Broadcast Time: 11:00-12:00, 2008-12-24
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- China has announced plans to establish a social security number system for the welfare of its citizens.
- University students and new graduates in Hangzhou are being offered government subsidies of up to 200,000 yuan, or 29,000 US dollars to set up their own businesses.
- Answers will soon be unveiled as to whether major shopping sprees will occur tonight, Christmas Eve.
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The Italian Super Cup will be staged at Beijing's Olympic stadium in 2009, the Italian Soccer league.
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Arsenal suffered a major blow with news captain Cesc Fabregas has been ruled out for four months with a knee injury -- prompting manager Arsene Wenger to hint he might sign a replacement for the Spaniard in the January transfer window.
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The New Yankees have reached an agreement in principle to sign Mark Teixeira, beating out the rival Red Sox for the free-agent slugger's services.
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The PGA Tour has lost at least one tournament from its Fall Series because of the economy, and the final part of its 2009 schedule had another tournament still up in the air.
Party Gifts
It's that time of year again to indulge in loads of gifts and sending them as well. What are the best gifts you have received ever from your friend and significant others? Any interesting gifts you thought of giving to others?
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- China steps up checks on tainted soybeans from US
- China urges outbound workers to pick employers carefully amid crisis
- Tibet cuts fares, hotel rates to lure winter sightseers, revive tourism
- Daimler recalls more than 3,000 vehicles in China
Lower Housing Price
The central governmental this week released now policies to encourge the healthy development of the real-estate industry. The policies support property developers to sell commercial houses at lower prices, and makes local governments responsible for stabilizing the real-estate market. The news grabbed high attention.
- Nomination ballots for the annual Oscar Awards were mailed on Tuesday to the 5,810 voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, according to the Beverly Hills-based organizer.
- A smashed guitar from the late grunge rocker Kurt Cobain has been sold to an unidentified private collector for $100,000.
- With her third film this year being shown in Chinese cinemas, 2008 has been dubbed by Chinese media as "the Zhou Xun year"
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