CCTV9英语新闻：Former policeman runs care center for retired police dogs

In the suburban area of the city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, a former policeman has built a nursing home for retired police dogs. It's the first one in the province, perhaps in all of China. CGTN reporter Hu Nan visited the care center and brings

CCTV9英语新闻：Blackpool Dance Festival to be held in Shanghai this summer

The Blackpool Dance Festival is the world's first and most famous annual ballroom dance competition. The first event was held in 1920, and over the years, it has evolved to include many more events. This summer, the festival will host its second over

CCTV9英语新闻：Top political advisors call for policies to encourage reading

Reading can unlock people's potential to innovate, and promote civic morality. That's why representatives at this year's Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference are urging the government to speed up implementation of new policies that enco

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese traditional villages 'facing difficulties'

For almost two decades acclaimed writer and CPPCC member, Feng Jicai has been speaking out in support of protecting China's traditional villages. At this year's Two Sessions conference, Feng called on the central government to do more to help. Feng J

CCTV9英语新闻：A bright future for China's booming film industry

A global cast of industry players have gathered in Hong Kong this week for FILMART, the Hong Kong International Film and TV conference. The future of China's film industry was the focus at many of the conference's events. Mao Dan spoke to insiders ab

CCTV9英语新闻：Trump confirms 'One China' policy, commits to Japanese security

During a joint press conference on Friday, Trump said he had spoken on the phone with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The US president described the conversation as very warm. Trump says a better relationship between the US and China is not a threat to

CCTV9英语新闻：Israel legalizes settlements on Palestinian land

The Israeli parliament has passed a controversial law, legalizing dozens of Jewish outposts built unlawfully on private Palestinian land in the West Bank. We are not voting tonight only on the regularization bill. We are voting tonight on our right t

CCTV9英语新闻：EU ministers meet in Brussels to discuss Ukraine, Libya

Foreign ministers of the European Union have gathered in Brussels for a Foreign Affairs Council meeting. Monday's talks focused on security situations in various regions, with particular emphasis on Ukraine and Libya. The situation in Ukraine topped

CCTV9英语新闻：French candidate Fillon faces backlash over fake job scandal

French Presidential candidate Francois Fillion is facing intense backlash over a scandal involving his wife. She's accused of accepting hundreds of thousand of euros in state money for work she may have never done. The incident has helped independent

CCTV9英语新闻：World's first ice library launched in Baikalsk

In Russia, the world's strangest library has opened in the city of Baikalsk. Not a single piece of paper can be found inside. Instead, all books are made from ice. The library consists of 420 books, which contain etchings of more than 1,000 phrases.

CCTV9英语新闻：Demonstrations take place over publication denying Japan's wartime aggressions

In Japan, hundreds of overseas Chinese have taken to the streets to protest against the CEO of APA Hotels, Toshio Motoya. The rightist hotel tycoon has come under fire after distributing and placing factually incorrect books in the rooms of his hotel

CCTV9英语新闻：350-meter deep sinkhole cave found in Guangxi

A joint geological expedition of 27 members from China, France and Italy has discovered another tiankeng, or giant sinkhole cave, in south China's Guangxi Province. A 350-meter-deep pit with nearly vertical walls... The newly-discovered tiankeng look

CCTV9英语新闻：Premier Li visits Fisher and Paykel research center

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang continues his visit to New Zealand. Today he visited the Fisher and Paykel Research Centre, and attended a cultural activity in Auckland. Fisher and Paykel is a well-known household appliance company in New Zealand. In 2012

CCTV9英语新闻：Tibetans mark day returning freedom to one million serfs

Tuesday is a day to remember for Tibetans, as feudal serfdom ended on the same day 58 years ago. Over one million serfs, or 90 percent of the region's population, were emancipated under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. Performances acr

CCTV9英语新闻：Iraqi forces launch fresh advance inside Mosul

Officials from Iraq's Interior Ministry have said that security forces have launched a fresh advance against ISIL in several southeastern districts of Mosul. Fighting in the city stalled about a month ago but authorities say forces are now advancing

CCTV9英语新闻：Celebrations held in Zimbabwe to mark the Year of the Rooster

Chinese living in Zimbabwe have been preparing an array of activities to welcome the spring festival. They include stunning performances from both Chinese and Zimbabwean artists. I note that the Chinese people use their culture as the bedrock upon wh

CCTV9英语新闻：US Defense Secretary James Mattis finishes Asia tour

US Defense Secretary James Mattis concluded visits to South Korea and Japan this week. It was the first foreign tour by a senior official from the Trump administration. Many see it as revealing the new administration's foreign policies in the Asia-Pa

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese president, premier condemn London terrorist attack

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang have passed on their condolences to the United Kingdom over Thursday's terror attack in London which left four people killed. In a phone call to Queen Elizabeth II, the Chinese president strongly co

CCTV9英语新闻：China, Australia should work together to counter global instability

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in the Australian capital of Canberra Wednesday night for an official visit. The Premier is scheduled to meet Australian leaders and attend an economic cooperation forum. In an opinion piece published in an Australi

CCTV9英语新闻：MOFA on Premier Li's visit to Australia, New Zealand

The Chinese Foreign Ministry says Premier Li's official visits to Australia and New Zealand demonstrate China's efforts to ensure free trade amidst difficult global circumstances. This is Premier Li Keqiang's first visit to a foreign country since Ch