China's Buying Spree in UK Property Market Rational?

Recently announced major Chinese investments in London are prompting more and more Chinese interest in potential investments in the UK capital. CRI's London correspondent Tu Yun has more. Haidi Dai is a property market analyst from Shanghai. She's in

2017年CRI Efforts on restoration ecology at Jiaozhou Bay paid off

The Hongdao Economic Zone is on the northern bank of Jiaozhou Bay in Qingdao. The local fishermen became wealthy in the 90s off the back of their pond-farming of shrimp and fish. Unfortunately, the local river area has suffered; becoming increasingly

地道英语在线听-Canary Wharf 金丝雀码头

A perfect spot for lunch Finn: Welcome to On the Town from BBC Learning English. My name's Finn. Zo: 大家好，我是刘佳, 欢迎收听今天的都市掠影，今天我们来到了泰晤士河岛上，周围都是一些摩天高楼。 Finn: Yes today we've just arrived in a part of London

SpaceX's New Rocket Ready for First Flight

SpaceXs huge rocket makes its first launch this week. It will leave from the same launch pad that sent men to the moon almost 50 years ago. The rocket, called the Falcon Heavy, could be launched as early as Tuesday. When it does, it will be the most

Canary Wharf 金丝雀码头

The script of this programme 本节目台词 A perfect spot for lunch Finn: Welcome to On the Town from BBC Learning English. My name's Finn. Zo: 大家好，我是刘佳, 欢迎收听今天的都市掠影，今天我们来到了泰晤士河岛上，周围都是一些摩天高楼。 Finn: Yes today

Hong Kong's airport expansion

Rob: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English, I'm Rob and with me today is Rosie. Rosie: Hi there. Rob: In our programme today we're talking about airports. I'm sure many of us have used one. They are a departure point for gre

China's railways handle 606 mln passengers in first 4 months

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- A total of 606.48 million people traveled via China's railways during the first four months of 2012, a year-on-year increase of 2.8 percent, the Ministry of Railways said Sunday. Passenger numbers increased the most in Apri

2017年CRI China's first cargo spacecraft launched

China's first cargo spacecraft, the Tianzhou-1, was launched on Thursday from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China's Hainan Province. Tianzhou-1 is the first cargo ship independently developed by China and is expected to dock with the o

2017年CRI China's cargo spacecraft refuels space lab in orbit

China's first cargo spacecraft has refueled the Tiangong-2 space lab in orbit for the first time. Tianzhou-1, which was launched April 20th from Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province, successfully completed an automated dockin

2017年CRI China's first cargo spacecraft docks with Tiangong-2 space lab

China's first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1 successfully docked with the Tiangong-2 space lab for the first time on Saturday. China has taken another step toward its goal of putting a space station into orbit around 2022, by sending its first cargo spa

2017年CRI Interview: Priorities for Africa's infrastructure construction

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, third from left, watches a cargo train carrying port containers begin its opening run from Mombasa to Nairobi, Kenya, May 30, 2017. [Photo:AP] The newly launched Standard Gauge Railways linking Kenya's port city Momba

2018年CRI Chongqing's national and international roles

The Streaming Down the Yangtze team has arrived in Chongqing. This is where the team will officially begin its 2-week trek down the Yangtze River. The team will make stops in the cities of Yueyang, Wuhan, Jiujiang and Nanjing before reaching the fina

Successful flight for China's first jumbo airfreighter

BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- China on Saturday conducted a successful test flight of its first domestically made jumbo airfreighter. The Yun-20, or Transport-20, is a huge, multi-function airfreighter which can perform various long-distance air trans

CCTV9英语新闻：Owner of seized Japanese ship pays $40 mln fine in legal dispute

A Japanese shipping company has paid about 40 million US dollars in fines to a Chinese firm, for a legal dispute that dates back to the 1980s. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines states that it respects the Chinese courts ruling and will resolve the issue as soon as

China's new stealth frigate commissioned

HANGZHOU, March 12 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese-developed next-generation stealth frigate was commissioned to the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) on Tuesday. The country's first type 056 stealth frigate, formerly known simply as ship 582, was renam

Russia's Mission Control raises ISS by 10.2 km

MOSCOW, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Russia's Mission Control announced on Wednesday it had raised the International Space Station (ISS) by 10.2 km to 374.7 km with the help of the Europe's ATV-2 Johannes Kepler. The Mission Control conducted the correction(修

英语听书《白鲸记》第239期

See ye not then, shipmates, that Jonah sought to flee worldwide from God? Miserable man! 那么,你们是否看到,船友们,约拿竟想远走高飞,避开上帝!这个可怜的家伙! Oh! most contemptible and worthy of all scorn; with slouched hat

CCTV9英语新闻：Sansha's new passenger ship goes into operation

A new roll-on/roll-off ship delivered last month to China's southernmost city of Sansha has set off on its maiden voyage. The ship, the Sansha Number One, will increase cargo and passenger transportation capacity between the island groups in the Sout

2016年CRI China's New Carrier Rocket to Launch 1st Cargo Spacecraft in 2017

Saturday's launch marks a key step towards China's plan to eventually operate a permanent space station, which is the final step of China's three-phased manned space program. The Long March-7 rocket has been designed as a cargo spacecraft, and is set

2016年CRI More Details Unveiled about China's Space Plan

As part of the plan, the latest step will be the launch of the second space lab, the Tiangong-2, which is scheduled for the third quarter of this year. Shortly afterward, the Shenzhou-11 spacecraft is due to carry two astronauts to dock with the lab