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- An international information and communications expo called P&T EXPO COMM CHINA 2008 is being held in Beijing this week.
- Pollution has been found in the southern Guangzhou section of the Zhujiang River, but there is still no convincing explanation as to how it got there.
- Heavy snowfalls have hit Hami in northwestern China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region.
- Macao's total visitor arrivals in September 2008 increased by 2.1 percent year-on-year to 2.31 million, according to new figures from the city' s Statistics and Census Service.
- Exotic pet dogs are gaining popularity in Beijing. The most popular breeds are poodles and the once popular Pekinese.
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We begin with basketball ¨C and NBA Houston Rockets center Yao Ming has denied reports that he will quit the Chinese national team.
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In European football, Manchester United came out on top in their Battle of Britain clash with Celtic last night, while Arsenal also maintained their charge towards the knockout stages in a free-scoring night of UEFA Champions League action.
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In tennis, Sixth seed Marion Bartoli required a total of seven match points before finally seeing off the determined challenge of Japan's Ai Sugiyama at the Linz Open yesterday.
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And in golf, the European Tour season for 2008 reaches its penultimate week with the first staging of the Castellon Masters-Costa Azahar.
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In motorsport, Formula One teams and the sport's governing body are saying that they have agreed on cost cutting measures for 2009 and 2010.
Are you planning to study overseas?
Are you one of the go-west army this year? What subject will you undertake while you are overseas and what do you plan to do when you graduate?
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- Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Li Hui said in Beijing yesterday that members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, or SCO, would discuss measures to deal with the current international financial crisis.
- PetroChina Company Limited will increase its investment in its oil and gas business from 60 to 70 percent in 2009, according to company chairman Jiang Jiemin.
- The authorities in Guangdong are considering setting up an emergency fund to protect workers against losing their wages in the event of further factory closures, according to the provincial labor and social security department.
- Some of the world's most popular websites have tightened their security after finding that commercial spammers are using artificial intelligence networks to harvest users' email addresses.
Government Provide Help for Bankrupt Toy Manufacturer
More than 7,000 employees lost their jobs when Smart Union, a major toy manufacturer in Dongguan, closed last week. Meanwhile, Smart Union's Hong Kong owners disappeared. The angry workers appealed to high authorities for help. The local government has promised to pay from its own account the wages the company had so far denied to the workers, 24 million yuan in total
Should the Local Government Take Actions to Stimulate the Real Estate Market?
The State Council has decided to cut transaction fees and taxes to encourage people to buy their own house. Before that, some local governments have implemented a series of new policies to stimulate the real estate market. This has created a hot discussion in Chinese society.
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Broadcast Time: 11:00-12:00, 2008-10-22
