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[Metro & Sports] 

• The China Islamic Association says Chinese Muslims planning to participate in the annual pilgrimage to Mecca are being offered free H1N1 flu jabs from the government before they go.
• At a recent meeting about a new law regarding dog ownership, local citizens and pet experts complained about the hassle and cost of dog ownership, asking for changes in the law.
• A worker at a crematorium is feeling the heat after allegedly handing a grieving son the wrong ashes in order to make a dinner appointment.
• A 15-year-old student, a budding athlete specializing in the high jump, died suddenly during an intensive training session on Monday, only one day before his 16th birthday.

Shanghai ATP Masters 1000
Our reporter Tang Damin is in Shanghai, covering the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 tournament. We have him on the phone now.

[Champion]  Jing Bartz on Frankfurt Book Fair
The Frankfurt Book Fair 2009 is now underway in Frankfurt, Germany. This Tuesday we talked to Jing Bartz, who shared her forecast of the big event. Now she is with us again, bringing us more about the fair.

[Tour tips / Chinese stories ] Penglai Pavilion Scenic Area--Fairyland in the East
Penglai, located in Shandong Province of eastern China, is a world famous coastal tour city with mild summers great for sightseeing and holidays.
In addition, the famous legend of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea adds a mysterious atmosphere to Penglai. It is said that the eight immortals crossed the sea by different tricks of their own without ships or boats after they got drunk in the Penglai Pavilion. Hence, there left a popular saying that "like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each one showing his or her special feats; each tries to outwit the other."

[Cultural voyage ]  

• Film, theatre, art, music and cultural exchange, there's always something going on in the country. It's time for our weekly segment "cultural news roundup" in which we review the major cultural events over the past week.
• The English version of works by two former Chinese leaders, Jiang Zemin and Li Lanqing, debuted on Wednesday at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
• The 2nd EU Film Festival in China will held from November 5th to December 4th in Beijing. The annual film festival is expanding this year and will take place in two cities, Beijing and Chengdu.
  

[Showbiz]

• The 18th Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival opened in southeastern China's Nanchang city on Wednesday, skipping a red carpet show because of a lack of stars.
• Keanu Reeves' battle with a woman who alleged he is the father of her kids is set to drag on -- she is contesting the results of a paternity test.
• Taylor Swift has scored six nods to lead this year's American Music Awards nominees, which was anounced by Paula Abdul, Adam Lambert, and Snoop Dogg at a press conference in Los Angeles.
• The Spice Girls have reunited to turn their life story into a stage show extravaganza, according to British newspaper the Daily Mirror.
  

[Strange News]

• A young man is regretting what he called a joke, and one that others just didn't find funny - putting his baby niece up for sale on the Internet.
• A 75-year-old man from Nanchang, Jiangxi province, has left his wife and his home for another woman 24 times in the past seven years.
• A senior executive at a foreign-investment firm asked for a month's leave from work so that he could sleep after a friend told him sleep could cure his alopecia, which is a condition marked by hair loss and is connected to stress.
  

[Real China] Hegezhuang Village Paves its own Path to Prosperity
Villages on the outskirts of the Chinese capital are finding their paths to prosperity.
The small community of He Ge Zhuang in the east of Beijing used to be dwarfed by the renowned 798 art zone nearby.
However, this village has raised its profile significantly over recent times.
How?