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

CCTV9英语新闻：北韩3月国会选举 巩固金正恩领导权

The DPRK says it will hold elections for the country's parliament in March, the first such polls under Kim Jong Un's leadership. The official Korean Central News Agency said on Wednesday that the election for its Supreme People's Assembly would be he

CCTV9英语新闻：南苏丹的和平会谈再次推迟

Peace talks aimed at ending the fighting there have been delayed again. The government says it wants a ceasefire before negotiations begin and the rebels are demanding the release of political prisoners. Reports say the two sides have agreed to an ag

CCTV9英语新闻：中国呼吁各方信任增强

For more on this issue, were joined by reporter Ai Yang in Beijing. Q1: What are some of the major issues Glyn Davies will face during upcoming talks in South Korea and Japan? Q2: Whats Chinas position on the issue of denuclearizing the Korean penins

CCTV9英语新闻：法国总统被曝与女演员有染 欲起诉八卦杂志

French President Francois Hollande has threatened legal action against celebrity magazine Closer. The magazine claims Hollande is having a secret affair with French actress Julie Gayet. Hollande says the report is an attack on his privacy, and he is

演播室访谈：日本正式启动国家安全局

For more in-depth analysis, were joined in the studio by Professor Wang Yiwei from the School of International Studies, at Renmin University of China. Q1: Can you tell us about the potential impact Japans National Security Bureau could have on its ne

CCTV9英语新闻：伊斯兰教是一个和平的宗教，反对恐怖袭击

By CCTV reporter Han Peng Across Xinjiang, the power of religion is strong. Muslims pray every day to show their faith to Allah. But some religious extremists are using their faith by distorting Koran to incite violence and killings. A direct link to

CCTV9英语新闻：加纳总统称赞中国为“灵感非洲”

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama has hailed China as an inspiration to Africa and elsewhere in the world. The comment came during his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in the capital Accra on Thursday. President Mahama said China ha

CCTV9英语新闻：实名制火车票恶作剧

For the last two years, all train tickets in China have had to include the real name of the passenger to prevent scalping. But the system clearly isnt working. Numerous pictures have been posted on the internet, showing railway tickets stamped with n

CCTV9英语新闻：Bangkok shutdown continues as court weighs election date

Anti-government protesters have continued their attempt to shutdown the capital, Bangkok, by marching to government buildings and urging the employees inside to join their strike. This comes as the countrys Constitutional Court considers whether a Fe

CCTV9英语新闻：中国西北降雪降温

The first cold front of 2014 is sweeping across Northwest China, bringing snow and plunging temperatures. Some cities in Northern Xinjiang have seen temperatures drop by more than 20 degrees Celsius, to hover around 23 degrees below zero. The cold fr

CCTV9英语新闻：宁夏西吉宗教忌日 发生踩踏致14人死亡10人受伤

Fourteen people have been killed and ten injured in a stampede during a religious gathering in northwest Chinas Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region . Sunday afternoons stampede came during the handing out of traditional religious food to attendees at a com

CCTV9英语新闻：大使:日本的举措似曾相识

Deja vu of Nazi Germany is how Chinas ambassador to UK has described the recent remarks and provocation of Japanese leaders. Liu Xiaoming says Germany did similar things before the Second World War. In TV interviews with British media, Ambassador Liu

CCTV9英语新闻：赠台大熊猫幼仔今见客 “是个四川壮妹”

The first Taiwan-born baby panda met the media at the Taipei City Zoo. Thousands of people have also booked a 10-minute viewing of the cub when she goes on public display Monday. Yuan Zai, the first Taiwan-born baby panda, plays at the Taipei City Zo

演播室采访:更多的学校申请者选择职业导向课程

China is reforming its graduate school education system this year to make it available to more students and more valuable in the increasingly competitive job market. But will these changes have their intended effect? Joining me now in the studio to d

CCTV9英语新闻：陕西一客车爆炸3人死亡24人受伤

Three people have been killed and 24 others injured in a coach explosion in northwest Chinas Shaanxi Province. The blast took place late Sunday afternoon near the bus station in Pucheng County in the city of Weinan. According to the local fire depart

CCTV9英语新闻：No more free grad school starting Fall 2014

China is reforming its graduate school education system this year to make it available to more students and more valuable in the increasingly competitive job market. But will these changes have their intended effect? My colleague Zhong Shi joins me i

CCTV9英语新闻：中法两国将隆重庆祝建交五十周年

Fifty years ago, China and France established diplomatic ties. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart Francois Hollande exchanged congratulatory messages on Monday and pledged to deepen bilateral relations. Meanwhile,Chairman of the

CCTV9英语新闻：美国特使在北京讨论朝鲜核问题

US special envoy on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Glyn Davies has arrived in Beijing to discuss nuclear issues on the Korean Peninsula. Davies is scheduled to meet with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui, and Chinas Special Represe

CCTV9英语新闻：中国敦促日本增强道德良知

In response to Katsuto Momiis remarks, Chinese Foreign Ministry says forcing women to become sex slaves was a crime Japan committed during its wartime aggression. It caused great suffering, which survivors are living with to this day. China is urging