Xinhua to launch international TV news service

HONG KONG, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- China's state-run Xinhua News Agency will launch
an international television news station next month, industry officials here said
Thursday.
The new channel, named "China International TV (CITV)," will began broadcasting
on Nov. 7, the 78th anniversary of the founding of Xinhua, according to the
officials.
The satellite-based CITV, headquartered in Beijing, will cover news in Chinese
and in English to attract viewers in Europe and America, they said. The
Chinese-language service will begin next month, with the English news service to
begin in January.
The 24-hour news network will cover both China-related and international news,
the officials said.
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