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Broadcast Time: 17:00-19:00, 2008-12-24
 
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- The Taipei zoo held a welcoming ceremony yesterday morning for its new residents --a pair of giant pandas offered by the Chinese mainland to Taiwan.
- AN official in charge of housing management in Jiangsu Province is being investigated because his luxury lifestyle attracted the attention of Netizens.
- ABOUT 24 million people will look for jobs next year.
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We begin with football, and the Italian Super Cup will be staged at Beijing's Olympic stadium in 2009, according to the Italian Soccer league.
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In football, 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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South Africa cricket coach Mickey Arthur has told his side to stay focused ahead of the second Test against Australia at the MCG on Boxing Day.
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In baseball 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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To golf, and 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.
Christmas Sales
Although Christmas falls on a Thursday and most people have to work in the daytime, restaurants, shopping malls, Karaoke bars, cinemas and clubs in Beijing are getting ready for a fun night.
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- Following its takeover of Canada-based Tanganyika Oil Co, Sinopec is continuing its overseas expansion by looking to acquire Russia-focused firm Urals Energy.
- Exporters will be able to increase their advances on foreign-currency payments to 25 percent from the current 10 percent.
- China's largest liquid-milk producer Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd says losses brought on by the melamine scandal would reach 900 million yuan in 2008.
- Feng Xiaogang's year-end blockbuster movie 'If You Are The One' hit a record high of a hundred million yuan in box office revenue in only 6 days.
- At 71, Dustin Hoffman says he will never retire from acting, but he may have to look far beyond the Hollywood that made him famous to find the roles he relishes as he ages.
- "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" will have to sail without Disney.
"Runner Fan" regains a job
Fan Meizhong or 'Runner Fan' as dubbed by internet users was the teacher who ran-away from a classroom full of students when the May 12 earthquake struck. He caused a stir when he claimed on his blog that he would abandon his mother in the same situation. Recent reports claim that he will be hired by a training school in Beijing and that he will make a speech about human solicitude. The news aroused heated discussion.
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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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