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The Beijing Hour
Morning Edition
Paul James with you on this Monday, June 9, 2014.
Welcome to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
Coming up on our program this morning...
An ongoing attack at the main airport in the Pakistani city of Karachi has left at least 6 dead.
Egypt's new President is promising his country is going to be open for Chinese investment.
We'll hear from an expert about what the Chinese government can be doing to try to counteract the growing number of terrorist attacks in this country.
In Business... the first delisting of the year here in China creating a buzz among observers.
In sports... this year's French Open has come to an end.
In entertainment... American comedian Jimmy Mack is dead, and Tracy Morgan in hospital following a traffic accident.
Weather
Beijing will be cloudy today with a high of 30 degree Celsius.
Overnight it will see thundershowers and temperatures should drop down to around 19.
Shanghai will be cloudy during the daytime with a high of 28.
Overnight, it will still be cloudy with a low of 22.
In Chongqing, it will have some rain with a high of 26.
Overnight showers and lows are expected to be around 23.
Elsewhere in the world, staying here in Asia,
Islamabad will be sunny with a high of 43.
Kabul will be sunny with a high of 25.
Over to North America,
New York will see moderate rain today with a high of 21 degrees.
Washington will be overcast with a high of 29 degrees.
Honolulu, cloudy, 31.
Toronto, Canada, will be cloudy with a high of 22 degrees.
Finally, on to South America,
Buenos Aires will be sunny with a high of 19.
And Rio de Janeiro will see slight rain with a high of 26 degrees Celsius.
Top News
At least 6 dead and 8 injured in Pakistan's Karachi airport attack
Five security personnel have been killed in an on-going attack in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi.
The attackers are reportedly armed with high-powered weapons.
"The old terminal of Karachi airport was attacked by militants."
The attackers are said to have killed the four security officers at the airport gate, then stormed the terminal.
There have been reports of rockets being fired at the runway.
"All flights destined for Karachi have been diverted to other cities."
It's being reported at least 3 of the attackers have been killed.
A number of people have also been injured.
The Pakistani Military has been mobilized.
The attack at the airport in Karachi coincides with an assault on a bus carry pilgrims in the southwestern province of Balochistan, which has left at least two-dozen dead.
So far, no one has claimed responsibility for either attack.
However, the Pakistani Taliban is reportedly praising the attack.
Sisi pledges to make up what they have missed
The newly inaugurated Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi is promising Egypt is going to embrace a rebuilding phase.
He's made the pledge while meeting with foreign dignitaries following his swearing-in on Sunday.
"I intend to make sure the upcoming rebuilding phase will be full of pledges domestically and internationally to make up for what we have missed and fix the mistakes of the past. We will establish a strong republic that will be just, safe and stable, prosperous and blessed. "
Al-Sisi has met with China's Industry and Information Technology Minister Miao Wei, who was sent as the envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The new Egyptian President says he welcomes more Chinese investment in Egypt.
He also says he hopes China can continue to support Egypt through its political transition.
Al-Sisi was sworn-in following is election, in which he garnered 97-percent of the vote.
To mark the occasion, Sunday has been declared a national holiday.
"We feel very happy, nothing like before, because we have chosen this man. It is a great responsibility and we have to help him."
"I am very happy. I hope that president el-Sissi provides us with safety and security. I think he will be able to deliver."
Al-Sisi faces a wide array of challenges in his new role.
Egypt's economy has been hammered since the fall of former president Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
Libyan PM says new government united in fighting extremism; condemns latest violence
Libyan Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteg is condemning a round of violent clashes between opposition groups in Tripoli's Martyrs' Square.
Maiteg is describing the violence among supporters and opponents of General Khalifa Hifter as "unacceptable."
"Military action must be carried out within the framework of the state and the state is responsible for fighting terrorism. The state will work with the international community in fighting it, God willing. Terrorism is unacceptable in Libya. Unacceptable, unacceptable."
Hifter launched a campaign last month to try to oust the Islamist-led government of Maiteg.
The contested election of Maiteg prompted sitting-Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani to refuse to hand over the post until the matter is decided by the courts.
Libya has been engulfed in political and factional in-fighting since the fall of Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.
Spokesperson says Lugansk will fight until demands are met
Militants in the eastern Ukranian region of Luhansk are vowing to fight until the authorities in Kiev accept their conditions and begin peace talks.
"We will fight in all forms possible. If Ukraine accepts our conditions, makes compromises and launches peace talks, we will facilitate reconciliation. If not, we will destroy all of our enemies."
The pledge comes as new Ukranian President Petro Poroshenko takes office after being sworn-in as the fifth Ukrainian president.
Poroshenko has used the opportunity at his swearing-in to call for those picking up arms in the eastern regions of Ukraine to lay down their weapons.
He is also promising early local elections and economic reforms for the embattled region.
Relatives of MH370 passengers raise money as a reward for information
Five families of the missing passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 reportedly plan to launch a campaign to raise money as a reward for information on the jetliner.
The families of those missing are from Australia, New Zealand, India, France and the United States.
Danica Weeks's husband, New-Zealand-born Paul Weeks, was one of the passengers.
"We've been cut off so many times at the gate that we're just now having to take things into our own hands, think outside the box and just try and do something to find this plane."
Their goal is to raise 2.8-million dollars via a website as a reward for anyone who brings forward information connected to the flight's disappearance.
Campaign "Reward MH370" launches today.
The flight, with 239 passengers and crew onboard, disappeared while on a route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing three months ago.
About two-thirds of the passengers are Chinese.
Officials believe the plane crashed somewhere in the southern Indian Ocean.
Challenges and opportunities remain for Pakistani telecom industry
Anchor:
China Mobile has become the only telecom operator to have both 3G and 4G licenses in Pakistan.
CRI's Qi Zhi has more on how the firm can benefit from it.
Anchor:
The first batch of 3G and 4G licenses in Pakistan were issued by Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif by the end of last month.
Sharif says it is an opportunity for the country's 130 million mobile phone users to experience the advanced technology.
Before this, Pakistan was the only major country in the region which didn't offer 3G services.
Dr Fan Yunjun, the CEO of the Zong, China Mobile's Pakistani branch, believes that the bold advancement is a result of an increasing market demand.
"I think it is the right time for Pakistan to launch 3G and 4G. As I know now there are 268 4G network have been launched globally. So that means the 3G/4G technology is very popular globally. At the same time, applications, smart phone and the merge of 3G/4G network has become relatively mature."
Zong, together with other three foreign operators, won the 3G license after a long-awaited auction.
The company is also the sole winner for the 4G license.
Though the widely-expected licenses are believed to boost the telecom industry in Pakistan, Fan Yunjun also admits that various challenges remain.
"The first one is the penetration rate of smart phone. Secondly, Pakistan's transmission network, 95% of the transmission relies on microwave, which means we need to upgrade this microwave to support the 3G/ 4G. "
According to a recent survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in the US, smart phones are available in markets in Pakistan at very affordable prices but despite this, the ownership is around 3%.
That is a pretty low penetration rate compared to a worldwide rate of 22 percent by the end of last year.
Fan Yunjun says, the challenges however, also mean great opportunity for Zong and the whole telecom industry.
"In Pakistan, the Internet customer has now reached more than 30 million with a penetration rate of 16%. The potential of this stage of development is very high, and also the growth rate will be very fast. I believe in Pakistan the mobile application will keep the same pace with the whole world, for example Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter, a lot of mobile application is very popular in Pakistan."
According to Fan Yunjun, Zong is now working on to expand the variety of services provided to its 26 million customers by cooperation with other partners in the industry.
The company has already launched free 3G program on a trial basis in the city of Lahore and Karachi.
The exact date of its 3G and 4G services to be launched nationwide has not been revealed yet.
For CRI, this is Qi Zhi.
How Can China Tackle Rising Terrorist Attacks?
The recent spate of terrorist attacks here in China has prompted increased security.
It's also set in-motion a debate about what the government should be doing to try to get to the root of the problem.
To these ends, CRI's Zheng Chenguang spoke earlier with Yan Shuai, Executive Chief of Organized Crime Studies at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations.
Yan Shuai with the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, speaking with CRI's Zheng Chenguang.
Shanty Towns Renovation Speed Up to Benefit the Low-incomes
ANCHOR:
The Chinese central government is planning to accelerate shanty town renovations, with the hope of improving the living conditions of low-income residents.
CRI's Xiao Yi has more.
REPORTER:
The Chinese Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has planned to renovate 100 million shanty houses between 2013 and 2017, which they say will benefit residents that have been living in the sub-par conditions of the make-shift housing for decades.
"A lot of old people live here. When it rains, it's hard for us to go outside, so we have to pave the road higher; and the snow never melts here in winter."
"All I want is a house that has a kitchen and a bathroom."
"I don't want any of my friends or relatives to visit me. The living conditions here are embarrassing."
This year, 4.8 million shanty houses are slated for renovation.
But in the face of the current economic slowdown, financing is still a major problem for reconstruction of shantytowns in China.
Feng Jun, chief economist with the Housing Ministry, says new methods should be taken to solve the problem.
"First, intensify fiscal support from all government levels for the reconstruction of these homes. We'll allocate the limited financial resources available to better people's livelihoods. Second, financial support needs to come from somewhere; credit funds that have low interest-rates and a long repayment period can go to these projects. Meanwhile, local governments need to verify their financing channels and bring non-governmental funds, such as issuing special bonds, into these projects."
The central government has allocated 198 billion yuan, or over 30 billion US dollars, this year to subsidize the reconstruction project.
That's an increase of 25 billion yuan, compared with last year.
For CRI, I'm XYee.
Biz Reports
The trading week in the United States is poised for a busy session.
The S&P 500 has the psychological 2000 mark well within its grasp, with the benchmark index just 2.5-percent away from reaching the goal.
Retail sales data due out this week is likely to cement expectations of a sharp rebound in economic growth in the US.
On the markets, all eyes here in China will be watching on Friday as Zhaopin.com makes its initial public offering.
The online job-finder is hoping to raise around 80-million US dollars in its public offering.
But earlier in the week, starting later on today, comments from regional US Federal Reserve chairs will be released, giving insight into where the Fed may be headed.
The Fed's self-imposed communications blackout ahead of its June 17-18 meeting begins on Tuesday.
Wednesday will see the April industrial production numbers come out.
Thursday, the US Commerce Department will be out with its retail sales stats.
And on Friday, energy firm Memorial Resource Development will be going public, with the hope of raising close to 650-million US dollars.
China's foreign trade recorded mild growth in May
Newly released official figures show China's foreign trade grew by 1.5 percent in May year-on-year.
The General Administration of Customs attributes the mild growth to an improved external market and also policy support.
Zheng Yuesheng, head of the statistics division under the customs agency, says the growth in foreign trade is an indication the overall economy is stabilizing.
"Currently the performance of the Chinese economy is generally stable. The steady foreign trade growth was a result of the overall competitiveness and favorable policy environment. Meanwhile, the global economic recovery is continuing and is expected to further unleash external demand, which will help maintain a steady growth of China's trade with its major trading partners."
Official data show the country's exports rebounded from a 4.8 percent slump in the first four months to a 5.4 percent growth in May.
The customs data shows that China's imports and exports totaled 10.3 trillion yuan or about 1.7 trillion US dollars in the first five months of the year.
That represents a decline of 2.2 percent year on year.
Trade between China and its major trading partners such as the European Union and the United States has kept a strong growth momentum.
The EU, the US and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations remained China's three largest trading partners over the past five months. Japan ranked fifth.
Questions for Professor Mike Bastin
Now for more on China's foreign trade figure, we are joined on line with Mike Bastin, Visiting Professor of China's University of Economics and Business.
Questions:
1, Why is trade balance realized a surplus in May?
2, What contributes the surplus which expanding by 74.9 percent over the same period last year?
3, China's trade with major partners (the European Union, the United States, the ASEAN and Japan) continued to rise from January to May. Will the upward tendency continue?
China property market down cycle may last longer: Moody's
Moody's latest report is forecasting the current slowdown in housing demand here in China will last longer than the last two cycles.
An analyst with the firm says the downturns in 2008 and 2011 should be seen as a signal the government is unlikely to completely remove home purchase restrictions.
2008 and 2011 were proceeded by significant credit tightening, an increase in regulatory approvals and the widespread implementation of home purchase restrictions.
Moody's notes that after this, the housing market was subsequently boosted by stimulus measures and the loosening of credit conditions and liquidity.
Renewable engery forum in Beijing champions new energy
This year's China New Energy International Forum has come to a conclusion.
The event here in Beijing this year has focused on the development of an ecological civilization and new energy.
Zeng Shaojun is the secretary general of the China New Energy Chamber of Commerce.
"No matter if its solar power, wind power, bio energy or energy storage, the new energy industry will see a promising future as long as the relevant departments cooperate together."
The Chinese government has outlined renewable energy as a strategic priority.
As part of the strategy, the Chinese government has already outlined a series of subsidy programs for wind and solar power production.
Delisting of state-owned company triggers controversy
The first delisting from the Chinese market since 2012 is stirring up a lot of debate among observers.
Nanjing Tanker Corporation came off the trading board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange this past week.
The state-run firm has posted 4 consecutive years of annual losses.
Under newly-enshrined rules here in China, companies which post annual losses for more than 3-years face a mandatory suspension.
Authorities then have the option of pulling a firm off the exchanges.
Headline News
Total 28 killed in armed attacks on airport in Pakistan's Karachi and on pilgrims' bus in SW Pakistan
Four security personnel have been killed in an on-going attack in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi.
The attackers are reportedly armed with high-powered weapons.
The attackers are said to have killed the four security officers at the airport gate, then stormed the terminal.
There have been reports of rockets being fired at the runway.
Two of the attackers have reportedly been killed.
A number of people have also been injured.
The Pakistani Military has been mobilized.
The attack at the airport in Karachi coincides with an assault on a bus carry pilgrims in the southwestern province of Balochistan, which has left at least two-dozen dead.
So far, no one has claimed responsibility for either attack.
Sisi pledges to make up what they have missed
The newly inaugurated Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi is promising Egypt is going to embrace a rebuilding phase.
He's made the pledge while meeting with foreign dignitaries following his swearing-in on Sunday.
Al-Sisi has met with China's Industry and Information Technology Minister Miao Wei, who was sent as the envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The new Egyptian President says he welcomes more Chinese investment in Egypt.
Chinese, Indian FMs hold talks on building closer bilateral ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has met his Indian counterpart in New Delhi.
The two have discussed mostly global and bilateral issues.
Issues connected to the two countries' shared borders were also discussed.
The meeting comes following the swearing-in of new Indian Prime Minister Nehrendra Modi earlier this month.
Chinese military delegation attends ASEAN regional forum meeting
A conference on security policies of ASEAN Regional Forum has been held in Myanmar's capital, Yangon.
A Chinese military delegation led by Wang Guanzhong, deputy chief of general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, attended the conference.
The delegation also had a China-ASEAN breakfast meeting and held talks with heads of other delegations.
Representatives from 19 member states and regional organizations of the forum attended the meeting.
China's foreign trade recorded mild growth in May
Newly released official figures show China's foreign trade grew by 1.5 percent in May year-on-year.
The General Administration of Customs attributes the mild growth to an improved external market and also policy support.
Official data show the country's exports rebounded from a 4.8 percent slump in the first four months to a 5.4 percent growth in May.
The customs data shows that China's imports and exports totaled 10.3 trillion yuan or about 1.7 trillion US dollars in the first five months of the year.
That represents a decline of 2.2 percent year on year.
Newspaper Picks
THE BEIJING NEWS
Headline
Policemen injured in restaurant blast
Summary
An explosion has left two officers injured in Heilongjiang.
A bomb went off about 5 minutes after a warning was called into police.
So far, no one has been arrested.
SOUTH CHINA METROPOLITAN DAILY
Headline
Test results canceled
Summary
Education authorities have disqualified 15 students in Guangdong have been caught cheating on their college entrance exam, or Gaokao.
Local authorities have been taking a series measures to try to tighten security around the exam.
THE BEIJING TIMES
Headline
Gas leak kills two
Summary
A toxic gas leak has left two dead and 6 others hospitalized in a mine in Qinghai.
The cause of the leak remains unclear.
SHANGHAI DAILY
Headline
Family sued by hospital
Summary
A hospital in Shanghai is demanding compensation from two men who damaged facilities in its intensive care unit after their relative died during emergency treatment.
It's being reported the men also demanded doctors kneel in front of the dead man's body.
GLOBAL TIMES
Headline
Arrest in hospital attack
Summary
A woman in Hunan has been arrested for leading a mob to attack a doctor and a pregnant nurse at a hospital.
The 45-year-old is accused of assault, which may lead to the nurse losing her baby.
CHINA DAILY
Headline
Climber admits she got a lift
Summary
A Chinese entrepreneur who claimed to have scaled Mount Qololongma, or Mount Everest, now admits she used a helicopter to traverse most of her climb.
Nepalese authorities are investigating, and may issue fines if the story turns out to be true.
Special Reports
Zhang Wenrong's Solo Painting Exhibition Opens in Beijing
Anchor:
A painter who focuses on a person's inner world has just opened his first solo exhibition at Beijing's Today Art Museum.
CRI's XYee has more.
Reporter:
Zhang Wenrong was born in 1982 in Zhangye, a city in northwest China's Gansu province. Having graduated from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Zhang has completed oil paintings that range from figure portraits to pure landscapes.
Despite the breadth of themes he portrays, nearly all his paintings convey a feeling of quiet loneliness, deriving from Zhang's childhood.
"For instance, I used to often draw trains and rails, but in a different way from other painters. Well, that's because when I was still a junior high school student, I never strayed away from home for more than a week for some reason. And then one time, I accidentally boarded a train. The experience empowered me with more understanding about loneliness, which is expressed in my paintings by trains, rails, lonely deserts as well as other bleak and lifeless scenes."
According to the painter, nearly half of his landscape oil paintings contain human characters in the composition, while the other half has none.
Zhang Wenrong also dedicates himself to figure paintings.
Zhang's obsessive interest in people's inner perception is the source of inspiration behind many of his artworks.
"My figure paintings reflect various emotions. The characters in my figure painting are not any specific persons. I'm particularly interested in the relationship between humans and the environment as well as in the contact between people. Man has many rich emotions, including feelings of melancholy and mutual understanding, which may be hard to express in language but easier to display in a painting."
A young artist of the post-80's generation, Zhang found success with many of his paintings acknowledged and collected by professional collectors and artists. Even the renowned playwright Xu Bing bought one.
Zhang humorously compared his success to the windfall profits that enable him to advance his pursuit of a unique painting language and expression.
"The Realism of Hallucination" is Zhang Wenrong's solo painting exhibition, which highlights his latest representative pieces like "Reading Lenin" and "Wheezing Dog," as well as "Hostess in Her Own Light." The show will run until the 16th of June in the Today Art Museum.
For CRI, I'm XYee.
Sports
Nadal, Sharapova, Peng and Hsieh victorious at French Open
This year's French Open has come to an end, with a Chinese pair taking the women's double's crown.
Top-ranked Peng Shuai and Hsieh Suwei from Taiwan earned their second Grand Slam title by defeating Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-4, 6-1 in the final.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with CRI, Peng says she also hopes to improve on her singles play in the future.
"I will definitely keep working on my doubles play. In terms of singles play, I hope I could claim my own singles title sometime in the future. My goal is to reach world top 10. I think what really matters is trying my best. I hope I can advance in both doubles and singles play."
In single's action, clay king Rafael Nadal downed Novak Djokovic in the men's singles final.
The Spainard dropped the first set 3-6, but then went on to down the Slovak 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 to win his ninth French Open title.
With the win, Nadal becomes the first person to win five French Open titles in a row.
"The most important thing today is I won the most important tournament of the world in clay, probably the most important tournament of the year for me. I did a lot of times. I think was an emotional victory after what happened in Australia."
Nadal is now tied with American Pete Sampras with 14 grand slam singles titles, just three shy of Roger Federer.
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In the women's singles final on Saturday,
Maria Sharapova survived a midway lapse to defend her French Open title with a 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 victory over 4th seeded Simona Halep.
Sharapova has now won five Grand Slam titles, taking her to joint-11th on the all-time list alongside Martina Hingis.
Andy Murray names Amelie Mauresmo as new coach
In other tennis news,
Britian's Andy Murray has announced that he's named France's Amelie Mauresmo as his new coach.
Mauresmo is currently France's Fed Cup captain and will start working with Murray immediately ahead of Wimbledon.
Mauresmo is a former Wimbledon and Australian Open Champion.
She's previously worked with both Marion Bartoli and Victoria Azarenka in a coaching role.
This will be the first time Mauresmo has overseen a male player.
"I think he's maybe looking for something different, about emotions and sensitive things. It's not really interesting for me, this part of the story, to be honest. All I'm interested in is to be able to help him in his goals. That's about it. But, yeah, for me it's a challenge. I want to take it."
The 34-year-old Mauresmo is a former world number-1.
Miami Heat vs. San Antonio Spurs: Game 2 preview
In the NBA finals,
The San Antonio Spurs will meet the Miami Heat in Game 2 later today.
Spurs beat the two-time defending champion Heat 110-95 in Game 1.
Having won 12 straight playoffs games before the loss, Heat need to keep alive in Game 2 to avoid going into 0-2 deficit against the Spurs.
During the opener, the air conditioning system failed and temperature rose to 32 degree Celsius.
Heat's star LeBron James had to leave the court late in fourth quarter with serious leg cramps in Game 1.
James went back to practice on Saturday and is said to be in better shape for today's game.
Game 2 will start at 8:00 am Beijing time.
France thrash Jamaica 8-0 in their final World Cup warm-up game
In soccer,
France has hammered Jamaica 8-0 in their final World Cup warm-up game before flying to Brazil.
The win is France's biggest since a 10-0 thrashing of Azerbaijan in 1995.
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema scored two and assisted on two others in the win.
Meanwhile, it's been announced that winger Franck Ribery has been ruled out of the World Cup because of a lingering back injury.
France will start their World Cup campaign against Honduras this coming weekend.
Ben Crane wins St. Jude Classic
In golf,
American Ben Crane has won the FedEx St.Jude Classic in Memphis.
Crane closed with a 3-over 73 to clinch the one-stroke victory over compatriot Troy Merritt.
It is Crane's fifth PGA Tour victory.
Former U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson carded a fourth-round 66 to join Matt Every and Carl Pettersson on 272.
Five-time major champion Phil Mickelson completed with a two-over 72 to tie for 11th on 274.
The tournament was the tour's last stop before the U.S. Open Championship starts at Pinehurst on Thursday.
Entertainment
Monty Python Release unofficial England World Cup Song
The British comedy troupe Monty Python has created its own unofficial England World Cup anthem, based on the classic song 'Always look on the bright side of life.'
(Monty Cup)
Eric Idle wrote new lines for the old tune including consolation for England fans if the team should crash out early.
England's first game of the World Cup will be against Italy on June 14 – that's 5am on the 15th Beijing time.
Monty Python are set to release an album called 'Monty Python Sings' at the end of this month and their last ever live show will be broadcast in around 2,000 cinemas in the UK and around the world.
Jimmy Mack killed in car accident, Tracy Morgan hospitalised
The stand up comic Jimmy Mack has been killed in a fatal vehicle car pile up in New Jersey at the weekend.
The 63-year-old had been riding in a limo bus, when it was struck by a tractor-trailer local police said after a preliminary investigation.
The incident also involved an SUV and two other cars.
At least four other people have been hospitalized during the accident, including actor and comedian Tracy Morgan who was in the same limo.
Morgan who's known for parts in "Saturday Night Live" and "30 Rock" is expected to remain in hospital for several weeks.
The driver of the limousine, Tyrone Gale, said "a great day turned tragic in seconds".
"All I know is I saw traffic, and um, I stopped and I was upside down in the vehicle, so that's pretty much all I can say about it right now."
The truck driver who is believed to be responsible for the crash has been charged with one count of death by auto and four counts of assault by auto.
Korean rapper Gary plays footie with fans in Hong Kong\
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Gary, of Korean hip-hop group 'Leessang,' has been meeting with fans during a stopover in Hong Kong and even played a little football with a lucky few.
The Hong Kong actress Dada Chan, joined the meet and greet to welcome him on behalf of the Hong Kong fans.
The 36-year-old rapper is also famous in Hong Kong for appearing in the hugely popular Korean entertainment show, "Running Man", and said that had already given him a good feeling about Hong Kong.
"Since the schedule was really short this time, I couldn't visit many places. However, I've been to Hong Kong quite often and even when I was visiting for the show 'Running Man', I was able to visit famous places in Hong Kong. Although the schedule was short this time, I want to take more time for my next visit to look around Hong Kong again. Last time I came, I went to Soho and it was very nice."
Recently, the rapper released the song "Your Scent", with Korea's Jung-in, which hit the top spot in MBC's music program, "Show! Music Core" last week.
Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith divorce after 18-years
Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith have announced their intention to divorce after 18 years of marriage.
In a joint statement, the Hollywood stars said they were happy for the "beautiful time" they had spent together and are splitting in a "loving and friendly manner."
The is the second divorce for 53-year-old Banderas, who split from Spanish Actress Ana Leza in 1996 and married Griffith later the same year.
Griffith meanwhile, who is now 56, has been divorced three times before this, although two of those were to the same man.
That’s it for this edition of the Beijing Hour.
A quick recap of headlines before we go.
An ongoing attack at the main airport in the Pakistani city of Karachi has left at least 6 dead.
Egypt's new President is promising his country is going to be open for Chinese investment.
We'll hear from an expert about what the Chinese government can be doing to try to counteract the growing number of terrorist attacks in this country.
In Business... the first delisting of the year here in China creating a buzz among observers.
On behalf of the Beijing Hour staffers, this is Paul James in Beijing hoping you'll join us for our next edition of the Beijing Hour to open a window to the world together.
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