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Broadcast Time: 17:00-19:00, 2008-12-22
 
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- Starting from today, children between 1.1 and 1.5 metres tall will pay half-price for train tickets. Previously the threshold was between 1.1 and 1.4 metres.
- China is to adopt a new payment system for teachers in compulsory education to ensure they are paid according to their performance, while their average pay will not be lower than that of civil servants.
- More than 20 million Chinese, or 68.6 percent of the country's Internet users, are using the web to get their main source of news, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) reported.
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He Zhenliang, the honorary president of the Chinese Olympic Committee, says the Chinese national rowing team can continue their great performances and hope to train athletes like Britain's all-time great Steven Redgrave.
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In skiing, China's Olympic silver medal winner Li Nina failed to finish her freestyle event at the World Cup in the Mount Lotus Ski Arena in Changchun on Friday because of bad weather.
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Aschwin Wildeboer of Spain broke the men's 100-meter backstroke world record at the Spanish short-course championships on yesterday.
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In European football, Wayne Rooney scored the winning goal that saw 10-man Manchester United crowned Club World Cup winners in Yokohama with a one nil victory over South American champions Liga de Quito of Ecuador.
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Evander Holyfield failed in his bid to become the oldest heavyweight champion when he lost on points to giant Russian Nikolai Valuev in Zurich.
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- US$19b mainland aid for Taiwan businesses
- Crisis may improve China's role in IMF
- Burden on Chinese Firms Eased to Save Jobs
- Twenty CCTV broadcasters and hosts have been highlighted for their achievements in the industry.
- Chinese director Ning Hao's new comedy film, "Silver Medalist", is set to share in the New Year's box-office stakes, the film's distributor has said.
- Singer-actress Rainie Yang held a concert to celebrate and promote her latest album "Not Yet A Woman" on Sunday in Taipei.
- Hong Kong actor and filmmaker Stephen Chow has resigned as director of the action movie adaptation of the classic U.S. television series "Green Hornet" .
New regulation on charging the Children's tickets
The Ministry of Railways recently announced an adjustment on the height requirements of children's tickets.
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Love at First Sight-Fact or Fiction?
Some people believe in love at the first sight, have you ever fallen in love with someone instantly after you saw them? How quickly does it take for love to blossom?
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