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

Coming up on the program this morning...

Chinese President Xi Jinping vowing that China will make concerted efforts to realize the 2030 development agenda while visiting the United Nations....

China and the U.S. signing a memorandum of understanding in Washington to guide work in the field of global development....

And the death toll in the stampede near Mecca during Hajj rising to 769...

In our weekly sci-tech feature... A deceased Chinese writer having her head cyronicly frozen...

In Sports...a look at some Chinese Super League action...

In Entertainment...the 2nd Silk Road International Film Festival wraps up...

Top NewsChinese President Xi Jinping Makes His First Speech at UN on SDGsAnchor:

Chinese President Xi Jinping has wrapped up his visit in the American capital and is now in New York for a series of UN summits marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations.

Earlier today, President Xi has made his debut at the UN headquarters, vowing that China will make concerted efforts to realize the 2030 development agenda.

CRI's He Fei reports from New York.

Reporter:

The Sustainable Development Summit continues into its second day with more than 70 heads of state and government delivering speeches stating their resolution to realize the 2030 development agenda.

Among them, Chinese President Xi Jinping has made his first speech at the UN headquarters. When addressing the summit, he says over the past 30 years and more, China has embarked on a reform and opening up policy, lifting 439 million people out of poverty and making remarkable progress in areas of education, health and women's welfare. And the country has basically realized the Millennium Development Goals. The Chinese President also calls on the international community to redouble their collective efforts to jointly implement the 2030 Agenda.

"All countries should enhance their development capacity, the international environment for development should be improved, the development partnership between rich and poor countries should be optimized, and coordination mechanism for development should be strengthened."In his speech, President Xi Jinping also highlighted China's active role in international development cooperation. China has provided 166 countries and international organizations with nearly 400 billion yuan worth of assistance and dispatched over 600,000 aid workers. And over 700 of them have laid down their precious lives in aiding the development of other countries.

According to Xi Jinping, China will also establish an assistance fund for South-South cooperation, with an initial pledge of 2 billion US dollars in support of developing countries' implementation of the 2030 development agenda.

In addition to the calls for international community, Xi Jinping says China will continue its effort on the world stage to push forward the Sustainable Development Goals, being listed in the 2030 Agenda.

"China will continue to increase investment in the least developed countries, aiming to increase its total to 12 billion US dollars by 2030. And China will exempt the debt of the outstanding intergovernmental interest-free loans due by the end of 2015 owed by the relevant least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing countries."On Sep. 25th, the UN General Assembly formally adopted the 2030 Agenda, along with 17 Sustainable Development Goals to guide the development of the international community over the next 15 years.

For CRI, I'm He Fei in New York.

China and UN co-host high-level South-South cooperation roundtableChinese President Xi Jinping has stressed China's responsibilities regarding enhancing South-South Cooperation.

He made the comments while hosting a high-level roundtable on South-South cooperation with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the sidelines of the UN the Sustainable Development Summit.

"As a Chinese saying goes, 'Every lock has its own key.' We need to have firm confidence in the distinctive development paths we have chosen for ourselves. We need to share with each other successful experience of governance and create a pattern of cooperation whereby we can draw on each other's strengths. We need to focus on capacity building, share practical experiences in tapping the potential for growth, and tackling development bottlenecks and promote people's well being."For his part, Ban Ki-moon says China is a leader in advancing South-South cooperation and lists 3 areas to strengthen South-South support.

"First, we must scale up global support for South-South and Triangular Cooperation through a sustainable South-South support architecture. Second, let us champion the multilateral South-South innovation fund for the SDGs to support South-South science, technology and innovation. And third, let us commit to holding a higher level South-South Cooperation meeting each year as we work towards achieving the SDGs."Ban Ki-moon also expresses his gratitude for China's generous support and strong commitment, saying it will go a long way to address the needs of the poor and most vulnerable.

For more on China's stance on South-South Cooperation and other notable events throughout the day, we are joined on the line by our UN correspondent Su Yi.

Back Anchor:

CRI's UN correspondent Su Yi from New York.

UN chief announces 25-bln-dollar commitment to women, children healthUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Saturday more than 25 billion U.S. dollars in commitments to helping end preventable deaths of women, children and adolescents by 2030.

Ban made the announcement at a launch event of the Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health.

The commitments are expected to grow significantly in the coming years, including new policies and groundbreaking partnerships from 40 countries and over 100 international organizations, philanthropic foundations, UN agencies, civil society and the private sector.

UN chief calls for complete global nuclear disarmamentUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has renewed his call for complete global nuclear disarmament.

He made the remarks in a message for the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons observed annually on September 26.

Ban Ki-moon stressed that this year marks the 70th anniversary of the first and, as of yet, only use of a nuclear weapon in war.

The UN chief recalled that the international community has proclaimed the goal of a world free of nuclear weapons, but that unfortunately there are growing rifts between member states about how and when to achieve it.

He further underlined that the elimination of nuclear weapons would also free up vast amounts of resources that could be used to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

China, U.S. sign MOU on development, cooperationChina and U.S. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Washington to guide future communication and cooperation between the two sides in terms of global development.

The MOU took effect immediately upon being signed.

Wang Shengwen, official with Chinese Ministry of Commerce, believes the memo will strengthen bilateral cooperation in international development.

"The MOU which was signed by China's Ministry of Commerce and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will improve the level of bilateral cooperation and coordination on international aid. It represents a new stage in Sino-American bilateral ties and also a new feature of the cooperation between the two countries."Wang adds the memo will help China and U.S. to achieve their shared objectives in ending poverty and hunger, promoting sustainable development, and implementing the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

China and the United States have already cooperated in several areas to promote international development in recent years.

Beidou Navigation is Set to Provide Accurate Positioning ServiceChina's Beidou navigation system is planning to provide a highly accurate positioning service covering major cities in the country towards the end of this year.

The positioning will be accurate to the meter-level, even decimeters.

Yao Jianquan at Chinese Academy of Science says Beidou's positioning service is world-class.

"The Beidou system is keeping pace with the U.S. GPS. It is regarded as a marvelous system and a milestone in China's aerospace and navigation system. It does a good job in various fields including transportation, agriculture, navigation, fishery, culture and logistics."Beidou will set up 450 base stations before 2016 to support the accurate service. It will also build a nationwide confidential base station system and its global satellite navigation system in 2018 and 2020 respectively.

An international airshow Kicks off in C ChinaAnchor:

An international airshow featuring world's top aerobatic display teams has kicked off in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan province earlier this week.

CRI's Guo Yan reports.

Reporter:

Aviad Skyboard, an American aerial advertising team, was the first presenter.

Pilots from the team scrambled their planes with a massive banner printed with a slogan reading "Remember the History, Cherish the Peace."The performance is designed to pay tribute to the 70th anniversary of the victory of Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

Mao Mao, deputy director of the Airshow Executive Committee, says it was the first time for Aviad to conduct a show in China.

"We've invited 4 world's top aerobatic teams with 15 aircraft to this event. It's the first time for teams such as Aviad's Skyboard and World Air Carnival group come to China for air display."The World Air Carnival is an aerobatic display show that involves eight pilots from six different nations.

Rolandas Paksas, former President of Lithuania is one of the pilots.

Breitling Jet, a wing-walking aerobatic team has attracted great public attention by staging mid-air performances.

Captain of the team Martyn Carrington, says they have carried out many rehearsals to familiarize themselves with their routine.

"They have a five point harness. They have a shoulder harness and they have a waist harness. Then they have a strap that comes right up through the middle. And all five go together with an extra safety lock, which is like a double safety security system, so you can't accidentally unstrap yourself."The Air walking activity started after World War I and has a history of nearly 100 years.

Now the speed of the aerobatic airplanes can reach up to 150 miles per hour, which means the performers have to resist accelerated gravity of up to 4Gs.

Emily, another performer says the most daring part is when the wing-walkers need to unstrap from their harness before landing.

"At the end of the display where we unstrap from our harness, and we sit on the front of the wing, so we are free, and that is the most exciting part of the display."International exhibitors believe the airshow offers them an opportunity to have a close look at China's aviation market.

Zhengzhou Airshow will last till Sunday, September 27.

The organizer is holding a live cast through Wechat, a popular mobile instant messaging App in China.

For CRI, I'm Guo Yan.

Hong Kong on the Way to be A Smart cityAnchor:

Hong Kong, a compact and densely populated metropolis, is trying to build as a "smart city" by leveraging technological advances to better manage the city and improve services for locals.

CRI's Hong Kong correspondent Li Jing has the story.

Report:

A Smart City is a very comprehensive concept which brings together technology, government, and society to enable a smart economy, smart mobility, and a smart environment.

Winnie Ho with Energizing Kowloon East Office explains what has been done to transform the old industrial area of Hong Kong into a more livable place.

"Initially, we think this is a land supply project to resolve the lack of land in Hong Kong, but as we move on, there are a lot more. I always imagine can we have smarter traffic lights? Like a robotic police who can sense the real situation at road junction, analyze the situation. How many times are you at road juncture waiting for the red light to change, but there are actually no cars. If we can have a smarter system, we can make better use of time and space sharing in the city."Hong Kong boasts one of the most advanced and efficient transportation networks in the world. Kowloon Motor Bus Company is a major transport operator in Hong Kong and carries 2.7 million passengers every day. The company's Head of Planning and Development, Alok Jain, says a mobile app has been launched, providing a wide range of information that passengers may need regarding buses.

"Doing a lot of layover management, journey time management of our buses, we can save a lot of miles while not affecting the delivery of services. At the same time, we've put what we call telematics equipment inside of our bus fleet, which allows us to monitor the precise location of the buses, the driving characteristics of the buses, which was designed to save some fuel. But what we have done is to utilize this to create an estimated time of arrival system. "Dominic Yin, who is in charge of the Hong Kong office of China Energy Conservation and Environment Protection Group, says they are trying to improve energy savings and management in the process of urban development.

"Smart city involves everything, with energy and environment to be the bases. We are now concentrating in the Pearl River Delta in order to establish some models that can be duplicated by other cities in China."Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia in Spain, is ranked as one of the world's best "smart" cities for its development projects in mobility, energy, the environment and services. Xavier Vilalta with the Government of Catalonia shares the experience of Barcelona.

"For instance, the lighting plan. It's not just sitting with suppliers and big companies hearing what they have to offer, but what you need in terms of lighting for your different roles. We have 5000 streets around Barcelona, they end up with 36 types of different streets that need different lighting, the city center, the industrial area, the residential area, the sea part of the city, the mountain part of the city."Hong Kong has well-developed IT infrastructure with great Internet connectivity as well as mobile service, it is trying to adopt emerging technologies, like cloud computing and big data, to make the city smarter.

For CRI, this is Li Jing in Hong Kong.

Foreigners Play Moon Cake Making Game in South ChinaAnchor:

Ahead of the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on this Sunday here in China, a mooncake-making competition has been held in the southern province of Guangdong.

Participants from different cultures were tasked with making traditional Chinese-style moon cakes to celebrate the festival with their Chinese friends.

CRI's Chi Huiguang has the story.

Reporter:

The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most important traditional festivals in China, second only to the Lunar New Year. It seems that eating a moon cake while appreciating the bright, full moon has been enjoyed by Chinese people for thousands of years.

However, in Guangzhou, capital city of south China's Guangdong province, a group of foreigners with strong curiosity and interests towards Chinese culture also want to experience and celebrate the festival, by playing a moon cake making game.

Vyshnavi Desiraju is an Indian participant.

"Making moon cakes is really difficult for me. When you are trying to cover it up, the fillings begin to break the skin. So I think this is the most difficult part."Since many of these participants had been in China for years, this wasn't the first time they tasted this special Chinese dessert, but not many of them had ever tried to make mooncakes on their own.

There are various ingredients in a traditional moon cake, including egg yolks, lotus seeds and different kinds of nuts. Participants needed to cover the balls filled with the ingredients with dough skins, and then mold them into various patterns.

Guillaume Marchand came from France.

"If you have very good quality of ingredients, you are going to have good products. Across the activity, I saw some different fillings, very different."After their first attempt, the participants invited their Chinese fellows to make some moon cakes together, and the group who made the best moon cake in the shortest time would be the winner. However, many believed that it wasn't the winning that was important, but giving the baked goods as special gifts ahead of the festival.

Michael Waite is an American participant.

"I was hoping that the ones I made I get to actually keep, so what I was going to do was make it extra special and deliver to my very good friends these home-made moon-cakes that I made myself."Besides the competition, the participants learned that Chinese people mark the festival by getting together with their families and eating different types of treats including grapes and crabs. Of course, it wouldn't be a proper celebration of the festival without moon cakes.

The baked treat, with various flavors, is an indispensable part of the tradition. The round shape of the moon cakes represents unity, one of the most important themes for Chinese people.

During the activity, the participants also tried to use a Chinese writing brush to put their wishes on red lanterns, which is another Chinese tradition. Their performance in using the brushes tickled the funny bones of the audience.

For CRI,I am Chi Huiguang.

Death Toll in Saudi Arabia Stampede rises to 769The death toll in the fatal stampede in Mina, near Mecca, has risen to 769.

Over 900 others have reportedly been wounded.

Doctors from the Emergency Hospital of Mina have been trying their best to treat those who were injured in the incident.

Medical consultant Saleh Malik says the hospital has launched an emergency response mechanism to cope with this situation.

"The hospital has called in more than one hundred doctors and announced a state of emergency of the red level. The emergency response mechanism has been launched. Injured people were diagnosed before entering the hospital. Patients were divided into three different groups according to their degrees of injuries, which are labeled by green, yellow and red."So far, most of the patients are in stable condition now.

The stampede is the second major accident involving massive casualties in Saudi Arabia this month following a crane crush in the grand mosque of Mecca which left 111 pilgrims dead.

Headline NewsChina pledges 2 billion USD to support South-South cooperationChinese President Xi Jinping has announced that China will provide 2 billion U.S. dollars to support South-South cooperation at the UN Sustainable Development Summit on Saturday.

Xi Jinping says China will also do its best to raise its investment in the least developed countries to 12 billion dollars by 2030.

President Xi calls for an equitable, open, all-round and innovation-driven development path, stressing that no country should be left behind.

The Chinese president also forwards a four-point proposal on global development.

This holds that all countries should enhance their development capacity, improve the environment for development, optimize the development partnership between rich and poor countries and strengthen coordination mechanisms for development.

Central officials visit Kashgar ahead of Xinjiang autonomy anniversaryTop Chinese political advisor Yu Zhengsheng has led a central government delegation to visit Kashgar, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Saturday, ahead of the 60th anniversary of founding of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Yu met with local officials, representatives of people from all walks of life, sending support to Xinjiang and graduates working in township governments.

Yu stresses that long-term stability is the main goal for the region, calling for efforts to boost the local economy, increase employment, raise people's living standards and consolidate ethnic unity.

Yu also visited the city's economic development zone, encouraging more enterprises to invest in Kashgar.

Yu vows to maintain high pressure to fight terrorism and safeguard local people's peaceful lives.

Yu and the delegation arrived in Xinjiang on Friday, and they are scheduled to attend a grand celebration for the founding anniversary on Oct. 1.

On Thursday, the Chinese government released a white paper showcasing the success of regional autonomy in Xinjiang.

The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was founded on Oct. 1, 1955, after the local legislature elected the first regional government.

France hails commitment of China, U.S. to fight against climate changeFrench foreign ministry says France hailed the China-U.S. joint presidential statement on climate change signed during Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has pointed out that the joint announcement "sends a strong signal about the commitment" of both countries to fight against climate change.

Fabius welcomes in particular the attention paid by the China-U.S. joint statement to countries developing low-carbon economies.

The French minister also described China's plan to launch a national emissions trading system in 2017 and the U.S. steps to further regulation of emissions in energy and transport sectors as "concrete accelerating actions."According to the top French diplomat, the China-U.S. joint announcement will contribute to mobilizing all the concerning parties for achieving the success of the Paris climate conference to be held two months later.

Sci&Tech (Sunday)Anchor:

It's time to check some of the latest headlines from the science and technology sector in our Weekly Sci-Tech feature.

A deceased Chinese writer has had her head cyronicly frozen, hoping to be resurrected in the future.

Researchers in the UK are warning that dementia is a "looming crisis" in that country.

And a paralyzed man moves his legs using a brain-reading device.

Let's catch up on all the latest with CRI's Wenjie.

Reporter:

An author of children's literature and science fiction has become the first Chinese person to have her body frozen, hoping to be revived in the future.

61-year-old Du Hong died of pancreatic cancer on May 30 and had her body frozen through a process known as cryonics and shipped to the headquarters of Alcor Life Extension Foundation in the United States.

Alcor's surgeons removed her head and stored it in liquid nitrogen below minus 196 degrees Celsius, hoping that when technology becomes available in the future, her head can be defrosted, and transplanted onto another torso.

The process cost 120-thousand U.S. Dollars and Du agreed to have only her head frozen because it would cost three times as much to freeze the whole body.

====Robots are increasingly being used in China's factories.

This is part a transition in Chinese manufacturing from the current labor-oriented mode to more automated manufacturing.

Shenzhen Rapoo Technology is among the companies at ground zero of this transformation.

It installed 80 robots to assemble computer mice, keyboards and their sub-components.

Pboll Deng, deputy general manager of Rapoo points out the efficiencies:

"In the past, we had a similar production line with 20 workers, and then it changed to be the u-shape production line with 8 workers. Now, 2 people can finish the assembling of a computer mouse. In this process, robots finish the task that they are capable of and people finish the task that cannot be done by robots. The cooperation of people and robots finish the assembling of a computer mouse."The robots have allowed the company to save 1.6 million US dollars each year and trim its workforce to less than 1-thousand from a peak of over 3-thousand in 2010.

China held the title of world's biggest market for industrial robots for the second straight year in 2014, with sales of 56-thousand units, out of a total of 224-thousand sold globally.

Meanwhile, there's plenty more room for sales growth.

China has about 30 robots for every 10-thousand factory workers compared with 150 in the United States.

The government wants China's number to rise to 100 by 2020.

And it has announced measures such as subsidies and tax incentives to encourage industrial automation as well as development of a home grown robotics industry.

====Researchers in the UK are warning that dementia is a "looming national health crisis" in the country.

According to Alzheimer's Research UK, 32 percent of people born today will go on to develop some form of dementia in their lifetime.

That's 27 percent of the male population and 37 percent of the female population.

Dr. Matthew is the spokesman with Alzheimer's Research UK.

"Currently we have no treatments that can slow, or halt the condition. So those people who do go on to develop dementia will ultimately die with, or from the condition."Alzheimer's Research UK claims that if a drug could be developed to delay the onset of dementia by five years, the number of people living with the condition would be reduced by a third.

Britain has 850-thousand people living with dementia, and that figure is expected to rise along with life expectancy.

====A paralyzed man who has been confined to a wheelchair for five years has regained some control over his legs using a device that reads his brain.

Neurosurgeons transmitted signals from the 26-year-old American's brain to electrodes placed around both knees.

The "neural bypass" procedure generated impulses, triggering movement that avoided the torn spinal cord.

After extensive training, the man managed to step falteringly along a 3.7 metre course, while a harness and walking frame prevented him from falling.

Scientists say even after years of paralysis, the brain can still generate robust brain waves that can be harnessed to enable basic walking.

It is the first time a paraplegic patient who was completely paralysed from the waist down after a spinal cord injury has been able to walk without relying on manually operated robotic limbs.

Scientists say this non-invasive system for leg muscle stimulation is an advance of the current brain-controlled systems that use virtual reality or a robotic exoskeleton.

====Chinese scientists have developed new smart fibers that react after exposure to certain stimuli.

Ranging between a nanometer and micrometer in size, the fibers can be moved and controlled, capable of motion such as shifting clockwise or contracting.

Inspired by the movement mechanism in plants, the fibers can be manipulated using different liquids or solvents.

Scientists say this gives possibility to smart clothes, automatic window shades and artificial limbs with the sensitivity of human muscles.

=======India's Cochin International Airport in the southern state of Kerala has become the first of its kind in the country to meet all its energy requirements using just solar power.

The airport - the country's fourth largest in terms of passenger traffic - first set up a 1 megawatt solar plant to meet part of their energy needs in 2013.

Looking at its financial viability, it recently inaugurated a new 12 megawatt solar plant.

The solar unit has over 46-thosand solar panels, located near the airport's cargo facility on vacant land that's been reserved for future airport expansion.

The total installed capacity generates nearly 52-thouand units a day, more than the airport's total consumption.

A week after installing the plant, airport authorities said in a statement they'd saved around 911 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

The airport expects to recover the cost of installing the solar panels within five years, the panels themselves are expected to last 25 years.

====Car parts producer Faurecia says it has made what it claims the world's first health-monitoring car seat.

The "Active Wellness" seat can actively monitor a driver's physical and mental status to offer an on-the-move therapy session.

Olaf Biedermann, director of innovation at Faurecia, explains how it works:

"What we basically do is to monitor respiration rate and heart rate in the seat, and we derive stress and energy level from that. Then, having this kind of wellness being information, we now can offer a closed-loop comfort system; so in case you are stressed you get a relaxation massage, in case you have low energy levels you get a very energizing massage."It uses a biometric sensing system built into the seat lining that can detect if the driver has a drop in energy levels or is under stress and responds with a specific massage pattern, along with air flow through the seat's ventilation systemThe Active Wellness seat is also designed to work alongside any wearable fitness device that the user may be wearing.

The seating system can synchronise with this data to understand what the individual was doing before entering the car, such as exercising, and provide appropriate therapies.

====BlackBerry has finally announced its first Android device.

The company is planning to release the phone – named Priv – in 2016.

It's announced that Priv combines the best of BlackBerry security and productivity with the expansive mobile application ecosystem available on the Android platform.

It will combine Google's software and services with BlackBerry's love of privacy and physical keys.

====And that brings us to the end of this edition of our weekly science and technology feature.

Thank you for listening and I hope you enjoy the show.

I'm Wenjie. See you next week.

SportsChinese Super League UpdatesIn Chinese super League:

Saturdays game results are in:

Guangzhou Evergrande beat Guizhou Renhe 3-2Shanghai SIPG beat Shandong Luneng 1-0Shijiazhuang Ever Bright beat Shanghai Shenhua 2-0.

Looking forward to Sundays games:

Guangzhou R&F will face Tianjin Tedaand Lioning Whowin will play Henan JianyeWuhan Open Game UpdatesIn tennis news:

Australian Samantha Stosur will face off against Croatian Marjana Baroni at the Wuhan Open on Sunday.

Following their match will be Varvara Lepchenko of the US who will play China's Zheng Saisai.

Also, advancing player Johanna Konta of Great Britain will play Andrea Petkovic of Germany.

In doubles, Liu Chang and Yang ZHaoxuan of China will face Russia's Alla Kudryavtseva and Ukraines Olga Savchuk.

And in a interesting piece of side news, Maria Sharapova is making her return at the Wuhan Open.

Sharapova has been suffering from a persistant leg injury.

Raonic advances in St. Petersburg OpenAnd in more tennis news:

Milos Raonic of Canada beat Spain's Roberto Agut 6-2, 7-6 on Saturday at the St. Petersburg Open.　This win sets up the Canadian for a final against Portugal's Joao Sousa, who Milos stated will be a tough competitor.

"It is. Those Sundays are the days you want to play and, thankfully, I've got a chance tomorrow against a very tough opponent and, hopefully, I can play some good tennis."Raonic has yet to drop a set in three matches of the St. Petersburg Open.

South Africa beats out Samoa in Rugby World CupIn rugby world cup news:

South Africa beat Samoa 46-6 in a Pool B match in Birmingham, England, on Saturday.

South Africa had a rocky start after losing their opening game to Japan.

Handre Pollard relentlessly put away penalties to stretch South Africa's lead.

After a shaky start, South African led 29-6.

Confidence was flowing once more through the Springboks as they overpowered their opponents.

South African player Victor Mayfield said encouragement from fans really gave his team the edge they needed.

"it was just unbelievable when we came out of the hotel there were people, and when we came to the stadium, people went crazy, so many loyal Springbok fans out there, and we know that we disappointed them last week and we are very happy that we could set things right tonight"Looking forward, the South Africans are already prepping for their next match of the RWC.

Italy beats Canada in Rugby World CupAnd:

Italy recorded their first win of the 2015 World Cup after beating Canada 23-18 in Leeds on Saturday.

In pool D, Italy squeaked past a determined Canada by a difference of 5 points to keep alive their World Cup quarter-final aspirations.

Canada's Coach Kieran Crowley stated that this game has dealt a huge blow to his teams confidence.

"Yeah, we're pretty disappointed to be honest. Shattered actually. I thought our guys gave it everything they could. They certainly played with some real emotion and some real energy, but in the end it wasn't quite good enough. To get that result as we came here to win, and we didn't win.

Canada will face off against France in their next match.

Italy will advance to play Ireland.

Zumkehr and Heidrich advance at Xiamen Beach Volleyball OpenIn volleyball news:

Seventh-seeded Nadine Zumkehr and Joana Heidrich from Switzerland upset Chinese top seeds Wang Fan and Yue Yuan 2-1 at the 2015 Beach Volleyball Xiamen Open on Saturday.

This will put the Swiss team in the semi-finals of the tournament.

Joining them in the semis are fellow Swiss pair Isabelle Forrer and Anouk Depre.

As well as Katrin Holtwick and Ilka Semmler from Germany and Argentina's Ana Gallay and Georgina Klug.

Jordan Spieth takes lead in Atlanta's Tour Championshipand in golf news:

Jordan Spieth shot a two-under-par 68 to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Tour Championship on Saturday in Atlanta, USA.

The third round of the Tour Championship took place on a rain-soaked day at East Lake Golf Course in Atlanta, Georgia.

Spieth shot a two-under 68 to take a one-shot lead at eight-under into the final round.

Henrik Stenson made three bogeys on the back nine for a 72 and was one shot behind.

Rickie Fowler climbed to three-under with a birdie at 15.

England's Paul Casey birdied the sixth and seventh to reach seven-under.

Casey and Fowler are tied for third place at four-under.

Rosberg gets pole position for Japanese Grand PrixIn F1 racing news:

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg captured pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix ahead of his team mate Lewis Hamilton on Saturday.

At Suzuka on Saturday the Mercedes team reasserted their dominance of F1.

Red Bull's Danill Kvyat span off the track after putting a wheel on the grass.

The Russian driver flipped his car but managed to come out of the wreck unharmed.

After the race Hamilton commented on the days performance and stated he was happy Kvyat was ok.

"It doesn't really matter but the second lap was looking good. The first lap I lost a bit of time in I think it is turn 11 and the last corner. Nico (Rosberg) is driving well this weekend but I definitely felt pretty good on that last lap, but I am glad that - I don't know if it is Ricciardo or Kvyat - but I'm glad that they are safe."In the end it was, Rosberg in first, Hamilton in Second, Valtteri Bottas in third and Sebastian Vettel in forth.

EntertainmentThe Second Silk Road International Film Festival Concludes in FuzhouThe Second Silk Road International Film Festival has wrapped up in Fuzhou, capital city of Fujian province.

The film "Saving Mr. Wu" is the biggest winner at the festival.

Hong Kong super star Andy Lau was awarded as best actor for his performance in "Saving Mr. Wu".

The movie is adopted from a true story where a Chinese star was abducted by a gang and finally saved by police.

Andy shared his feelings in the shooting process.

"The most important thing is to represent the real spirit and emotion under that circumstance. I have received much help from other actors especially those who play kidnapers in the film. The prize is not only for me but for everyone in it."The award of Features Films of 2015 went to three movies, including "Saving Mr Wu", Russian movie "Puppet Syndrome" and "Yellow Flowers on the Green Grass" from Vietnam.

The best actress award went to Indian star Swara Bhaskar for her performance in film "The New Classmate".

Jackie Chan, the ambassador of the Silk Road Film festival says he hopes the Festival can draw attention worldwide and become the Chinese equivalent to the Oscars.

"I hope the Silk Road International Film Festival will make progress year by year and draw attention from worldwide. And more and more people from other nations would take part in the festival in the future. Oscar is a very important global award. I hope the Silk Road festival would learn from it and become the 'Chinese Oscar'".

The best animated film award goes to "The Monkey King: Hero is Back" and the best documentary award goes to "In the Underground".

The Silk Road film festival has signed cooperative agreements with Pusan International Film Festival, Moscow International Film Festival, Hawaii International Film Festival.

'The Last Women Standing' Sets Release DateChinese romance film 'The Last Women Standing' has announced its release date during a press conference in Beijing.

Touted as the must-see love story of the year, this romantic comedy shines with an all-star cast, including Golden Horse Award winning-actress Shu Qi, and hit actor Eddie Peng.

The film focuses on the story of a single career-driven women, who is facing various struggles in her mid-thirties, but falls in love with a charming young man.

First released in January 2011, 'The Last Women Standing' is based on a novel of the name.

The series book wins readers' heart as it shares thoughtful insights into the struggles confronted by most female white-collar workers, and thus to send out an inspiring message.

Being the original author of this best-selling novel, Luoluo, the 33-year-old talented writer turned her role into the director of this upcoming film.

'Love is Not Blind' director TengHuatao is the producer of this film.

'The Last Women Standing' will hit big screens in China on November 6th.

'Hotel Transylvania' Marks Biggest September Opening in USNewly opened 3D animated film 'Hotel Transylvania 2' topped American box offices by biting off a debut record.

Pulling in an estimated 13.3 million US dollars on Friday, the animated fantasy comedy film grabs the title of biggest September opening for any film.

As a sequel to Hotel Transylvania, the new installment keeps telling the story happened in the mysterious hotel, where monsters worldwide can take a rest from human civilization, as the owner tries to bring his half human, half vampire grandson out of the hotel.

Its voice cast includes Selena Gomez and Adam Sandler.

Anne Hathaway's new film 'The Intern' opened in the second position by earning over six million US dollars on Friday.

This American comedy film portrays a 70-year-old retired businessman, who seized his chance to get back in the game by landing an internship at an e-commerce company, owned by a young and career-driven women.

Meanwhile, the action-adventure film 'Everest' came in number three, grossing four million US dollars on Friday.

Roberto Cavalli Presents New Collection at Milan Fashion WeekRenowned fashion brand Roberto Cavalli reveals its new collection at the ongoing Milan Fashion Week.

The fashion house's latest designer, Paul Dundas, elaborates his thinking behind the works.

"I think I wanted to accentuate the ease and the freedom that the brand represents to me and I know was also the beginning of what Roberto (Cavalli) first started when he first created the brand as well. The sportswear, the jeans, the separates, all that easy clothing was a very important part of Cavalli and I wanted to go back to that."Themed 'nostalgia', the talented designer uses mixed colors to create a discordant effect, while clashing mixes of patterns from bold stripes to pastel washes to inspire a dream like state.

Other big name brands also made their appearance at the fashion week.

Italian luxury goods maker Versace presents its next spring collection with the theme of 'urban jungle', by showcasing bold creations varies from military jackets worn as mini dresses to brightly-colored animal prints.

The Milan Fashion Week runs from September 23rd to 28th.

'Mr Robot' to Premiere in UKThis summer's hottest American TV series 'Mr Robot' will make its European premiere on Amazon Prime in UK.

According to Digital Spy, the whole ten episodes of the thriller drama will open for streaming from October 16th.

'Mr. Robot' debuted on June 24th through the USA Network.

Setting the plot in New York City, this drama features a young cyber security engineer, who is suffered with social anxiety disorder and clinical depression, but later turned into a hacker designed to destroy the firm he is paid to protect.

It is created by Sam Esmail, and American actor Rami Malek plays the leading role.

Digital Spy also indicates that after Prime Video settled issues concerning streaming rights with NBCUniversal, 'Mr Robot' can also be seen in Germany and Austria.

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

A recap of your headlines:

Chinese President Xi Jinping vowing that China will make concerted efforts to realize the 2030 development agenda while visiting the United Nations....

China and the U.S. signing a memorandum of understanding in Washington to guide work in the field of global development....

And the death toll in the stampede near Mecca during Hajj rising to 769...

On behalf of the Beijing Hour staffers: I'm Spencer Musick in Beijing hoping you'll join us for our next edition of the Beijing Hour, to open a window to the world together.