CCTV9英语新闻：中国旨在促进亚太自由贸易交易

The APEC leaders meeting will open in Beijing in ten days time, on November the 8th. Leaders of Asia-Pacific nations last met in China 13 years ago... amid a very different regional economic landscape. Speaking at a regular foreign affairs forum in B

CCTV9英语新闻：New video showing moment of US rocket explosion

There are some footage for you of the moment when an unmanned NASA rocket bound for the International Space Station, exploded upon launch on Tuesday evening. These are amateur videos gathered by the Associated Press. The rocket blew up over the Virgi

CCTV9英语新闻：埃及拟沿加沙地带设缓冲区

Egypt has begun to clear residents from its border-area with the Gaza Strip, as it tries to create a 500-metre wide buffer zone along its 10-kilometre border with Gaza. On Tuesday evening, local residents in more than one thousand homes were forced t

CCTV9英语新闻：UN holds emergency meeting over Israel-Palestine tension

An emergency UN Security Council meeting was held on Wednesday, as tensions intensified over Israel's announcement to build some 1,000 new settlement units in it occupied East Jerusalem, the part of the city Palestinians demand for their future state

CCTV9英语新闻：赞比亚77岁总统病死英国

LUSAKA, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Zambian President Michael Sata has died of undisclosed illness in London after medical check-up, the Zambian government said on Wednesday. The file photo taken on Jan. 31, 2014 shows Zambian President Michael Sata attendin

CCTV9英语新闻：来自32个国家的卫生官员出席埃博拉病毒会议

Health officials from 32 nations have met in Cuba to discuss plans to contain the Ebola epidemic. The meeting was organized by ALBA, a nine-nation bloc led by socialist allies Venezuela and Cuba. They held a summit in Havana last week in which presid

CCTV9英语新闻：美国中国共同努力打击埃博拉病毒

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday paid honor to healthcare workers who have treated Ebola patients in West Africa, calling them heroes deserving to be applauded rather than discouraged. U.S. President Barack Oba

CCTV9英语新闻：中国欢迎安倍来北京

Foreign Minister Wang Yi has also been speaking about the attendence of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the APEC leaders meeting in Beijing. Wang Yi says hell be welcomed as a guest.... but he insisted that a number of obstacles still stand in

CCTV9英语新闻：美国六方会谈特使访问韩国

After talks with South Korean officials, the US Special Envoy for the Six-Party Talks on the DPRK's nuclear issue, Sydney Seiler, will arrive in Beijing today on his second stop. On Wednesday, the US envoy met with the South Korean Director-General o

CCTV9英语新闻：Occupy co-organiser made significant donation to HKU

One of the Occupy Central movement organisers anonymously donated 1.45 million Hong Kong dollars to the University of Hong Kong. However, some members of the local media have revealed they received documents showing that the donor was Tai Yiu-Ting, w

CCTV9英语新闻：Jobs losses in HK's distribution, logistics sectors

Mr. Leung runs a company that delivers goods to shops, markets and restaurants. Since the protesters occupied the roads, his business has declined sharply. I had to re-route because of the road blockades and congestions, Leung said. Time on the road

CCTV9英语新闻：试图限制北京的雾霾

The Chinese government says it is trying to cut air pollution in Beijing ahead of the APEC summit of world leaders, which opens November 8. The Ministry of Environmental Protection has warned that central and southern parts of the Beijing municipalit

CCTV9英语新闻：北京APEC:中国准备好了

2014 marks the 25th anniversary of APEC. Back in 2001, China hosted the 9th APEC Economic Leaders Meeting. 13 years later, APEC is back in China once again. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, speaking at the 10th Lanting Forum, said that the country i

CCTV9英语新闻：建立有效的司法体系

The Central Leading Group for Judicial Reform in China, which is a body that aims to coordinate and supervise reforms in the judicial system, has called for the whole country to work towards constructing a society governed by the rule of law. During

CCTV9英语新闻：乌克兰的人道主义灾难

For more on the reactions from Russia, were now joined by our correspondent Anya Ardayeva who is standing by in Moscow. Q1: Voters in Donesk and Luhansk regions have already started casting their ballots. Tell us whats Russias latest response to the

CCTV9英语新闻：Mediation efforts proved effective

VIENNA, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- The parties involved in Iran's nuclear talks may consider extension of the negotiation if time is not enough for a deal, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Monday. Wang said there are two possibilities -- one is

CCTV9英语新闻：救灾物资及时送达影响的居民

The response to the earthquake in Sichuan has been swift. As Li Qiong reports, medical and search workers have joined hands to treat the injured and care for the tens of thousands affected. Its Day 3 since the quake rattled Kangding county. A further

CCTV9英语新闻：日本绑架问题调查团结束访朝

The Japanese delegation said they travelled to the DPRK to learn in detail about the latest investigation into the abduction of Japanese citizens by the DPRK in the 1970s and 80s. The DPRK has refused to disclose details of the two-day meetings, or w

CCTV9英语新闻：香港警方呼吁示威者离开主要道路

Police in Hong Kong have again urged protesters to leave the streets, after more than a month of demonstrations in which protesters have camped out on major roads and paralyzed traffic. At a press conference Wednesday, police chief superintendent Hui

CCTV9英语新闻：俄罗斯承认叛军控制的选举结果

Russia says it will recognize election results held in eastern Ukraine by anti-government rebels. But Washington warns the elections are illegal, and violate the international commitment to which Moscow agreed last month. The self-declared republics