Broadcast Time: 11:00-12:00, 2008-12-19
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- Heavy snow has forced Yining Airport in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to close and cancel flights yesterday, stranding almost 700 passengers.
- A man and a website were fined by a Beijing court on Thursday for their involvement in the country's first online harassment lawsuit.
- Housing prices and rental fees in Beijing's Wangjing area, which used to be popular among South Koreans and office workers, have fallen in recent months, as most of the tenants have gone back to Korea now the global financial crisis has worsened.
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Manchester United eased through to the Fifa Club World Cup final despite a spirited late effort from Gamba Osaka.
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To golf, and Fabrizio Zanotti ended the first day of the South African Open with a one-shot lead after a sparkling eight-under-par opening round of 64 at Pearl Valley Golf Estates.
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American motor sport now, and NASCAR has settled a $225 million lawsuit filed by a former official who said she was subjected to racial discrimination and sexual harassment during her two-plus years working for the stock-car organization.
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Police arrested Mississippi men's basketball coach Andy Kennedy early Thursday after a cab driver said the coach punched him while calling him "bin Laden" and other racial insults.
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Formula One teams appear to be on a collision course with Bernie Ecclestone over the way he runs the sport.
Fashion Conscious
There has been lots of fashion shows on TV nowadays promoting certain brands or cultivating consumers' brand awareness. Are you fashion conscious? Do you like to buy products from a brand?
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Germany Christmas Figures
The village of Seiffen is the official 'Christmas village' of Germany. It's the place to go to buy traditional wooden toys and festive ornaments, and it has a history going back hundreds of years.
Culture Expo
The Third China Beijing International Culture and Creative Industry Expo kicked off yesterday in Beijing. Many exhibitors are showcasing innovative, high-tech products such as robot pets and interactive videos.
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- China slashed the benchmark prices for fuel from 6.37 yuan per litre to 5.46 yuan this morning. It is earlier than the long-awaited government scheme on fuel taxation and pricing slated for January 1st next year.
- China's exports for the Christmas season have taken a hit amid the financial crisis, according to the General Administration of Customs.
- China's first self-developed regional jet is ready for trial flights as it passed national verification by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology yesterday.
- The US carmaker Chrysler has announced plans to close its 30 manufacturing plants for a month starting on Friday, as it seeks to counter the most severe downturn in US car sales in more than two decades.
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.
- Singer-songwriter Lee-hom Wang was interviewed recently by CNN about his upcoming conductorial debut of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.
- The scandal of Hong Kong writer Joe Nieh's disloyalty to his actress girlfriend Vivian Chow has taken a dramatic turn.
- Irish rockers U2 have named their new album "No Line On The Horizon," and will release it worldwide in early March.
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