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 Broadcast Time: 11:00-12:00, 2008-10-23
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- Beijing is expected to substantially cut its annual issuance of car number plates by two thirds in a continued effort to maintain the reductions in air pollution following the Beijing Olympic Games.
- The world's second highest airport has opened in a predominantly Tibetan region of southwest China's Sichuan Province.
- Lower prices and more convenient application procedures look to be on the way for travel to Taiwan, as a result of sluggish interest in cross-strait tours.
- A gunman has robbed a jewelry shop in downtown Chengdu, the capital of southwestern China's Sichuan Province, leaving one person injured.
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Liu Xiang is back in the news this morning. The Chinese champion hurdler's coach Sun Haiping says the world 110m hurdles champion will receive crucial treatment after seeking medical advice in the United States.
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In tennis, Andy Murray began the defence of his St Petersburg Open title with a 6-3 6-3 victory over Victor Troicki of Serbia.
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To golf, and the hospital treating Seve Ballesteros in Madrid have confirmed the five-time major winner is showing signs of improvement following his brain surgery.
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And Dallas quarterback Tony Romo says his broken finger will keep him out of Sunday's game against Tampa Bay and possibly longer, with Brad Johnson again filling in behind centre for the Cowboys.
Do you believe in any myths?
A myth is a collectively held belief that has no basis in fact. A common one is that you'll catch cold if you stay outside in cold weather for too long. Are there any myths or superstitions that you believe or once believed in?
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- The government has announced an array of policies including tax exemption and mortgage deposits reduction, to boost the falling real estate sector amid the global economic downturn.
- The Agricultural Bank of China will get a 19 billion U.S. dollar capital injection from a unit of the country's Sovereign Wealth Fund, according to a vice president with the lender on speaking yesterday.
- A device has been invented by two British men which could elimiate unwanted phone calls for good.
Civil servants go travelling during work time
A citizen from Dejiang County in Guizhou province found only one staff member was on duty in the county's Business Bureau when he arrived. He was told that the rest of the staff had gone travelling. Apparently, the county government had released a formal document requiring civil servants to take leave to travel.
- Taiwan actress and singer Vivian Hsu visited Changsha, capital city of central Hunan Province, to promote her latest TV drama "Love's Art of War" (lian ai bing fa) on Monday, Changsha-based rednet.com reported.
- "X-Files" star David Duchovny sued British newspaper the Daily Mail on Wednesday over a story suggesting he cheated on his wife, Tea Leoni, with a tennis player.
- A lifetime achievement award for Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino kicked off the Rome film festival on Wednesday, bringing a Hollywood veteran to the movie showcase which this year has a markedly European flavor.
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