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[Metro & Sports]

• The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), or North Korea, is being tipped to become Beijing tourists' next hotspot after loosening visa rules for Chinese citizens.
• Beijing's public servant recruitment exam will be held this weekend and this year 56,000 applicants will compete for just 3,158 positions. This means there is only a one-in-18 chance of landing such a job.
• Luxury retailers are turning their attention toward developing areas of Beijing, far from the traditional commercial hot spots, in a bid to snare new customers.
• High society, the rich and famous, business and political leaders, if these are the only people you expect to find at a horse riding club in Beijing, think again.
• Goals by Hugo Almeida and Liedson have gaven Portugal a 2-0 victory over China in an international friendly in the Portuguese city of Coimbra, but the European powerhouse were somehow dogged by poor finishing and a lack of cohesion.

[China's Champion] Australian Rules Football Comes to China
Many international sporting events have been enjoying increasing popularity among Chinese fans in recent years, including NBA games from the United States and tennis grand slams from around the world. Now Australian rules football has joined the trend. The Australian Football League is introducing football programs aimed at the Chinese youngsters and organizing exhibition games in China to expand its fan base.

[Cultural Voyage] Top countertenor graces Beijing stage
Tonight world acclaimed countertenor Andreas Sholl will grace the National Center for the Performing Arts, or NCPA, to present a vocal recital. Compared to a tenor or baritone, many music fans might not be as familiar with the voice of a countertenor. Let's hear more from Yingying.

[Tour Tips]  Beginner's Beijing/Yonghegong Lama Temple
If you yearn to visit the Roof of the World but don't have the time or money to venture out to Tibet then why don't you check out the little heart of Tibet right here in Beijing. Mary King recently explored Yonghegong Lama Temple and is in the studio today to tell us about this active centre of Tibetan Buddhism right here in the nation's capital. Hi Mary and welcome to the show. So did you feel that you had been truly swept away to Tibet?

• Box Office Revenues in China Are Expected to Exceed 10 Bln Yuan in 2010
• Chinese "American Idol" to Have Overseas Contests
• Chinese Painter Qi Baishi Tops Pops
• Many nominees, new stars feed Oscar fashion frenzy

[Strange News]

• Chen Qiaoling, the daughter of a cancer patient in Chongqing, hosted a unique birthday party for her ill mother's 60th birthday by inviting 60 other cancer patients to the party.
• An animal lover named Yang Fan recently posted an online plea in an attempt to find someone to help her take care of 30 stray cats and dogs that she keeps at a rented house in Fenghuangling village in Beijing��s Haidian district. She said she��s running out of room and money to properly care for them.
• Britain's Royal Mail took nearly three decades to deliver a woman's exam certificates just 10 kilometers.
• There is a restaurant in Indonesia that promises patrons they're going to feel at home and things look promising when a pajama-wearing waiter asks if you'd like to dine in the bedroom.

[Real China] Red Braised Eggplant
China is famous for regional food, such as Sichuan or Cantonese cuisine. But some dishes can be found anywhere. Today Tom Rippe joins Chef Zhang and Candice Lee to show us how to make Red Braised Eggplant. It gets its distinctive color from a dark soy sauce.