CCTV9英语新闻：中国GDP增长7%，深化改革

China will continue to lower its GDP growth rate to around 7 percent in 2015. It's also trying to keep economic growth while adapting to the new normal of slower speed and higher quality. That's the message from Premier Li Keqiang, outlining the gove

CCTV9英语新闻：达沃斯论坛开幕前一刻的李克强

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivers a keynote speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, Jan 21, 2015. [Photo: Xinhua] As the Chinese economy has entered a state of new normal, the shift of growth gear

CCTV9英语新闻：幸存者回忆:风雨中漂流10小时

After nearly two hours floating on the Yangtze river, one survivor who successfully escaped from the capsized boat has been rescued in Hubei's neighbouring Hunan province. A local villager who works at a sand and gravel wharf next to the river recall

CCTV9英语新闻：年轻顾客被新概念酒店吸引

Measuring just 1.2 meters high and the width of a single bed, rooms at the Taiyuan Shangjian Capsule Hotel are not the most luxurious. But with all the amenities of modern accommodations, including free Wi-Fi, a laptop desk and TV -- and at a cost of

CCTV9英语新闻：中国和智利签署货币互换协议

China and Chile have signed a host of cooperation deals, including a multi-billion-U.S.-dollar currency swap pact as the two countries move to enhance their trade and financial ties. The deals were sealed after a meeting between visiting Chinese Prem

CCTV9英语新闻：心理救援队第一批到达

On Wednesday morning, a group of psychological relief counselors from Beijing, Hubei province and other places in China arrived at the Hubei Jianli People's Hospital, where the injured are receiving treatment. The 27-member team included 12 people fr

CCTV9英语新闻：中国呼吁各方尊重明斯克协议

China is calling for all parties in the Ukraine crisis to implement the Minsk agreement and to find a comprehensive and lasting solution. On Tuesday Permanent Representative of China to the UN, Liu Jieyi, said that China supports the agreement reache

CCTV9英语新闻：Premier Li suggests Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect

Premier Li Keqiang visited Shenzhen on Monday and told the local government that the city should take a pioneering role in China's reforms and opening-up. Li said that role should include developing a Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program to follo

CCTV9英语新闻：Global oil prices hit new lows since spring 2009

The global oil markets experienced another blow on Monday, with prices hitting their lowest in five and a half years. US crude at one point hit below $50 a barrel, while Brent dove under $53. This was related to the latest signs of oversupply. Russia

美多个州及韩军事基地收到美军错寄炭疽热活样本

WASHINGTON, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military has accidentally sent live Anthrax to a private lab in Maryland, U.S. media reported Wednesday. The U.S. Defense Department is currently investigating the inadvertent transfer of samples containing liv

CCTV9英语新闻：商务部:2008年以来,中国未对印尼出口过大米

China's Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday that since Chinese firms have not been permitted to export rice to Indonesia since 2008, they have nothing to do with the plastic rice scare in Indonesia. The ministry said that in accordance with WTO ru

CCTV9英语新闻：华盛顿庆祝羊年

Washington DC has celebrated the Chinese New Year with a parade, Chinese Dragon Dances, live musical performances, and much more, as more than 300 business leaders and cultural community representatives attended a China Culture night co- hosted by th

CCTV9英语新闻：来自世界各国的领导人对中国人新年的祝福

Leaders from around the world are extending their best New Year wishes to the Chinese people. I would like to send my best wishes to the people of China from the snowy Finland, the Home of the Santa Claus. I wish you a happy Chinese New Year, said Sa

CCTV9英语新闻：白皮书集锦主动防御策略

For more on Chinas new Defense White Paper, our reporter Han Bin interviewed Senior Colonel Zhou Bo from the Ministry of National Defense. Colonel Zhou is also the Director of the Center for International Security Cooperation. He says the new white p

CCTV9英语新闻：哥本哈根警方：在拍摄咖啡厅发现可疑包裹

Copenhagen police say a suspicious letter has been found outside the cafe that was the scene of a deadly shooting on Saturday. Police say the area has been evacuated, and the package is being investigated. The suspected shooter, Omar Abdel Hamid El-H

CCTV9英语新闻：中国军事战略白皮书发布

For more on the newly released Defense White Paper, we have our reporter Han Bin in the studio. Q1: China has released a Defense White Paper every two years since 1998. Why is it named China's Military Strategy this time? A1: Well, this is the first

CCTV9英语新闻：广东惠州澳大利亚产品展悉尼开幕

Manufacturers from southern Chinese city of Huizhou are displaying their products in Australia, hoping to increase visibility and business. They're a big part of a Chinese contingent in Sydney helping to promote China's renewed push towards manufactu

CCTV9英语新闻：最后一站旨在促进中国-智利的关系

Let's talk about this more now with Mr. Jia Xiudong, Senior Research Fellow from the China Institute of International Studies. Q1: Let's start with the multi-billion-U.S.-dollar currency swap pact between China and Chile. How will this pact benefit b

CCTV9英语新闻：普京会见中国国务委员杨洁篪

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met China's State Councillor Yang Jiechi in Moscow. Yang Jiechi is attending a high-ranking security meeting of BRICS nations. Putin spoke highly about President Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow earlier this month. He

CCTV9英语新闻：智利与中国的贸易推动

Trade between Chile and China has grown dramatically in recent years, since the signing of the Free Trade Agreement in 2005. That's been mainly driven by copper exports, But Chile's agricultural exports are also now a major factor in the equation. As