CCTV9英语新闻：泰国反政府示威者遭袭2人死亡 22人受伤

Political tensions in Thailand have given way to fresh violence. Authorities say explosions and an overnight shooting attack on anti-government demonstrators in Thailands capital have killed at least two people this morning. Another 22 have been woun

CCTV9英语新闻：新型导弹护卫舰吉安舰入列东海舰队

By CCTV reporter Shi Wenjing A new guided missile frigate officially joined China's PLA navy on Wednesday in a delivery ceremony in Shanghai. The Ji'an was designed and built in China. Officers onboard light missile frigate Ji'an salute during a cere

CCTV9英语新闻：480,000 affected by poisoned water system in W. Virginia

Up to 480 thousand residents in the American state of West Virginia have been affected by a chemical spill that leaked into the states water supply. At least one fourth of the population has been affected by the spill. The president of a West Virgini

CCTV9英语新闻：消费税的增加可能影响日本经济复苏的强度

Japan is pushing forward its economic recovery efforts, under Japanese Prime Minister Abes aggressive economic policies. However, there are worries that a recent consumption tax raise may cause a negative impact on the recovery and narrow consumers a

CCTV9英语新闻：Linguist perseveres to complete forgotten national project

The official language of Afghanistan now has its first ever Chinese dictionary, thanks to a linguist in Beijing. Seventy-eight year old Che Hongcai has just completed the first ever Pashto-Chinese dictionary, a project commissioned 36 years ago by th

CCTV9英语新闻：好的《环境保护法》实施好

The Standing Committee of Chinas National Peoples Congress, the countrys top legislature, has voted to adopt revisions to the Environmental Protection Law. The move brings the first changes to the countrys environmental law in 25 years. The highly an

CCTV9英语新闻：中国鼓励私人资本投资于国有部门

The State Council says that China is encouraging private capital to invest in state sectors such as infrastructure. Analysts say the move will help stabilize economic growth and strengthen market activities. Its a step forward in strengthening the ma

CCTV9英语新闻：专家不排除禽流感有限的人际传播

Speaking on the possibility of human-to-human transmission, Dr. Zhong Nanshan, director of the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, said there's still no evidence at the moment. He added, however, that the medical community should keep a clos

CCTV9英语新闻：财政部关于印发《政府采购信息公告管理办法》的通知

The Finance Ministry has issued a notice clarifying specific services that governments should purchase from the public. That's part of Chinas push in reforming its government procurement procedures. The services recommended for outside purchases were

CCTV9英语新闻：中国驻澳大利亚大使批评安倍

The Chinese ambassador to Australia has criticized Japanese Prime Ministers visit to Yasukuni Shrine. In a signed article in The Australian, Ma Zhaoxu says Abes homage to the shrine is not a domestic affair or a personal act. It is a breach of histor

CCTV9英语新闻：朝鲜威胁要发动“新形式”的核试验

The Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea has threatened to carry out a new form of nuclear test in response to US President Barack Obamas visit to Asia. The country's official KCNA news agency quoted a Foreign Ministry statement, saying the US has br

CCTV9英语新闻：阿富汗选举推迟到星期四的最终结果发布

Afghanistans Independent Election Commission says it will delay the release of last months presidential election results. They will now be announced on Thursday. Earlier we spoke to our correspondent Courtney Body from Kabul about the postponement an

CCTV9英语新闻：韩国客轮沉没遇难人数升至121人 仍有181人失踪

CCTV.com 04-25-2014 10:35 BJT Share this: Share on twitter Share on facebook Share on sinaweibo Share on email More Sharing ServicesFont size: It has been ten days since the South Korean ferry, Sewol, capsized off the southern Jindo Island with 476 p

CCTV9英语新闻：习近平：中国愿与葡萄牙深化合作

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that his country stands ready to deepen pragmatic cooperation with Portugal, hailing it as Chinas good friend and partner in the European Union. Xi Jinping made the remarks when he met with Portuguese Deputy Prim

CCTV9英语新闻：华晨宝马服务

China's auto services market is now worth 50 billion yuan and galloping ahead at 40% per year. We speak to Olaf Kastner, CEO of BMW Brilliance, about the automakers one stop shop service model.

CCTV9英语新闻：广州增强对抗禽流感的预防措施

Chinas Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security says a total of 13.1 million new jobs have been created in urban areas in 2013, which hits all-time high. Unemployment in urban areas was at 4.1 percent in 2013. And was around 4.05 percent for t

CCTV9英语新闻：从昆山工厂事故看企业危机管理失灵

Following the deadly factory explosion on Saturday morning, many other factories in the city have suspended production on Sunday for more thorough safety hazard checks. Many also say the incident has posed doubts about the effectiveness of safety sup

CCTV9英语新闻：日本未与美国达成TPP基本协议

US President Barack Obama has wrapped up his two-day visit to Japan, with the two countries vowing to enhance bilateral ties and continue free trade talks. However, although progress was made, our correspondent Terrence Terashima tells us many issues

CCTV9英语新闻：安倍可能注意力在经济和宪法

The Japanese government has begun its ordinary parliament session, which is called the Diet. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to give his policy speech during the session. The session is scheduled to last for 150 days, until June 22nd.

CCTV9英语新闻：北京市是世界上最严重缺水的大城市之一

Beijing has a huge appetite for water, and at the same time is one of the most water-scarce cities in the world. Water use in the city is about 3.6 billion cubic meters per year. While water resources provide only 2.1 billion per year - a shortage of