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The Beijing Hour
Morning Edition
Rebecca Hume with you on this Friday, August 23rd, 2013.
Welcome to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
Coming up on our program this morning...
Typhoon Trami causing havoc in eastern China after making landfall in Fujian.
Bo Xilai’s trial continues in Jinan later today
Two Koreas make fresh breakthroughs over family reunion
Business
The Nasdaq suspends trading because of technical problems
Sports
Australia leads as we head into day three at the Ashes
Entertainments
British pop duo Pet Shop Boys perform in Beijing
Plus
Special reports takes a look at the issue of Chinese overseas tourists from the European tour guides perspective.
First, let's check on what's happening on the weather front...
Weather
Beijing will be sunny today, with a high of 32 degree Celsius in the daytime, and it will be clear tonight with a low of 22.
In Shanghai, it will see slight rain today, 34 the high, and it will be cloudy tonight, the low of 27 degrees Celsius.
Lhasa will be cloudy in the daytime the temperature's at 23, and tonight will have slight rain with a low of 11 degree Celsius.
Elsewhere in the world, staying in Asia
Islamabad, sunny, 32.
Kabul, sunny, with a high of 31.
And in North America
New York, thundershowers, with a high of 29 degrees.
Washington, overcast, highs of 31
Houston, thundershowers, 32.
Honolulu, sunny, 31.
Toronto, thundershowers, 27
Finally, on to South America,
Buenos Aires, sunny, 13.
And Rio de Janeiro will be sunny with highs of 30 degrees Celsius.
Top News
Typhoon, heavy rains continue to cause havoc in east and northeast China
Anchor
Typhoon Trami has brought rainstorms and caused havoc in east China after making landfall in Fujian.
At the same time, the northeast is continuing to see some of it's worst flooding in decades.
We get more from CRI's Jordan Lee.
Reporter
The latest Typhoon to hit China is now rolling its way into Jiangxi.
Trami, which hit coastal Fujian on Thursday morning, has been downgraded to a tropical storm as it makes its way further inland.
Local authorities in Fujian have evacuated some 400-thousand people.
So far no casualties have been reported.
Officials in Fujian did take significant precautions ahead of the storm, particularly in the wake of the damage caused by Typhoon Utor.
Utor hit southern China last week, leaving 70 dead and 18-others listed as missing.
Over in the northeast, a dyke burst along the Heilongjiang River, forcing an evacuation early Thursday morning.
A 20-meter section of the dyke broke free along the community of Chaibaotun, forcing around 7-thousand people to flee to safety.
No casualties have been reported.
The flooding has already wiped out around 85-hundred homes in the province.
Local authorities say the Heilongjiang River itself is going to continue to rise, and is putting some 140 villages along its shores at risk.
The river which divides China and Russia has seen its highest water levels ever recorded.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev have taken time to discuss how to deal with the flooding.
Li Keqiang is calling on the Russian side to use the upstream reservoir to chop the flood peak and scale down the floods.
For CRI, I'm Jordan Lee.
Bo Xilai trail to continue today
Former leading party official Bo Xilai is due back in court later on this Friday to continue his trial for taking bribes, embezzlement and abuse of power.
Court documents released as part of the first day of Bo Xilai's trial on Thursday allege he took bribes worth close to 22-million yuan, to help business leaders gain contracts while he was the mayor of Dalian, governor of Liaoning and the country's Commerce Minister.
He's also accused of obstructing the criminal investigation into the murder charges his wife was facing while he served as the Party chief in Chongqing.
Bo Xilai denies the bribery charges.
Prosecutors and defense lawyers have questioned and cross examined both the accused and witness Xu Ming, chairman of Dalian Shide Group, who gave testimony in court.
Thursday's open trial was also attended by Bo's relatives, lawmakers, political advisors, journalists and ordinary citizens.
A preliminary verdict is expected to be handed down after the proceedings conclude on Friday.
China approves pilot free trade zone in Shanghai
Anchor
China's State Council has given its formal approval for the establishment of a pilot free trade zone in Shanghai.
Su Yi has the details.
Reporter
The new Free Trade Zone will combine four existing pilot free trade areas in the municipality, including Waigaoqiao FTZ, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Logistics Park, Yangshan Free Trade Port Area and Pudong Airport Comprehensive FTZ.
It is expected to further expand to cover an area of nearly 29-square kilometers.
The new FTZ is being established as the central government trys to impose a more proactive opening-up strategy to boost trade.
A government statement says the move is designed to "help explore a new path for China's opening up, speed up transformation of government functions and promote economic restructuring".
It is expected the pilot zone in Shanghai will be copied in other parts of the country at some point down the road.
The statement says the FTZ will showcase an "upgraded version of China's economy", a concept that has particularly been promoted by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.
So far, two significant moves have already been made in the FTZ, including the adoption of a "negative list" approach when it comes to foreign investment and some legal adjustments in order to simplify administrative approval procedures.
More detailed plans are still waiting for approval.
For CRI, I'm Su Yi.
Two Koreas make fresh breakthroughs over family reunion and Kaesong industrial park
Anchor
North and South Korea have made another slew of breakthroughs regarding their core concerns.
Marc Cavigli has more.
Reporter
North Korea has accepted working-level talks with South Korea about the potential restart of family reunions.
Red Cross delegates from both sides are set to sit down to discuss the possibility of holding family reunions again at the Panmunjom truce village along the border.
North Korea had originally wanted the talks to be held at the Mount Kumgang resort.
However, South Korea rejected that notion, saying it doesn't want to link the potential reopening of that tourist facility to the issue of family reunions.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been pressing to have family reunions restarted for this year's Chuseok Festival, which falls on September 19th this year.
Family reunions have been suspended since 2010 after tensions on the Korean peninsula flared up.
The end of the fighting in the Korean War saw thousands of Korean families separated by the signing of the armistace which re-divided the peninsula after 3-years of fighting.
Meanwhile, South Korean Business owners have been allowed to visit the Kaesong Industrial complex just over the border in North Korea.
Along with a collection of government officials, the business owners traveled across the border in order to inspect the facilities ahead of the potential restart of the complex.
Lee Suk-ja is the President of Mansun Corporation, which manufactures clothes at Kaesong.
He says he fears the 4-month shutdown of the complex has driven away investors and buyers.
"Even if the door is open, there is work being done in other countries. Thus, we are looking forward to next year. But even then there will be a lot of the work done in other countries as well. That is our biggest worry; whether buyers will return to Kaesong. That is the biggest problem."
North and South Korea reached an agreement earlier this month to restart work at the site.
However, an exact date for the facility to reopen hasn't been made public.
North Korea effectively shut down the facility amid rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula in April by withdrawing the 54-thousand North Koreans who work at the site.
For CRI, I'm Marc Cavigli.
Egypt's ex-president Mubarak leaves prison to Maadi military hospital
Egypt's ex-president Hosni Mubarak has been transferred to Maadi Military Hospital in the capital Cairo from Tora prison on Thursday.
Earlier, the Egyptian prosecution ordered the prison to release Mubarak, because he was cleared for his corruption cases.
Anti-Mubarak activists have been protesting against his release.
''This is a symbolic stand against the release of Mubarak, and we demand justice, and revolutionary trials for the killers of the protesters, including Hosni Mubarak and Mohamed Mursi, and Muslim Brotherhood leaders. And we stress the need for a fair transition in Egypt and the implementation of the roadmap."
A small group of supporters also gathered outside the hospital:
"We are very happy that the president has been released, this man has never harmed us and we were living in security (under Mubarak), we left our doors open, honestly, we know now what he is worth."
Mubarak is banned from travelling abroad as he still faces a retrial on charges of involvement in the killing of protesters during the 2011 unrest that toppled him.
The next hearing is slated for this weekend.
Boom attack killed 10 amid Syria chemical weapon probe
A journalist and nine others have been killed in a suicide bomb attack at a restaurant in Syria's northern city of Aleppo.
Twenty-one others were wounded in the blast.
Meanwhile, rebels also fired mortar shells in populated areas in the capital city of Damascus and the eastern city of Deir al-Zour.
Eight children were injured.
On the opposite side, six civilians are reported killed and 10 others injured by the bombardment of the government troops in the northwestern province of Idlib.
The attacks come amid ongoing UN investigations on other sites where alleged chemical weapons were used.
UN spokesman Eduardo del Buey says UN chief Ban Ki-moon is urging Syria to allow a probe of the latest alleged chemical attack happening in the suburbs of Damascus "without delay."
"The Secretary-General remains deeply troubled by the reports of the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria. The Secretary-General believes that the incidents reported yesterday need to be investigated without delay."
Meanwhile, French President Francois Hollande has reiteratesd full support to the UN chemical weapon probe in Syria.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said earlier on Thursday that "force" would be needed if the allegation was confirmed.
The main Syrian opposition group claimed that the Syrian government used chemical weapons on Wednesday and killed as many as 13-hundred people.
Damascus denies the accusations.
Mugabe takes oath as Zimbabwe president
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has extended his 33-year-rule.
Mugabe has been sworn into office for another five-year term.
His re-election in the vote at the end of last month has been widely endorsed by countries in Africa and beyond.
But some Western countries led by the U.S. and Britain have refused to accept his victory, alleging the elections were flawed.
He says Zimbabwe's elections were peaceful, free and fair.
"We've had peaceful elections, we have had free elections, we have had fair elections with our constitution allowing for any changes from whom forever, so well done Zimbabwe we pledge to ensure that the peace we have build here endures"
Mugabe's inauguration this year comes after 18 days of being announced winner, nine more days after the stipulated inauguration day.
The delay was due to a legal challenge by his main rival Morgan Tsvangirai.
Tsvangirai boycotted Mugabe's swearing in ceremony Thursday.
New Zealand-China ties remain strong through food safety issues: New Zealand FM
New Zealand's foreign minister is here in China to try to assure ties between the two countries.
Murray McCully has met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and State Councillor Yang Jiechi.
Food safety concerns have been one of the main talking points.
McCully has told reporters here in Beijing New Zealand dairy producer Fonterra has let every New Zealander down.
"When Fonterra failed to meet the expectations of their customers, they let themselves down, they let their customers down, but they also let down every New Zealander, because this is an export trade that is part of our international brand."
For his part, State Councillor Yang Jiechi says its the Chinese government's hope the New Zealand side will appropriately handle food safety issues to ensure Chinese consumers' interests.
Fonterra has come under heavy scrutiny after it was revealed some of its products shipped here to China could have contained a potentially deadly bacteria.
While no one has been sickened by any of Fonterra's products, the contamination scare has created a lot of media discussion here in China about the safety of milk products from abroad.
Additive problems in lime-preserved egg manufacturing process
Anchor
A new round of food safety checks is underway here in China after reports emerged suggesting a number of egg-processing plants have been using potentially-toxic copper sulphate to help pickle lime-preserved duck eggs.
CRI's Li Dong has more details.
Reporter
Generally, preserved eggs, a pungent appetizer usually served with pickled ginger or cooked in congee, become edible after duck eggs are preserved using an alkali, salt and clay mixture for some two months.
But with copper sulfate, the preservation stage will be halved. There are altogether more than 2,000 enterprises nationwide which produce thousand-year eggs.
This is a mature business, but Ma Meihu, deputy director of the Chinese Association of Animal Product Processing says the national standard for preserved eggs was created a long time ago and simply cannot keep up with today's market and technology.
"The current national standard was issued in 1988. That's more than 20 years ago. Plus, with the upgrading of the egg processing technique, it's necessary to make a new national standard to examine the manufacturing process."
Food grade copper sulphate can substitute lead oxide which is widely used in traditional preserved egg processing, creating lead frees final products. But some experts say the enterprises should use proved food grade additives rather than industrial grade additives, which pose uncertain risks.
Assistant researcher at the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment Zhong Kai says examining only the final food products is not the best option for reducing the risks of food safety.
He adds that the focus of food inspections should be on the processing procedure rather than the final product.
"Inspection of the manufacturing process should be the core of food safety management. I agree with other experts when they claim that good food products are not the result of inspection processes but rather manufacturing. If all sections of the food manufacturing processes are under supervision, the risk to food safety will be minimal."
China has seen multiple food safety scandals in recent years.
Recent scandals involving adulterated mutton, lime-preserved eggs processed with copper sulphate, and ginger grown with highly toxic pesticides, have aggravated public concerns over food safety.
For CRI, I am Li Dong.
Greater Mekong Sub-region cooperation got progress
New analysis is suggesting the Greater Mekong Sub-region has become a successful example of regional cooperation in Asia.
"The Blue Book of The Greater Mekong Sub-region 2013" report contends the regional economic cooperation within the GMS has played a very important role in promoting economic and social development of the member states.
Liu Zhi is the chief-editor for the Blue Book,
"China's investment in Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodian grows rapidly. And China now is the important trade and investment partner for these countries. The bilateral trade volume has reached 131.8 billion US dollars last year, which was a historic high."
The Blue Book also suggests countries outside the region, including the U.S., Japan and India, are paying closer attention to the region because of the development of the area.
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 closed higher on Thursday after Nasdaq suspended trading of all stocks for about three hours.
Despite the trading glitch, Wall Street held gains as manufacturing activities came in positive around the globe.
The preview of U.S. PMI for August rose to a five-month high of 53.9, higher than July's final reading and in line with market expectations.
Moreover, HSBC's preliminary reading of Chinese PMI for August surprisingly expanded for the first time in four months.
Eurozone flash manufacturing PMI for August also rose to an over two-year high.
The Dow rose 0.4 percent.
The S&P 500 gained 0.9 percent.
The Nasdaq increased 1.1 percent.
Meanwhile, Canada's S&P/TSX gained 0.8 percent.
In Europe, European stocks received a boost on Thursday.
Economic data from the euro zone indicated a recovery was taking hold, potentially providing an uplift to earnings into the year-end.
Germany's DAX rose 1.4 percent.
France's CAC 40 was up 1.1 percent and Britain's FTSE 100 up 0.9 percent.
Nasdaq suspends trading because of technical problems
It's being reported the Nasdaq suspended trading of all stocks for about three hours Thursday because of technical problems.
The abrupt halt shortly after noon caused trading in shares of Apple, Google, Microsoft and more than 3,000 other U.S. companies to stop.
Full trading on Nasdaq stock market resumed at 3:25 p.m at the local time.
The exchange says on its website that all traffic through Nasdaq stopped at 12:14 p.m.
Meanwhile, trading was also halted on all Nasdaq options markets.
Shares of the Nasdaq OMX Group, the operator of Nasdaq closed down as the halted trading resumed.
No details have been given about the trading outage.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission responded to the trading glitch, saying that it is monitoring the Nasdaq situation and in close contact with exchanges.
Live call-in with Doug Young on corporate news of the week
Anchor:
Let's check in with some of the key events on the corporate front in China this week.
Doug Young joins me on the line, associate professor at Fudan University and former China company news chief at Reuters.
What are the highlights this week Doug?
1. ZTE To Reorganize Handset Business
ZTE plans to reorganize its handset business to better align it with the proliferation of smart terminals in China.
The new strategy comes as ZTE struggles in its core network infrastructure business, where profits have dwindled.
The re-organisation will involve the company's R&D, marketing, and human resource departments.
ZTE targets handset sales to reach 50 percent of total sales in three years, up from the current 30 percent.
As part of the push, ZTE will open 1,000 brand stores in major retail locations around the country in 2013.
Suggested talking points:
1)Why the pick?
2)How helpful do you think this re-organisation can be in securing ZTE's market share in the smartphone market in China? Will a move like this help them achieve their aims?
2. Suning Applies for Banking License
Suning Commerce Group Co Ltd, a leading home appliance retailer, is planning to apply for permission to launch a private bank to create a financial business.
No further details have been released by the group as the company is still preparing more detailed proposals.
JD.com, China's leading home appliance online vendor, launched a financial service platform to help suppliers get loans from participating banks.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, the leading e-commerce company, is also entering the financial industry with new services by launching Alibaba Small and Micro Financial Services Group to consolidate its online payment and micro-loan businesses.
Suggested talking points:
1)It is kind of surprising that Suning as a home appliance retailer would want to expand its business into banking sector. What is the rationale behind the move?
2)It's being reported that Alibaba and JD.com are also offering services that help companies to get loans.
So do we expect to see more companies from other industries to get involved in the financial services industry? Could it become a trend here in China?
Back Anchor:
Doug Young, associate professor at Fudan University and former China company news chief at Reuters.
HSBC August Flash China Manufacturing PMI 50.1, Four-Month High
Manufacturing activity here in China expanded to a four month high in August.
The HSBC Flash Purchasing Manufacturing Index has come out ahead of market expectations, registering at 50.1 on the back of improved new business output.
HSBC's revised PMI reading for July was at 47.7, an 11 month low.
Any reading below 50 indicates contraction.
The output sub-index hit a three-month high this month.
New orders have increased.
However, the new-export order sub-index fell at a faster pace than the previous month.
The upbeat preliminary PMI figure this month, combined with the strong industrial output and export growth in July, led some to suggest China's economic downturn may have bottomed out in the second quarter.
China Everbright Securities president resigns
Trading of China Everbright Securities was suspended Thursday afternoon.
Trading is going to resume today.
This comes after the brokerage announced its replacement of current president Xu Haoming with temporary president Yuan Changqing.
The company has also suspended the head of proprietary trading.
It comes in the wake of last week's trading glitch.
OECD GDP rises 0.5 pct in Q2
New stats show the real gross domestic product in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD areas increased by 0.5 percent in the second quarter of 2013.
That is up from 0.3 percent last quarter.
The Paris-based organization attributed the increase to an acceleration of growth in most major Seven economies, including the U.S. and Britain.
Data by the OECD show the GDP growth accelerated to 0.6 percent and 0.4 percent respectively in Britain and the United States in the April-to-June period.
In Germany, GDP increased by 0.7 percent from the previous quarter.
GDP growth rebounded in the European Union from minus 0.1 to 0.3 percent, and in the eurozone from minus 0.3 to 0.3 percent.
Morgan Stanley fined $1 million over bond pricing violations
Morgan Stanley is set to pay a 1-million-US-dollar fine and compensate harmed investors as part of a settlement over bond pricing violations.
The charges were brought by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority FINRA, which self-polices the brokerage industry in the U.S.
FINRA says Morgan Stanley failed to give customers the best market prices for some corporate and municipal bonds.
Its being reported the pricing violations occurred from January 2008 through to September 2011.
The bank has agreed to settle the case without admitting or denying the charges.
Headline News
Typhoon, heavy rains continue to cause havoc in east and northeast China
Typhoon Trami has brought rainstorms and caused havoc in east China after making landfall in Fujian.
Trami, which hit coastal Fujian on Thursday morning, has been downgraded to a tropical storm as it makes its way further inland.
Local authorities in Fujian have evacuated some 400-thousand people.
So far no casualties have been reported.
At the same time, the northeast is continuing to see some of it's worst flooding in decades.
A dyke burst along the Heilongjiang River, forcing an evacuation early Thursday morning.
A 20-meter section of the dyke broke free along the community of Chaibaotun, forcing around 7-thousand people to flee to safety.
No casualties have been reported.
Bo Xilai trail to continue today
Former leading party official Bo Xilai is due back in court later on this Friday to continue his trial for taking bribes, embezzlement and abuse of power.
Court documents released as part of the first day of Bo Xilai's trial on Thursday allege he took bribes worth close to 22-million yuan, to help business leaders gain contracts while he was the mayor of Dalian, governor of Liaoning and the country's Commerce Minister.
He's also accused of obstructing the criminal investigation into the murder charges his wife was facing while he served as the Party chief in Chongqing.
Bo Xilai denies the bribery charges.
A preliminary verdict is expected to be handed down after the proceedings conclude on Friday.
China approves pilot free trade zone in Shanghai
China's State Council has given its formal approval for the establishment of a pilot free trade zone in Shanghai.
The new Free Trade Zone will combine four existing pilot free trade areas in the municipality.
It is expected to further expand to cover an area of nearly 29-square kilometers.
The new FTZ is being established as the central government trys to impose a more proactive opening-up strategy to boost trade.
HSBC August Flash China Manufacturing PMI 50.1, Four-Month High
Manufacturing activity here in China expanded to a four month high in August.
The HSBC Flash Purchasing Manufacturing Index has come out ahead of market expectations, registering at 50.1 on the back of improved new business output.
HSBC's revised PMI reading for July was at 47.7, an 11 month low.
Any reading below 50 indicates contraction.
Newspaper Picks
China Daily
Headline: Chengdu's visa-free policy to lure more tourists
Summary:
Chengdu, Sichuan province, will become the fourth Chinese city after Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou to adopt a 72-hour visa-free policy.
The policy, which will go into effect on Sept 1, is open to transit passengers from 45 countries who have valid visas and a flight ticket to a third country.
Those who overstay may be fined, detained or deported from the country.
Shanghai Daily
Headline: City lays largest sewage pipeline
Summary:
Shanghai will have the country's largest waste water pipeline ready by the end of 2014.
The pipeline, in suburban Pudong's Chuansha area, will also serve the Disneyland Theme Park which is expected to open in 2015.
Global Times
Headline: Survey says smoking ban not enforced
Summary:
A survey by China's top health authority reveals that the country's smoking ban in indoor public places is poorly observed.
The law's enforcement faces challenges as it does not have specific penalties.
Yanzhao Metropolitan Daily
Headline: Bag factory killed workers
Summary:
A man from Hebei province, has been sentenced to death for crimes of intentional homicide, intentional assault and forced labor.
Pang Yunfeng, who ran a bag factory, killed four of his employees and seriously injured two by beatings to force them to work. He also subjected workers to detention.
Guangzhou Daily
Headline: Former local lawmaker detained for alleged child molestation
Summary:
A former official in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province has been detained for allegedly molesting a teenage girl.
This comes after a recent prostitution crackdown in Weinan City.
A string of child molestation cases involving school principals and officials across China have been exposed this year.
South China Metropolitan Daily
Headline: Driver Plows Bus into Crowd Summary:
A bus driver in Shunde, Guangdong province, has been detained for deliberately driving a bus into a crowd and injuring 27 people.
The driver did so to vent his anger after being suspended from his job for rule violation.
He secretly took an empty bus from the former company's training school and caused the accident.
Beijing Times
Headline: Villa in shape of temple on rooftop reported in Shenzhen
Summary:
An investigation has been launched into a temple-shaped villa on top of an apartment building in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, a week after a massive rooftop structure in Beijing was ordered to be demolished.
Special Reports
Chinese tourists in the eyes of European tour guides
Anchor
The growing number of recent media reports of inappropriate behavior by Chinese tourists abroad has been sparking widespread discussion about how Chinese tourists carry themselves overseas.
As such, we're going to bring you a series of reports on how foreign tour guides view Chinese tourists.
First, let's hear from some European tour guides.
CRI's Ding Lulu has more.
Reporter
Photographs of Chinese tourists dipping their feet into the fountain water in front of the Louvre Museum have recently triggered debate among netizens.
Some people consider this as vulgar behavior, while others argue that some media are too critical of Chinese people and have overstated the impolite nature of their behavior.
Jean Louis is a member of staff at the Paris Tourist Office.
"It is quite common to see tourists putting their feet into the fountain at the Louvre, just because of the summer heat. Many French people like to play in the water of the fountains. Such behavior is usually tolerated unless tourists damage fountain equipment. I think most Chinese tourists in France have good manners and respect local customs."
Italy also boasts a profound history and culture, and is home to many famous museums. Each year it never fails to attract a large number of tourists to the country.
It has been noted that the behavior of most Chinese tourists has greatly improved there. They seldom spit or speak in loud voices in public.
It has also been observed that the uncivilized behaviors displayed by some Chinese tourists are due to lack of understanding of western culture and the artistic charm of the exhibits.
Magne, director of Musei Capitolini in Italy, the oldest museum in the world, puts forward his suggestions.
"I suggest that visitors do some homework before coming to the museum. For example, there are many brochures on our museum, and almost all museums have multilingual websites. By doing this, visitors can gain a better knowledge of the exhibits and museum rules before coming here."
Meng Xinjie is the product manager at Caesar International Travel Service in China.
"I have two suggestions for visitors to museums and galleries. One is to speak in low voices so as to avoid disturbing others. The other is that tourists behave in a constrained manner. In places such as the Louvre Museum, many ancient artifacts, sculptures and paintings are open to public, but visitors are not supposed to touch them. I hope that all Chinese tourists can pay attention to that."
Meng adds that in recent years the manners of Chinese tourists have greatly improved. However, compared to tourists from other countries, there is still room for improvement.
For CRI, I'm Ding Lulu.
Sports
Australia leads by 460 going into day three at the Ashes
Let's go first the Oval, where the fifth and final Ashes test is taking place.
Australia put an end to their high scoring batting streak when they declared on 492 for nine on day two.
The highlight was when Steve Smith got a maiden and unbeaten first-innings century against England.
"I probably wouldn't have played quite the same shot if it was someone else bowling. Jonathon Trott is obviously a part-timer, he doesn't bowl too often. I said to Hadds (Brad Haddin) between overs I said what do you reckon to just hitting him over his head and he said just keep a clear mind and if it's there, go for it. And it was there and I managed to get it away."
England finished on 0-32 at the close, with Alistair Cook on 17, and Joe Root on 13.
Australian head coach Darren Lehmann was fined 20% of his match fee for comments about England's Stuart Broad being a cheat.
After an obvious nick, Broad stood his ground, refusing to walk.
Lehmann called it "blatant cheating" and expressed his hopes that the Australian public give it to him and send Broad home crying when England plays in Australia this winter.
Day three at the oval will get underway later today.
Formula One heads to Belgium
Formula One drivers will be back on the track this weekend at the Belgian Grand Prix, after a three week summer break.
Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen, who is currently second in the drivers championship, did not show up for yesterday's practice session.
Lotus claims the no show was due to illness, and that he'll be back for today's practice sessions.
Raikkonen will be chasing a fifth Belgian Grand Prix win on Sunday, as he attempts to narrow the gap between himself and championship leader Sebastian Vettel.
Vettel is enjoying a 38-point lead after a strong first part of the season..
"Entering the second half and looking at the calendar, I think it will be busy for all of us, but I think we have have the same reason to be confident as we had starting the season. I think we have a great car, a great team, a strong package, which hopefully is good enough to fight for victory in the next couple of races."
The Belgian Grand Prix takes place at the historic Spa Circuit on Sunday.
Teenage golfer Lydia Ko attempts to defend title at Canadian womens open
In golf, the latest stop on the European tour, the Johnnie Walker Championship, is underway at Gleneagles.
Bernd Weisberger of Austria and Ricardo Gonzalez of Argentina top the leaderboard after shooting 7-under-65 in the first round.
Defending champion Paul Lawrie is tied in 41st after a score of two under par.
"It's just always good to play golf in Scotland. It's a bonus obviously that it's at a place that you feel comfortable on and it's nice to play golf in front of your own people obviously. And having won last year, I know that the golf course suits me.
In the PGA,
The Barclays is underway in New Jersey.
And in the LPGA,
Teenage amateur Lydia Ko had an impressive opening round at the Canadian womens open, where she's attempting to defend the title she won last year at the tender age of 15.
The young New Zealander shares the lead with Angela Stanford after an opening round of five under par.
Maria Sharapova withdraws from US Open
Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the upcoming US Open with a shoulder injury.
This news comes on the heels of her firing her coach Jimmy Connors last week after just one match together.
That one match happened to be her second round loss to Sloane Stephens in the Cincinnati Open.
With third-seeded Sharapova out of the picture, four-time Wimbledon winner, Goran Ivanisevic is betting that Serena Williams will take the title.
"You always have to pick as your only pick Serena if she is normal, if she wants to play, if she is happy, if she is whatever. We saw in Wimbledon that things can happen, that Lisicki beat her. I think she's focussed now. She doesn't want to get herself into the same situation. She's not going to let it happen again."
For the men, the field is a bit more competitive. But Ivanisevic tipped Novak Djokovic to triumph over Federer, Nadal, and Murray.
Rio mayor and FIFA's Valcke dispute handling of the World Cup
In the latest about World Cup preparations,
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke is engaged in a war of words with Rio de Janeiro's mayor Eduardo Paes.
Paes criticized FIFA's handling of the world cup in Brazil, claiming the governing body was not concerned with leaving a legacy in his city after the competition.
In response, Valcke said the criticism was useless and rendered him speechless. But before being rendered speechless, the Frenchman had a few rebuttals to make.
"He is, by the way, the one who asked for everything: I want the final (match), I want the IBC (International Broadcast Centre), I want the FIFA Headquarters, I want this, I want that, I want the pre-draw, I want the final draw. He was the one pushing for everything, so, that's life."
Valcke is just wrapping up an official inspection tour to Brazil's host cities, where he confirmed that the venues would be ready in time for the opening matches next year.
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Pet Shop Boys Play Beijing, Interviewed by CRI
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UK's most successful electro pop duo the Pet Shop Boys performed a stellar set last night at the Mastercard Center in Beijing following their show in Shanghai.
CRI's Jonathan Alpart sat down with the duo before the show who admitted they were a little nervous about how Chinese audiences would react to their music.
"We wondered whether people would know the music, would want to come and see us and what the reaction would be like. We were delighted we got an amazing reaction in Shanghai. The audience was really up for it and very excited and vocal. It was a fantastic audience and great concert. And that's what we're here for."
The group, which has been around since 1981, also opened up about how this tour has differed from any they have done before.
"It's an interesting tour this because we're doing some countries for the first time China, the Phillippines, Indonesia. I mean an amazing thing about the world from a musician's perspective is it's got bigger. In South America we played Paraguay. In 10 day's time we're in Poland."
The Pet Shop Boy's head to Thailand next for a show in Bangkok tonight.
Green Day Wishes Joe Strummer Happy Bday During Show
During US punk rock band Green Day's recent show in London frontman Billie Joe Armstrong wished a happy birthday to deceased Clash singer Joe Strummer.
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Midway through their setlist at London's O2 Academy Brixton, Armstrong paid tribute to punk pioneer Strummer who would have turned 61-years-old.
Strummer suddenly died in 2002 at the age of 50 from an undiagnosed congenital heart defect.
Green Day's birthday wish accompanied an epic 3-hour long set which included the entirety of their 1994 breakout album Dookie.
The massive show was considered a warm up for the punk trio as they will headline the Reading Festival followed by Leeds Festival this weekend.
Kanye West Sued by Photographer
Though US rapper Kanye West successfully avoided a felony charge for his scuffle with a photographer, it looks like the photographer is now suing the mega star.
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West was filmed attacking and trying to grab the photographer's equipment at Los Angeles International Airport last month.
Now the photographer Daniel Ramos has filed a lawsuit against the rapper.
According to court documents Ramos is seeking damages for assault, battery, negligence and interference with the exercise of his civil rights.
He has also requested a jury trial.
Ramos claims he sustained injuries from the scuffle when he fell to his knees on the pavement.
Following a police investigation West avoided a felony charge over the incident though it remains to be seen whether he will be prosecuted on a less serious misdemeanor charge.
West recently became a father with socialite Kim Kardashian and released a new album Yeezus.
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