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- A series of post-Olympics car restrictions comes into force in Beijing today.
- China's first solar-powered car is on display in a square in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.
- SHANGHAI's Ocean University has moved into its new 586,000-square-meter campus at Lingang New City in Nanhui District.
- A 64-year-old man in eastern China stunned friends and family when he came back to life and started talking at his own funeral.
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Golf legend Seve Ballesteros has been diagnosed with a brain tumour and will undergo a biopsy tomorrow.
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World number one Jelena Jankovic won her third WTA title in as many weeks by beating Russian Vera Zvonareva 6-2 6-4 to triumph in the Kremlin Cup at the weekend.
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In cricket, Pakistan maintained their 100% record in the quadrangular Twenty 20 event in King City, Canada, beating Zimbabwe by seven wickets with an over to spare.
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In golf, Charl Schwartzel captured his third European Tour title after a composed final round of 66 gave him a three-shot win on 19-under at the Madrid Masters.
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NBA Commissioner David Stern has offered the assistance of his organisation to Great Britain's drive to take part in the 2012 Olympics.
Helping and being helped
Are you a person with a charitable spirit? Have you lent a helping hand to others? Have you ever received help from others? Among the ones that helped you, who are you the most grateful for?
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- Asian markets have reacted positively to efforts by world leaders to end the recent financial turmoil.
- New figures show that Chinese companies secured contracts abroad to provide outsourcing services to a value of 1.9 billion U.S. dollars in the first eight months of 2008, up 17 percent from the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
- Hi-tech fraudsters are taking advantage of the global financial turmoil, according to governments and security experts.
- Cars could soon come with parental controls that limit what younger drivers can do with a vehicle.
Olympic Park Open to Public free of Charge
The Beijing Olympic Park, also known as the Olympic Green, opened to public free of charge on Oct. 10. In the first following weekend, the park saw a sharp increase in the number of visitors hoping to get an inside look at the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube.
Sun Village
In a suburb of Beijing, a place full of sunshine and love provides a home for children whose parents are serving prison sentences. Recently, our reporter Zhangwan has paid a visit to the village and here is what she has discovered.
- Popular Chinese singing duo Yu Quan kicked off a five-city tour in Shanghai over the weekend to mark their tenth anniversary.
- Disney's family comedy "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," with Drew Barrymore providing the voice of the pooch, was the No. 1 flick for the second-straight weekend with $17.5 million, raising its 10-day total to $52.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
- International and domestic theater luminaries will shine in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing at the upcoming Theater of the Nations Festival, which will be held from October 16 to 26, the Beijing Morning Post reports.
(Page Editor: Yang Yong)
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Broadcast Time: 11:00-12:00, 2008-10-13
