CCTV9英语新闻：Riga holds biggest edition of choral music event

It's the biggest in the events history. Since the beginning, the World Choir Games have been known as the Olympics of Choral Music, contributing to peace and mutual understanding internationally. Highlights include competitions in 29 categories, culm

CCTV9英语新闻：加沙战火暂停

Fighting in the Gaza Strip looked like it was headed for escalation after US Secretary of State John Kerry failed to broker a week long truce as a first step toward a broader deal and Israels defense minister stated that Israel might significantly ex

CCTV9英语新闻：Russia: EU sanctions are 'peanuts'

The European Union is poised to impose tough sanctions on Moscow over Ukraine. The catalyst for this new resolve-- the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over territory held by anti-Kiev activists. 15 Russians or Ukrainians and 18 companies and o

CCTV9英语新闻：阿尔及利亚客机在马里失事地点第一图像

The first images of the Air Algerie crash site in Mali have emerged. The footage, released Friday, shows a stark terrain littered with bits of debris that appear to have been pulverized on impact. The video was aired on the French national public TV

cctv9英语新闻：中国国家主席抵达委内瑞拉进行国事访问

He was warmly greeted by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after the landing of his plane, which was escorted to the airport by two Venezuelan fighter jets after it entered the Venezuelan airspace. In remarks made upon arrival, Xi said the sincere

CCTV9英语新闻：台风"威马逊"重创海南 直接损失达108亿

Super typhoon Rammasun has left parts of south China devastated. It ripped through Hainan Friday afternoon, and unleashed mayday on two more provinces thereafter. This is Bei Gang, located north of Hainan province. Typhoon Rummasun greeted the island

CCTV9英语新闻：广东救援人员把鲸鱼送回大海

On Saturday, stormy seas caused a three-meter-long whale to wash ashore on a Guangdong beach. With no equipment and facing a race against time, rescuers pushed the four-ton mammal by hand to deeper waters. After a two-and-a-half-hour struggle that sa

CCTV9英语新闻：习主席访问阿根廷

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that he hoped to enhance exchanges and mutual learning between the legislative bodies of China and Argentina. The visiting Chinese leader expressed these when meeting with Argentinas vice president and head of th

CCTV9英语新闻：5加拿大记者访问西藏

A group of five Canadian journalists visited Southwest Chinas Tibet Autonomous Region at the invitation of Information Office of Chinas State Council. The week long visit started last Sunday and will end today. During their stay in Tibet, the group h

CCTV9英语新闻：习近平主席会见阿根廷总统

Chinese President Xi Jinping continues his official state visit of Latin America with a second day in Argentina. The visit has served to improve strategic ties between the two nations, with China agreeing to invest in important infrastructure work in

CCTV9英语新闻：台风肆虐广东

Typhoon Rammasun, the strongest typhoon to hit Chinas southern region in decades, has wreaked havoc in Guandong Province, causing a great deal of damage. When the typhoon finally left Guangdong, it was clean up time for local residents and armed forc

CCTV9英语新闻：香港宠物巴士为宠物主人们带来方便

Every Sunday, a different pet-friendly park in the city. Of course there is a need for this service, there are no other public facilities to take our pets around except for taxis or private cars, and renting a van is very expensive, Koey Yau, pet own

CCTV9英语新闻：习主席访问将为中阿关系带来新飞跃

Full coverage: Chinas Leaders China has become Argentinas second largest trading partner and a major source of investment. Argentina is Chinas fifth largest trading partner in Latin America. The relation is further fueled by the major economic agreem

CCTV9英语新闻：超强台风威马逊已致广东损失逾13亿

The typhoon had moved toward the province of Guangxi as of this morning but in just one day it wreaked millions in damages to the neighboring Guangdong province. Rammasun is the ninth named typhoon this year but the strongest for Chinas southern regi

CCTV9英语新闻12月：南京大屠杀记住受害者举行悼念活动

Friday marks the 76th anniversary of the Nanjing massacre. On December 13th, 1937, Japanese troops killed about 300,000 Chinese civilians and disarmed soldiers, after they captured the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing during World War II. For more on

CCTV9英语新闻：台风麦德姆将袭击台湾

Hot on the heels of Typhoon Rammasun, another typhoon is expected to strengthen and threaten Taiwan. The center of Typhoon Matmo is currently about 1,200 kilometers southeast of Taipei, with level 12 gales, and it is moving northwest at 20 to 25 kilo

CCTV9英语新闻：台风麦德姆席卷中国沿海地区

Since Wednesday, strong winds and downpours have inundated many main roads in the Fuzhou city with meter-deep floods in Jiangxi province. The inaccessible roads have stranded vehicles and passengers. Trash cans floated down water clogged streets, fal

CCTV9英语新闻：台风麦德姆会造成洪水，山体滑坡

In East Chinas Anhui Province, heavy rains posed serious challenges to the drainage system of many cities. Owners of street-level shops piled sand bags to prevent flooding and local traffic police responded in full force. We have deployed everyone we

CCTV9英语新闻：世界图书日提出阅读关怀

Its World Book Day today, and despite the increasing availability of e-books, China still scores low in terms of the the number of books read by an average adult. A 2013 survey by the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication shows that an average Chi

CCTV9英语新闻：央视春晚第3次彩排举行

As the Chinese new year is fast approaching, so is the much anticipated CCTV Spring Festival Gala. Preparations are in full swing as performers have their third full rehearsal with an audience. The countdown has begun to the most watched TV gala in t