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China Drive Afternoon 2008-09-26
    2008-09-26 19:59:11     CRIENGLISH.com
Broadcast Time: 11:00-12:00, 2008-09-26

                 
     

  • Chinese businesswomen are now the main consumers of luxury products such as cars and fashion labels.

  • Shanghai named ten star seniors yesterday, including a sprightly 109-year-old woman, who will go on to compete nationally for the title of China's "longevity star."
  • Primary and middle school students in Beijing have started practicing new eye exercises.


  • Space Dreams:
    Thousands of years ago, people dreamt of flying above the clouds to look for a palace of the gods. Now that dream has been realized by airplanes. Modern people now have much wilder dream about the immense and mysterious space.


 

 

  • ANDY Roddick overcame a Davis Cup hangover and jet lag to reach the quarterfinals of the China Open yesterday. Spain's David Ferrer wasn't as fortunate.
  • With a desperate rally in the rain, Carlos Beltran and the New York Mets kept their playoff destiny in their own hands.
  • Alexi Casilla delivered the winning RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning, as Minnesota rallied from a five-run deficit to shock Chicago, 7-6, and move into first place in the AL Central by a half-game over the White Sox.
  • Finally.. a little boxing hype to end off sports... TRY as he might, and Ricardo Mayorga certainly tried, the broad smile never left Shane Mosley's face.


      

Luxury villas
Recently, a China Youth Daily reporter found that many luxury villas were built for local officials in Shangcheng, a poverty-stricken county in Henan. The report sparked heated discussion.


Your Space Fantasy

The dream of going to outerspace never ceases for human beings. Scientists always try to understand more about other planets, what about you? Have you ever imagined yourself traveling to outerspace? What would you do there?

 

              

  • Washington Mutual was closed by the US government in by far the largest failure of a US bank, and its banking assets were sold to JPMorgan Chase & Co for $1.9 billion.

  • The producer of China's White Rabbit brand candy on Friday announced the suspension of domestic sales of its products, which are suspected of melamine contamination.

  • CHINA will not import iron ore from Brazil-based Vale in the short term, a finance newspaper reported today.

 






  • "Ying Han" Invited to Pusan Film Festival
    Hong Kong film producer Wong Jing's latest work, "Ying Han," featuring mainland actor Liu Ye and veteran Hong Kong actor Anthony Wong, has been accepted into the 13th Pusan International Film Festival on October 2.
  • Britney Spears to sell house for $7.9 min
    Britney Spears is selling her home for 7.9 million US dollars.
  • Fans Encouraged to Write Chinese 'Prison Break'
    Chinese fans of the TV drama "Prison Break" will get a chance to publish a novel based on the series.


 

 

(Page Editor: Liu Bing)

 
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