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China Drive, Afternoon, 2008-08-28
    2008-08-28 19:20:30     CRIENGLISH.com
Broadcast Time: 17:00-19:00, 2008-08-28

           


Seven of 23 Paralympic traffic lanes opened today on Beijing's roads, one  of  which is the highway linking Beijing Capital International Airport to Dongzhimen in the city center.
 
Schoolchildren in Shanghai are not happy and the situation does not improve as they advance to the higher grades, according to a survey.
 
Beijing's Olympic venues will open to tourists during the week-long National Day holiday beginning on October 1st.

 

 

  • American Andy Roddick along with last year's runner-up Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Russian star Nikolay Davydenko were easy first-round winners Wednesday at the U.S. Open.
  • On the women's side... Former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic, former champion and last year's runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva were a trio of second-round winners Wednesday at the U.S. Open.
  • Five-time European champion Liverpool struggled to advance past Standard Liege 1-0 on Wednesday with a goal late into extra time to reach the lucrative Champions League group stage.

  • The annual Venice Film Festival kicked off on Wednesday evening.
  • All the Chinese Olympic gold medalists will visit Hong Kong this weekend. Apart from demonstrating their sports skills, they will also show off their entertainment talents.
  • Hong Kong pop star Aaron Kwok says he has become a Guinness world record holder for performing on the largest indoor revolving stage.

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  • CHINA plans to increase the number of tourism employees to 100 million by 2015 and boost the development of the industry by offering tax breaks and fortifying infrastructure.
  • YUAN appreciation and recession in the West are driving Chinese textile makers to shift focus from exports to the domestic market.
  • CHINA Mobile Ltd, the world's biggest phone company by users, increased second-quarter profit by 51 percent, more than analysts' estimates, after price cuts helped attract subscribers.

In depth Reports

Mobile tourist information buses to better serve tourists

Beijing Olympics brings business opportunities to the city

New legislation puts people's personal information under protection

(Page Editor: Wang Wenwen)

 
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