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[Metro & Sports]

• Shanghai has ranked third on the Global Financial & Shipping Double-Center Index, following New York and London, according to ifeng.com.
• Thousands of residents in the Panyu district in this Guangdong provincial capital have signed a petition opposing construction of a garbage incinerator in their neighborhood.
• Chinese scientists from the country's 26th Antarctic expedition are expected to complete the world's first land cover map of Antarctica at the end of this year.
• Experts say up to 70 percent of Beijing's wedding planners engage in substandard practices and put at risk the happiest day of many couple's lives.
• France's football league president has said the decision to postpone Sunday's match between PSG and Marseille because of swine flu was not the cause of violent clashes between rival fans.
• AC Milan say David Beckham will definitely rejoin the club on loan in January. Beckham is keen to play for Milan to maximise his chances of making the England squad for the 2010 World Cup.

[China's Champion]  Xu Jinghong

Forty-five years ago, he was born in a remote town and dreamed of going to the big city. Today, he is president of Tsinghua Science Park, China's most innovative science park, located in the capital of China, Beijing. He is Xu Jinghong (�쾮��).

[Cultural Voyage] World Design Congress 2009

The ongoing Icograda World Design Congress 2009 has gathered thousands of talented designers worldwide in Beijing, including enterprises, associations and institutions from 45 countries and regions. The congress is considered the Olympics of the world design industry. And it's the first time that the congress is held in China.

[Showbiz News]

• The trial of Noriko Sakai, the Japanese star who was arrested in August on drugs charges, began in Tokyo on Monday, with the pop star and actress pleading guilty to the possession and consumption of drugs.
• Actress Scarlett Johansson will make her Broadway debut starring in a revival of American playwright Arthur Miller's drama "A View from the Bridge," the show's organizers said on Monday.
• Madonna launched the construction of a multi-million dollar girls' school she is building in Malawi on Monday and pledged to build similar schools in other countries if the project succeeds.
• Charlize Theron puckered up to kiss a woman on Thursday night - and raised $140,000 in the process.

[Strange News]

• Guests of a luxury hotel in Dalian, Liaoning province, were stunned when a spotted deer entered the lobby and strolled around for hours last week.
• Parents of students of a primary school in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, are hailing the school's idea to reward their wards points in a video game if they did well in studies.
• An insecure man in Chongqing municipality encouraged his girlfriend to eat more so that she would gain weight and never leave him for another man.
• A dog and a cat which have recently given birth in China are taking it in turns to 'childmind' for each other.

[Real China] German radio philharmonic to China, a giddy music exchange

The arrival of the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra in China seemed like an event that should have taken place long ago.

[Hang out] Lisa Tailor Shop

With an ever growing sense of fashion, people are no longer satisfied with ready-made clothes displayed in shops. As a result, tailor shops have become popular again.