英闻天下——4 China Echoes Putin's Remarks on Relationship

China has echoed Russian President Vladimir Putin's remarks that ties between the two neighbors' are at their highest level in history. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying. Sino-Russian relationship is at its highest level and has enter

4 Killed in Heilongjiang's Worst Flood in Decades

Four people have been killed in some of the worst flooding in Heilongjiang in decades. The 4 have been killed after the car they were in was washed away in the Nen River, which is about 300-kilometers north of the provincial capital, Harbin. The loca

2018年CRI Observers: Mnangagwa's China visit to boost Zimbabwe's development

Observers in Zimbabwe have been weighing in on Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's now-concluded trip to China. They suggest the visit is likely to increase Zimbabwe's development, as well as create a new era for China-Zimbabwe ties. CRI's corr

词汇大师-- You Do Not Have to Watch 'Star Trek'

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: we talk about invented languages. RS: These are the subject of a new book by linguist Arika Okrent. ARIKA OKRENT: For most of the history of invented languages, they've been tryin

汪培珽分级书单 An I Can Read Book level1-2 Mother Bear's Robin

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China's Three Gorges hits full capacity

YICHANG, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- China's Three Gorges Dam on Sunday reached its designed highest mark, the second time for the world's largest water control and hydropower project to run at full capacity. The water level hit 175 meters at 5 p.m. after st

Fitch confirms Russia's long-term ratings at BBB level

MOSCOW, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Fitch international rating agency confirmed long-term ratings of Russia in national and foreign currency at the BBB level, the agency said Friday. Fitch's forecast remained positive due to a strong government's bookkee

Fitch confirms Brazil's investment grade

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 28 (Xinhua) -- World-renowned（世界知名的） credit rating agency Fitch Ratings announced on Monday the confirmation of Brazil's investment grade. Fitch stated（阐述） that Brazil's Issuer Default Rating will be maintai

China to raise proportion of community-level deputies to people's congresses

China to raise proportion of community-level deputies to people's congresses BEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- China will increase the proportion of community-level deputies to the people's congresses, and reduce the number of deputies elected from among l

Australian Labor Party's primary vote slumps in latest poll

CANBERRA, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Australian Labor Party's primary vote stands at just 30 percent, down 5 points since December, the latest Herald/Nielsen poll published in Fairfax newspapers showed on Monday. This is the first time that Tony Abbott is t

2015年CRI Hangzhou Leads in China's Taxi Reform

With taxi-hailing apps becoming increasingly popular, cab drivers in Hangzhou say they're finding themselves less-busy than they used to be. In the past, there used to be several passengers waiting along the side of the road. But now we have to drive

New Eurozone Focus: Spain's Debt, Economy

The debt-ridden Spanish government and the country's troubled economy are the newest face of the European debt crisis. Stock markets across Asia, Europe and the United States plunged on Monday on fears that Madrid will need an international bailout a

Moody's Downgrades 12 British Banks

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the credit ratings of 12 British banks over concerns that the government will not provide adequate support to the institutions if they become financially troubled. The credit rating firm said Friday that the d

英闻天下——112 China's December Inflation Rises to 2.5 Pct

The National Bureau of Statistics says the full-year consumer price index for China has come in at 2.6-percent. At the same time, the NBS is reporting December's inflation has increased 2.5-percent. That's up from the 2-percent level seen in February

英闻天下——333 Minister Interprets China's Healthcare Reform

China's Health Minister, Chen Zhu, has been praising the country's medical reform in the past years, but also says there are more challenges and objectives to be met in the following years. CRI's Alex Blucher brings more details. A nurse takes care o

311 counties to pilot China's hospital reform

BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- China has nominated 311 counties or county-level cities in a program to pilot reform of the country's public healthcare facilities, the Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday. The national initiative includes 83 counties

CCTV9英语新闻：Heads of Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate deliver work reports

Zhou Qiang, head of the Supreme People's Court, and Cao Jianming, Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, have delivered their work reports to the National People's Congress. They spoke of continuing high pressure against corruption

CCTV9英语新闻：China's judicial authorities on anti-corruption efforts

China has intensified its anti-corruption drive and punished a large number of corrupt officials over the past three years. In the work reports this morning, China's Chief Justice and Procurator-General outlined the judicial authorities' efforts in m