CCTV9英语新闻：Stone relics a testament to Quanzhou's rich history

The port city of Quanzhou was the starting point of China's ancient maritime Silk Road, and it was also the country's biggest and one of the world's largest trading seaports during the Song and Yuan dynasties. Bustling trade led to the merging of dif

CCTV9英语新闻：Benjamin Netanyahu in China to boost commercial ties

Netanyahu met his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang in Beijing on Monday. Marking 25 years of relations with Beijing, Netanyahu is also scheduled to meet President Xi and other top officials. But the focus of this week's visit is on boosting commercial

CCTV9英语新闻：China says won’t attend a nuclear ban treaty negotiation

China's Foreign Ministry confirmed on Monday that the country will not attend the negotiation on ban on nuclear weapons, which will be held on March 27th in New York. But the spokesperson of the ministry also addressed that China's stand on completel

CCTV9英语新闻：Smog blankets Beijing again

After a couple of weeks of relatively clear and blue skies, smog blankets large parts of northern China again, including Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei province. The Ministry of Environmental Protection says the smog will linger for another five days in

CCTV9英语新闻：China, Israel agree to advance cooperation in many areas

Premier Li Keqiang and visiting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have pledged to advance cooperation in many areas. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) holds a welcome ceremony for visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before their talks in

CCTV9英语新闻：Premier Li to visit Australia, New Zealand

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday discussed the details of Premier Li Keqiang's upcoming official visits to Australia and New Zealand. Li is making the trip that begins Wednesday and ends March 29th at the invitations of Australian Prime Minist

CCTV9英语新闻：Tsinghua students must prove worth in pool

In China's prestigious and highly competitive Tsinghua University, a new rule says graduating students need something more than just exceptional brain-power. They'll have to start swimming for their diplomas too. Swim 50 meters without stopping. Fail

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese president arrives in Finland for 3-day state visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Finland for a 3-day state visit. Tuesday's arrival saw a grand welcome for President Xi, with the country's airforce escorting his plane as it entered Finnish airspace. Xi will be hosted by his Finnish coun

CCTV9英语新闻：Finnish Parliament speaker underlines the significance of Xi's visit

Finnish Parliament Speaker Maria Lohela expects the Chinese President's visit to Finland to deepen relations between the two countries, and send a positive signal to the Chinese people. Lohela also said there's plenty of areas in which China and Finl

CCTV9英语新闻：President Putin mourns victims in St. Petersburg

In the wake of the blast, Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Saint Petersburg and has made his way to the scene of the incident. Putin paid tribute to the victims by laying flowers at the entrance of the subway station where the explosio

CCTV9英语新闻：Colombia begins process of burying 273 victims, search continues

Colombian authorities on Monday released scores of decomposing cadavers for burial as rescuers continued their race against time to find survivors following devastating floods and landslides that wreaked havoc in the southern city of Mocoa. Desperate

CCTV9英语新闻：Finnish Mikko and his family say China feels like home

As President Xi pays his first state visit to Finland, our reporter Cui Hui'ao visited a local Finnish family right here in Beijing. The family of five has been living in the Chinese capital for nearly 20 years and all three kids speak fluent Chinese

CCTV9英语新闻：Descendants of Red Army benefit from 'Red tourism'

Jinggangshan is known to be the birthplace of the Chinese Red Army and the cradle of the Chinese Revolution. The county-level city in southeast Chinas Jiangxi Province has transformed itself into a place where tourists can get a better understanding

CCTV9英语新闻：From abandoned container to 'Maker Space'

In recent years China has seen a growing interest in small and medium sized enterprises, with many people from various walks of life taking up an entrepreneurial career path. Despite this booming industry and start-up culture, obstacles and hurdles c

CCTV9英语新闻：Xi attends tree planting activity, calls for understanding, protecting nature

BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday stressed the importance of afforestation and urged people, especially the young, to understand and protect nature via tree planting activities. Chinese PresidentXi Jinpingtalks w

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese president to meet Trump for first time in Florida on April 6-7

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has announced that President Xi Jinping would leave next week for a state visit to Finland before crossing the Atlantic for his first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump in Florida. At the invitation of Pr

CCTV9英语新闻：President Xi welcomes Serbian counterpart in Beijing

Chinese President Xi has met with his visiting Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolic in Beijing. A welcoming ceremony was held at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday afternoon. Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) holds a welcome ceremony for visitin

CCTV9英语新闻：At least 11 killed in explosion in St. Petersburg

At least 11 people have been killed in Saint Petersburg, Russia, after a bomb ripped through a subway station in the nation's second largest city. The blast has left another 45 people injured, while local residents have been quick to set up an improv

CCTV9英语新闻：Clean and green target for Xiong'an New Area

One of the challenges the new economic zone faces is wetland preservation as in the middle of the area lays the largest freshwater reserve in Hebei province. 143 lakes, covering 360 square kilometers.... The Baiyangdian wetland is the largest freshwa

CCTV9英语新闻：IMF Managing Director Lagarde sends New Year wishes to China

I want to wish all the Chinese people a very very new year, the year of rooster which we hope to partner with for many years to come. said Christina Lagarde, IMF Manageing Director. On behalf of the WHO, I wish all the Chinese people good health and