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 China Drive, Morning, Broadcast Time: 11:00-12:00, 2009-01-05
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Topic of the Day
- Consequences of forgetting a password
Have you encountered a sudden memory loss? What would you do if you forgot the password of a bank account, a email box or an important document?
 Life Style
- Shanghai Students 'will work for less'
- Eco- and Hot Spring Tours Account for 60% of New Year Holiday Travel
- Hundreds in charity mud-flat race
- [Special Report] Mei Lanfang
Sports
- Chinese basketball player Yi Jianlian of the New Jersey Nets is doing well as a contender in this year's NBA All-Star game following the third round of votes.
- It was a 1-2-3 victory for China in the women's marathon which took place at Xiamen, the coastal Chinese city on Saturday.
- In skiing, Germany's Maria Riesch won her third straight World Cup slalom race at Zagreb, Croatia, yesterday.
- To tennis, and Andy Murray heads into the 2009 season brimming with confidence after wins over Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer yesterday.
Business
- Chinese consumers spent 59 billion yuan-around 8.63 billion U.S. dollars - in 89.17 million bank-card-based interbank transactions from January 1st to January 3rd, according to China Union Pay.
- Major Chinese lenders are expanding a preferential policy on house loan interests to cut the burden of the country's home buyers hit by the spreading financial crisis.
- Shanghai will restrict advertising on ships, cars, and aircraft to help improve safety and reduce visual pollution.
- [Special Report] Mobile Phone Trends in 2009
Media Spin
Compensation Plan for Tainted Milk Victims
A compensation plan for the 300 thousand victims of the melamine tainted milk scandal was announced before the coming of the New Year. Apart from a compensation lump sum of 900 million yuan, a foundation has been set up to for the long-term benefit of victims.
Entertainment
- Annual awards from National Society of Film Critics
- Travolta "heartbroken" over son's death
- "Marley & Me" remains top dog with $24M weekend
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