CCTV9英语新闻：法国向中国游客开办48小时内签证

Starting from Jan. 27, Chinese wanting to travel to France can get their visa in 48-hours. This is part of celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of Sino-French diplomatic ties. In the past Chinese tourists destined for France had to wait 10 worki

CCTV9英语新闻：中国西藏文化交流代表团访问美国

A Chinese Tibetan cultural exchange delegation recently paid a visit to Canada's Calgary and Vancouver. Three-day meetings were held between the delegation and local students, scholars and sinologists. In western Canada's Calgary, they spoke about th

CCTV9英语新闻：电影《摩纳哥的格蕾丝》揭幕戛纳电影节

Big-budget biopic Grace of Monaco will hold its world premiere at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival in May. Festival organizers said on Friday that the film about Grace Kelly, directed by Olivier Dahan, will open at the event in May this year.

CCTV9英语新闻："欢乐春节"活动在罗马举行

Not only is the holiday atmosphere in China building up, the festive spirit has spread to other parts of the world as well. In Rome on Saturday, the Chinese Embassy invited locals to take part in Lunar New Year celebrations and to experience some tra

CCTV9英语新闻：Veteran comedian offers advice to new year gala performers

There are only four days to go until the big night of CCTV's Spring Festival Gala. One of the most popular features of the TV marathon is the comedy and crosstalk section. Surrounded by fans outside a CCTV studio, Zhao Benshan is being interviewed, w

CCTV9英语新闻：伊拉克议会选举定于星期三

Iraqs parliamentary election is scheduled to officially start Wednesday. This will be the first of its kind since the withdrawal of US forces from the country. More than 20 million people nationwide are eligible to vote. The government has taken meas

CCTV9英语新闻：乌克兰在边境的叛军袭击

The Ukrainian army on Friday claimed its soldiers came under artillery fire from the Russian side of the border overnight and were attacked by rebels in several other locations in the countrys east. In a statement on Friday, the headquarters of the g

CCTV9英语新闻：法国官员称阿尔及利亚航班“不太可能”系被击落

Full coverage: Air Algerie Flight Lost Radar Contact after Takeoff French President Francois Hollande has issued a statement, saying Air Algerie flight AH-5017 with 116 people onboard, crashed in Mali, near the border with Burkina Faso. The statement

CCTV9英语新闻：香港拥有动漫游戏博览会

Hong Kong, the worlds third biggest comic market after Japan and the US, is set to host the Animation-Comic-Games Expo from July 25th. In the five-day event, Sony and Microsoft slug it out on the gaming scene, hoping to entice younger consumers. Hong

CCTV9英语新闻：王中磊电影制作缩小扩张

Chinas movie industry is expected to overtake the U.S. as the worlds largest film market by 2018. One of the star players in Chinas movie business is Huayi Brothers, one of the largest privately owned media firms in China. The companys 2013 co-produc

CCTV9英语新闻：国际货币基金组织削减全球经济增长前景

The International Monetary Fund has slightly lowered its 2014 growth forecast in its latest World Economic Outlook. The agency cites stagnation in the world's developed economies and geopolitics as the reason for the downgrade. Its also calling for m

CCTV9英语新闻：中国的网络空间研究院细数美国间谍活动记录

The China Academy of Cyber Space has released a report detailing the United States global spying record over the years. The report says the U.S. takes advantage of its political, economic, military and technological dominance to spy without restraint

CCTV9英语新闻：中国对人权问题的白皮书

The Chinese government has released a white paper detailing the progress made in human rights in 2013. The document covers nine aspects including social security rights, democratic rights and personal rights. In 2013, the annual per capita net income

CCTV9英语新闻：泰国的旅游业在动荡中挣扎

Thailand is one of the top tourist destinations in the world. Last year, more than 26 million people visited the country. But months of unrest and a military takeover may finally be taking a toll on the countrys tourism industry. Bangkoks Khao San Ro

CCTV9英语新闻：埃及总统选举投票时间将延长一天

Egypts Election Commission has extended polling for the countrys presidential election by one day. According to the state-run MENA news agency, voting will now enter a third day on Wednesday. The decision followed a lower-than-expected turnout in the

CCTV9英语新闻：Britain, France urge EU reforms at leaders' summit

The European Parliament has set the ball rolling for Jean-Claude Juncker, the former prime minister of Luxembourg, to be the President of the European Commission. In a statement, the European Parliament says it backs Juncker, a candidate of the cente

CCTV9英语新闻：乌克兰议会在基辅举行会议

Lawmakers in Ukraine have met in Parliament to discuss whether to hold a national referendum on federalization. Acting Ukrainian President Oleksandr Turchynov also gave a statement on the current situation in the country. A more federal structure of

CCTV9英语新闻：泰前教育部长因谴责政变被捕

In Thailand, the army has arrested a minister in the deposed government who was talking to the worlds media in Bangkok. Chaturon Chaisaeng refused to surrender to the army, whove rounded up scores of politicians. He was making a speech condemning the

CCTV9英语新闻：乌克兰政府称夺回顿涅茨克国际机场

Ukrainian soldiers and anti-government forces have clashed in the eastern city of Sloviansk. Footage provided by Ukraines Defense Ministry showed soldiers firing machine guns and mortars on Tuesday. On the same day, Ukraines Interior Minister Arsen A

CCTV9英语新闻：奥巴马宣布计划今年底在阿富汗保留约9800名美军

U.S. President Barack Obama has announced a plan to greatly reduce the current U.S. force of 32,000 now in Afghanistan, leaving only 9,800 troops there at the end of this year. Those troops would focus on training Afghan security forces and on counte