CCTV9英语新闻：Finnish Parliament speaker underlines the significance of Xi's visit

Finnish Parliament Speaker Maria Lohela expects the Chinese President's visit to Finland to deepen relations between the two countries, and send a positive signal to the Chinese people. Lohela also said there's plenty of areas in which China and Finl

CCTV9英语新闻：President Putin mourns victims in St. Petersburg

In the wake of the blast, Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Saint Petersburg and has made his way to the scene of the incident. Putin paid tribute to the victims by laying flowers at the entrance of the subway station where the explosio

CCTV9英语新闻：Colombia begins process of burying 273 victims, search continues

Colombian authorities on Monday released scores of decomposing cadavers for burial as rescuers continued their race against time to find survivors following devastating floods and landslides that wreaked havoc in the southern city of Mocoa. Desperate

CCTV9英语新闻：Finnish Mikko and his family say China feels like home

As President Xi pays his first state visit to Finland, our reporter Cui Hui'ao visited a local Finnish family right here in Beijing. The family of five has been living in the Chinese capital for nearly 20 years and all three kids speak fluent Chinese

CCTV9英语新闻：Descendants of Red Army benefit from 'Red tourism'

Jinggangshan is known to be the birthplace of the Chinese Red Army and the cradle of the Chinese Revolution. The county-level city in southeast Chinas Jiangxi Province has transformed itself into a place where tourists can get a better understanding

CCTV9英语新闻：From abandoned container to 'Maker Space'

In recent years China has seen a growing interest in small and medium sized enterprises, with many people from various walks of life taking up an entrepreneurial career path. Despite this booming industry and start-up culture, obstacles and hurdles c

CCTV9英语新闻：Xi attends tree planting activity, calls for understanding, protecting nature

BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday stressed the importance of afforestation and urged people, especially the young, to understand and protect nature via tree planting activities. Chinese PresidentXi Jinpingtalks w

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese president to meet Trump for first time in Florida on April 6-7

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has announced that President Xi Jinping would leave next week for a state visit to Finland before crossing the Atlantic for his first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump in Florida. At the invitation of Pr

CCTV9英语新闻：President Xi welcomes Serbian counterpart in Beijing

Chinese President Xi has met with his visiting Serbian counterpart Tomislav Nikolic in Beijing. A welcoming ceremony was held at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday afternoon. Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) holds a welcome ceremony for visitin

CCTV9英语新闻：At least 11 killed in explosion in St. Petersburg

At least 11 people have been killed in Saint Petersburg, Russia, after a bomb ripped through a subway station in the nation's second largest city. The blast has left another 45 people injured, while local residents have been quick to set up an improv

CCTV9英语新闻：Clean and green target for Xiong'an New Area

One of the challenges the new economic zone faces is wetland preservation as in the middle of the area lays the largest freshwater reserve in Hebei province. 143 lakes, covering 360 square kilometers.... The Baiyangdian wetland is the largest freshwa

CCTV9英语新闻：IMF Managing Director Lagarde sends New Year wishes to China

I want to wish all the Chinese people a very very new year, the year of rooster which we hope to partner with for many years to come. said Christina Lagarde, IMF Manageing Director. On behalf of the WHO, I wish all the Chinese people good health and

CCTV9英语新闻：French culinary event offers a taste of Parisien life in Beijing

Beijing's top French restaurants are putting on a special menu this month. It's all part of 'Got de France' - or 'Good France' - and our lucky reporter Shen Li got to taste it herself at the third edition of the French gastronomy event. Bon Apetit! T

CCTV9英语新闻：SCO holds celebration in Beijing to mark the start of spring

Monday marked the Navruz holiday, or the celebration of New Year across parts of the Middle East, the Balkans, the Caucasus and Asia. Here in Beijing, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization held a celebration for diplomats and foreigners from countrie

CCTV9英语新闻：Myth of Zhang Xianzhong's treasure proven true

For centuries, legend had it that a bountiful treasure of gold and silver sat at the bottom of the Minjiang River, near Pengshan city in China's Sichuan province. It was said to belong to Zhang Xianzhong, the leader of a peasant uprising that occurre

CCTV9英语新闻：'I am not Madame Bovary' wins best film of 11th Asian Film Awards

The 11th Asian Film Awards were held at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on Tuesday evening. The Chinese film 'I am not Madame Bovary', directed by Feng Xiaogang was the big winner of the night. Chinese actress Fan Bingbing (L) and director Feng Xiaogan

CCTV9英语新闻：China's ambassador to Finland: China eyes Finland's high technology

On the belt and road investment, China is hoping to get Finland on board for its technology. Let's hear what China's ambassador to Finland has to say. Although Finland is on the northwestern stretch of the bet-and-road area, but its new technology is

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese President Xi to visit Finland on Tuesday

Ahead of the Xi-Trump summit, the Chinese President will first pay a state visit to Finland. President Xi will visit the country from Tuesday to Thursday, his first to Northern Europe as head of state. Prior to his visit, Xi published an article in t

CCTV9英语新闻：Xinjiang introduces regulation on religious extremism

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has introduced China's first local regulation aimed at containing and eradicating extremism. 15 actions are now classified as extremism. They include interfering with the religious freedom of others,

CCTV9英语新闻：Dar es Salaam hosts first Chinese film expo

For the first time ever, the city of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania has hosted a Chinese Film Week. Many locals were treated to popular Chinese movies, and to make sure nothing got lost in translation -- some of the movies had English subtitles while othe