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[Metro & Sports]

• China's biggest-ever lottery prize of almost 360 million yuan ($52.7 million), which had triggered weeks of nationwide speculation over the identity of its winner, has finally been claimed.
• China's discipline watchdog Wednesday opened a national informant website, to deal with the public's reports on discipline violation problems of the Party organizations and its members, and to collect suggestions for the Party's anti-corruption work.
• The government may be convinced that urban residents have more money in their pockets this year but many people in China's big cities disagree.
• With US President Barack Obama due to visit China next month, speculation is swirling Walt Disney may finally be about to announce a long-awaited deal to build a theme park in Shanghai.
• A tearful Dinara Safina was forced out of the WTA Championships with a serious back injury and will lose her world number one ranking to Serena Williams.
• Arsenal's youngsters condemned Liverpool to their fifth defeat in six games with a 2-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium to reach the quarterfinals of the English League Cup on Wednesday night.

[China's Champion]  Innovative Products Shine in HK Mega Show

The Hong Kong Mega Show is a major trade exhibition in Asia held each October, featuring gifts, house ware and toys. This year the exhibition will attract a record 3,500 international exhibitors, with their latest, original products.

[Cultural Voyage] 12 Timespaces, a Concept Exhibition on Chinese Living Style

Most Chinese people think design is kind of beyond their daily lives, and designers seem to work in an ivory tower. However, this year's Icograda World Design Congress and the first Beijing Design Week have set up a bridge between the Chinese and the world's top designers, and more importantly, a bridge between these designers and a Chinese audience, who may be their future customers.

[Showbiz News]

• Oscar-winning moviemaker Ang Lee was stunned when his kids told him to try drugs to make his new "Taking Woodstock" movie more authentic.
• Andre Agassi has stunned the world by revealing in his new book that he took crystal meth at the height of his career.
• Original supermodel Cindy Crawford is adamant she wouldn't have hit the big time if she was strutting the runways today - because she doesn't have the modern fashion world's ideal physique.
• The cover has been unveiled for 'American Idol' runner-up Adam Lambert's debut album "For Your Entertainment", which will hit stores on November 23.

[Strange News]

• Parents and teachers in China are protesting after a sculpture of a tiny girl with giant breasts was installed in a city park.
• Also in Foshan city, a 60-year-old woman fought a snake for more than half an hour before killing it on Sunday.
• Beer lovers are being given the chance to take the plunge in a health spa pool - filled with 42,000 pints of lager.
• Coffee drinkers at a popular Israeli chain can have their fortunes told for free if they buy a cup of the brew that leaves grounds at the bottom.

[Real China] Shanghai Pyjama Squad

In the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai, pyjamas once represented wealth and locals would wear their sleep wear outdoors out of convenience and pride.

[Hang Out] Qinghe Bay Golf Course

Evidence has emerged over recent years suggesting that the game of golf may have originated in China. Whether this is the case or not, golf is rapidly gaining popularity in mainland China with new golf courses emerging all the time. Our colleague Jules Page recently visited the "Qinghe Bay Golf Country Club" in the North of Beijing �C which was last year named the "best new golf course in Asia".