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Coming up on the program this evening...

Scientists from Japan and Canada have won the Nobel Prize for Physics...

Tu Youyou's Nobel Prize for Medicine ignites intense pride across China...

Chinese authorities react to the announcement that a 12-nation Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal has been reached...

Melting glaciers and clean water supplies are expected to top the agenda at the upcoming UN climate talks in Paris...

And South Korea investigates Volkswagen diesel emissions...

In Sports...The China Open tennis tournament has been tough on the home-grown talent...

In Entertainment...an exhibition on stage design, in the Chinese capital...

in the 2nd half of the hour, an edition of People In the Know.

Top NewsTwo scientists share 2015 Nobel Prize in PhysicsThe 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics is shared by two scientists, Japan's Takaaki Kajita and Canada's Arthur B. McDonald.

Goran Hansson, Secretary-General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, made the announcement on Tuesday.

"The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics to Takaaki Kajita and Arthur B. McDonald for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass."Neutrinos are particles that whizz through the universe at nearly the speed of light.

Cheers, Hopes as Chinese Pharmacologist Wins Landmark Nobel PrizeAnchorThe landmark success of herbal expert Tu Youyou, the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel prize in science, has ignited an intense sense of national pride and elevated hopes on the future of traditional Chinese medicine.

CRI's Niu Honglin has more.

ReporterThe breakthrough by 84-year-old Tu Youyou has drawn congratulations on social media.

Netizen "Feitianfancao" says "The drug saved many lives, especially in Africa. I began to know about it after I came here (Africa). It has little side effects and is not easy to develop resistance."And weibo user "Zhangguoxun001" says "So many years we've waited, and finally we see it happen! Is it a signal of a fresh-new age?"Artemisinin, the drug discovered by Tu Youyou is also known as Qinghaosu in Chinese.

It has helped to significantly reduce the mortality rate among malaria patients.

Artemisinin works against Plasmodium falciparum, which is the most common malaria parasite in Asia and Africa, thus saving more than 100 thousand lives annually in Africa alone.

Urban Lendahl, the secretary of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine, speaks highly of Tu's discovery.

"This year we think that Youyou Tu is clearly qualified as a Nobel laureate. I mean we are very impressed by going all the way from the traditional medicine and then making a modern drug that can be really used to treat malaria across the world."Tu Youyou turned to herbal medicine to discover a new anti-malarial agent with her team back in the 1960s.

She found that an extract from the plant Artemisia annua was sometimes effective but the results were inconsistent, so she went back to ancient literature, including a recipe from AD 350, in the search for clues.

This eventually led to the isolation of artemisinin, a new class of anti-malaria drug, which was available in China before it reached the West.

The scientist attributes her honor to the collective success of Chinese scientists and the precious wealth of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

"The prize for Qinghaosu is the glory of all Chinese scientists. It also means that traditional Chinese medicine has received high attention from the international science community. It is a starting point. I feel happy about this. This is the pride of China and of Chinese scientists."She says her discoveries were made after years of repeated trials and failures.

"I have searched more than 200 traditional Chinese medicines, tested more than 380 methodologies, but failed. My first successful sample coded No.191, because it was the 191st test in which I found an effective ingredient."In a congratulatory letter, Chinese premier Li Keqiang said that Tu's award signifies China's prosperity and progress in scientific and technological fields and marks a great contribution of traditional Chinese medicine to the cause of human health.

In praising the hard work done by scientists, premier Li also encouraged them to seek greater progress in the most advanced scientific and technological projects..

For CRI, I'm Niu Honglin.

TPP, key deal for Asia-Pacific: China's MOCChina says it is open to any trade agreement that follows the rules of the World Trade Organization, and benefits the regional economy.

The Ministry of Commerce released the statement after the US and other 11 Pacific rim countries sealed the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

China says the pact is one of the key free trade agreements for the Asia-Pacific region.

The pact covers nearly 40 percent of the global economy.

China, the second largest economy in the world and an economic power in the region is not a part of this deal.

Experts view on TPPFor more on this, CRI's Brian Kopczynski spoke earlier with Dr. Liang Wei, Professor of International Policy Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in the US.

Back anchorThat is Dr. Liang Wei, Professor of International Policy Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in the US, speaking with CRI's Brian Kopczynski.

7 killed as bus falls from bridge in east ChinaSeven people have died after a bus crashed in Anhui Province. Thirty others were injured.

Local authorities say the bus went off a bridge, but the cause of the accident is still not known.

The wreck has been lifted and removed from the scene.

Typhoon Mujigae leaves 15 dead or missing in south ChinaAt least 11 people have been killed since Typhoon Mujigae hit southern China.

4 people remain missing and 243 others have been injured.

66 thousand residents in southern China's Guangxi have been evacuated from their homes due to the typhoon.

It is now moving northwest and is weakening in strength.

In neighboring Guangdong province, Mujigae has caused tornadoes that have damaged houses and destroyed other infrastructure in Guangzhou and Foshan cities.

A witness in Foshan City described a powerful Tornado.

"It was about 150 meters away from here. The tornado swirled up wires, accompanied with lightning, sparks, and the destruction of much property."Mujigae landed in the city of Zhanjiang on Sunday, cutting off power and water in most areas.

China applies to list Nanjing massacre as memory of worldChina is applying to UNESCO to list documents relating to the 1937 Nanjing Massacre on the Memory of the World Register.

From Sunday to Tuesday, a UNESCO panel met in the United Arab Emirates to examine 87 nominations to the register, including the Nanjing documents.

Chinese authorities began submitting documents related to the Nanjing Massacre in March, but preparations for the filing actually date back to 2009.

Zhu Chengshan is the curator of the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders.

"This memory is our nation's memory of being hurt during World War II. We should preserve the memory through this method. We will keep it in history and for our next generation and also to awaken or warn future generations."The documents are divided into three categories: papers, photos and film footage.

All are first-hand materials.

The documents record Japanese invaders' crimes in China, including massacres, plunders and rapes.

UNESCO's Memory of the World Register program, started in 1992, has registered dozens of projects to reflect "documentary heritage."The documents include Britain's 13th century Magna Carta, the World War II diary of Jewish Holocaust victim Anne Frank and an annotated copy of Karl Marx's Das Kapital.

Xinjiang businessman devoted in Innovation on ethnic fashionsAnchorToday we continue our series of reports to help mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

Our reporter Guo Yan has the story of a man from Xinjiang who has been trying to develop traditional ethnic costumes.

ReporterGao Hui is a costume designer and the director of a clothing apparel company in Xinjiang.

He's now busy in choosing clothes at one of his workshops located in the city of Changji, which is the seat of government for the Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, which is located just 40-kilometers northwest of the regional capital, Urumqi.

"The costume this woman is trying on has been made especially for the show at this year's fourth Asia-Europe Fashion Week. Our model is now trying it on. Our four major styles for the fashion show cover designs for all four-seasons. The gown is a traditional robe from the Hui-ethnic minority group. Even though its a traditional design, we try to incorporate patterns which have a modern look. For example, the trousers are loose pants which are popular this season. And we also use popular fabrics and other fashionable materials."Coming from Hui ethnic minority himself, Gao says he believes the traditional designs of the Hui people in China are simple, but elegant.

Gao Hui heads the Changji New Rainbow Costume Company.

It's focus is exclusively on designing ethnic Chinese outfits.

His company has locations in Urumqi and Shanghai.

Gao Hui has been in the fashion industry for more than 20-years.

He got into ethnic designs in the early 1990s, shortly after he came out of college.

"I majored in costume design. The company I joined is one of the first to make ethnic outfits in Xinjiang. I joined the company straight out of school, and have been here ever since. I have always been in the business of making ethnic outfits."Gao Hui's home, Changji, is a city of around 400-thousand people, and home to some 30 different ethnic groups.

Living here, Gao says he enjoys the cultural diversity, and says he tries to include ethnic elements in all his designs.

But as time goes by, Gao Hui says he's worried the younger generation are less and less interested in designs which have an ethnic flavor to them.

He says he's trying to change that through his designs.

"Ethnic minorities have a splendid design culture. But in reality, less and less people are wearing them. What's the problem? One of the reason is it's somewhat problematic to dress in traditional clothing. Another problem is the clothes aren't overly conducive to modern life, and don't really blend in well with modern culture. Young people nowadays, even if they hail from an ethnic minority, want to wear something fashionable to express themselves. Unfortunately, they feel traditional outfits, as well as the accessories, lack that sort of thing."But Gao Hui says he's hoping to change that.

He notes many of the traditional ethnic designs and dying techniques passed down through years remain unique, and says it would be a great-loss if those designs and techniques are lost through time.

Gao Hui is working on a number of new innovations to try to make ethnic Chinese outfits suitable for modern life.

"We are focused on two aspects. In one respect, we want to highlight some of the more attractive parts of the ethnic designs, while weeding-out some of the more typical elements. At the same time, we're trying to combine them with popular fashion trends from both at home and abroad. We're trying to tailor our designs to fit with what will be trendy, in terms of style and design, at the "big four" fashion weeks around the world."One way Gao Hui is trying to set his work apart is by using photographs to incorporate the landscapes in Xinjiang on scarves he's been developing.

He says the silk scarves have been selling well so-far.

"We put the spectacular landscapes of Xinjiang on them using modern digital dyeing and painting techniques. They've turned out to be quite popular, especially for tourists. We're seeing more and more tourists coming to Xinjiang. They generally want to bring something back as gifts. The scarves are a beautiful gift to give to someone. They are also useful. I think this is what's making them quite popular."Gao Hui says he's also hoping to look beyond Xinjiang, saying he believes there is huge market potential outside Xinjiang for his products.

The company he works for has already set up branches in certain coastal cities in China.

They're also eyeing the overseas market.

Gao Hui says Central Asia is one of the targets, particularly given the opportunities being offered through the "One Belt, One Road" initiative the Chinese government has adopted.

"Certain ethnic groups in Xinjiang share cultural similarities with countries in Central Asia. The Kazakhs from Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz people from Kyrgyzstan and the Uzbeks from Uzbekistan share cultural similarities with their ethnic minority cousins in Xinjiang. This includes the way they dress. As such, when we have very little issues when we deal with them in our business."Gao hopes that with the "One Belt, One Road" program, they'll be able to promote their products across Central Asia, and the rest of the world.

For CRI I'm Guo Yan.

Melting of glaciers to top UN climate talks agenda for NovemberAnchorAs countries gear up for UN climate talks in Paris in November, the melting of glaciers and threats to fresh water supplies globally are expected to be top items on the agenda.

Peru is one country that has been worst affected by this problem.

As CRI's Huang Shan reports, one fifth of Peru's glaciers have melted away in three decades, threatening water supplies on the coast, where 70 percent of its people live.

ReporterPeru is home to the Quelccaya ice cap, the largest tropical glacier on Earth that is located at approximately 5100m above sea level.

But it is shrinking.

The Andean nation has 71 percent of the world's tropical glaciers, but the Peruvian glaciers have lost more than a fifth of their mass in just three decades.

This is putting severe stress as pastures and croplands dry up and the planting cycle has become more erratic with severe cold spells freezing the crops.

Peruvian Minister of Environment Manuel Pulgar Vidal says the international community needs to take urgent steps to prevent the loss of glaciers due to climate change"Peru definitely faces the consequences of climate change, and water is the issue where we have more work to do. Because we still rely heavily on hydropower, which faces a lack of water, it may mean some difficulties in the future."The Peruvian capital Lima is the world's second-largest desert capital after Cairo in Egypt, and its 10 million inhabitants depend on glacial runoff for their water supply.

Shrinking glaciers have already put immense pressure on the city that is already suffering from frequent water shortages.

Residents are complaining on the lack of reliable access to drinking water.

"It is the only truck that comes here and sometimes they don't even come and we don't have water for 15 to 20 days."Latin America and the Caribbean cause less than 10 percent of global emissions.

An earlier World Bank report had says that global climate change threatens to wipe out Andes' tropical glaciers within the next 20 years, putting precious water, energy and food sources at risk.

When global leaders meet in Paris in November to set emissions targets, the issue of disappearing glaciers will again come to the spotlight.

For CRI I am Huang Shan.

S Korea conducts road inspections on Volkswagen vehiclesThe South Korean government has started road inspections on Volkswagens in Incheon to determine the level of pollutants emitted by the cars.

During the inspection, test VW vehicles are equipped with mobile exhaust gas measuring equipment and are being driven inside and outside of the city and on highways.

Jeong-Soo Kim is the Director of the Transportation Pollution Research Centre at the National Institute of Environmental Research.

"We will first judge on whether pollutants are excessively emitted, and if excessive emission is confirmed, we will find the cause of excessive emission and resolve the problem."Seven models, including the Volkswagen Golf, Jetta, Beetle, Tiguan and Audi A3 were tested.

The investigation by the Ministry of Environment aims to establish whether VW cars in South Korea were also rigged with the emissions-dodging software that has shaken the global auto giant.

Last month, the German automaker admitted using engine software to cheat on diesel car emissions tests in the US, where authorities said there were 482-thousand such vehicles.

Chinese Girls All out of China Open after Wang's ExitAll of the Chinese girls at the China open have been eliminated from play, after former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki defeated Wang Qiang.

Wang was the only Chinese player to make it to round two after three other players were ousted in round 1.

Wang actually enjoyed a 5-3 advantage over Wozniaki early in round 2, but stumbled badly after that. She went on a 10 game losing skid and lost in straight sets, 7-5, 6-0 on Tuesday afternoon.

In men's single, third seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain overcame China's Wu Di in straight sets.

And Novak Djokovic defeated Simone Bolelli from ItalyThe Exhibition of European Theater Design Lands in BeijingAnchorAn exhibition on stage design is currently being held in the Chinese capital.

Gathering works from 11 European countries, the exhibition is trying to showcase how elaborately-crafted stage sets can make an impact on a theatrical drama.

CRI's Doris Wang has the details.

ReporterStepping into the east gallery room of the National Center for the Performing Arts, visitors are greeted by an extravaganza of various theatrical sceneries.

A pile of colorful clothes in the corner; a small wooden case with several toy-alike figures displays the proscenium of a modernized King Lear; while standing underneath a glass shade reminiscent of a perm machine, you could listen to the sound clip from an opera.

This is "Evolving Design for Performance", a theatre exhibition initiated by University of the Arts London.

Hailed as the biggest ever exhibition on European stage design in China, it brings over one hundred representative works by designers coming from eleven countries, such as UK, Italy, Sweden and Estonia.

Here is Finnish designer Reija Hirvikoski explaining the core characteristic of theatre design in her home country.

"Usually it's very minimalistic. It's based on colors. It's not decoration. It's based on space. It (displays) much German-related influence and also kind of Russian influence. Contemporary theatre is very much in the way that all the designers in the group, they want to be equal, collaborative partners. That's the biggest change of thinking in design in Finland and also other Scandinavian countries."At the opening ceremony, Peter Farley, a senior lecturer from University of the Arts London as well as the curator of the exhibition, is introducing every piece.

"What I wanted to do was to choose good examples of different genres and different countries and schools, which were breaking the boundaries of theatre design, doing things in an unusual way and students who would be the extraordinary theatre designers of the future. So people could see a big variety, how wide the variety of performance design is, and how wide the variety of theatres we have made is."From vibrant-colored costumes, ingenious dioramas to kaleidoscopic multimedia projects, visitors could be enchanted by the diverse exhibits being offered.

Cao Lin, president of China Institute of Theatre Design, predicts that as an embodiment of ideas, the exhibition will be well-received by Chinese viewers.

"This international exhibition not only promotes the professional communications among designers, but also serves as a great opportunity for art education."Opening at the end of September, the exhibition "Evolving Design for Performance" will run in Beijing till October 24th.

Back AnchorThat's Doris Wang reporting.

North China on yellow alert for smogBefore we go to today's weather, a piece of warning.

It's been forecasted that the northern part of China will continue to see smog today.

Both the national and local meteorological authorities in Beijing have issued smog warnings separately, advising people in affected areas to reduce outdoor activities.

It is also the first warning of serious air pollution that the capital has released this fall.

The meteorological authorities in Beijing also said that according to satellite monitoring, the lingering smog was part of the result of intense straw burning on the North China Plain.

The smog is set to clear on Wednesday night.

WeatherBeijing is tonight the low of 16 degrees Celsius; tomorrow with a high of 25.

Shanghai will be overcast tonight with a low of 20; slight rain tomorrow with a high of 23.

Chongqing, overcast overnight with a low of 19; overcast tomorrow with a high of 25.

Lhasa will be clear tonight with a low of 6; sunny tomorrow with a high of 22.

Elsewhere in Asia,Islamabad will be sunny tomorrow with a high of 33.

Kabul, cloudy, 23.

Down in the Southern Hemisphere.

Sydney will be cloudy with a high of 20.

Brisbane, cloudy, highs of 25.

Perth, cloudy, 25.

And finally Auckland, New Zealand will be overcast with a high of 19 degrees Celsius.

That's all the time we have for this abbreviated, holiday edition of the Beijing Hour.

Recapping our top stories.

Scientists from Japan and Canada have won the Nobel Prize for Physics...

Tu Youyou's Nobel Prize for Medicine ignites intense pride across China...

Chinese authorities react to the announcement that a 12-nation Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal has been reached...

Melting glaciers and clean water supplies are expected to top the agenda at the upcoming UN climate talks in Paris...

And South Korea investigates Volkswagen diesel emissions...

In Sports...The China Open tennis tournament has been tough on the home-grown talent...

In Entertainment...an exhibition on stage design, in the Chinese capital...

Coming up in the next half-our, an edition of People In the Know.

On behalf of the Beijing Hour staffers, this is Shane Bigham in Beijing hoping you join us for our next edition of the Beijing Hour, to open a window to the world together.