China Drive, Morning, Broadcast Time: 17:00-19:00, 2009-01-08
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Topic of the Day

• 3G Comes
  The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has issued 3G licenses to China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom. 3G networks handle faster data downloads, allowing cell phone users to make video calls or watch TV programs.Would you consider buying a 3G mobile phone? Or do you think your current cell phone already has enough functions? What do you usually use your phone for?

Life Style

• Two Accidents Struck Subway Construction Site , Killed 2
  Two accidents have hit Shanghai subway construction sites today, causing 2 deaths and 6 injuries.
  
• Investigation into Poor Life of Elder Giant Panda
  Wild animal protection authorities in Shenzhen have launched an investigation into a city safari park blamed for the maltreatment of an aging giant panda.
  
• China to build bridge linking HK, Macao, Pearl River Delta
  A bridge linking Hong Kong, Macao and the Pearl River Delta region is expected to be constructed beginning this year. The central government will fund the project to the tune of 5 billion yuan.
  
• [Special Report] Spring festival gift
  With only a couple of weeks before the spring festival, many companies have started to send gifts to their employees. From cooking oil to chocolate, these gifts have changed over the decades.
  

Sports

• The defending NBA champions dropped their sixth game in eight tries Wednesday night, falling to the Houston Rockets 89-85 on Von Wafer's go-ahead 3-pointer with 44 seconds left. It was the Celtics' first loss in Boston since a Nov. 14 defeat to Denver sent them on a 19-game winning streak.
• Pau Gasol didn't merely bounce back from a bad game 24 hours earlier. He ricocheted violently through the whole fourth quarter, knocking aside Golden State defenders and the Los Angeles Lakers' struggles with the same brute grace.
• The Indiana Pacers are making a habit of beating the NBA's elite teams, and Danny Granger is making a habit of scoring big.
• Former No. 1-ranked Amelie Mauresmo ousted top-seeded Ana Ivanovic in straight sets Thursday in the Brisbane International quarter-finals.

 Business

• China's Lenovo, the world's fourth largest personal computer maker, is preparing to cut two and a half thousand jobs, about 11 percent of its global workforce, according an announcement posted at Hong Kong Exchange's website this morning.
• China's telecommunications supervisor has issued long-awaited third-generation, or 3G mobile phone licenses to three mobile operators, a move that is expected to lead to billions of dollars being invested in building new networks.
  Sales of video games are on the up, and hit an all time high in 2008, according to figures from the industry trade body.

 Media Spin

Much anticipated 3G arrives
China has issued long-awaited third-generation, or 3G, mobile phone licenses to three mobile operators, a move that is expected to see billions of dollars invested into creating new telecommunications networks. China's biggest mobile operator, China Mobile, was awarded a license for TD-SCDMA, the domestic 3G standard. The other two main carriers, China Telecom and China Unicom, received licenses for the 3G standards of U.S.-developed CDMA2000 and Europe's WCDMA respectively. This move has generated a lot of attention.

 Entertainment

• It's raining films this festive season
  Film buffs will savor John Woo's war epic, "Red Cliff," Chen Kaige's biopic on Peking Opera master Mei Lanfang, "Forever Enthralled," Feng Xiaogang's romantic tale, "If You Are The One," and rising director Ning Hao's black comedy, "Crazy Racer." But those are just a handful of the 30 films scheduled to hit the silver screen between November and January.
  
• Kate Moss Throws Goblet at Photographer in Hong Kong
  Supermodel Kate Moss resorted to violence when a persistent photographer wouldn't leave her alone during a recent shopping trip in Hong Kong.
  
• "Tong Vfang Xien Qi" Album Hottest in Five Years
  The four Korean boys who make up "Tong Vfang Xien Qi" have made their 4th album, Mirotic, the hottest album to hit the Korean market in the last five years.