney Resort metro station on Line 11. The opening of Shanghai Disneyland is still several weeks away, but thousand

CCTV9英语新闻：Leftover women a popular label in China

Now for more discussion, we are joined in the studio by social affairs critic Han Hua. Ms. Han, Welcome to our studio. Q1. So the video says that unmarried woman over 25 are called 'leftover'. Is this group unique to China? Where does the pressure, o

CCTV9英语新闻：CCTV News' 12 episode series on China's water issues

China has the world's third largest landmass and a wealth of natural resources. But as the world's most populous nation moves further along the path of industrialization and urbanization, water -- the very basis of life -- is becoming more scarce. Ov

CCTV9英语新闻：中国在南海开工建设两座大型灯塔

China's Ministry of Transport has hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of two lighthouses on Huayang Reef and Chigua Reef of China's Nansha Islands. In order to enhance navigation capacity in the waters of Nansha Islands, the Ministr

CCTV9英语新闻：南沙灯塔提高航行的安全性

China will build two multi-functional lighthouses on Huayang Reef and Chigua Reef of the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea. When answering a question on the issue on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry said the major aim of all const

CCTV9英语新闻：New expressions & highlights of China newly-released defense white paper

This is the ninth defense white paper issued since 1998. The white paper advocates an active defense strategy and is supposed to further demonstrate the increasing transparency of the Chinese military. CCTV's Zhong Shi joins me in the studio to break

CCTV9英语新闻：Obama to make historic visit to Hiroshima, Japan

US President Barack Obama will make an historic visit to Hiroshima during a trip to Japan this month. Obama will visit Hiroshima with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He will be the first US president to visit Hiroshima, the site of a US nuclear a

CCTV9英语新闻：Brazil senate vote Wednesday on motion to open an impeachment trial

BRASILIA, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Attorney General's Office appealed on Tuesday to the Federal Supreme Court in a bid to annul the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff. The Attorney General, Jose Eduardo Cardozo, will give a news

CCTV9英语新闻：Rodrigo Duterte is presumptive president-elect

Related reading: MANILA, May 10 (Xinhua) -- Davao city mayor Rodrigo Duterte has won the 2016 Philippine presidential election, according to an unofficial and partial tally of votes cast as of 2:00 a.m. Tuesday. Based on 87 percent of valid ballots,

CCTV9英语新闻：Search continues for 4 still missing in Fujian landslide

Following Sundays deadly landslide in Taining County in eastern province of Fujian, the search continues for four people still missing. TAINING, May 9, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers search at the landslide site in Taining County, southeast China's Fujian

CCTV9英语新闻：14 injured people in stable condition in hospital in Fujian

14 injured people sent to Taining county hospital in the eastern province of Fujian are now in a stable condition. Doctors say most of the injured were treated for bone fractures. Three of them are severely injured with multiple broken bones and soft

CCTV9英语新闻：Rescued workers recall moment of Fujian landslide

Some of the rescued workers from the Fujian landslide have recalled the frightening moment when it hit. They said they were asleep until woken up by the disaster. Everything was carried away by the mud, bed, even the house. The iron-sheet house rolle