|
Broadcast Time: 17:00-19:00, 2008-12-18
 
|
- The preliminary trial result of China's first Human Flesh Search Engine case was announced today.
- When the financial crisis is still lingering, people, especially white-collar workers expect to cut daily expenses to cope with the current global financial meltdown.
- LESS than one third of the Chinese population engages in regular physical exercise, a survey showed yesterday.
- 22-year-old Zheng Guangming and 26-year-old He Chenxi have been dating for over two years. They never expected the May 12 earthquake would change their lives so much, and cement their plans to stay together for the rest of their lives.
 |
|
-
Former Australian Open champion Lindsay Davenport has withdrawn from next year's tournament because she is pregnant with her second child.
-
Top-ranked Rafael Nadal and Jelena Jankovic have been honoured as the International Tennis Federation's world champions of 2008.
-
In European football, Deportivo La Coruna, Lech Poznan and FC Copenhagen all won their final group matches one nil yesterday to clinch places in the next round of the UEFA Cup.
-
Former England captain David Beckham will arrive in Milan on Saturday to be officially unveiled as an AC Milan player.
-
Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander says he is confident his one-two strategy of Chinese superstar Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady is working.
-
Sammy Baugh, who set numerous passing records with the Washington Redskins passed away last night at the age of 94. His son David Baugh said his father had battled Alzheimer's and dementia for several years. He had been ill recently with kidney problems, low blood pressure and double pneumonia.
In Depth Reports
Battle between Hand Writing and Type Writing
Benefits people can get from the three direct links
Beautiful Guangxi 1_ Cruise from Guilin to Yangshuo
Experts Propose a Tax Raise on Cigarettes
|
- Chinese computer maker 'Lenovo Group' has decided not to pursue its bid for Brazil's largest PC manufacturer at the present time.
- Construction of the Li-Ning Company's 3.2 billion-yuan sportswear manufacturing and distribution centre, in Hubei province, has started.
- China's total retail sales of consumer goods in early November exceeded the entire total for last year and by mid-December it had exceeded the 10-trillion yuan mark for the first time.
- Ten years after "Nessun dorma" resounded in the Forbidden City, opera lovers will be able to see Puccini's opera "Turandot" in another Beijing landmark building, the Bird's Nest.
- Guy Ritchie could get 21 million less in his divorce settlement from Madonna. The singer has released two conflicting statements regarding the payout, sparking confusion over how much the 'RocknRolla' director will receive in total.
- As one of the most popular buzzwords in 2008, 'Shanzhai', which mainly refers to the culture of parody in mainland China, will also be adopted by CCTV as one of the key element in its New Year gala.
Real estate sector gets policy props
The government on December 17th relaxed mortgage policies for second-home buyers in the latest attempt to buoy the sluggish property market. The 5.5 percent sales tax will be waived if the property is sold two years after purchase. Previously, owners had to wait at least five years before selling their house tax-free. And if owners now want to sell their houses in less than two years, they only have to pay taxes on the profit, not the sales price. The new policy triggered heated discussion.
 |
|
Are Celebrities Overpaid?
Are celebrities overpaid? Who in our society should get the money instead and why?
|
|
