CCTV9英语新闻：Beijing, Prague to become sister cities

During President Xi's visit to the Czech Republic, he will attend a ceremony in which Beijing and Prague will become sister cities. The mayor of the Czech capital Adriana Krnacova has prepared a special gift for the Chinese president. A gift for frie

CCTV9英语新闻：Australia beckons Chinese visitors with 10-year visas

Australia has become the latest country to issue 10-year multiple entry visas for Chinese nationals. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said a few pilot programs are being carried out, and it's hoped the new visa policy will soon be extended to all eligib

CCTV9英语新闻：Doctors become pioneers in forming group practice

China is pursuing an ambitious program of reform to improve the public health system. The government has been attempting medical reform for a decade. Now we continue our special series to look at those efforts and achievements. The idea behind multi-

CCTV9英语新闻：Robots shaking things up at Berlin travel fair

Are the machines taking over? Well not yet, but they are making quite an impression at the international travel fair in Berlin. Two humanoid robots - named Chihira Kanae and Mario - are at the event, to show how hey can be put to use in the travel an

CCTV9英语新闻：Taiwan delegation welcomes President Xi's remarks

Members of the Taiwan delegation to the Two Sessions have welcomed president Xi Jinping's remarks about cross-strait relations. They said the president's statement demonstrated a determination to safegurad peaceful development of relations between Ta

CCTV9英语新闻：Durant's 41 points helps Thunder even series 2-2

Oklahoma City would be in need of a big effort from Kevin Durant or risk falling behind three-games-to-one to the San Antonio Spurs, with a possible close-out game in Texas. And the four-time league scoring champ and former MVP would step-up big time

CCTV9英语新闻：Rescue efforts continue in Taining: 9 bodies found, 32 missing

At least 9 people have been confirmed dead at the landslide in Taining County in eastern China's Fujian Province, and rescuers continue searching for the 32 who are still missing. A further 13 people are being treated at a local hospital, with three

CCTV9英语新闻：CPPCC members on developments of cultural circle

While this year's CPPCC - or Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference - continues to weigh cultural proposals, members are also reporting on initiatives to encourage cultural awakening among the people. In South China's Guangdong Province,

CCTV9英语新闻：Islamic State claims responsibility for Brussels attacks

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for Tuesday's bomb attacks in Brussels that have killed as many as 34 people and injured over 200 others. The blasts went off at the city's airport and one of its metro stations. Belgian Prime Minist

CCTV9英语新闻：South China sees heavy rains in 2016

The heavy rainfall in South China began in March. So far, there have been at least 10 rounds of heavy rain. Experts from the weather bureau say the number of rainy days has not increased compared to previous years. But the amount of rainfall has been

CCTV9英语新闻：9.4 mln students to take exams in China

A big day for Chinese high school students. China's national college entrance exam, Gaokao, starts today. Around 9.4 million students are sitting the grueling two-or-three-day tests, which aim to screen and select candidates for higher education. The

CCTV9英语新闻：中国大部分地区发布黄色雾霾预警

Today Beijing sees its first blue sky in 2016, after several days of continuous hazy weather. Meanwhile, some surrounding areas, such as Hebei province, are still struggling with smog. The meteorological center this morning has issued yellow alerts i

CCTV9英语新闻：高达2米的新疆地区的积雪高达2米

To northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region now, where a blizzard has lasted almost half a month in many parts of the province. It is the longest blizzard recorded there in a decade. In mountainous areas, snow is up to nearly two meters hig

CCTV9英语新闻：高端人群旅游偏好调查与分析

According to Chinas tourism bureau, the majority of holiday-makers chose short-distance getaways over long ones during the three-day New Year holiday. For those who went overseas, tropical islands in neighboring countries such as the Maldives, Bali,

CCTV9英语新闻：运营商网络安全意识不够

Junk text messages, crack calls...these are signs that your private information could have been leaked. A report on China's cyber security says that in the past year, 5.5 billion pieces of information could have been leaked from websites across China

CCTV9英语新闻：企业如何才能提高他们的网站安全

For more analysis, joining me now on the line is Shen Yi, Researcher at the Center for Communication and State Governance Research at Fudan University. Q1. How can we encourage companies to ramp-up their security, as many operators tend to lack savvy

CCTV9英语新闻：政府制定区域生态环境保护的新目标

China has set new goals for ecological and environmental protection in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, highlighting concerted efforts to control air and water pollution, and the conservation of resources. Under the plan, particles of PM2.5 -- in th

CCTV9英语新闻：智能手机成瘾的危险性

With the development of the Internet and related technology, we are all getting more and more reliant on our smartphones. Following this trend, a new word, phubber, has also been coined, conflating the words phone and snubber, which refers to people

CCTV9英语新闻：中国发出黄色警报，发誓要对抗污染

Heavy fog has been disturbing traffic and travel on the final day of the New Year holiday. The haze caused the closure of highways in many regions. As many as eight major roads were closed in the capital, Beijing, and 10 in the neighboring city, Tian

CCTV9英语新闻：红外探测器将用于挽救生命

An infra-red life detector system will be used once again for the rescue of the remaining trapped miners in east China's Shandong Province. The system will be deployed once a life channel has been drilled through the underground mine tunnel. The resc