Welcome to the Beijing Hour, live from the Chinese capital...

Coming up on the program this evening...

China strongly condemning a terrorist attack near the Chinese Embassy in Somalia that has left one Chinese national dead and three others injured....

Turkey's President set to visit China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping....

And US President Barack Obama now in Ethiopia as he continues his east African tour...

In Business....Chinese industrial profits slipping in June...

In Sports.... a recap of the latest action from the Chinese Super League...

And in Entertainment... Tragedy striking the Houston family again as Bobbi Christina Brown dies at the age of 22....

TopChina Condemns Terrorist Attack in Somalia which causes Chinese casualtiesChina has strongly condemned a terrorist attack in Somalia that left a security worker at the Chinese embassy dead and three embassy staff injured.

At the same time, China has lodged representations towards Somalia in Mogadishu and from Beijing.

A suicide bomber attacked the Jazera hotel, which accommodates several embassies including those of China, Qatar and Egypt on Sunday.

The Chinese Embassy was partially damaged in the explosion.

Somalia-based militant group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack which killed at least 15 people and injured over 20.

The attack comes a day after a Somali lawmaker was killed in Mogadishu on Saturday in the latest incidents of insecurity in Mogadishu.

China unveils logo for WWII commemorationThe Chinese government has unveiled a logo for commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the WWII victory.

The logo highlights a striking, dominant red number "70" in the center.

Above the "70" five pigeons fly over and behind it the Great Wall spreads in the shape of letter "V".

The "V" symbolizes victory of the two wars.

The five pigeons demonstrate the memory of history and the aspiration for lasting peace.

The pigeons also symbolize that the Chinese people are flying to a future of great rejuvenation.

The logo cannot be made into trade marks or used for any commercial purposes.

Turkish President to Visit ChinaAnchor:

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to visit China on Wednesday and Thursday at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

CRI's Luo Wen has more.

Reporter:

This is the first visit to China for Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the Turkish President and the third as the leader of ruling Justice and Development Party.

China's special envoy on Middle East affairs Gong Xiaosheng says Erdogan's visit will help boost mutual understanding between the two sides.

"Both sides have attached great importance to Erdogan's visit to China. Substantial talks will be held on various areas like trade, culture and tourism during this visit. Special attention will be paid to economic and trade cooperation. China and Turkey may try to explore ways deepen cooperations on transportation, energy and telecommunications, which is conducive to the common interest of both sides."The trade volume between China and Turkey has been over 20 billion dollars since 2012, and China has become the second economic partner for Turkey.

Moreover, cultural exchanges between China and Turkey have also been growing quickly in recent years.

"China and Turkey jointly celebrated the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. The Year of China in Turkey was held in 2012 and the Year of Turkey in China was held in 2013. Chinese tourists can be seen almost everywhere in Turkey. At the same time, a great number of Turkish people are doing business in China."Speaking of international and regional affairs, Gong Xiaosheng says China and Turkey share the same ideas on many issues.

"Turkey plays an important role in many international and regional problems, especially on the Middle East issue. It will do good to the situation in the Middle East when more countries get involved in promoting the Middle East peace process. We hope more and more countries will play its constructive role in improving the situation in the Middle East. We will actively strengthen our cooperation with Turkey in the hope of creating more favorable conditions to tackle regional issues."Gong Xiaosheng also believes that China and Turkey should have closer cooperation in the global struggle against terrorism.

For CRI, I'm Luo Wen.

Japan's upper house starts debate on contentious war bills amid plunging support for Abe gov'tJapan's upper house of parliament has begun discussions on a package of controversial security bills.

It's been reported that deliberations between governing and opposition parties will begin on Tuesday.

If approved, the bills will allow for Japan's Self-Defense Forces to have an expanded role abroad, despite thousands of local people took to the streets in protests.

The controversial bills have been forced through the lower house of parliament on July 16th by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition bloc.

Reports say Abe told the upper house session on Monday that the new security legislation was indispensable and intimated that there may be situations whereby Japan's forces are required to respond with force.

The start of the deliberations in the upper house comes on the heels of Japan releasing its annual defense white paper last week.

People Visit the Cecilienhof Palace, Marking the 70th Potsdam AnniversaryAnchor:

Seventy years have passed since the Potsdam Proclamation was issued in Germany.

To mark the anniversary on Sunday, large numbers of tourists from around the world visited the historic site where the proclamation was made, remembering that period of history and the legacy it has left to the world.

CRI's Niu Honglin has the story.

Reporter:

The Cecilienhof Palace, located in a large park, close to a lake shore, is known for being the location of the Potsdam Conference, which was held in July and August 1945.

On July 26, 1945, a document was issued there by China, the United States and Britain, demanding Japan's unconditional surrender in WWII.

Despite originally ignoring the Potsdam Proclamation, Japan did eventually announce its surrender on August 15th, and formally signed the articles of peace based on the Potsdam Proclamation on September 2nd, 1945.

Matthias Simmich was the deputy curator of Cecilienhof Palace.

"The Potsdam Proclamation explicitly said that all the territories that Japan took from China before World War II shall be restored to the Chinese. Northeast China and Taiwan were included."German historians and politicians have urged Japan to admit to its history of aggression ahead of the upcoming anniversary of the proclamation.

Stefan Bollinger, professor with the Institute of Political Science under the Free University of Berlin, says Japan's aggression to its neighboring countries actually started years before 1945.

"I believe Japan, especially its leadership, has not acknowledged that what they have done in Asia, countries such as China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Philippines and Cambodia in dozens of years before 1945, the aggression and destructive war. It was a crazy destructive war, a brutal war full of crimes. For example, Japanese unit 731 employed modern methods to carry out killing as genocide. But even today, most Japanese elites and members of the public do not treat these as issues that need to be discussed."Manfred Goertamaker is a professor of contemporary history at the University of Potsdam.

He says Germany has acknowledged the wrongdoings of Nazi Germany during the war, admitted its wartime atrocities and earnestly repented. However, Japanese actions have been totally different.

"In Germany, people are actively reflecting on the past. The historians are trying to expose historical truth. And the reflection features on the political level as well as legal level. However, we cannot see such historical reflection at all in Japan. A new force with the notion of so-called 'normal country' is developing in Japan; its textbooks even deny its war crimes."To mark the 70th anniversary of the Potsdam Conference, a series of special events are scheduled to be held in the Cecilienhof Palace from this July to September this year.

Decades after the end of the historic event, the original furnishings of the rooms used for the Potsdam Conference are still well preserved. Some visitors say they feel the original decoration and exhibition shows a respect for the history and people should also take the same attitude when it comes to the historical truth.

For CRI, I'm Niu Honglin.

For more on that, our correspondent Ding Heng earlier talked with Peter Kuznick, Professor of History and Director of Nuclear Studies Institute, American University.

…Back Anchor: that was Peter Kuznick, Professor of History and Director of Nuclear Studies Institute, American University speaking with Ding Heng.

Obama arrives in Ethiopia for crucial talks with African leadersUS President Barack Obama has arrived in Ethiopia in the second-leg of his East African tour.

Obama is the first serving US leader to visit the country.

He is expected to hold bilateral talks with Ethiopian Prime minister Hailemariam Desalegn on trade and security issues in the region.

Obama will also be the first US president to address the 54-member African Union at its headquarters in Addis Ababa on Tuesday.

During his meeting with African leaders, Obama will focus on the escalating civil conflict in South Sudan and push for a plan that includes economic sanctions and an arms embargo if South Sudan's warring parties do not forge a peace deal by mid-August.

South Sudan has been plagued by a brutal civil war since 2013 that has killed more than 10,000 people and caused more than 1.5 million people to flee their homes.

Ethiopia, sandwiched between Somalia and Sudan is a key security ally of the United States in this volatile region.

Thousands of Ethiopian troops are fighting the al-Qaeda linked Al-Shabaab in Somalia that was behind the deadly hotel bombing in the Somali capital Mogadishu that left 13 people dead on Sunday.

Since the devastating famine in the 80s, Ethiopia has been transformed in the last quarter of a century and is now one of Africa's fastest-growing economies.

Koreas Marking Truce with WarningsAnchor:

Both North and South Korea are marking the anniversary of the Korean War armistice agreement.

But the commemorations come with provocative language from both sides.

CRI's Zhao Jianfu reports.

Reporter:

Early on Monday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang, the mausoleum for former leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

The visit is part of the country's commemorations marking the 62nd anniversary of the Korean armistice.

In the still photos released by the state-run television KRT, Kim Jong Un bows in front of the statues of the two late leaders, along with government and military officials.

The truce was signed on July 27 in 1953.

The North recognizes it as "Victory Day."This year's memorials also include a massive outdoor rally, which was held on Sunday in the capital city.

Many North Korean high ranking officials attended the rally, but Kim Jong Un was not present.

Pak Yong Sik, Minister of North Korean People's Armed Forces, addressed the event and praised the Korean War veterans for their efforts.

"On behalf of the respected leader Kim Jong Un, we commemorate Korean War veterans and anti-Japanese revolutionary fighters' achievement in the Fatherland Liberation War."Meanwhile, Pak warned the United States not to forget the lessons learned from the armistice treaty.

In marking the armistice, South Korea also gave warnings.

In a speech to a commemorative event on Monday in Seoul, South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn vows to act against North Korea's "provocations" while maintaining a "watertight security posture.""The development of nuclear weapons by North Korea threatens not only our country but also world peace. South Korea would like to counteract firmly against North Korea's provocations of any kind while maintaining the watertight security posture."But Hwang adds that the two countries would "move towards peace and prosperity on the Korean peninsula" if the North were willing to give up its nuclear program.

The armistice halted fighting between U.S-led U.N and South Korean forces and Chinese and North Korean troops, which lasted from 1950 to 1953.

But the truce has never been converted into a peace treaty, leaving the two Koreas technically in a state of war.

The UN Command will hold a separate celebratory event at the Joint Security Area inside Panmunjom where the two Koreas directly face each other.

Tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers died in the war that is known in China as the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.

At a national conference of war veterans two days ago, Kim Jong Un paid tribute to the Chinese troops for their role in the war.

For CRI, I'm Zhao Jianfu.

US Envoy: Hopes for Iran-style deal with NKoreaThe US envoy for the six-party talks, Sydney Seiler, has suggested the efforts in reaching Iran's nuclear deal could provide an example for solving North Korea's nuclear issue.

"The recent progress in our efforts in denuclearisation with Iran provides an excellent example of the US flexibility and willingness to engage with countries with whom we've had long standing differences; that we remain committed to dialogue and negotiated settlement to this issue; and that the doors open to the DPRK."Sydney Seiler made the remarks after meeting with his South Korean counterpart Kim Guun in Seoul today.

He said he also expected China to play an expected role in the talks.

Earlier, North Korea has refused to accept even the idea Iran-style deal.

The six-nation negotiations are aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons programme in return for aid and political concessions.

The six countries include China, the US, Russia, the two Koreas and Japan.

6 killed in terror attack in northern IndiaAt least six people have been killed and seven others injured in a terrorist attack on a bus and a police station in the northern Indian state of Punjab on Monday.

India's Home Minister Rajnath Singh:

"The situation is under control. Don't worry. Forces have already moved there."Five live bombs were also found at a railway track not far from the Dinanagar police station, which is about 20 kilometers from the border with Pakistan.

Senior police officials say the attackers are believed to have come from the Indian portion of Kashmir.

Rebels have been fighting for an independent Kashmir or its merger with Pakistan since 1989.

Iraqi forces retake Anbar University from ISISIraqi government forces have retaken Anbar University from the Islamic State militant group after hours of fierce clashes.

Iraqi forces are now in full control of the university, located 5 kilometers south of Anbar's provincial capital- Ramad, which is still in the hand of the militants.

The Major General, who commands the Iraqi military force which liberated the university, says troops have been deployed "in all parts of the university."''The Iraqi flag has been raised on the campus of Anbar university. Now Anbar university has been completely liberated from IS. Anti-terrorism troops have been deployed in all parts of the university.''

However, a number of buildings in and around the university complex are said to have been badly damaged or destroyed.

The Iraqi military launched a large-scale operation this month to retake Anbar province, in which most of the biggest cities are held by the Islamic State group.

Clinton Says She Will Defend Affordable Care ActDemocratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton on Sunday criticised Republicans attempting to repeal the Affordable Care Act, adding she would "defend" and "improve" the health care legislation if elected.

"I will defend the Affordable Care Act, which the Republicans still seem intent upon repealing. This one really is so maddening to me and I will tell you though, if they were ever to elect a Republican president, they would repeal the Affordable Care Act because they're in too deep."Speaking at an event at Iowa State University, Clinton also reiterated her position on the need to tackle climate change.

"We can make a transition over time from a fossil fuel economy, predominately, to a clean renewable energy economy, predominately, and the United States will then lead in dealing with the very real problems of climate change."Clinton promised to push for a dramatic increase in renewable power production, setting a goal of generating enough clean renewable energy to power every U.S. home within 10 years of taking office.

She also pledged to have more than half a billion solar panels installed nationwide within four years of taking office.

Thai Prime Minister Will Consider A Cabinet Reshuffle When The Time Is RightThai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Monday that he will consider a cabinet reshuffle after the current government reaches the end of its one-year working period in September or earlier.

"I'll reshuffle when the timing is right. The right time will be when we have worked (as a government) for a while, and we have to work accordingly to the situation. There might be some adjustments, not because they (the cabinet members) made mistakes, or what the society thinks. Now we're working on the different principles (of government)."It's being reported that the cabinet reshuffle will mainly focus on the economic team, following Thailand's slow economic growth in the first half of the year.

Growth last year was 0.9 percent.

The Thai government is predicting growth of around 3 percent for 2015.

Meeting Aims at China's Al DevelopmentAnchor:

Chinese artificial intelligence experts and AI device makers are meeting now in Beijing to discuss the future development of the industry.

CRI's Poornima Weerasekara reports.

Reporter:

This year's China Conference of Artificial Intelligence mainly aims to address the future of robots and the influence of Al technology on traditional industries.

Zhao Yanwei with a Beijing-based biometric recognition device maker says the country's AI industry has seen great progress in technological development.

"Our facial, iris and fingerprint recognition devices have found wide application in the backstage platforms of banks. Our algorithm has been certificated by the state cryptography authorities. That means our customers don't need to worry about the security of their systems."China has seen a rapid development of AI technology in recent years, especially in the fields of character and voice recognition, biometric recognition and robot manufacturing.

Latest stats show that 56-thousand industrial robots were sold last year, rising 54 percent from the previous year.

But Tan Tieniu from Chinese Academy of Sciences admits that China is still lagging far behind industrialized countries in both the development and application of AI technology.

"We can still see great gaps between our manufacturers and their foreign counterparts in the development of large-scaled AI systems and the making of core AI device parts."Tan adds that there is still a long way to go for the emerging industry to improve "general-purpose" AI technologies.

"The development of 'general-purpose' Al systems is still facing challenges. Compared with all-round human brains, current Al systems have intelligence, but lack wisdom, have Intelligence Quotient, but lack Emotional Quotient. They can hardly interact with humans. They can calculate, but can't think."The development of AI technology has been highlighted in China's newly released China Manufacturing 2025 and Internet Plus strategies.

Tan Tieniu suggests efforts should also be made to enhance AI-related legislations and push forward with the research on the influence of AI technology on human society to ensure a sound development of the sector.

For CRI, I'm Poornima Weerasekara.

2 injured in east China building collapseA multi-storey building has collapsed on Monday in Zhejiang province.

The building in the provincial capital of Hangzhou suddenly collapsed on Monday around noon.

The first floor of the building is a clothing store.

Two residents have been rescued and sent to hospital.

So far no casualties have been reported.

Rescuers are trying to save more lives at the scene.

An investigation is ongoing.

WeatherBeijing has thundershowers tonight with a low of 23 degrees Celsius; tomorrow thundershowers with a high of 30.

Shanghai, cloudy tonight with a low of 28, tomorrow cloudy to sunny with a high of 37.

Chongqing, cloudy tonight with a low of 24, also cloudy tomorrow with a high of 35.

Lhasa cloudy tonight with a low of 11, tomorrow cloudy with a high of 27.

Elsewhere in Asia,Islamabad, light rain tomorrow, 32.

Kabul, light rain, 27.

Down in the Southern Hemisphere.

Sydney, cloudy with a high of 16.

Brisbane, sunny with a high of 17.

Perth, light rain, 17.

And finally Auckland, New Zealand will have light rain with a high of 15 degrees Celsius.

Headline NewsChina Condemns Terrorist Attack in Somalia which causes Chinese casualtiesChina has strongly condemned a terrorist attack in Somalia that left a security worker at the Chinese embassy dead and three embassy staff injured.

At the same time, China has lodged representations towards Somalia in Mogadishu and from Beijing.

A suicide bomber attacked the Jazera hotel, which accommodates several embassies including those of China, Qatar and Egypt on Sunday.

The Chinese Embassy was partially damaged in the explosion.

Somalia-based militant group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack which killed at least 15 people and injured over 20.

The attack comes a day after a Somali lawmaker was killed in Mogadishu on Saturday in the latest incidents of insecurity in Mogadishu.

China unveils logo for WWII commemorationThe Chinese government has unveiled a logo for commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the WWII victory.

The logo highlights a striking, dominant red number "70" in the center.

Above the "70" five pigeons fly over and behind it the Great Wall spreads in the shape of letter "V".

The "V" symbolizes victory of the two wars.

The five pigeons demonstrate the memory of history and the aspiration for lasting peace.

The pigeons also symbolize that the Chinese people are flying to a future of great rejuvenation.

The logo cannot be made into trade marks or used for any commercial purposes.

Turkish president to visit ChinaTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to visit China on Wednesday and Thursday.

The president's visit is at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.

More details about his visit are set to be announced by China's Foreign Ministry later.

3 killed, 6 wounded in S. Philippine clashOne government troop and two members of the leftist New People's Army have been killed in a firefight in the southern Philippines.

Meanwhile, six others have been wounded.

The clash started when troops met with about 50 leftist rebels while patrolling in a village of Compostela Valley province on Sunday.

The soldiers and the rebels exchanged gunfire for at least half an hour.

Clash in wedding party claims 20 lives, wounds 10 in N. Afghanistan20 civilians have been confirmed dead and 10 others injured in a clash happened at a wedding party in North Afghanistan early Monday.

Local police said firing began between several armed men inside a church when the wedding party was underway.

All of the victims are male Afgan civilians.

Biz ReportsAnchor:

Turning now to business news.

First a look at the numbers from across the Asian markets to close out this Monday evening.

Joining me on the desk is CRI's Luo Bin.

Reporter:

Thank you Spencer.

Chinese stocks slumped as investors unnerved by weak economic data chose to lock in profits following last week's rally.

Recent economic indicators including industrial profits in June suggest China's growth continues to face strong headwinds.

We will have more on last month's industrial profit numbers shortly.

Nearly 2-thousand shares fell by the 10-percent daily limit on the day, led by finance and resources sectors.

At close,The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index plunged 8.5 percent, the biggest one-day decline in more than eight years.

The Shenzhen Component Index tumbled 7.6 percent.

In Hong Kong, stocks ended lower with the benchmark Hang Seng index falling 3.1 percent.

Elsewhere in Asia,Japanese stocks fell as sentiment was weighed down by concerns over U. S. and China economic outlook, and investors are waiting for earning reports of domestic large firms.

The benchmark Nikkei went down nearly one percent.

South Korea's KOSPI shed 0.4 percent.

Singapore stocks finished lower on the day, with the benchmark Straits Times Index down 1.2 percent.

Finally, Australian stocks rose with the benchmark ASX 200 adding 0.4 percent.

Back to you Spencer.

China's industrial profit down 0.3 pct in JuneOfficial data shows profits at major Chinese industrial firms dropped 0.3 percent year on year in June, down from a 0.6 percent growth posted in May.

The National Bureau of Statistics attributed the decline to the drop in price of industrial goods, rise in unit costs, and a large base of comparison last year.

Meanwhile, the NBS noted that despite the fall, industrial companies have been profiting at a stable level with the total percentage decline slowing every month.

The bureau said that the interest rate cuts have been very effective in helping the companies reduce financing costs and boost revenue.

The data also shows of all the 41 categories, 30 sectors registered year on year growth while 11 industries such as mining and car manufacturing saw declines.

Are big-name newspapers really dying a slow death?

Anchor:

British publisher and educational group Pearson is in talks to sell its 50 percent stake in The Economist Group, owner of famous international and business magazine The Economist.

The news comes just two days after the British publishing company agreed to sell Financial Times to the largest Japanese financial media group, Nikkei, for 1.3 billion U.S. dollars.

In recent years, Pearson has been focusing on the growing market of online learning and vocational education and is trying to reduce its investment in media and press.

However, Pearson's moves are feeding the assertion that the days of print media are numbered.

Changes in ownership for famous print media have been rather frequent in recent years.

In 2013, Jeffrey Bezos, founder of Amazon.com, bought The Washington Post from the Graham family, which has been running the newspaper for more than four decades.

For more on this, CRI's Shane Bigham earlier spoke with Mike Bastin, director of China Business Center based in London.

…Back Anchor:

Mike Bastin, director of China Business Center based in London, speaking with CRI's Shane Bigham.

GOME to Buy Assets to Expand Retail NetworkChinese home appliance retailer Gome Electrical Appliances Holdings is going to buy retail assets from its controlling shareholder to expand its retail network it does not cover yet.

Gome has agreed to buy Artway Developments, which is owned by controlling shareholder Huang Guangyu, for 11.3 billion Hong Kong dollars or about 1.4 billion U.S. dollars.

GOME will pay for the deal with cash, new shares and warrants.

Under the deal, Gome will acquire altogether 578 stores in 181 Chinese cities, which it currently already operates but does not own.

Chinese-invested telco firm launches 4G services in CambodiaChinese-owned Southeast Asia Telecommunications has launched its 4G network in Cambodia after entering the country's oversubscribed telcoms sector last year.

Seatel's service is currently available in 17 provinces in Cambodia and will cover the remaining provinces by years-end.

Seatel's total investment is about 4-hundred million U.S. dollars, of which one hundred million U.S. dollars have been invested so far.

The company will provide prospective customers with 4G VoLTE services, which promises high-speed internet and high-quality calls.

Cambodia currently has six mobile phone operators and around 27 internet service providers.

Wanda Plans to Close 40 Department Stores amid TransformationChinese real estate and entertainment conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group is planning to slash more than 40 department stores and 80 karaoke outlets nationwide.

The move aims to cut the company's reliance on the property sector and to diversify its business.

The company announced earlier this month that it wants 65 percent of its net profits to come from services by 2018, two years ahead of its original schedule.

Its property sector will only account for less than 35 percent of its profit by then.

The company is also going to set up a financial-services arm to buy banking, securities and insurance companies while expanding further into sports and electronic sectors.

Fiat Chrysler to Pay $105 Million Fine over Recall FailureUS regulators are fining Fiat Chrysler 105 million U.S. dollars over recall failures.

This is the largest fine so far imposed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The penalties were prompted by the execution of 23 safety recalls covering more than 11 million defective cars.

The Italian-American auto maker will also offer to buy 1.5 million vehicles as part of the deal with the regulator.

The fine comes days after the auto maker announced another recall over software faults in one of its models.

Real Madrid and Alibaba reach strategic partnershipSpanish football club Real Madrid has established a strategic partnership with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.

Under the partnership, Real Madrid will open its flagship store outside of Spain in Alibaba's online marketplace Tmall.HK.

The Spanish football club became the second Europe top club to open the flagship store in Tmall.HK after the German powerhouse Bayern Munich.

Real Madrid jerseys, shoes, casual wear will soon be available in Tmall.HK.

SportsCSL: Henan Jianye to take on Shanghai ShenhuaIn football action from the Chinese Super League:

Shanghai Shenhua is competing Henan Jianye at home tonight for the League's No. 5 and the clash just kicked off.

The match will close the round of play and the CSL will then go into a two-week recess before resuming for the remaining nine rounds.

Shenhua is now the 5th in the table on 29 points, while Jianye ranks 6th in the league with 2 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses over the past 9 away matches.

In Sunday's games,Shanghai SIPG beat Chongqing Lifan 4-2 to secure its leading position in the league, with midfielder Wu Lei firing a brace.

The visitors took the lead in just the 10th minute when Wu scored his first goal on an assist by Dario Conca. The Argentine padded the lead through a direct free kick from outside the box in the 23rd.

The victory gave the Shanghai team a one-point advantage over defending CSL champion Guangzhou Evergrande, who had a hard-fought 1-0 win against Hangzhou Greentown in another match.

Evergrande, the reigning CSL champions, stretched their unbeaten league run to 17 matches with the victory, moving to second in the standings on 44 points.

Former leader Beijing Guo'an suffered a 2-1 away loss against Guizhou Renhe and dropped to the fourth place.

Mexico beat Jamaica 3-1 to win the Concacaf Gold CupSome Gold Cup final action,Mexico have beaten Jamaica 3-1 to win the CONCACAF Gold Cup for the tenth time in the competition's 52-year history.

The two teams clash was at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Sunday.

The Caribbean side produced one of the biggest upsets in the history of the tournament when they beat the USA 2-1 in their semi-final on Wednesday, with Darren Mattocks and Giles Barnes both scoring in a five minute spell.

New York Red Bulls come back to beat Benfica 2-1 in ICCElsewhere,The New York Red Bulls have come from behind to beat Portuguese champions Benfica 2-1 in the International Champions Cup on Sunday.

Just as they did against Chelsea on Wednesday, New York fell behind early in the game.

The game finished 2-1 and Benfica leave the USA with three straight defeats.

New York's participation in the International Champions Cup is over and they will now switch their focus back to Major League Soccer.

Nanjing loses again at women's volleyball tournament in VietnamIn volleyball,The Chinese volleyball club of Nanjing has lost 3-0 to Vietnam at the 2015 International Women's Volleyball Tournament - VTV Cup in southern Vietnam's Bac Lieu province.

Vietnam crushed Nanjing with scores of 25-14, 25-18 and 25-15 on Sunday. Nanjing has lost 3-0 to DPR Korea a day earlier.

Vietnamese players managed to have eight aces, while the Chinese girls finished four. Despite gaining the lopsided triumph, Vietnamese players made 18 failed serves in this match.

Also on Sunday, the Chinese volleyball club of Liaoning whitewashed DPR Korea, and Thailand's under-23 team defeated the Philippines, with the same score of 3-0.

Today Liaoning are competing with Nanjing, Vietnam with Thailand, and DPR Korea with the Philippines.

IOC president Thomas Bach visits sports facility in Kuala LumpurInternational Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has visited the training headquarters of the Badminton Association of Malaysia.

The IOC boss is in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur for this week's Executive Board meetings and the election of a host city for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Bach says the key issue in deciding the host city is whether it can deliver a great games.

"The key issue is to deliver a great games, for the athletes and that means having an offer which offers a great conditions in the sport facilities but also to have a project which addresses the issues of Olympic agenda 2020, that means to have sustainable and feasible Olympic Games."2008 Summer Games host Beijing is competing against Almaty, Kazakhstan for the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympiad.

The election and announcement will take place on July 31st.

Jason Day birdies the final three holes to win the Canadian OpenIn golf,Jason Day has spoiled Canadian hopes of a first home-grown winner in 61 years at the Canadian Open with a one-stroke victory on Sunday.

The 27-year-old Australian birdied the last three holes at Glen Abbey to triumph by one over American Bubba Watson and by two over Canadian David Hearn, the 54-hole leader.

Day ended the tournament in style by rolling in a clutch 22-foot putt at the par-five 18th for a closing four-under-par 68 and a winning total of 17-under 271.

He says he feels great about the performance.

"I gave myself an opportunity out there and I took it, which was great. And, you know, to be able to do that, it just gives me a lot more confidence going into the rest of the season. But right now, I'm just going to try and soak it in as much as possible. It's, I played great all week and I'm very happy with our performance."It was his second PGA Tour win of the season, the fourth of his career and followed up a strong tie for fourth at last week's British Open.

Watson and Hearn, playing in the final pairing, shot 69 and 72, respectively.

In other action,Marco Dawson wins the Senior Open at Sunningdale by a single shot.

And Danny Willett secured his third European Tour title at the European Masters in Switzerland.

On women's side,Lexi Thompson won the Meijer LPGA Classic on Sunday with a final-round six-under-par 65 in Michigan.

And Rebecca Artis fought back from six shots off the lead at the start of the day to win the LET Ladies Scottish Open in Troon.

EntertainmentBobbi Kristina Brown dies at 22Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of Bobby Brown and the late singer Whitney Houston has died after months of being in a coma.

She was 22.

Her death came almost six months after her partner Nick Gordon found her unconscious, face down in her bathtub at their home in Roswell, Georgia, back in January.

Bobbi's death mirrored her mother's who was found dead aged 48, in the bathtub of her Beverly Hilton hotel room the day before the Grammy awards on Feb. 11, 2012.

Linkin Park holds concert in BeijingAmerican rock band Linkin Park played at the Beijing Workers' Stadium last night as the last stop of their five-city tour in China.

The tour has been launched in support of their sixth studio album "The Hunting Party".

The six-piece band has also performed their hit singles which are familiared by their Chinese fans like "In The End", "What I've Done", "New Divide" and "Numb".

Linkin Park has a massive following in China.

Statistics from the Tencent video shows that over 1.9 million people watched the live broadcast of the show through their channel.

"Lady of the Dynasty" Starring Fan Bingbing Opens on July 30After a few years in development, the epic film about the famous Tang Dynasty beauty Yang Guifei is finally coming to theaters this coming Thursday.

Chinese actress Fan Bingbing has recently promoted her upcoming historical movie Lady of the Dynasty in Beijing.

In the movie Lady of the Dynasty, Fan acts as the Tang-dynasty Emperor Xuanzong's beloved concubine, Yang Yuhuan. The entire film centers on the legendary royal romance.

The leading actress said that it is not actually her maiden screen role as the famed concubine.

"I acted Yang Yuhuan in a TV drama series about ten years ago. At that time, I wondered if I would became a film actress. Then I would be able to act as the famed concubine again, and portray the character wholeheartedly. And now I'm really lucky to have my dream come true a decade later."The entrepreneur-turned director Cheng Shiqing is experiencing his directorial debut with the work.

Big names are reported to be involved in the directing team, including Zhang Yimou and Tian Zhuangzhuang.

The film was first announced in early 2009, but filming was delayed several times until 2013.

Avril Lavigne Performs For First Time in a Year at Special Olympics, Still Battling Lyme DiseaseAvril Lavigne has taken to the stage for the first time in a year to perform during the Special Olympics World Games' opening ceremony in Los Angeles.

The 30-year-old pop star debut her new single "Fly" during the ceremony.

The "Girlfriend" singer revealed earlier this year that she's been battling Lyme disease.

Lavigne went on to explain that she wrote "Fly" to "encourage people who are facing challenges, to encourage strength and to empower.

U2 Perform 'Ordinary Love' with Lady GagaU2's epic eight-night stand at the Madison Square Garden has become something of a celebrity parade with stars filling the stage and the seats.

At Sunday night's U2 concert at New York's Madison Square Garden, the legendary quartet were joined by the tri-state area's own Lady Gaga for a duet on "Ordinary Love,"The song originally featured on the soundtrack for 2013 Nelson Mandela biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.

Gaga played The Edge's piano and sang lead and backing vocals on the song.

U2 is in the midst of an eight night stand at the Garden; they have three shows left.

The band's residency thus far has been attended by the likes of musicians Sir Paul McCartney, Nile Rodgers, Alicia Keys and Jon Bon Jovi.

WeatherBeijing has thundershowers tonight with a low of 23 degrees Celsius; tomorrow thundershowers with a high of 30.

Shanghai, cloudy tonight with a low of 28, tomorrow cloudy to sunny with a high of 37.

Chongqing, cloudy tonight with a low of 24, also cloudy tomorrow with a high of 35.

Lhasa cloudy tonight with a low of 11, tomorrow cloudy with a high of 27.

Elsewhere in Asia,Islamabad, light rain tomorrow, 32.

Kabul, light rain, 27.

Down in the Southern Hemisphere.

Sydney, cloudy with a high of 16.

Brisbane, sunny with a high of 17.

Perth, light rain, 17.

And finally Auckland, New Zealand will have light rain with a high of 15 degrees Celsius.

That’s it for this edition of the Beijing Hour...

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