CCTV9英语新闻：雪龙号破冰船已驶出乱冰区 进入清水区航行

China's research vessel and icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon has entered an area of clear water, after more than ten hours spent breaking through the Antarctic ice. The vessel had been trapped in the area since Friday. Last Thursday, its helicopter

CCTV9英语新闻：壳牌石油公司德国厂区爆炸起火

A factory plant belonging to the Shell Oil Company in the German city of Cologne has reported explosions, covering the plant in dense smoke. The number of casualties and the cause of the blast still remains unknown.

CCTV9英语新闻：北京民众潭柘寺争喝腊八粥

By CCTV reporter Qi Wei Wednesday is the traditional Chinese Laba Festival, celebrated on the 8th day of the last month of the Chinese lunar calendar. The event reminds people that the Spring Festival is just around the corner and is a day when eatin

CCTV9英语新闻：中国被困者成功逃脱

Chinas research vessel and icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon has entered an area of clear water, after more than ten hours spent breaking through the Antarctic ice. The vessel had been trapped in the area since Friday. For more on how the Xuelong fr

CCTV9英语新闻：中国报告新增6例H7N9禽流感病例

Six new infections around the country were reported on Monday, with two people in Guangdong Province, two in Fujian, one in Hunan and one in Jiangsu. All of the patients are elderly, and some are in critical conditions. As of Monday, China has confir

CCTV9英语新闻：印度被扣女外交官离开美国

Washington confirms it will withdraw one of its Diplomats from New Delhi at Indias request. It comes after Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was indicted in New York for Visa Fraud. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Washington hopes this c

CCTV9英语新闻：Thai gov’t plays down talk of coup ahead of city "shutdown"

Thailands Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has played down talk of a military coup in the country, ahead of a planned shutdown of the capital next week by protesters. Yingluck said on Friday that military intervention would not help the country and

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese New Year bookings plunge in Thailand

By CCTV correspondent Dusita Chumsri In Thailand, the anti-government movements plan to shut down Bangkok on January 13 is expected to damage the citys image as a prime tourist destination. The impact will continue through the Chinese New Year which

CCTV9英语新闻：苏富比在香港推出集锦

The Sotheby's preview, which began Monday, showcases 18 highlights from its impressionist and modern art auction to be held in London on February 5th and 6th. Among them is an 1889 Vincent Van Gogh painting, estimated to fetch 10 to 13 million US dol

CCTV9英语新闻：北京批发市场外迁计划

The Beijing Zoo is perhaps better known for the sprawling garment wholesale markets nearby than its animals. But now the city's officials are pledging to relocate the markets out of the area to ease overcrowding and optimize urban planning. The Beiji

CCTV9英语新闻：中国克隆猪正产业化 每年产500头

By CCTV reporter Su Yuting Cloning is a controversial and decisive issue that has split public opinion regarding its potential benefits versus the ethical issues it raises. In recent years, scientists have been using the cloning of pigs for medical r

CCTV9英语新闻：Icebreaker Xuelong heads to open water

The trapped Chinese icebreaker Xuelong broke through the Antarctic's heavy ice floes on Tuesday and was headed for open water. The vessel, which had been conducting China's 30th Antarctic expedition before going to the aid of the stramded Russian shi

CCTV9英语新闻：Management of wholesale markets a difficult issue to tackle

Just like the Grand bazaar in Istanbul, the AmPhaWa floating market in Bangkok and Dongdaemun in Seoul, wholesale markets are a place for the locals to shop, and foreigns to explore. But managing them can be difficult. Beijing officials says the gian

CCTV9英语新闻：中国遭受的PM2.5污染物对健康的影响

A new study shows that air pollution in China is responsible for 350,000 to 500,000 premature deaths every year. The paper was published in the medical journal Lancet and authored by four of China's leading scientists including Chen Zhu, a former Min

CCTV9英语新闻：中国警告日本:不要升级钓岛挑衅

China has condemned Japan for again trying to claim the Diaoyu Islands. The remarks come after Japan unveiled plans to revise middle and high school textbooks, in which the disputed islands will appear as the country's inherent territories. Hua Chuny

CCTV9英语新闻：粤闽浙报告5例H7N9

Five new human cases of the H7N9 bird flu virus were reported over the weekend. Health authorities in east Chinas Zhejiang Province reported three new cases. One of them was a 75-year-old woman who has already died. The two others are in a critical c

CCTV9英语新闻：韩国总统提出了南北家庭团聚

South Korean President Park Geun-hye has proposed resuming reunions around the Lunar New Year, for families separated between South Korea and the DPRK. Park made the remarks in her first press conference since her inauguration. She pledged to open a

CCTV9英语新闻：日本国安局现“中国-朝鲜”部门 将中朝归一类

Kyodo News reports that the Japanese government has officially launched the secretariat of the National Security Council, which will focus on coordinating between ministries, gathering information and centralizing strategic decision making. Local rep

CCTV9英语新闻：2013北京空气质量没有改善

Despite pledges in the last year to fight pollution, Beijing saw barely any improvement in air quality in 2013. The Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau says the intensity of major air pollutants remained much the same in 2013 as they were in the

CCTV9英语新闻：邵逸夫：功夫电影教父

Run Run Shaw was also a film pioneer and considered the inventor of the iconic kung fu film genre. His media empire stretched from Hong Kong to Hollywood. The colourful mogul, whose flagship Shaw Brothers Studio helped shape Asian cinema in the 20th