2018年CRI China's Foreign Minister holds a news conference

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a news conference on the sidelines of the national legislature's annual session on March 8th. The first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, opened in Beijing on March 5t

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-01-01

1. A cold Christmas for many Americans of up North. A half million customers from Michigan to Maine without power, all thanks to an ice storm that hit the region last weekend. 2. And cross the pond in England , thousands are without power after sever

2018年CRI CPPCC will redouble efforts to support reform and opening up

Over two thousand members of China's top advisory body have gathered in Beijing for the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee annual meeting, which starts tomorrow. Talking about the upcoming session, a spokesperson sa

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走遍全世界57: 沙漠中的植物

Some cacti, like the saguaro, grow to tree size, but true trees need more moisture than most desert environments can supply, so they are scarce on deserts. 一些仙人掌，如撒瓜罗，能长到橡树那么高。但真正的树却需要比大多数

英文杂志-Magazine：Ice-cream and banking

Ice-cream and bankingBy John KutiRussian ice-cream is great. Any shop or street seller can offer a choice of different ones for less than ten roubles, thats about 20p in British money, which I think is a fair price. They have natural fruit flavours a

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美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-10-01

1. President Barack Obama will address the UN General Assembly Tuesday. He will declare that anti-American rage and riots among Muslims abroad will never force the United State to backtrack on diplomacy. 2. Republican challenger Mitt Romney will addr

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2016-6-02

This is AP news minute. 1. A kidnapped soccer player has been rescued in Mexico. Alan Pulido was freed in what's being called a security operation. His hand is bandaged but he told reporters he is fine. 2. The libertarian governor nominated Gary John

Powell Heads US Cabinet Delegation for Talks in Mexico

By David Gollust Secretary of State Colin Powell flies to Mexico City later Monday as head of a Bush administration Cabinet delegation for meetings of the U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission. It will be

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-10-26

The share market has ended the week on a positive note and bounced back from yesterday's losses: The All Ords finished 29 points higher, that's about 0.5%, and the ASX 200 added the same amount. Qantas shares finished the session more than 3.5% highe

2017年CRI Annual Myanmar Gems Emporium Attracts More Traders

Organizers of the prestigious annual Myanmar Gems Emporium are reporting an increase in the number of Chinese merchants this year, seen as a sign of a recovery in the Jade market. More than 6000 precious gems and jade are on sale at the event in the

2017年CRI China's top political advisory body concludes annual session

The 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top political advisory body, held a closing meeting of its annual session in Beijing on Monday. Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the CPPCC National Commi

2017年CRI China's top legislative body opens annual session

The Fifth Session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislative body, opened in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivered the government work report at the opening of the session w

2018年CRI China's top political advisory body concludes annual session

The annual session of China's top political advisory body came to a close with adoption of a series of draft resolutions, including the work report of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee. At the closing session, the newly-elected C

CCTV9英语新闻：Consumer prices +2.3% y-y, producer deflation eases in China

China's consumer prices rose slightly on an annual basis in April, in line with market expectations. The consumer price index edged up 2.3 percent in April from a year ago, unchanged from March. Month-on-month, prices fell 0.2 percent, the data from

"The Artist" garners 4 honors at Indie Spirit Awards

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- The contender for top Academy Awards including best director and picture The Artist won big at the 27th annual Film Independent Spirit Awards held Saturday afternoon in Santa Monica, California, grossing four major ho

英闻天下——227 Biden Renews Possibility of Direct U.S-Iran Talks

US Vice President Joe Biden says the U.S is prepared to hold direct talks with Iran in the standoff over its nuclear ambitions. Biden made the comment at the annual Munich security conference, saying the talks will have to be real. We have made it cl