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Rebecca Hume with you on this Thursday, August 15th, 2013.
Welcome to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
Coming up on our program this morning...
Egypt enters into state of emergency as the death toll rises to 235
Typhoon Utor disrupting transport in Macao and Hong Kong
North and South Korea reach agreement on the Kaesong industrial complex
Business
China set to make the information technology industry a key domestic driver.
Sports
Ireland gets its first gold in 30 years at the IAAF World Championships
Entertainments
Chinese director Wong Kar-wai's "The Grandmaster" premiers in New York.
Plus
Special reports takes a look at the importance of traveling with a smart phone
First, let's check on what's happening on the weather front...
Weather
Beijing will be cloudy today, with a high of 33 degree Celsius in the daytime, and it will be overcast tonight with a low of 26.
In Shanghai, it will be cloudy today, 35 the high, and it will be cloudy tonight, the low of 28 degrees Celsius.
Lhasa will see showers in the daytime the temperature's at 21, and tonight will be cloudy with a low of 10 degree Celsius.
Elsewhere in the world, staying in Asia
Islamabad, sunny, 24.
Kabul, sunny, with a high of 29.
And in North America
New York, sunny, with a high of 24 degrees.
Washington, sunny, highs of 24
Houston, thundershowers, 34.
Honolulu, sunny, 31.
Toronto, overcast, 21
Finally, on to South America,
Buenos Aires, sunny, 13.
And Rio de Janeiro will have moderate rain with highs of 23 degrees Celsius.
Top News
Egypt enters into state of emergency after security forces crushed sit-ins
The military-installed government in Egypt has delclared a nationwide month long state of emergency in the aftermath of violent clashes which have now spread to other parts of the country.
The Egyptian Health Ministry says at least 235 civilians have been killed in the clashes and 43 police officers.
However the Muslim brotherhood claims the death toll is far higher.
They are calling the clearing of two protest camps of demonstrators by government security forces a "massacre" of thousands.
A British cameraman Mick Deane working for Sky News, has been killed in Cairo as well as Gulf News reporter, Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz.
The interior minister Mohamed Ibrahim says the government will not tolerate any more sit-ins.
"I believe that after announcing the state of emergency, and after the president mandated the military to assist police forces, with complete coordination between us and the armed forces, we will not allow any other sit-in in any place in the country, no matter the sacrifice."
Egypt's interim PM Hazem Beblawi has defended the operation to break up protest camps in Cairo. He claims they had to "restore security".
Following the bloodshed, Egyptian Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei, also a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and pro-reform leader, has resigned over the violence.
Police have now taken control of the camps in the capital and are reported to have arrested key Brotherhood leaders.
There has been strong international reactions to the heavy-handed crackdown on the sit-ins.
The U.S, EU, and some neighbouring Arab states have condemned the violence, with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan describing the camp clearances a massacre.
Erdogan has also called for the UN and the Arab League to act immediately.
For more the current situation in Egypt, I earlier sopke to Shahira Amin, an independent journalist based in Cairo.
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back anchor: that was Shahira Amin, a Cairo based independent journalist.
Typhoon Utor disrupts transportation in Macao and Hong Kong
Anchor
Super Typhoon Utor has made landfall.
The powerful storm has hit southwestern Guangdong near the city of Yangjiang.
It's packing winds of 145-kilometers per hour at the epicenter.
CRI's Zhang Ru has more.
Reporter
Hong Kong has closed offices, schools and transportation services as Utor passed by the Asian financial centre.
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange was also shut down.
The storm has brought with it gale-force winds, rough seas and heavy showers.
One person in Hong Kong has reportedly been injured.
Some 94 flights arriving at or leaving from the city's airport have been cancelled.
Another 107 flights were delayed.
A number of passengers were left stranded at the airport's express train station.
"I think so, because the flights to Seoul, two of them are delayed and one of them cancelled. So, yes, I really worried."
"Now we are still making calls. The earliest flight we can get may be one tomorrow night or evening."
Utor has also disrupted transportation in Macao and on Hainan, stranding almost 2-thousand passengers in Sanya.
The storm is forecast to track in a northwesterly direction through Guangdong and into Guangxi tonight.
While losing power as it moves inland, the storm is still expected to maintain its Typhoon status through at least tomorrow morning, with winds of well over 100-kilometers per hour.
Mainland authorities in Guangdong and Guangxi are also on full-alert in advance of the storm.
More than 158,000 people have been relocated in Guangdong and Hainan.
Utor is this year's strongest typhoon.
It crossed over the northern Philippines over the weekend, leaving at least six dead and thousands of others displaced.
For CRI, this is Zhang Ru.
China urges Japan to reflect on history of aggression ahead of WW2 anniversary
Anchor
Chinese government has issued a statement ahead of the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, urging the Japanese side to examine its history of military aggression in order to gain trust from the international community.
Su Yi has more.
Reporter
Foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei is calling on the Japanese government to abide by its commitment to "recognize and examine" that part of history.
The comments come after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided not to visit the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo to mark the anniversary.
Instead, Abe will reportedly offer a sacrifice to the shrine.
Hong Lei is urging Japanese politicians to "speak and act cautiously" on those issues.
A number of Japan's cabinet members have already announced plans to worship the shrine on Thursday.
The shrine in Tokyo is dedicated to honoring Japan's war dead.
It also enshrines 14 convicted Class-A war criminals.
Visits to the shrine by Japanese politicians are widely seen as an insult to countries in the region which were invaded by Japan during its years of military expansion.
Meantime, demonstrators across Asia are renewing demands that Japanese leaders give justice to women forced into sexual slavery during World War II.
Hundreds of people have protested in front of the Japan Interchange Association in Taipei, demanding the Japanese government apologize to the victims, known as "comfort women".
Kang Shuhua is the executive director of Taipei Women's Rescue Foundation.
"We hope Japan will be able to formally legislate. Through the Japanese legislature and the public effort, we ask for the Japanese government to face up to history and restore justice and truth."
Meanwhile, around 2-thousand protesters gathered outside the Japanese embassy in South Korea demanding an official apology ahead of the country's Liberation Day celebrations.
"The disaster the South Korean people have suffered is the disaster of the country. It is a shame of the Japanese government and the South Korean government. We are not suffering this alone. So far, the Japanese government hasn't offered an official apology. Without an apology, the Liberation Day has no meaning for us."
Protesters are also proposing August 14th become known as international Comfort Women Memorial Day.
On the same day in 1991, the first victim of Japanese sexual slavery came forward to tell her ordeal during the World War II.
It's estimated some 700-thousand women across Asia were forced into sexual slavery during the war.
For CRI, I'm Su Yi.
Israel, Palestine resumes peace talks
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are resuming their peace talks that have been stalled for three years in Jerusalem.
The location of the meeting and their top agenda remain unclear since both sides are cautious toward achieving any breakthrough in the short term.
The two sides have agreed to hold the talks which are expected to last for 9 months after a long international mediation earlier this year.
However, the Israeli government's approval of another batch of Jewish settlements has overshadowed the talks.
Also Israel freed 26 Palestinian prisoners on the eve of the talks as part of the deal reached between the two sides.
North and South Korea reach agreement on Kaesong industrial complex
North and South Korea have reached an agreement on the Kaesong industrial complex.
However, neither side is providing a specific timetable for the reopening the complex, which is just across the border in North Korea.
As part of the agreement, Seoul and Pyongyang have agreed to prevent further unilateral shutdowns.
An inter-Korean joint committee is also being set up to discuss compensation for the South Korean companies affected.
Both sides have also agreed to guarantee the security of personnel, property and vehicles of the South Korean companies at Kaesong.
The operations of 123 South Korean companies at Kaesong have been suspended for four months after Pyongyang pulled its 53-thousand workers from the industrial zone in April.
Nigeria military kills top Boko Haram commander
Nigerian military says it has killed a deputy leader of the Islamist group Boko Haram during an operation in the northeast.
Momodu Bama, also known as "Abu Saad", is believed to be the second-in-command of the Islamist group.
Boko Haram has not confirmed Bama's death.
The group is believed to be responsible for the killing of at least 44 worshippers at a mosque in the state of Borno last week.
The Boko Haram insurgency has left thousands of people killed since 2009.
Shanghai Book Fair Opens to Attract International Literary A-listers
Anchor
The annual Shanghai Book Fair is now underway.
Running for the last 10-years, the event is attracting literary A-listers from around the world.
CRI's Zheng Yunfeng has more from Shanghai.
Reporter
The weeklong Shanghai Book Fair has opened to hundreds of thousands of readers here from Shanghai, other parts of the country, and around the world. Held at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre from Wednesday it will host a record number of international literary A-listers giving free book signings and open readings.
Zhou Siqin is head of the press office of the book fair.
Ms. Zhou says more guests from home and abroad are invited to attend the Shanghai book fair. And this year, more than 900 literary celebrities will meet the audience. She describs that the book fair is in many ways a carnival of cultures.
The highlights of the international literary A-listers include Russian-American poet and critic Ilya Kamingsky; award-winning Italian author Paolo Giordano; Canadian science fiction writer Robert J Sawyer; and veteran British cultural commentator Norman Lebrecht.
It is the first time for Paolo Giordano to come to Shanghai. His second book Human Body has been translated into Chinese, and will be presented to readers at the fair. Talking about travelling to different places and attending book talks, he really regards it as another part of the life he didn't prepare for.
Prior to the official opening day, dozens of writer and critics from home and abraod already started conversations. Su Tong is one of the renowned Chinese writers attending the forum discussion called Reviewing Literary Reviews.
When giving his ideas Su Tong says he is deeply worried about the new and complex relationship the book reviews have with this internet age.
As usual the majority of books are written in Chinese, English or Japanese and are available to buy for a discounted rate – around 20 per cent. And this year you've got more browsing time, as closing times have been extended from 6pm to 9pm daily.
BACK ANCHOR:
It's CRI's Zheng Yunfeng reporting from Shanghai.
Biz Reports
Anchor
First off, a check on the stock market of North America and Europe.
Join me on the desk, CRI's Su Yi.
Reporter
U.S. stocks ended in negative territory on Wednesday amid ongoing concerns over the U.S. Federal Reserve's possible tapering of its monetary stimulus as early as in September.
On the economic front, the U.S. Producer Price Index for finished goods was unchanged in July, after rising 0.8 percent in June and 0.5 percent in May.
In corporate news, shares of Macy's Inc. dropped 4.47 percent after the retail department store posted a lower-than-expected second-quarter profit.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.7 percent.
The Standard & Poor's 500-stock Index shed 0.5 percent.
The Nasdaq Composite Index slid 0.4 percent.
Meanwhile, Canada's S&P/TSX closed almost flat.
In Europe, European shares rose back towards 2-1/2 month highs on Wednesday.
The rally was led by gains on the French stock exchange, as the region's markets were buoyed by data showing the euro zone had emerged from recession.
Germany's DAX rose 0.3 percent.
France's CAC 40 advanced 0.5 percent and Britain's FTSE 100 was down 0.4 percent.
Call-in China eyes information consumption to boost domestic demand
Anchor
China is set to make the information technology industry a key domestic driver as part of plans to rebalance the economy.
State Council is targeting information products and services leading consumption which they say will reach 3.2 trillion yuan over the next two years.
The guideline highlights innovation and market forces as ways to promote rapid yet healthy information consumption.
It is hoped the much anticipated 4G license release will help boost information consumption.
Meanwhile, the government will press ahead with integrating telecoms, internet and broadcasting networks into one entire system.
For more on the issue, we're joined live now by Cao Can, CRI's Financial Commentator.
Questions:
1. Telecommunication industry is currently dominated by the state-owned companies. How practical do you think those goals are?
2. Do we expect that the information technology industry will be opened up to private IT companies or private capital? Do we expect more competitions?
3. What other support do you think will be needed to boost information consumption? How can a potential consumer be attracted to spend more money on upgraded products or services?
4. In terms of monetization innovation, what else can we expect in addition to e-commerce and mobile payment?
Back Anchor:
Cao Can, CRI's Financial Commentator.
China's fiscal revenue rises moderately in July
Fiscal revenues at all government levels here in China have hit nearly 8-trillion yuan through the first seven months.
The Ministry of Finance is reporting fiscal revenues for July have come in at around 1.2-trillion yuan.
This is up 11-percent year on year.
The central government saw its revenue increase 8.8-percent this past month.
The revenues for local governments surged 13.5 percent in July.
At the same time, the government says spending has increased nearly 9 percent from a year earlier, with central government spending increasing 4.4-percent and local government expenditures up about 10-percent.
Eurozone economy emerges from recession in Q2
The Eurozone has finally emerged from recession.
New stats show the Eurozone economy grew 0.3-percent through the 2nd quarter.
This ends a streak of contraction through the previous four quarters.
Chantal Hughes is the European Commission spokesperson.
"Today's figures, when combined with other recent positive survey data are encouraging and suggest the European economy is gradually gaining momentum. They support the European Commission's 2013 spring forecast and its projections for a subdued, mild recovery in the second half of 2013."
Meanwhile, the Eurozone's two largest economies Germany and France are reporting growth rates faster than expected in the second quarter.
The increased pace was primarily driven by renewed business and consumer spending in the countries.
Germany, the bloc's economic powerhouse, grew 0.7 percent.
It marks the largest expansion of the country in more than a year.
France's economy also has expanded 0.5 percent through the 2nd quarter.
Baidu agrees to buy Netdragon's 91 Wireless
China's Baidu Inc has reportedly agreed to buy 91 Wireless, the app store owned by Hong Kong-listed Netdragon Websoft Inc.
The purchase which is believed to be worth 1.8-billion-US-dollars is expected to be the biggest deal ever in China's IT sector.
91 Wireless is one of the country's top three app stores.
Baidu believes the acquisition of the store will significantly strengthen their mobile app distribution capability.
The deal is expected to be closed by the fourth-quarter of this year.
It's being reported Baidu had purchased a 57.4 percent of 91 Wireless from Netdragon and the rest from other shareholders.
Baidu shares have risen 41 percent since the beginning of the year.
It has outperformed the NASDAQ 100 Index which was up 18-percent in the same period.
Textbook rental company Chegg files for IPO of up to $150 million
Textbook rental company Chegg Inc has filed with U.S regulators for an initial public offering worth up to $150 million.
The California-based company started as a website that allowed college students to save money on expensive text books by renting them.
Chegg offers more than 100thousand eTextbook titles.
It has rented or sold over 4 million print textbooks and eTextbooks.
Around 320-thousand students have subscribed to its proprietary Homework Help service in 2012.
Chegg plants a tree for every textbook it rents or sells.
The company has reportedly planted more than 5 million trees to date.
Cisco cutting 4,000 jobs, CEO sees 'slow' progress
Cisco Systems Inc is set to cut 4 thousand jobs, or 5 percent of its workforce as the company is looking to reduce costs and refocus on growth areas.
The world's biggest network equipment maker is reportedly facing uncertain demand for its networking equipment.
Cisco forecast 3 percent to 5 percent revenue growth this quarter, toward the low end of expectations.
The company just has reported profits of 52 cents per share.
It was only a penny better than analysts' average estimate.
Cisco is regarded a strong indicator of the general health of the technology industry due to its broad customer base.
Headline News
Egypt enters into state of emergency after security forces crushed sit-ins
The military-installed government in Egypt has delclared a nationwide month long state of emergency in the aftermath of violent clashes which have now spread to other parts of the country.
The Egyptian Health Ministry says at least 235 civilians have been killed in the clashes.
However the Muslim brotherhood claims the death toll is far higher.
The interior minister Mohamed Ibrahim says the government will not tolerate any more sit-ins.
Egypt's interim PM Hazem Beblawi has defended the operation to break up protest camps in Cairo. He claims they had to "restore security".
Following the bloodshed, Egyptian Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei, also a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and pro-reform leader, has resigned over the violence.
Typhoon Utor makes landfall
Super Typhoon Utor has made landfall.
The powerful storm has hit southwestern Guangdong near the city of Yangjiang.
It's packing winds of 145-kilometers per hour at the epicenter.
Heavy rains are forecast to last till Friday in most parts of Guangdong.
The storm is forecast to track in a northwesterly direction through Guangdong and into Guangxi overnight Thursday.
Numerous flights have been cancelled in nearby Macau, where public transportation and schools have also been shut down.
Mainland authorities in Guangdong and Guangxi are also on full-alert.
More than 158-thousand people have been relocated in Guangdong and Hainan.
So far no injuries or damage have been reported.
China urges Japan to reflect on history of aggression ahead of WW2 anniversary
Chinese government has issued a statement ahead of the 68th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, urging the Japanese side to examine its history of military aggression in order to gain trust from the international community.
Foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei is calling on the Japanese government to abide by its commitment to "recognize and examine" that part of history.
The comments come after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided not to visit the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo to mark the anniversary.
Instead, Abe will reportedly offer a sacrifice to the shrine.
Hong Lei is urging Japanese politicians to "speak and act cautiously" on those issues.
A number of Japan's cabinet members have already announced plans to worship the shrine on Thursday.
Israel, Palestine resume talks in Jerusalem
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are resuming their peace talks that have been stalled for three years in Jerusalem.
The location of the meeting and their top agenda remain unclear since both sides are cautious toward achieving any breakthrough in the short term.
The two sides have agreed to hold the talks which are expected to last for 9 months after a long international mediation earlier this year.
Newspaper Picks
Global Times
Headline
Dog posing as lion causes uproar at Henan zoo
Summary
Visitors at a Henan Province zoo have expressed their outrage after discovering exhibits claiming to house exotic specimens were just more common animals.
Visitors say they feel the zoo tricked them with putting a dog in a lion exhibit.
An unnamed official accuses the zoo of illegally charging visitors and operating without required licenses from the local government.
Shanghai Daily
Headline
Couple divorces over husband's snoring
Summary
A Husband's incessant snoring has reportedly led to a couple's divorce in Ningbo.
The wife said in her divorce application that she had not had a sound night's sleep since she married her husband. Gong's heavy snoring caused her to get ill and she lost 7.5 kilograms in the first six months.
China Daily
Headline
Air-conditioned vest devised for workers in heat
Summary
An air-conditioned vest that can cool workers in the heat has become popular and has sold out during the current heat wave in southern China.
A 40-year-old businessman invented the vest which can lower the temperature around the wearer by up to 20 degrees.
Beijing Evening News
Headline
Newlyweds to say vows at marriage registration
Summary
Marriage registration officers in China are to hold a small ceremony for newlyweds and ask them to state their vows before granting them marriage licenses.
The ceremony, free of charge, aims to promote a sense of responsibility as the country's divorce rate climbs.
Beijing Evening News
Headline
Suspect in 2-year-old's death prosecuted
Summary
The man who police say killed a young girl in Beijing is awaiting prosecution.
The man was accused of lifting a toddler above his head and killing her by throwing her to the ground after a parking dispute with her mother.
Oriental Morning Post
Headline
Four arrested in Shanghai for phone scam
Summary
Four suspects have been arrested in Shanghai for fraud in a phone scam that used illegally obtained personal information from 160,000 students and parents throughout the city.
The suspects called themselves doctors and teachers and asked parents to transfer money for treating their sick kids.
Beijing Times
Headline
Husband clears his name after 17-year legal battle
Summary
A man has won a 17-year legal battle yesterday after being acquitted of murdering his wife.
The court reopened the case this year as new evidence emerged. The man was ruled not guilty.
Special Reports
Time to Travel with Your Smartphone?
Anchor
For many Chinese youth, a smartphone is not an essential accessory on their travels, but having one can come in pretty handy when entering unfamiliar places and situations.
Insiders say the era of "traveling the world with a smartphone" is upon us.
CRI's Shen Ting has the details.
Reporter
A smartphone is a mobile phone built on a mobile operating system, with a more advanced computing capability and connectivity than a feature phone. Currently, there are about 400 million people using smartphones in China.
For many young people, smartphones are more than just devices for making calls on, they serve as a small, multi-functional work station.
"For me, the future of the mobile phone is as an electric information center and a control center. With a smartphone, I can find the information I need whenever and wherever I want it. Meanwhile, I can also use smartphones to control my home appliances, because smartphones are now connected with electronics."
With mobile access to the Internet, either via Wi-Fi or a cellular network, a smartphone can enable people to use Internet search engines on the move, shop at online stores, and bring all the latest news and sports into their hands.
At present, smartphones are already a part of many people's daily lives. Mobile users can perform work outside of the bounds of a physical office and remain in touch through social networks.
People can even pay transport fares using their smart phone, when the conductor can simply scan a bar code produced by the phone app.
Su Huazhen, a market manager with China Mobile Guangxi Branch, says that the era of "traveling the world with a smartphone" is coming soon.
"I think it may come in the year 2014. Nowadays, different industries such as banks or restaurants have already cooperated with mobile phone companies. But these industries need a range of different apps. If you want to run a credit card through your mobile phone, the bank needs to be compatible with the phone. Cooperation should now be enhanced to make people's lives easier."
Even so, the smartphone, which is described as a hybrid of a cell phone and a personal computer, carries some disadvantages as well. Su explains.
"Because of the open systems of some smartphones, it is easy for hackers to access personal information. And phone viruses could also lead to other hidden troubles for mobile users, such as money stealing."
Su also reminds people "traveling the world with a smartphone" to pay greater attention to mobile security.
For CRI, I am Shen Ting.
Sports
Ireland gets its first gold in 30 years at the IAAF World Championships
Let's go first to Moscow, where competition at the IAAF World championships continues.
Irish fans were celebrating yesterday, after 50-kilometer walker Robert Heffernan earned Ireland its first mens IAAF World Champions title in 30 years.
Heffernan's victory came 30 years to the day after Eamonn Coughlan won the 5,000 meters in 1983.
"It wasn't until I got into the stadium that I could relax and enjoy it. It is such a good feeling, you know. I worked on and looked for this and it come off, you know I am so happy, it is really a proud moment for me and for my country."
In the mens long jump,
Dwight Phillips of the United States is still on track for a fifth world title after he qualified for the long jump final.
But Great Britain's Olympic champion Greg Rutherford failed to qualify.
Rutherford had ruptured a hamstring five weeks ago, but declared himself fit for Worlds at the last minute.
"Five weeks to recover from an injury like that probably isn't long enough. I've got some form of freakishly super-human healing abilities but it still wasn't good enough and that is a massive problem. I think I was riding off the year that I had last year and I think most of this year I have been chasing something that I have not been feeling at all."
After the fifth day of competition, the United States leads the medal count with 10 overall. Russia is in second with 7, followed by Germany with 5.
South Africa faces Argentina in the kickoff of the Rugby Championship
The opening round of the Rugby Championship will get underway this weekend.
The South African Springboks will face Argentina for their opening game in Soweto.
Springboks head coach Heynke Meyer is excited to unleash the speed of his back line.
"We want to go out with an attacking mindset and we want to attack. To openly show that attack is the best form of defence. They bring a lot of speed to the back line with (Jean) de Villiers as well and Bryan (Habana). They are obviously going to make mistakes but the best back lines in the world make mistakes, we just need to back them."
The Springboks have never lost a Test match to Argentina, and beat them 27-6 in last season's corresponding fixture.
South Africa was the runner-up in last year's Championship, behind an unbeaten New Zealand squad.
Pakistani bowler Mohammad Asif confesses to corruption
In cricket,
Former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif publicly confessed to his part in spot-fixing during the Lord's Test in 2010.
"I apologise for my all actions that have brought disrespect to my beloved country. To the millions of fans in Pakistan and in the world when I look back at the events of my career I feel very sorry."
Asif made that apology at the Karachi Press Club nearly three years after being hit with a seven-year ban from the sport.
Ferrer, Azarenka, Federer all through to round three at the Cincinnati Masters
In Tennis, the Cincinnati Masters is underway.
Milos Raonic, the young Canadian who lost to Rafael Nadal in the Rogers Cup final last weekend, got through his first round against American Jack Sock.
Raonic lost the first set, but hit his stride in the second and avoided an early exit.
Third-seed David Ferrer outplayed American Ryan Harrison in their second round match.
But the 104 ranked Harrison did force the Spaniard to drop the second set 3-6, before bowing out of the tournament.
Roger Federer is also through to the third round after beating Philipp Kohlschreiber in two sets.
On the womens side,
World number two Victoria Azarenka progressed to the third round after dispatching American player Vania King.
But third seeded Maria Sharapova crashed out of the tournament with a loss to American Sloane Stephens.
Oman defeats Singapore in AFC Asian Cup qualifier
In international football,
Oman defeated Singapore 2-0 in a 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifier yesterday.
Oman were playing without both their captain Ali Al-Habsi and striker Ahmed Hosni, but the two key players weren't needed in the comfortable win.
In the opening match, Jordan squelched Singapore 4-0 . This second defeat puts Bernd Stange's side at the bottom of Group A.
And in international friendlies,
Germany and Paraguay drew 3-3 in a friendly match yesterday.
The United States extended its winning streak to 12 after defeating Bosnia 4-3.
All of the US's goals were scored in the second half, including a hat trick by Jozy Altidore.
The United State's 12-game winning streak is currently the longest in the world
Entertainment
New York premiere of 'The Grandmaster"
Chinese director Wong Kar-wai's "The Grandmaster" premiered in New York.
(Grandmaster trailer)
The film reunites Tony Leung and Zhang Ziyi, who stared together in Wong's science-fiction epic "2046".
The film tackles the story of Ip Man, played by 51-year-old Leung, who pioneered the popular Wing Chun fighting style and also trained kung fu legend Bruce Lee.
To prepare for the fight sequences, the actors spent three years training in martial arts.
In "The Grandmaster", Wong seeks to capture the nobility and formality of Chinese kung fu as it existed in the 1930s and '40s.
Wong says he wanted to set the record straight on the Ip Man story, as opposed to merely dazzling audiences with another kung fu movie.
Zhou Xun to star in "Red Sorghum" TV adaptation
A new TV adaptation of Mo Yan's "Red Sorghum Clan" is set to start production.
The story follows three generations of a Shandong family from the 1920s through to the 1970s.
Chinese starlet Zhou Xun, who has dominated the big screen recently in films like "Cloud Atlas" and "The Silent War", will lead the cast.
Zhang Yimou directed a successful movie adaptation in 1987.
(Red Sorghum trailer )
The series will be directed by Zheng Xiaolong, the man behind the smashhit "Zhen Huan Zhuan" TV series.
Grey's Anatomy star Sandra Oh to leave show
(Grey's Anatomy trailer)
Sandra Oh, one of the original stars of the US medical drama "Grey's Anatomy", is to leave the show.
Oh, who won a Golden Globe for her role as prickly Dr Cristina Yang, was one of the original six cast members.
It hasn't been revealed how the 42-year-old will exit the ABC show.
The actress received five supporting actress Emmy nominations for her portrayal of Dr Yang, an ambitious and driven doctor who repeatedly puts her career before her personal life.
She says that she started to consider leaving in May 2012, when she and the show's other stars signed two-year deals, taking them to the end of forthcoming 10th season.
"Grey's Anatomy" creator, Shonda Rhimes, thanked the popular actress for her "collaboration on a character we both love so deeply".
It's expected that negotiations will take place shortly with the rest of the cast about their future on the show.
Vivien Leigh archive acquired by V&A
(Vivien Leigh trailer)
London's Victoria and Albert Museum has acquired the archive of Oscar-winning actress Vivien Leigh.
The archive contains many never-before-seen items, including affectionate letters between the "Gone With The Wind" star and her husband, Laurence Olivier.
It also features diaries, photographs, annotated film, theatre scripts and her numerous awards.
A changing selection of those material will be on display from this autumn.
The archive was acquired by the V&A from Leigh's grandchildren.
It covers all aspects of her life and career.
The actress meticulously catalogued more than 7,500 personal letters, some of which were from T.S Eliot, Marilyn Monroe and Winston Churchill.
The V&A will also make the archive available for research once cataloguing has been completed.
Digital records will also be available on its website.
Michelle Obama lands Jordin Sparks for healthy eating hip-hop album
Michelle Obama has teamed up with stars such as Jordin Sparks, DMC, and Ashanti to create a healthy eating themed hip-hop album.
The music is a collaboration between "The Partnership For a Healthier America" and the first lady's "Let's Move" campaign.
The 19-track album, titled "Songs For A Healthier America", includes tracks like 'Veggie Luv' and 'We Like Vegetables'.
The first lady even made a cameo appearance in one of the music videos for a song on the CD, which is set to come out in September.
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