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Broadcast Time: 17:00-19:00, 2008-12-16
 
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- About 13.7 million Chinese smokers would probably quit if tobacco taxes were higher, according to a report from the the Chinese Association on Tobacco Control (CATC).
- THE Spring Festival transport peak will start on January 11 and continue until February 19, according to the Shanghai railway authority.
- A Chinese man was shocked to discover the dog he had raised from a pup was actually a rare Arctic fox.
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Tiger Woods has distanced himself from comments made by his caddie, Steve Williams, who said he had no respect for Phil Mickelson.
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NBA, and Reggie Theus has been fired by his team after barely more than 100 games leading the Sacramento Kings before they decided to head in yet another direction with yet another new head coach.
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Suzuki have pulled out of the World Rally Championship after only one season because of the current global economic crisis.
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Triple Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt has set his sights on Michael Johnson's 400m world record, which has stood for nine years.
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To European football, and Uefa says it will not punish Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney over his clash with Aalborg's Kasper Risgard.
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European captain Jose Maria Olazabal has made Sweden's Niclas Fasth the fifth selection for his eight-man Royal Trophy team to face Asia in January.
In Depth Reports
Car dealerships face consolidation
2009 Beijing International Music Competition-Clarinet Competition
Earth Hour 2009
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- Shanghai Customs reported that November saw the biggest monthly fall in foreign trade since 2001, as the effects of the global financial crisis continued.
- The world's first mass-produced plug-in hybrid car, manufactured by Chinese auto maker BYD, went on sale on Monday in the southern city of Shenzhen.
- The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, is preparing another aggressive oil cut at its upcoming ministerial meeting in Algeria.
- Madonna has paid her ex-husband British director Guy Ritchie up to 60 million pounds ($92 million) to settle their divorce after eight years of marriage, her spokeswoman said on Monday.
- Singer-actress Charlene Choi, also known as 'Ah Sa' from Hong Kong pop duo 'Twins,' appeared on Shanghai-based Dragon TV's dance program "Wu Lin Da Hui" on Sunday, December 14.
- 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.
Cash vouchers to stimulate domestic demand
Nobel laureate in economics and "Father of the Euro" Robert Mundell has suggested that the Chinese government should issue every Chinese citizen a 100 yuan cash voucher to help stimulate domestic consumption and confidence. He said if the cash vouchers could be spent within three months, the active effect on stimulating the economy would be obvious. The news has stimulated heated discussion.
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Most Important Quality in a Partner
When you are searching for a soul mate in your life, what is the most important quality are you looking for in him or her?
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