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2007-05-02
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[Metro News]

  • In aging, as with many things in life, it's best to take things one step at a time, according to US doctors.
  • Beijing's No. 5 subway line, which runs through the heart of the city and is set to start carrying passengers in September, will provide live broadcasts of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
  • Qianmen Street in the heart of Beijing was closed to traffic at midnight last Tuesday.
  • What's the most popular family name in China?

[China's Champions] Tong Lihua 

Tong Lihua is a pioneering, public-interest lawyer. He has set up organizations to provide free legal aid to migrant workers.   

[Real China] World Expo 2010, Better City, Better Life

Time again for Real China and today it's the last episode where we look at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.  

[History of the year]

The summit of Xixabangma was first climbed by a Chinese Mountaineering Team; the first modern sighting of the Loch Ness monster was reported; Tony Blair became the youngest Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for quite a while.

 

[Cultural Treasures] Post 80's literature

 

A new phenomenon - Post-80's Literature now is now making waves in the Chinese literary world. A group of students born in the 1980s currently monopolizes this literary arena, and the Internet has propelled their literary careers

[Chinese Studio]

If you find our Chinese studio too easy or too short for your daily Chinese class, go to our website www.crienglish.com to find out more. There we have professional Chinese teachers teaching you online.

[Believe it or not]

  • The legs are long, the eyes are big, the bodies curvaceous.
  • A man who extorted money from a German general manager who had an affair with his wife was sentenced to three years in prison with probation of three years by the Pudong New Area People's Court in Shanghai.
  • A few days ago a robber made a very strange and stupid mistake which got him into hot soup with the law!
  • Medical experts in Shanghai expressed doubts about a biotech company offering genetic tests it claims can identify a person's unique genetic profile and provide a guide for diet and lifestyle choices.

[Showbiz and Entertainment]

  • In today's boxoffice, we're going to review a movie called "the Pursuit of Happyness". "Happyness" is spelled as "H-A-P-P-Y-N-E-S-S", not "H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S". The film is based on the true story of Christopher Gardner. And the misspelled word in the name of the film comes from the name of a daycare facility, which Gardner's son attends daily.
  • What more can Xu Jinglei do in the world of showbiz, she's an accomplished actress, director, writer, producer, singer, owner of the world's most visited blog ... can this list continue?
  • Chinese action star Jackie Chan said he is planning to retire from film making in five years. Hugh Grant has been arrested and questioned by police after a photographer accused the actor of attacking him with a tub of baked beans.
  • Britney Spears has cancelled her planned live comeback at a show in Los Angeles this week, according to reports.
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