CCTV9英语新闻：越南侵犯中国主权

Yi Xianliang, deputy director-general of the Department of Boundary and Ocean Affairs of Chinas Foreign Ministry, has said the Islands are the inherent territory of China and there are no disputes in this area. Yi said China has been shocked by the i

CCTV9英语新闻：阅读仍然在许多最喜欢的爱好之列

Living in a fast-paced society, many people find it hard to get in some quality reading time. With World Reading Day approaching, CCTV talked with people from all walks of life, on how much time they had to take in some reading. Lets see what they ha

CCTV9英语新闻：Rubik's Cube turns 40

Its been four decades since Hungarian inventor and architect Erno Rubik created his best-selling puzzle cube. To celebrate the anniversary, the 69-year-old has paired up with the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey, for a special exhibi

CCTV9英语新闻：Led Zeppelin豪华版的经典专辑

Led Zeppelin will soon release a series of deluxe editions of all nine of their studio albums. The first batch will include the bands first three recordings between 1969 and 1970. And several previously unreleased songs will also be part of the packa

CCTV9英语新闻：第一个24小时书店在北京开幕

Good news for book lovers in Beijing: the citys first 24-hour bookstore, to be a cultural landmark, has been launched by the Sanlian Bookstore. Owned by the China Publishing Group Corporation, Sanlian is a major bookstore in the country. It has start

CCTV9英语新闻：中国将开放8个国营行业的投资

Chinas government says it will open 80 projects in eight state-run industries to private and foreign investors, as part of efforts to make its slowing economy more productive. The announcement is the latest in a series of policy changes aimed at carr

CCTV9英语新闻：Beijing Autoshow: Electrics at crossroads, in-car connectivity needs time

At the Beijing Autoshow many carmakers are showcasing their latest electrics, hybrids and in-car connectivity gadgets. Xia Cheng and Cheng Lei find out how far those technologies are from the average driver. At the Beijing Autoshow many carmakers are

CCTV9英语新闻：投资者所说的自由贸易区

Mr. Li to get his take on the Shanghai Free Trade Zone to date. Q1: Over 7,000 companies now in the FTZ, draft regulations are being debated. How is the free trade zone progressing since its inception back in September? Q2: A thematic equity benchmar

CCTV9英语新闻：中国2014年青岛世界园艺博览会

The International Horticultural Exhibition has quite a reputation, and has long been hailed as the Olympics of horticulture. It aims to demonstrate the worlds most advanced technology in horticulture and floriculture. Qingdao International Horticultu

CCTV9英语新闻：中国反对美国日本群岛列入条约

The Diaoyu Islands are at the heart of a territorial dispute between China and Japan. China has voiced its firm opposition to the inclusion of the islands in the US-Japan security treaty. This comes in response to remarks made by US President Barack

CCTV9英语新闻：中国旨在促进亚太自由贸易交易

The APEC leaders meeting will open in Beijing in ten days time, on November the 8th. Leaders of Asia-Pacific nations last met in China 13 years ago... amid a very different regional economic landscape. Speaking at a regular foreign affairs forum in B

CCTV9英语新闻：New video showing moment of US rocket explosion

There are some footage for you of the moment when an unmanned NASA rocket bound for the International Space Station, exploded upon launch on Tuesday evening. These are amateur videos gathered by the Associated Press. The rocket blew up over the Virgi

CCTV9英语新闻：Butterflies dying off in Yunnan province

For people in the cities, the simple beauty offered by a floating butterfly vanished long ago. In the valleys of Yunnan province in the southwest of China, explosions of brightly colored butterflies were a common spectacle. But even there, butterflie

CCTV9英语新闻：埃及拟沿加沙地带设缓冲区

Egypt has begun to clear residents from its border-area with the Gaza Strip, as it tries to create a 500-metre wide buffer zone along its 10-kilometre border with Gaza. On Tuesday evening, local residents in more than one thousand homes were forced t

CCTV9英语新闻：习主席强调社会正义与平等

President Xi Jinping has called for a greater role for the Communist Party of China in guiding the country's political and legal affairs. Xi has made the comments during a central political and legal work meeting. Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks

CCTV9英语新闻：China releases record, slamming US surveillance of China, world

Chinas State Internet Information Office has just published an Americas Global Surveillance Record, a few days after the governments announcement that it would increase security checks for computer hardware and services. The Record is drafted by the

CCTV9英语新闻：中国访问非洲加强联系

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will be on a four nation tour of Africa beginning next week. This is the first that Li will be visiting Africa since he assumed office in 2013. The upcoming visit is expected to cement comprehensive cooperation partnership

CCTV9英语新闻：Steve McQueen discusses diversity in "12 Years a Slave"

As we enter 2014, award season is just around the corner. Director Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave is definitely one of the front-runners. 12 Years a Slave is based on the 1853 memoir of Solomon Northup, a free man kidnapped and sold into slavery. T

CCTV9英语新闻：打捞沉没的渡轮sewol计划

The South Korean Coast Guard is in the final stage of preparing for the salvage efforts. Four crane barges that can lift a thousand tons each, have arrived at the incident area. The 145-meter-long, 22-meter-wide passenger ferry is the biggest ferry a

CCTV9英语新闻：美国总统访问韩国

To talk more about Obama's Japan and South Korea visits, we are now joined in the studio by Teng Jianqun, Director of the Center of Arms Control at the China Institute of International Studies. Q1: Obama reassured Japan that the alliance between the