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[Metro & Sports]

• China should aim to reduce its carbon intensity by 4 or 5 percent year-on-year if it is to achieve its goal of low-carbon development by 2050, says a leading environmental think tank.
• In cold weather yesterday, 45 Japanese war orphans received a warm welcome in Beijing as they revisited China to pay respects to their Chinese foster families.
• A facemask marketed as a highly preventative measure against contracting H1N1 is a dud, the top drug authority in China announced yesterday.
• Three people were killed and another injured after a firecrackers workshop exploded in central China's Henan Province Tuesday afternoon, local authorities said yesterday.
• Top seed Roger Federer crashed out of the Paris Masters as a tearful Jean Benneteau produced a sublime performance to beat him 3-6 7-6 6-4.
• Tiger Woods is sharing the clubhouse lead with Australian James Nitties after an opening round of 66 in the Australian Masters at Melbourne's 'Kingston Heath' today.

[China's Champion]  Stranded vocational training students fairly relaxed

Hundreds of vocational training students enrolled in the now bankrupt Sydney Meridian College say they are fairly relaxed, if not entirely reassured, after meeting on Wednesday with the government agency in charge of sorting out the crisis.

[Cultural Voyage] Chinese Arts Highlights Kenyatta University Cultural Week Grand Finale

The annual Kenyatta University Cultural Week came to a grand finale with pomp and color. Performing Arts students drawn from Uganda and Rwanda joined their Kenyan counterparts to celebrate the rich and diverse traditions found in East Africa. What is more, a taste from China gave it a more beautiful twist.

Garbage Classification

If you are from Australia, or South Korea or Japan, where people separate their garbage, you may feel confused or uncomfortable in China when it comes to garbage disposal. Many locals don't sort their garbage. At the same time, many garbage bins are not labeled as recyclable or not. However, the situation is changing as many people have realized the problem.

[Showbiz News]

• Shanghai's homegrown star comic Zhou Libo will make his silver screen debut in the upcoming sequel of 1990s classic comedy 'Flirting Scholar', the film's producer announced.
• Steven Tyler has blasted rumors he has quit Aerosmith - insisting he will continue to sing with the legendary band.
• Music mogul Simon Cowell is the richest man on U.S. TV, earning a massive $75 million a year.
• Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner and director, Chris Weitz walked the red carpet of the 'New Moon' fan party in London's Battersea Park Wednesday night.

[Strange News]

• A teenage girl in Foshan, Guangdong Province who was miffed at her parents' refusal to give her 400 yuan ($59 US dollars) pocket money took the unusual step of retaliating by uploading a video of herself and her boyfriend having sex.
• Rare tiny black and white shrimp raised in Taiwan are selling for as much as $830 apiece to collectors in Japan, despite short life spans and problems breeding, according to officials at an exhibition in Taiwan.
• A photograph purporting to show a 55ft snake found in a forest in China has become an internet sensation.
• "They call me the hardware store," says Mr Abanto from his hospital bed in northern Peru.

[Real China] Chinese business people trek working

Exercise is a very important part of our lives, or at least that is how is should be. But with many people preoccupied with work and other activities, it is sometimes hard for individuals to devote time to exercise. But there is one group of individuals in Beijing who are trying hard to ensure they exercise at least once a week. The group consists of businesspeople who meet after work every Thursday for a walk at the Olympic Forest Park.

[Hangout] Olympic Forest Park in snow

It's already shaping up as an especially cold winter here in Beijing. And although it's only early November, we've already seen several big snowfalls across the nation's capital. Tom Rippe and Xiaodong recently traveled to Beijing's Olympic Forest Park to throw some snowballs around and have have some winter fun.