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Coming up on our program this morning...

4 dead, 16 missing as typhoon Mujigae hits south China....

17 people have died after flash flooding hit French Riviera..

Russian air strikes hitting ten IS targets in 24 hours...

In Business.... Aviation Industry Corporation of China building country's first aviation industrial base...

In Sports.... We'll give you a recap of Tennis action at the China Open...

And in Entertainment....Stars of Steve Jobs movie attending the premiere...

And in the second half of our program, we will bring you a holiday edition of People in the Know...

All of that coming up in the next hour.

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Top4 dead, 16 missing as typhoon Mujigae hits south ChinaFour people have been killed and 16 others are missing as typhoon Mujigae made landfall in Guangdong on Sunday.

Around 40 cases of boat stranding and anchor dragging have been reported off the waters of the coastal city of Zhanjiang.

So far, nearly 120 fishermen have been rescued.

Meanwhile, the strong typhoon has brought a violent tornado to the city of Foshan.

The tornado, which occurred on Sunday afternoon wreaked havoc in the city.

A worker at a gas station says it moved rapidly and flattened a make-shift house.

"The strong wind came from Foshan New City to the Furniture Expo Mall. In less than two minutes, it toppled trees and vehicles along the roads. At that time, the customers waiting to refuel their vehicles rushed into their cars. I was hiding behind a pillar. It is the first time I've seen such a strong wind."The tornado killed 3 and injured 80 others in Foshan.

Storms are predicted to last until today in west Guangdong and the Pearl River Delta.

Currently, typhoon Mujigae is moving northwest to the neighboring Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region with weakened strength.

As the typhoon coincides with China's week-long National Day holiday, tens of thousands of tourists heading for Guangdong and Guangxi have been affected.

Guangxi has suspended services of 11 high-speed trains running along the coast for 12 hours from Sunday noon.

Train ticket sales in Guangxi have been halted until Monday.

At least 17 dead in French Riviera flash floodsAt least 17 people have died and 3 are still missing after violent storms caused flash flooding in the French Riviera.

The death-toll includes three elderly people who drowned in their retirement home and several tourists at a nearby campsite.

French President Francois Hollande paid an emergency visit to the area on Sunday and promised government aid for victims.

"The State will also do its part and from Wednesday, at the cabinet meeting, we will recognize that this is a natural catastrophe and compensation will be paid within three months."Around 15,000 homes remain without electricity on Sunday.

Communications to the region - one of the wealthiest in France - have also been badly hit.

Hundreds of tourists were stranded at the airport in Nice as flights were cancelled due to bad weather.

The mayor of Nice's office estimated the city had received 10 percent of its average annual rainfall in the past two days alone.

The worst storms have now passed over the French mainland and were headed for the Italian coast, according the French Meteorological department.

Ruling coalition in Portugal heads for win in Sunday's parliamentary electionsVoting in the parliamentary elections in Portugal has just wrapped up.

The latest exit polls show that the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho has a slim chance of winning an outright majority in the 230 seat parliament.

Sunday's poll is seen as a referendum on the government's austerity measures.

An MP from the ruling Social-Democratic Party says a victory at the ballot box for the government would ensure that economic reforms would go ahead without any interruptions.

"A result like this one - with more votes and more voters - gives us greater legitimacy, reinforces the legitimacy that democratically speaking we already had."The spending cuts have been in place since 2011, after Portugal was forced to take an EU bailout due to mounting debt.

Portugal's economy has had an upswing since then with unemployment falling steadily in the last two-and-a-half years. But 1 in 5 citizens in Portugal still live in poverty.

More tax hikes and market reforms are on the cards if the ruling centre-right government returns to power.

Russian air strikes hit ten IS targets in 24 hours – Russian defence ministryRussian air strikes in Syria have targeted 10 suspected Islamic State positions in the past 24 hours.

A statement issued by the Russian defense ministry on Sunday says the Russian forces have launched 20 flights in Idlib province, in Northwest Syria, thought to be a stronghold of the Islamic State terror group.

Meanwhile, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says a coalition between Syria, Russia, Iran and Iraq must succeed and warned that if they failed "the whole region would be destroyed."Assad criticized the US-led coalition and its air strikes in Syria and Iraq as counter-productive, saying that terrorism had only spread.

"Countries that support terrorism can't fight it. This is the truth behind their coalition, which is why after a year and few months, we don't see any results, to the contrary, we see negative results. For example, airstrikes from 60 countries combined in Syria and Iraq are no match to a portion of what the Syrian air force has been doing, and we're a small country in the end, our air force is not that big."Russian airstrikes in Syria began last Wednesday.

Critics say they are also targeting local militia groups fighting to overthrow President Assad.

The four-year-long civil war in Syria has killed over 150,000 people and displaced more than 11 million.

CPC leader to visit DPRKA high-level delegation of the Communist Party of China is set to travel to North Korea starting October 9 for an official visit.

The delegation will be led by CPC central committee political bureau member Liu Yunshan.

The CPC delegation is headed to Pyongyang to attend activities marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

Chinese, Bangladeshi leaders exchange congratulations on anniversary of tiesChina and Bangladesh have marked their 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties on Sunday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has issued a statement saying that progress has been made in the bilateral relationship between the two countries through the years.

At the same time, Xi Jinping says the Chinese side is willing to do more to help create benefits for people from both countries.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has also taken time to send a note of congratulations to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

She, along with the Bangladeshi President, has also forwarded messages of thanks to the Chinese leadership.

Chinese trade minister leaves for G20 meeting in IstanbulChinese Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng has left Beijing for Istanbul to attend the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting.

The meeting will be held from Monday to Tuesday, to discuss ways to address a slowing global trade growth, developing countries' integration into global value chain and the multilateral trade system.

The meeting is in preparation for the G20 summit which is to be held in Turkey's Antalya in November this year.

Family of protester killed in blaze get 1.5m yuan payoutThe family of a man from east China's Shandong Province, who died after setting himself on fire in an attempt to stop the demolition of his home has been paid 1.5 million yuan or around 236,000 US dollars in compensation.

The Shanghai Daily reported that the money will be paid by the local government, who will also provide the family of the victim, Zhang Jimin, with an apartment.

Zhang Jimin's body was discovered in the storeroom of his home in Pingyi County on September 14 after the emergency services were called to tackle a blaze at the property.

Local police ruled out arson and concluded that Zhang had started the blaze himself.

Several people were subsequently detained, while a number of senior Party officials at the local level were sacked.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing.

Beijing Police Arrest Motorcyclist in High-Speed Viral VideoAuthorities in Beijing have detained a 30-year old man following a viral video showing him traveling on a motorcycle in downtown Beijing at speeds of up to 237 kilometers per hour.

The Guangxi native was returned to Beijing this weekend to face charges of dangerous driving.

In the early hours of August 22nd, the suspect recorded a video showing him circling around the 37.5-kilometers of Beijing's second ring road in just under 14 minutes.

The clip has since been viewed hundreds of thousands times online.

His maximum speed almost tripled the speed limit on the 2nd ring road, where motorcycles are banned to begin with.

Chinese shoppers enjoy luxury shopping in London during holidaysNew stats are suggesting Europe appears to be a popular destination this year for Chinese travelers getting out of the country this National Day Holiday.

Figures from Chinese travel-booking website C-trip show the number of passengers booking flights to London and Paris through this year's holiday have tripled compared with last year.

Retailers in London have taken note.

Christine Borg-Mirza runs a watch store in the UK capital.

"As the years go on, it gets busier and busier during the Golden Week, because it's a time of shopping for gifts for the family. It's a celebration. And luxury goods are on the top of their list, especially high-end watches."To meet demand, a growing number of retailers in London are providing services geared particularly toward Chinese tourists, including hiring Mandarin speaking staff, tax-free refunds and other discounts.

British man arrives home after 17,000 km cycle ride from ChinaA British charity fund-raiser known as the "Cycling Scouser" arrived home on Sunday five months after starting a grueling cycle ride from China.

29-year-old Andrew Rogerson was cheered as he cycled towards the famous River Mersey waterfront in Liverpool to complete a 17,000-kilometer journey that took him across 17 countries.

The auto-electrician departed from Changshu, China, in early May and set off for home, travelling alone.

His bosses at Jaguar Land Rover agreed to give him five months leave of absence to undertake his cycle ride to raise money for a blood cancer charity.

He set a target of raising around 4,500 U.S. dollars, but the amount pledged has passed more than 25,000 U.S. dollars and is still rising.

Xinjiang Doctor Dedicated to Traditional Kazakh MedicineAnchor:

Today, we continue our series on the lives of people in Xinjiang.

The large majority of China's Kazakh ethnic minority populate the mountainous areas in north Xinjiang, where the terrain contains vast grasslands, primitive forests and hot springs.

The diverse natural conditions in the region provide a variety of resources and wildlife, such as geothermal energy, herbs and animals with substantial medical value.

For thousands of years, Kazakhs and their ancestors have made use of the rich resources and developed a unique set of treatment methods.

Mausharip Hapa is a doctor who has dedicated his life to Kazakh folk medicine.

Today our reporter Poornima tells the story of the Kazakh doctor.

Reporter:

Mausharip Hapa introduces the herbs in his storeroom.

Mausharip was born into a family of medical professionals in Fuhai County, in north Xinjiang's Altay District.

The 61-year-old's interest in traditional Kazakh medicine started from an early age.

Before going to medical school, Mausharip had already had years of practical medical experience, as he visited patients with his father, who was also a Kazakh doctor.

He explained that he picked up his medical skills on the horseback as he moved around with his nomadic family.

"I was born into a Kazakh medical family. When I was little, the conditions were very poor for me to study. I learned on the horseback. And I began visiting patients with my father."As a teenager, Mausharip had to visit patients with his father from family to family due to the lack of advanced transportation systems and hospitals in the Gobi desert and winter pastures.

He said most of the patients at that time were herdsmen, and they moved in mountainous areas all year round.

Therefore he and his father had to visit the yurts of their patients, either on foot or on horsebacks.

He added it was quite common to take three or more hours traveling alone in desolate mountains. Many incidents happened during his visits to the patients.

Mausharip recalls a moment when he was badly hurt in a bitterly cold winter night.

"We visited patients on foot. We didn't have bicycles at that time. It was a cold winter night. I rode a horse to visit a patient. The horse suddenly ran wildly on my way back home, and I fell down from the horse and broke my legs. I suffered fractures on both of my legs. I walked three hours back home. It was really a tough time."Mausharip said fractures are commonly seen in the region, which is largely populated by nomads.

Kazakh doctors are quite familiar with the structure of skeletons and are known for their skillful treatment methods for this kind of wounds.

Mausharip showed some of his inventions, including fixators for fractures.

He said the work is not complicated.

He remembered one day when he cured a young man who fell down from a roof top.

"A twelve-year-old boy fell down from the rooftop. He dislocated his legs and knees. I wrapped up his hurt legs with leather made of lamb skin and fixed the broken legs with these sticks. He recovered from the injury and went back to school. "Years of practical experience and academic studies helped him become an expert at a young age.

After graduating from the Xinjiang Medical College at age 20, Mausharip went back to his hometown and became a professional doctor.

In 1992, he and his friends built a hospital from a deserted warehouse in the remote small county near Fu Hai.

He hoped to improve medical services for local residents by building hospitals.

Mausharip said he and his friends built three humble houses as consulting rooms with their bare hands.

He also won support from the local government in his efforts to improve local medical facilities.

"There was no hospital or doctor in the small county at that time. Local residents could not even seek help from doctors when they fell ill. When I came here, I worked with my fellows to build three houses with large clods on our own. The local government also spared five houses for us and helped us build a humble hospital. The hospital expanded two years later, and more patients came to us. "Mausharip has also been dedicated to promoting the Kazakh folk medicine.

From 2011 to 2012, he went to Almaty and Istanbul to attend international traditional medicine conferences and delivered his ideas on the development of Kazakh medicine and its treatment methods.

He believes many folk treatment methods come from thousands of years of experience and are quite practical.

"This book talks about traditional Kazakh medicine. I sometimes receive patients at my home after I retired. Traditional medicine still works in modern time. Some patients travel a long distance to Xinjiang to visit me. I will receive two patients from Gansu Province, who will come just to see me."The sixty-year-old is still dedicated to his folk medical studies after retirement.

Even now the talented doctor often volunteers at a free clinic for local residents.

For CRI, I'm Poornima.

AVIC plans general aviation industrial basesA leading Chinese aircraft maker is building the country's first general aviation industrial base.

The Aviation Industry Corporation of China and the local government have jointly launched a complex in Jingmen City, Hubei province.

With an investment of 20 billion yuan, or 3 billion U.S. dollars, from the AVIC, the base is expected to be dedicated to manufacturing aircraft as well as research and training.

The base is set to be completed within eight years.

The company plans to build 50 such complexes across China in order to build a national light aircraft operation network.

Global poverty rate to fall below 10 percent for first time in 2015: World BankThe World Bank has forecasted that the number of people living in extreme poverty around the world may fall to below 10 percent of the global population this year.

The forecast uses a new international poverty line of 1.9 U.S. dollars a day, an upgrade from the previous line of 1.25 U.S. dollars a day, which was set 10 years ago.

The upgraded poverty line incorporates new information on differences in the cost of living across countries.

It has also preserved the real purchasing power of the previous line.

The World Bank has projected that global poverty will fall from 12.8 percent of the global population in 2012 to 9.6 percent of that this year.

This is due to strong growth rates in developing countries in recent years, and investments in education, health and social safety.

So far, poverty has still remained concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

China, U.S. to top agenda of WB, IMF annual meetings in PeruThe World Bank and the International Monetary Fund's annual meeting is scheduled to be held in Lima starting from Monday.

The top issues during the week-long meeting are expected to be changes in development mode in China and a potential interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

15-thousand participants from nearly 200 countries and regions across the world are set to attend.

The annual events include over 300 closed-door meetings, which will help members make the right economic decisions.

In addition, actor Sean Penn, producer of the documentary "The Human Experiment", will explain how toxic chemicals are affecting the environment.

Chinese electronics giant Hisense expands in Southern AfricaChinese electronics manufacturer, Hisense, is expanding into Southern African countries.

The move is in line with its commitment to both South Africa and the continent as a whole.

Hisense has launched a new range of class leading smartphones, televisions and fridges in Zambia, which now means the company has established a presence in 15 African countries.

The electronics manufacturer has set up factories in South Africa, Egypt and Algeria over the past 10 years.

It has also established an export division to cater to Southern African countries, including Madagascar, Ghana, the Seychelles and Zambia.

Three Chinese crash out, injured Halep withdraws at China OpenThree Chinese players, Zhang Shuai, Han Xinyun and Zheng Saisai, crashed out during the first round of the China Open on Sunday, leaving Wang Qiang the only local representative in the women's singles second round.

Top seed Simona Halep handed qualifier Lara Arruabarrena an easy win after retiring with a left ankle injury.

Wang Qiang saw off left-handed Varvara Lepchenko 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 on Saturday to continue China women's hopes on home court.

In another upset at the China Open on Sunday, second seeded Petra Kvitova went down to Italian Sara Errani 7-5, 6-4.

In the first round of the women's doubles, China's Liang Chen and Wang Yafan beat Belinda Bencic and Barbora Strycova 4-6, 6-1, 11-9.

The men's singles and doubles matches will kick off on Monday.

Rugby World Cup 2015: Argentina 45-16 Tonga, Ireland beats ItalyArgentina all but secured their place in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals as they defeated Tonga to claim a 45-16 bonus-point victory.

The win lifts the Pumas above Tonga to second place in Pool C, with the Pacific Islanders yet to play group leaders and defending champions New Zealand while Argentina need to only beat Namibia to seal their passage to the last eight.

Argentina got five tries to get a bonus point that should seal a place in the last-eight, unless the Pumas lose to Namibia, and Tonga gets an unlikely win with a bonus point against tournament favorite New Zealand in their last game.

The crowd of 29,124 at Leicester's City Stadium included Diego Maradona, who was the number one cheerleader in the crowd.

Also on Sunday, Ireland reached the quarter-finals of the 2015 Rugby World Cup with a 16-9 win over Italy, whose hopes of reaching the knockout stage were ended with the defeat.

Keith Earls made history in the 19th minute as he scored his eighth World Cup try, passing Brian O'Driscoll's previous Irish record of seven.

Goalkeeper saves three penalties in Belgian Pro League matchIn the Belgian Pro League on Sunday, Anderlecht drew 1-1 with Mechelen in an extraordinary match featuring three penalty saves and a last-minute own goal on Sunday.

Mechelen goalkeeper Jean-Francois Gillet was the hero for the visitors, saving three penalties as Anderlecht threw away several chances to pick up three points.

They led 1-0 with a few seconds remaining of injury-time, only for defender Kara Mbodji to score an own goal and hand Mechelen a highly unlikely point.

Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet attend 'Steve Jobs' premiereMichael Fassbender and Kate Winslet walked the red carpet for "Steve Jobs" on a cold October night Saturday in New York.

The film is one of the highlights of this year's New York Film Festival.

Based on Walter Isaacson's book of the same name, the film stars Fassbender as Apple Computer co-founder Steve Jobs.

Fassbender spoke of what he learned about Jobs while researching the role.

"What affected me most was the way that people talked about him, who had been close to him. I had the opportunity to meet several of them, his work colleagues, people that knew him. And the lasting effect of the man was very evident on their faces when they talked to about him, and how he was still very much a part of their lives."Kate Winslet stars in the film as Joanna Hoffman who was a close confidante of Jobs, working with him from the early days of Apple Computer.

Winslet said that making the film was a grueling process.

"Steve Jobs" was screened at the New York Film Festival on October 3, before opening in theaters on October 23.

Lady Gaga, Naomi Campbell, more premiere new season of anthologyLady Gaga talked about her foray into acting at the fifth season premiere of "American Horror Story: Hotel" in Los Angeles Saturday.

The recording artist said she was able 'to be herself' on the hit show.

"This cast has been really open and available to me in a very honest way so I'm able to be myself in a way I feel like I haven't been in a really long time so they are just making me feel so alive,"She admitted part of the appeal of taking on the role was to entrust the creative side to someone else.

The cast also includes Naomi Campbell, Sarah Paulson, Angela Bassett, Chloe Sevigny and Wes Bentley.

Last season's version, "American Horror Story: Freak Show," received 19 Emmy Award nominations, winning five awards in technical categories including costumes and makeup.

"American Horror Story: Hotel" begins a 13-episode run Wednesday, October 7, on FX.

WeatherBeijing will be sunny today with a high of 26 degrees Celsius, clear tonight with a low of 13.

Shanghai will see slight rain with a high of 21 and a low of 19.

In Chongqing, it will be overcast with a high of 24 and lows of 18.

Elsewhere in the world, staying here in Asia,Islamabad will be sunny with a high of 33.

Kabul will be cloudy with a high of 22.

Over to North America,New York will be cloudy with a high of 17 degrees.

Washington, overcast with a high of 19 degrees.

Honolulu, slight rain, 28.

Toronto will have slight rain with a high of 18 degrees.

Finally, on to South America,Buenos Aires will have slight rain with a high of 21.

And Rio de Janeiro will also see slight rain with a high of 23 degrees Celsius.

That's it for this holiday edition of the Beijing Hour.

Recapping our top stories this morning...

4 dead, 16 missing as typhoon Mujigae hits south China....

17 people have died after flash flooding hit French Riviera..

Russian air strikes hitting ten IS targets in 24 hours...

In Business.... Aviation Industry Corporation of China building country's first aviation industrial base...

Stay tuned for a special edition of People in the Know, coming up in the second half of the program...

On behalf of the Beijing Hour staffers, Sophie Williams in Beijing hoping you'll join us for our next edition of the Beijing Hour to open a window to the world together.