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 Broadcast Time: 17:00-19:00, 2008-11-20
 
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- A MAN bound himself with bottles full of gas and claimed he was going to "blast off" of Wenxingwan Bridge in Chongqing Municipality this morning, a provincial news Website reported.
- Disney is going to Shanghai soon.
- A SCHOOL BOY had a big shock when he found a one-meter-long crocodile in a pond at a primary school in Shanghai's Minhang District early this week.
Raising Enterprise Lowest Salary Standard Suspended
In a bid to help enterprises survive the global economic downturn, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security announced on November 17th that the raising of the minimal salary was suspended.
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The way Jason Terry was shooting, the Dallas Mavericks hardly needed Josh Howard. The Houston Rockets, meanwhile, sorely missed Yao Ming.|
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The Detroit Pistons are starting to show their potential with Allen Iverson, beating two of the NBA's best teams in less than a week.
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Once they saw the Milwaukee Bucks were getting tired, C.J. Miles and the Utah Jazz really put on the pressure.
Your Biggest Fear
Some people fear hairy insects; some fear closed place, while others have a fear for height. What do you fear?
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- China is set to reform its oil pricing mechanism in 20 days, making changes to the current price regulation on refined petroleum products.
- Cab companies have agreed to reduce management fees for drivers in the southwestern Chongqing Municipality, following a strike earlier this month.
- Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer has dismissed the possibility of buying out Yahoo, sending Yahoo shares diving by 14 percent.
Fuel Tax to be levied
The government is likely to levy a fuel tax soon while rolling back road tolls and maintenance taxes according to a researcher close to the policy makers. Many advocate the new policy while some researchers point out the potential problems may yet emerge along with it.
 
- Good time for fuel tax reform
The government is likely to levy a fuel tax soon and cut back road tolls and maintenance taxes, a senior researcher close to energy policy makers said. The timing for the introduction of such a tax has long been a hot topic.
- The Tony award-winning Disney musical "Aida" kicked off its five-day run in Beijing yesterday.
- The 35-episode TV series by renowned Chinese director Wang Wenjie will finish production by the end of November.
- Paris Hilton and her boyfriend of nine months, Benji Madden, have broken up.
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