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- Fengshui, the traditional Chinese study of geomantic omens for buildings or cemeteries, is proving extremely popular as a new university course in Central China, despite the endless conjecture over its status as science or superstition.
- A foreigner eager to learn Chinese might quickly give up the idea if he or she happens to see a newly published dictionary, which shows 10,001 different written forms for just one Chinese character.
- Guard Line of the Western-Style Buildings at Garden of Perfection and Brightness
- Earthquake Patients Join in a Special Sports Meeting
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Tommy Robredo has delighted the home crowd with a resilient display to beat Andreas Seppi and reach the second round of the Madrid Masters.
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The National Basketball Association is laying off 9 percent of its workforce over worries about the US economy, but is looking to expand operations in China, according to its commissioner David Stern.
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Turkey will host the world amateur team golf championship in 2012.
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And Mexico wants to host a small-scale version of the Olympic Summer Games in 2010 to celebrate the country's bicentenary.
Can you resist temptations?
There're many temptations in life: wine, cigarette, chocolate, junk food, TV games, etc. They're so tempting that sometimes we forget about our deteriorating health, expanding waistline, and an imminent deadline at work. Are you good at resisting these temptations? What do you do to resist them?
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Property developers announce its low profit margin
The real estate market in Beijing is experiencing a decline both in supply and demand. After feeling the pinch, developers have become active in seeking ways to increase sales. On October 10th, those in charge of Dongyaxinhua Real-Estate Company published their housing costs and announced the company's profit margin at only 5%.
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- It's been announced within the last hour that the Bush administration plans to spend an initial $250 billion of the $700 billion bailout, buying stock in private banks.
- And financial markets in Asia have risen sharply for the second day running, with the Nikkei gaining 13% in morning trading, and Sydney up 5%.
- China's consumer confidence index shrank slightly in the third quarter amid the global financial turmoil.
- And China's domestic steel prices plummeted by an average of 12 percent between October 6th and October 10th. That is the biggest single-week decline since the year 2000, according to the China Securities Journal.
- Deposit Insurance Scheme
Virtual Forbidden City
Most people prefer to go to an actual place to see world-class historic relics. But logging on to some of their online virtual spaces may give visitors a brand new experience. "Beyond Space and Time -- The Virtual Forbidden City" is such a online museum that takes visitors on a virtual tour of Beijing's spectacular and exquisite Forbidden City.
- Jennifer Lopez wants to appear in the next "Sex and the City" movie.
- Sir Paul McCartney feared his new album would ruin his career. The Beatles legend has just completed work on "Electric Arguments," an ambient record with his side project "The Fireman," which he says was recorded from entirely improvised sessions.
- The production team of the film "Painted Skin," including director Gordon Chan and lead actresses Vicky Zha, Zhou Xun, Betty Sun and Chen Kun, held a party in Beijing to celebrate the 170 million yuan domestic box office success of their movie.
(Page Editor: Yang Yong)
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Broadcast Time: 11:00-12:00, 2008-10-14
