Broadcast Time: 11:00-12:00, 2008-12-29
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- The giant pandas sent by the Chinese mainland to Taiwan have each lost nearly four kilograms since their arrival last Tuesday.
- Cars in Beijing will continue to take turns to get a weekday off the road next year.
- More than 200 enterprises promise no job or salary cuts in Shanghai
- Winter Crickets
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Vietnam grabbed a last gasp second-leg equalizer to draw one all with Thailand to clinch the Southeast Asian soccer championship for the first time yesterday.
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The 2014 World Cup host country Brazil has decided which five cities will host the games.
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In American football, the Detroit Lions made unwanted NFL history as they became the first side to go zero 16 for the season.
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In skiing, Italy's Christof Innerhofer claimed his first World Cup victory in the Bormio men's downhill yesterday.
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Top golfer Patrick Harrington believes Seve Ballesteros should have been used more by the European Tour to help promote the sport.
Wrong Recipient
Have you ever sent a text message to a wrong person? What was the message about? Did you send it to your boss, or a person that is not supposed to read the message? Did it embarrass you at the moment?

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Official: Obstacles Remain for Train Tickets Buying during Spring Festival
A senior railway official in Guangdong Province has admitted that despite local transportation plans for the week-long Spring Festival holiday, millions of passengers will still have problems buying train tickets.
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- Cautious note over non-tradable shares
- Chinese SOEs see double-digit decline in profits in 1st 11 months
- Premium income in China tops 915 bln yuan, investment income plunged
- Saving food-a choice which requires action/Michael 1602

The price raise of road transportation
In October this year, the Guangzhou Association of Highway Transportation Industry held a hearing to raise the price of road transportation as a result of rocketing fuel prices and transportation costs. But although the oil price has recently fallen, the impending price hike hasn't. With Spring Festival just around the corner, the adjustment has attracted great attention from passengers.

- China's most loved celebrities were announced on Saturday, with director Zhang Yimou and veteran Kung Fu star Jackie Chan sharing the top prize.
- A slew of big-budget movies managed to lure moviegoers into theaters in the United States and Canada during the Christmas holidays despite a sluggish economy and bad weather.
- An audience of almost 3,000 clapped and cheered as Woody Allen and his jazz band gave their first ever concert in Poland on Sunday.
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