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[Metro & Sports]

• The Bund of Shanghai has reopened after nearly three years of renovation designed to improve the landscape and facilities for visitors to the World Expo.
• China has begun a canal project connecting the Yangtze River and the Hanjiang River in central China's Hubei Province. The Xinhua news agency reports that this will be the country's largest modern canal.
• China overtook the United States as New Zealand's second largest export market last month, on increased demand for milk powder, wood and wool.
• A city-wide soccer competition for Beijing's teenagers, which has attracted more than 200 primary and junior high schools, has kicked off.
• Reigning world champion Jenson Button has won the Australian Grand Prix after an incident-packed race in Melbourne.
• Real Madrid recovered from going a goal behind to beat rivals Atletico Madrid 3-2 to return to the top of the Spanish Primera Liga ahead of Barcelona.

[China's Champion] Photographer Jiang Xingyuan, Beyond the Mission of Pressing the Shutter Button

60-year-old Jiang Xingyuan is a photographer based in southwest China's Guizhou Province. The reason why he's known to many Chinese people is far beyond his fulfilled mission of pressing a shutter button. During the past 11 years, Jiang has financed the education of 22 children, all of whom are from poverty-stricken families from the country's ethnic minority groups.

[Tour Tips]: Wuzhishan Mountain

Wuzhishan is located in the middle of Hainan in south China. The city has a population of around 100,000, more than half of whom are of the Li ethnic minority group. Prior to 2001, the city was known as Tongza . The local government changed the name of the city because the nearby Wuzhishan Mountain is considered as a major symbol of the island.

[Cultural Voyage] Sino-French Art Project "Traffic Art-Highway"

Le Pave Dans La Mare, a contemporary art center in France, has recently announced the start of its project named "Traffic Art-Highway" in China.

[Showbiz News]

• The French Film Panorama is coming back to China in April with an extended program and the largest ever artist delegation.
• Asian pop star Joey Yung has presented a spectacular Starlight Concert performance to thousands of fans at the Sydney Entertainment Center.
• British director Ridley Scott's " Robin Hood" will be screened to mark the curtain-up of the Cannes Film Festival on May 12.
• The drama "24" won't be ticking much longer on TV. Fox announced Friday that its action-packed real-time show starring Kiefer Sutherland as anti-terrorism agent Jack Bauer will wind down at the end of its current eighth season on May 24.

[Strange News]

• In what was described as "training to teach firemen superb psychological endurance," 20 firefighter cadets in Chongqing were given flashlights and told to find playing cards hidden in a cemetery at 8 pm.
• A security worker at London's Heathrow Airport has received a police warning and faces disciplinary action over claims he ogled a female colleague using a full-body scanner.
• A pit bull mix in Tennessee has been sentenced to obedience training after his dogged attack on a local police car.
• A British lesbian bride was arrested at her own wedding party after baring her breasts at a doorman �C and then hitting him over the head with her red stiletto shoe.

[Real China] Expat Show 2010: Make your life in Beijing easier!

Expat Show 2010, a three day event aiming to be the biggest expatriate gathering in Beijing wrapped up last weekend. More than 150 exhibitors from all over the world with services ranging from finance, education, health, travel, restaurants and housing, presented their products which are aimed at facilitating the daily lives of foreigners in China.

[Hangout]: "Earth Hour" Concert

Every year, the last Saturday in March has been designated "Earth Hour"-- a campaign initiated by the World Wildlife Fund that seeks to raise awareness about climate change. The event began in Sydney in 2007, when 2 million people switched off their lights at a designated time. This year, the event fell on March 27 at 8:30 p.m.