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Broadcast Time: 17:00-19:00, 2008-12-15
 
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- The Chinese mainland and Taiwan have begun direct air and sea transport, as well as postal services. It's a historical step in cross-strait relations since the two sides split in 1949.
- An opening ceremony for cross-straits direct shipping has been held in northern China's port city, Tianjin, ending the maritime barricades on the Taiwan straits. A senior mainland official calls it "a historic moment" for compatriots on both sides. Zhang Cheng filed this report from the municipality.
- Direct postal services across the Taiwan straits have begun, with the first letter sent from Taiwan to the Chinese mainland on Monday.
- Chinese media selected the 10 most popular phrases from the past three decades to mark the official 30th anniversary of China's reform and opening up, which falls on this month.
- A 15-YEAR-OLD Shaanxi Province girl broke her back when she jumped from a second-story bedroom to escape a life of forced prostitution.
- A BOOK recording 67 survivors of Japan's sexual slavery during World War II has just been published.
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Cheng Fei added her second gold on floor at the conclusion of the World Cup Finals yesterday, as Chinese gymnasts took five titles out of ten in the two-day event.
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But after all that success in gymnastics, it's a different story in football, with the Chinese players not fit enough to play well in the four-nation tournament. That's , according to the caretaker coach of the Chinese national football team Yin Tiesheng.
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In golf, Richard Sterne shot a final-round 69 to win the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa by one stroke.
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Meanwhile, seasoned golfer Annika Sorenstam ended her glittering 15-year career with a birdie to finish seventh at the Dubai Masters, her final event before retiring.
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Japanese figure skater Mao Asada won the gold medal at the Grand Prix Final with a total score of 188.55 points on Saturday.
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In european football, the English "big three" - Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal were all held to draws in the Premier League at the weekend.
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Elsewhere in football, Samuel Eto went from villain to hero as Barcelona scored two late goals to beat Real Madrid 2 nil in the Nou Camp stadium on Saturday night.
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- An official with China's National Development and Reform Commission says the country's "relative overcapacity" in energy is likely to persist.
- China's earthquake-hit zones in Sichuan can expect a 510 million US dollar World Bank loan in January next year.
- Wal-Mart Stores chief executive says he has seen changes in the habits of their customers as they contend with the current global recession.
- The first of pop-rock band Mayday's concerts in Tapei on Saturday drew thousands of fans who lined up the night before in hopes of securing prime space at the open-seating event, the Tungstar news agency reported.
- The Hong Kong action movie "Ip Man" took in about 1.4 Million yuan on Friday, the first day of its release, the Tianjin-based Morning Post quotes the movie's production side as saying.
- Keanu Reeves, an actor known for his offbeat movie choices, added another unlikely box office hit to his collection on Sunday with "The Day the Earth Stood Still," a chart-topping remake of a 1951 sci-fi movie.
- Chinese A-list actress Fan Bingbing was recently spotted having dinner with U.S. award-winning director Oliver Stone in Beijing, sparking rumours she might get her first Hollywood movie deal.
Mainland, Taiwan start direct air, sea, post link
The Chinese mainland and Taiwan began direct air, sea transport and postal services today for the first time since 1949. The "three direct links" across China's Taiwan Straits has finally become reality after 30 years. And in the "three direct links", the direct air link has provided the most interest.
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Are You Worried about Unemployment?
As economic crisis deepens, some companies are laying off employess. Many white-collar workers are worried about losing their jobs, the more serious ones even turn to psychologists for advise. Are you also worrying about losing your job? What do you do with it?
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