Broadcast Time: 11:00-12:00, 2008-10-29
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- Another batch of eggs from Hubei province were found by Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety to contain illegal levels of melamine.
- Ten people accused of running a pyramid scheme have gone on trial at the Baotou intermediate people's court in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region,according to Xinhua News Agency.
- A Romanian man has put his 25-year-old wife up for sale on a website specialising in used cars.
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A training Course to help retired athletes develop new careers was launched in the capital of Northeast China's Jilin Province yesterday.
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Argentine soccer legend Diego Maradona has confirmed he will accept the job as coach with the Argentine national team, with Carlos Bilardo as manager.
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In tennis, number three seed Novak Djokovic has enjoyed a brisk passage into the third round of the Paris Masters as opponent Dmitry Tursunov was forced to retire when a set down.
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Meanwhile, Juan Martin Del Potro remains on course for a place in the season-ending Masters Cup in Shanghai after a comprehensive 6-0 6-4 triumph over Mario Ancic in Paris on Tuesday.
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In basketball, there's good news for Yao Ming's Houston Rockets - Aaron Brooks had a great game in the backup point guard role by the off-season trade of Bobby Jackson to get Ron Artest.
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In cricket, England experienced their first taste of Stanford Twenty 20 pressure as they clinched a dramatic one-run victory over Trinidad & Tobago in their final warm-up clash in Antigua.
How Do You Split the Bills?
How do you split the bills? When you and your friends go for dinner, will you volunteer to pay for the meal, will you wait for others to volunteer, or will you work out a deal before you go? Also how will you and your loved one split your bills?
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- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is calling for the establishment of a new international financial order in the face of the global financial crisis.
- China's economy is robust enough and has enough capacity to cope with the world financial crisis, according to Hu Xiaolian, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China.
- Mobile phone applications have taken a step beyond the cameraphone, music player and gaming with open source operating systems encouraging creative innovations such as using your phone as a spray can.
- And smokers have a new way to get round the smoking ban - a drink that acts like a cigarette in a can.
A Flood of Civil Servants
Government positions have become increasingly popular among job hunters. In the application process for the national civil servant test of 2009, many positions attracted over 1,000 hopefuls - one even attracted 4723 applicants. The huge thirst for jobs in civil service has made the recruitment examination one of China's most competitive tests.
- Taiwan pop-rock band Mayday promoted their latest album 'Poetry of the Day After' in Taipei on Monday.
- Barenaked Ladies singer-guitarist Steven Page pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor drug charge that will be dismissed from his record if he stays out of legal trouble for six months.
- Elvis Presley, Snoopy creator Charles Shultz and recently deceased actor Heath Ledger headed Forbes' Top-Earning Dead Celebrities for 2007, having netted a combined 105 million dollars.
Eye on 30 Years of Emerging Industry: Animations and Cartoon Industry
In the 30 years since China's reform and opening up began, great political, social, and economic changes have taken place. This month, China Drive will pay close attention to the breathtaking transformation in China's emerging industries. Today, Yan Yinan will look at the cartoon industry and see how it has been picking up over the years.
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