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China urges restraint from the US on issues concerning the South China Sea.

Details are revealed about Chinese President Xi Jinping's forthcoming state visit to Vietnam this week.

Relief supplies from China arrive in Afghanistan to help survivors of last Monday's earthquake in the Hindu Kush.

In Business... ICBC is to promote China's first homegrown passenger planeSports... .Basketball's LeBron James becomes the youngest player to reach 25,000 career points.

In entertainment.... Chinese Martial Arts are showcased in South Africa.

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TopChina urges refrain from the US on the South China Sea issueThe Chinese Foreign Ministry has issued a statement, urging restraint from the US side on issues concerning the South China Sea.

It follows a Pentagon briefing that the US plans to undertake surveillance operations in the region at least twice a quarter.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying says China is strongly opposed to any infringement of its sovereignty in the area under the name of freedom of navigation.

"I would repeat that China is committed to safeguarding our own sovereignty and marine rights in the sea, and will resolutely respond to any provocations. We will closely watch the aerial and marine space in the region. We urges the US side to stop all these wrongful words and actions, and refrain from any actions that threaten China's sovereignty and interests."Last week, the US naval destroyer USS Lassen sailed within 12 nautical miles of Zhubi Reef in the South China Sea, without notifying the Chinese government.

The Commander of the United States Pacific Command, Admiral Harry Harris, is currently paying a 3-day visit to Beijing for meetings with Chinese military officials.

For more on this, our reporter Brian Kopczynski spoke earlier with Jia Xiudong, senior research fellow the China Institute of International Studies.

China Vetoes a Draft Nuclear Disarmament Resolution on Concern of Japan's MotivationChina has vetoed a draft UN nuclear disarmament resolution, after concern about the motives of Japan.

Japan had insisted on the inclusion of references to the 70th anniversary of nuclear explosions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki into the draft.

Japan had also invited top leaders of each country and young people to visit the two cities.

Fu Cong, Chinese Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs, says China didn't want the issue to be used by individual countries.

"Japan insists that China should not focus on the unfortunate history, but it wants the whole world to remember the Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This is blatant and double standard."The Chinese ambassador says the suffering of people from those two cities during world war II were the result of Japan's militarism. He said the Chinese people had also suffered much.

"Their sufferings were no less than the sufferings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki."Fu Cong says China consistently demanded a complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear weapons.

He added that China also understood the humanitarian concerns held by some countries.

The UN Assembly's First Committee, which deals with Disarmament and International Security, passed a draft resolution on Monday on the joint destruction of nuclear weapons.

Xi's Vietnam Visit to Enhance Mutual Trust: Chinese AmbassadorAnchor:

More details have been revealed about Chinese President Xi Jinping's forthcoming state visit to Vietnam later on this week.

CRI's Niu Honglin has more.

Reporter:

Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to pay a state visit to Vietnam starting from this Thursday.

According to the Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Hong Xiaoyong, Xi Jinping is scheduled to meet with Vietnamese leaders and attend a range of activities.

"President Xi will meet with the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang separately. He will attend a welcome banquet jointly held by the two Vietnamese leaders. The Vietnam side has also proposed a range of activities that involve Vietnamese citizens and youth."The ambassador notes that as this year also marks the 65th anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and Vietnam, President's Xi's visit will help to further enhance mutual trust.

"We have seen throughout the past year that the two countries, led by their leaders, have been working to handle their differences. China and Vietnam are interdependent and have a relationship of strategic significance. So we must manage our differences, and always think about the big picture to safeguard bilateral ties."Ambassador Hong says there is also great potential for the two nations to expand trade relations.

China has been Vietnam's largest trade partner for 11 consecutive years.

Vietnam is currently China's second biggest trade partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations community.

"We have been linked strategically through China's One Belt, One Road and Vietnam's Two Corridors and One Economic Circle plans, and will work together to boost capacity cooperation. As we implement our consensuses, the structure of China-Vietnam economic cooperation will be further improved and will develop in a more balanced and healthy manner."President Xi Jinping will spend two days in Vietnam, and then head on to Singapore.

For CRI, I am Niu Honglin.

China, France reach deal on climate changeAnchor:

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his French counterpart Francois Hollande issued a joint statement on climate change in Beijing on Monday, vowing to promote a working program to accelerate pre-2020 efforts in the areas of mitigation, adaptation and support during the Paris climate summit.

CRI's Victor Ning reports.

Reporter:

France will host the climate summit in Paris in December, which is largely expected to result in a global and binding agreement on addressing climate change.

During their meeting, the two leaders have called for an enhanced transparency system to build trust and confidence in the Paris pact.

They stressed that developed countries should continue to offer enhanced financial, technological and capacity-building support to developing countries in the post-2020 period.

President Xi said that China supports France as the host of the conference and voiced support for France to make the conference a great success.

"The upcoming climate summit in Paris marks a significant meeting in global efforts to cope with climate change. The joint statement from China and France delivers the message that the two sides are working to improve the multilateral process on climate change, so as to boost the upcoming climate negotiations in Paris and make the conference a great success."The two presidents have reaffirmed joint efforts to push forward a "legally binding" Paris agreement on the basis of equity and the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities.

"We would like to continue to work with full efforts with all the parties for a comprehensive, balanced and powerful achievement at the conference in Paris, based on principles of common but differentiated responsibility, fairness and individual capability."For his part, French President Francois Hollande said that in the joint declaration, China and France have promised to realise their national strategies of achieving low carbon emission development by the year 2050.

He also noted that China and France have shown their sincerity in dealing with the issue.

"I hope such agreements can be achieved at the climate change conference in Paris. In fact, China and France have shown our sincerity and common strategies of development in order to control the rise of the global temperature."President Xi and Hollande have pledged stronger cooperation in countering climate change in areas such as low-carbon transportation, renewable energy, and carbon capture and storage technologies.

The two presidents also witnessed the signing of 17 cooperation documents later on Monday, ranging from trade, finance, energy to environmental protection and cultural exchanges.

For CRI, I'm Victor Ning.

Premier Li Stresses Green Development with French PresidentMeanwhile Premier Li Keqiang has also highlighted China's commitment to pursue a development mode featuring green industry.

Li Keqiang made the remark while addressing a French-Chinese economic forum in Beijing, together with the visiting French President Francois Hollande.

"China has to transfer the development mode from excessive consumption of natural resources to making full use of human resources. China has to cultivate a new economic growth point, in which green and environmentally friendly industries should enjoy big development spaces."For his part, Hollande said the fight against global warming should be seen as an opportunity for boosting world economic growth.

The French President is wrapping up his 2-day visit to China, which comes ahead of the UN climate conference to be held in Paris in a few weeks time.

China unveils proposals for formulating nation's 5-year planAnchor:

Chinese President Xi Jinping says that the country's annual growth rate should be no less than 6.5 percent in the next five years.

The target is set as the full text of proposals for the country's development plan over the next five years starting from 2016.

Our reporter Li Ningjing has more details.

Reporter:

In explaining a proposal for formulating China's five-years development plan starting from 2016, President Xi stresses the importance of maintaining the medium-high economic growth.

At the same time, Xi Jinping also notes that China's development should not just be focused on growth pace, but also growth volume, and, more importantly, growth quality.

Chinese policymakers have prioritized coordinated development and quality growth as the country expects to double the size of its economy by 2020.

Xu Shaoshi is the head of the National Development and Reform Commission.

"The next round of economic recovery in the world depends on technical innovation and industrial revolution. This provides a good opportunity for China as it promotes innovation at the same time. Meanwhile, our new urbanization process breeds a huge market demand. What's more, we have 1.3 billion people, 900 million labors and over 70 million market entities. Therefore, Chinese economy has great potential to grow."The proposal to the development plan also says China will establish a Green Development Fund to promote clean production methods and sustainable growth.

Xu Shaoshi introduced measures to achieve greener growth.

"Firstly, we promote low carbon development, increasing the use of non-fossil energy. We also encourage a clean use of coal. Secondly, we advocate best use of existing resources and enhance the management of some obligatory targets. Thirdly, we set up some consumption standards through market forces. For example, we have carried carbon emissions permit trading."The Proposal also says China will continue to open up its economy to attract foreign investment and encourage Chinese firms to make overseas investment.

It also reiterates China's determination to fight against poverty, pledging to step up financial support to impoverished areas in the next five years.

Among various other issues, the proposal also says that China will adjust its income distribution system and narrow the income gap in the next five years, by introducing a more comprehensive income tax system and stricter regulation on "grey" income.

The proposal was adopted at a key Party meeting held last week.

For CRI, this is Li Ningjing.

Innovation Highlighted at Ongoing Cross-Strait Business SummitA business summit to promote innovative modes of cooperation between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan is underway in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province.

More than 850 business leaders, industry officials and leading economists from both sides are taking part in the event.

Xiao Wanchang, the meeting organizer on the Taiwan side, emphasizes that innovation is the focus of future cooperation between Taiwan and the mainland:

"In face of fast changes in World's economies, the cooperation between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan should go beyond the current stage. We should include more innovative modes of cooperation, and thus help the two sides work together instead of competing with each other. Our economic ties is facing a turning point, thus two sides should put more efforts to enhance our cooperation."A series of new deals are expected to be signed, aimed at encouraging closer cooperation between medium-sized and small companies involving young people from the two sides.

Zeng Peiyan who represents the mainland business leaders says stronger economic ties will help maintain the peace between the two sides:

"Based on 1992 Consensus, the cross-straits relations are now in a stable and peaceful stage. Such situation is hard-earned and we should cherish it. To enhance such ties, we should deepen our economic cooperation. A stronger economic tie will also help revitalize the nation as a whole. Thus two sides should devote more time and energy to boost cross-straits economic cooperation"The business summit will last until Wednesday.

The first summit of this kind took place in Nanjing in 2008.

China's 10 Million Relief Supplies Arrive Quake-Hit AfghanistanRelief supplies from China worth some 10 million yuan have arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan following last Monday's 7.5-magnitude earthquake in the Hindu Kush.

The relief materials are among the Chinese government's promised relief efforts to quake-hit countries.

Zhang Weitying, who is responsible for transportation says the supplies are what the quake-zone areas need most:

"Our relief flight took off from Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 3 in the morning. This batch of relief supplies weighs some 97 tons, including 20-thousand blankets, 3-hundred cotton tents, 10 large generators and 50 small ones."Chinese government has already donated 100-thousand US dollars in cash to quake-hit Afghanistan and Pakistan as humanitarian aids.

Last Monday's quake, which hit the Hindu Kush mountain range on the Afghan side of the border, has left almost 400 people dead.

Hundreds of others were injured.

Thousands more remain homeless.

The area where the quake hit is considered a largely ungoverned region, with local tribes and the Taliban controlling sections of it.

Russia to Continue to Search for Air Disaster VictimsAnchor:

The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry has pledged that it will continue to search for victims of the plane which crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.

CRI's Xie Cheng has more.

Reporter:

At a meeting in the Emergency Situations Ministry on Monday, Alexey Smirnov, Acting Head of the National Centre for Crisis Management, explained the details about the rescue operation's next moves.

"The third stage of the rescue operation is planned for tomorrow. The search area will be expanded to 30 square kilometers. And I ask for plans to be presented to the national center before midnight. French experts from Airbus will proceed with work on the crash site, as well as representatives of the Interstate Aviation Committee and Egypt's aviation authorities."Discussing the cause of the tragedy, many analysts believe that an external factor could have caused the air disaster, such as a purely mechanical or physical action.

But Russian aviation authorities said it was premature to comment on the possible cause, and said the conclusions can be drawn only after the fragments and contents of the black boxes have been studied.

The plane's flight data and cockpit voice recorders have both been recovered from the crash site.

Talking about comments saying that the Islamic Group may hit the plane down, Gerald Feldzer, a Paris-based aviation expert, denied that explanation, saying the IS group has neither the equipment nor skills to bring down an airliner.

Gerald, however, also suggests that it is "absolutely a possibility" that a bomb was smuggled into the hold of the plane.

"One thing is sure: If such a violent and sudden accident occurred, it might have been due to an engine explosion that could have set fire to the wing and led to the loss of control of the plane, which would have spun into a nosedive. Or, it also could have lost a part of its rudder. We can imagine this scenario but we can also imagine that the pilot in this situation would have sent a mayday distress signal since he was in contact with the control tower."Meantime, relatives of victims continue to arrive at a crematorium in the Russian city of St' Petersburg, with more bodies of the victims are expected to arrive in the city.

Officials say 130 bodies and 40 body parts arrived earlier, and latest reports show that 4 bodies have been identified so far.

Saturday's crash killed all 224 people aboard the plane, which was headed from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg.

For CRI, I'm Xie Cheng.

NASA celebrates 15th anniversary of residency at ISSAnchor:

Astronauts onboard the International Space Station has marked the orbiting laboratory's 15th anniversary.

CRI's Luo Bin has more.

Reporter:

The station has been occupied continuously by humans since it became operational over a decade ago -- a feat astronauts said could shape travel within the solar system.

Astronauts are expected to conduct over 400 experiments on board the space station over the next year.

Astronaut Kjell N. Lindgren says most experiments are connected to human health in special environments.

"A lot of those our critical to our understanding of how human physiology adapts to this micro-gravity environment and the things that we need to do to protect human health for a long trip to Mars with respect to muscle, bone, immune system and radiation health as well."The station is a 100 billion US dollar research lab that flies about 250 miles, or 400 km, above the Earth.

Station commander Scott Kelly attributed the ISS's longevity to shared goals regarding exploration by the 15 nations that own the station.

"It's clearly an orbiting laboratory, a world class orbiting laboratory at that. There's the exploration goals and the things we need to understand living in low earth orbit that will enhance our capability to explore further out into the solar system and then there's the international aspect and you know that is very important. That is what has held this partnership together, I think through some very trying times."Severe budget cuts in recent years have opened the door to more involvement from commercial enterprises.

Last week, Scott and Lindgren did a spacewalk to prepare the way for new commercial space taxis.

NASA had hoped to have the station fitted out with two new berthing slips before the end of the year so that commercial space taxis under development by Boeing and Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, would have places to park.

The first docking adapter was lost in a botched SpaceX Dragon cargo run in June.

Astronaut Scott Kelly says further maintenance will be conducted.

"I thought when I got on board this time, the material condition of the space station was very good but obviously as things age, over time we are going to have more maintenance requirements. You know the good news is that we have a lot of spares onboard, spare parts outside. We have plans for changing those things and keeping this space station flying a long time into the future."NASA hopes to strengthen cooperation with China in future space programs.

The China National Space Administration has also expressed its willingness to cooperate with others, saying space exploration is an open activity.

For CRI, I'm Luo Bin.

DPRK's top leader watches anti-aircraft rockets drillIt's been reported that the supreme leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un has recently watched an anti-aircraft rocket drill by units of the Korean People's Army on the western front.

The official KCNA news agency reported on Tuesday that the drill's aim was to "inspect the technological readiness of modernized anti-aircraft rockets and the capability of anti-aircraft units".

Kim stressed the need to develop more advanced-type anti-aircraft rockets to meet modern warfare requirements, in order to protect the country from air strikes.

The report did not mention the specific date when the drill was carried out.

WeatherBeijing will see fog tonight with a low of 5; smog tomorrow with a high of 16.

Shanghai, cloudy tonight with a low of 15; slight rain tomorrow with a high of 21.

Chongqing will be rainy tonight with a low of 16; overcast tomorrow with a high of 20.

Lhasa, cloudy tonight with a low of -1; tomorrow cloudy with a high of 14.

Elsewhere in Asia,Islamabad, slight rain tomorrow with a high of 19.

Kabul, also slight rain, 12.

Down in the Southern Hemisphere.

Sydney will have slight rain with a high of 22.

Brisbane, some rain in the skies, highs of 29.

Perth, sunny, 26.

And finally Auckland will have a wet day with a high of 16 degrees Celsius.

Headline NewsChina unveils proposals for formulating nation's 5-year planChina has issued the full text of proposals mapping out a blueprint for the country's economic and social development over the next five years starting from 2016.

According to the proposals, China will continue to open up its economy to attract foreign investment and encourage Chinese firms to make overseas investment.

Efforts will be accelerated to open up competitive businesses in the oil, natural gas, electricity, telecommunications, transportation and utilities sectors.

The document has also pledged to establish the Green Development Fund to promote clean production modes and sustainable growth.

Another major goal is to fight against poverty, narrow the income gap and increase the proportion size of the middle-income population.

Premier Li Stresses Green Development with French PresidentChinese Premier Li Keqiang has highlighted China's commitment to pursue a development mode featuring green industry.

Li Keqiang made the remark while addressing a French-Chinese economic forum in Beijing, together with the visiting French President Francois Hollande.

For his part, Hollande said the fight against global warming should be seen as an opportunity for boosting world economic growth.

Before the forum, Hollande and Chinese President Xi Jinping have issued a joint statement on climate change, which comes ahead of the UN climate conference to be held in Paris in a few weeks time.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to travel to France for the meeting.

ADMM Kicks off in MalaysiaMalaysia's defense minister has called on his regional counterparts to continue promoting dialogue to achieve the common goal of regional peace and stability.

Ministers from the 10 countries in the Association of South East Asian Nations have gathered in Malaysia for the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting, along with ministers from countries such as the United States, Japan, China, India and Australia.

The meeting, first held in 2006, is a platform to promote peace and stability in Southeast Asia.

Relatives Identify Crashed Russian Plane VictimsRelatives of victims of Saturday's plane crash in Egypt have been arriving at a St Petersburg crematorium to identify their loved ones.

Metrojet's Airbus A321-200, flying from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg, crashed shortly after taking off on the Sinai Peninsula killing all 224 people on board.

Most of the passengers were from St. Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city.

A total of 140 bodies and more than 100 body parts have been delivered to St. Petersburg and another plane is expected to bring more remains later on Tuesday.

Ten bodies have already been identified.

Biz ReportsTime to check today's business news, starting with the closing numbers in Asia.

Chinese shares closed lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.3 percent.

Meanwhile, the Shenzhen Component Index fell 0.2 percent.

The ChiNext Index, which tracks China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, closed 0.1 percent lower.

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index rose 0.9 percent.

The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index moved up 0.4 percent.

On the corporate front,Banking giant HSBC rose 0.3 percent.

China's dominant mobile carrier, China Mobile, went up 0.4 percent while China Unicom climbed 0.5 percent.

China's top refiner Sinopec gained 1.4 percent.

And PetroChina, the country's largest oil and gas producer, rose 0.2 percent.

Elsewhere in Asia,The Japanese market was closed on Tuesday due to the country's cultural holiday.

South Korea's KOSPI was up 0.7 percent.

Singapore's Straits Times increased 0.9 percent.

And finally, Australia's ASX/200 ticked up 1.4 percent.

China to cut retail fuel pricesChina is to cut the retail prices of gasoline and diesel from Wednesday, tracking a slide in global crude prices.

The National Development and Reform Commission has announced the retail prices of gasoline and diesel will both drop by 0.1 yuan per liter.

Under an oil pricing policy in place since 2013, the NDRC can adjust the price every 10 working days based on changes in the global market.

ICBC to promote China's first homegrown passenger planeICBC Financial Leasing is ready to promote sales of the homegrown C919 airliner globally.

The Chairman of China's biggest financial leasing company says many foreign clients have expressed interest in placing orders for the C919.

Bangkok-based City Airways has already signed an option for 10 of the aircraft through ICBC Financial Leasing.

The narrow-body aircraft C919 was produced by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China.

The first model came off the assembly line on Monday at COMAC's Shanghai factory.

ICBC Financial Leasing is currently the C919's biggest individual commissioning client, having placed 45 orders.

The two sides signed a strategic agreement at the 2015 China Aviation Expo in Beijing in September.

Chinese steel companies report wide-ranging losses in the first three quartersListed Chinese steel companies have reported wide-ranging losses in the first three quarters against the backdrop of sluggish demand.

Five of the 11 listed steel companies last week reported a collective net loss of 5.6 billion yuan, or 880 million U.S. dollars, compared with that of 1.4 billion yuan during the same period last year.

Another six listed steel companies have also released forecasts, projecting losses from 4.5 billion yuan to 5.4 billion yuan.

Meanwhile, reports also show that steel output in the first nine months of this year dropped 2.1 percent from a year ago. Apparent domestic consumption fell 5.8 percent.

China currently has 1.25 billion tons of annual crude steel capacity, a surplus of around 300 million tons.

For more on this topic, CRI's Spencer Musick spoke with Gao Shang, commodity analyst with Guantong Futures.

New energy vehicle investment fever spreads in central-western ChinaNew-energy-vehicle investment fever is spreading in central and western parts of China.

Official figures show that total investment across the country has reached more than 100 billion yuan, or 15 billion U.S. dollars.

Industry experts say many local governments are eager to launch new energy vehicle projects, in order to boost GDP growth.

However, many of the new energy vehicle hubs have been found to have produced cheap low-speed electric vehicles with a low technology content.

Head of the China Auto Industry Association, Dong Yang, suggests it's necessary to establish a system to enable the new-energy auto industry to develop in a healthy way.

"With this system, we would be able to keep the investment fever under control, as the joint conference system will be empowered to decide on what new projects should be launched based on a nationwide overall plan."Dong also says the door to the industry should be open to enterprises capable of making innovations and new designs.

Those enterprises that are competitive in batteries and have the capability of producing light-weight vehicles should provide the focus.

China's CNNC may buy into French nuclear companyThe state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation has signed a draft deal for a partnership with the French nuclear giant Areva.

The deal, signed during the visit to China by President Francois Hollande, also foresees industrial cooperation with CNNC throughout the uranium cycle.

It could see the Chinese group take a minority stake in the French nuclear company.

The possible partnership would cover uranium mining, front end, recycling, logistics, decommissioning and dismantling.

It does not include the reactor business that French power group EDF is buying from Areva.

Tencent plans 1 bln USD investment in Chinese technology startupChinese Internet giant Tencent is planning to invest 1 billion U.S. dollars in the country's biggest online provider of on-demand services.

Tencent is expected to lead an investment round for the new company, created last month by the merger of two Chinese technology firms Meituan.com and Dianping.com.

It's being reported that the funding round could raise 3 billion dollars, making it one of the world's biggest fundraising deals for a startup.

The deal will be in line with Tencent's broader strategy of using alliances with other tech companies to offer a wider range of services.

Apple's original iPhone designer lands at China's leading smartphone makerFormer Apple executive Abigail Brody has landed a job at China's leading smartphone maker, Huawei.

Brody is now Chief Designer and vice president at Huawei.

Huawei has described Brody as a top expert in 'user experience' in a company blog post.

The company says Brody will create and lead a design team in the United States to create "the best user experience" of Huawei's products.

As Apple's former creative director, Brody helped develop and design the first iPhone, including its operating system, user interface and user experience.

She spent almost 10 years at Apple before leaving to join eBay as vice president of global design.

SportsLeBron is youngest player to reach 25,000 career pointsIn NBA news:

LeBron James became the youngest player to reach 25,000 career points after leading his team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, past the winless Philadelphia 76ers 107-100 on Monday night.

James put up 22 of those points as well as 11 assists and 9 rebounds.

After the game game, the super star spoke about how it feels reaching this milestone of his career.

"It's pretty cool. I haven't really had an opportunity to categorize the list of things I've done. But to be able to do it in winning fashion number one, and do it with this group of guys, do it in a building that loves the game of basketball, obviously they are Sixer (76ers) fans to death but they know and they respect the game of basketball. And to get a standing ovation, me reaching that milestone, it was very special."An alley-oop dunk with 8 minutes 7seconds left in the fourth quarter was the moment James sized his record.

He is now the sixth active player with 25,000 points and the 20th overall.

James reached 25,000 point achievement at 30 years-of-age.

Paris Saint Germain to face Real Madrid in group A clashIn European football news:

Paris Saint-Germain were prepping themselves for a face off against Real Madrid at Bernabeu on Monday.

The two sides share first place in their group, which will make the game that much more competitive.

Both PSG and Real are unbeaten in all competitions this season and top their domestic leagues.

PSG Coach Laurent Blanc spoke ahead of the match, talking about his current condition.

"We still have some physical problems. I've heard some people saying that the Paris Saint-Germain coach is happy because he has almost the whole group available, but that's not true. We have some injured, as you know, and some players suffering from a virus. We will have to deal with this fact. Real Madrid are in the same situation. After the training session today we will evaluate the players' condition and I will make some decisions."A win for either side on Tuesday will assure a top spot in Group A.

Guangzhou Evergrande tops Asia's football team rankingsand in some domestic football news:

The latest statistics show that Guangzhou Evergrande has topped the Asian football club rankings.

According to footballdatabase.com, the Chinese club ranks 66th globally, before Argentina's San Lorenzo, Italy's Torino and England's Crystal Palace.

The five-time Chinese super league champions are also the only Chinese club to enter the global top 100.

Another six Chinese super league teams are also among Asia's top 100, including Beijing Guo'an, Shandong Luneng and Shanghai SIPG.

Guangzhou Evergrande will clash against UAE's Al Ahli for the first leg of the Asia Champions League final on Nov. 7.

The Prince of Penzance wins Australia's Primier Horse race: The Melbourne Cupand female Jockeys REJOICE!

Michelle Payne is the first female jockey to win the 6.2 million dollar Melbourne Cup on TuesdayHer winning horse was the 100-to-1 Prince of Penzance.

The Mebourne Cup is the richest horse race in all of Australia.

The Prince of Penzance is owned by six self described "small fry owners" who are actually: a Podiatrist, two engineers, an IT consultant, a solutions expert and a producer.

The owners paid around 5,000 dollars each to afford their newly crowned championMLB's Miami Marlins picks up Don Mattingly as new managerand for those who follow Major League Baseball:

Don Mattingly has been introduced as the Miami Marlins new manager on Monday.

This marks the 7th manager for the team since 2007.

Mattingly was formally hired as of last week, but the team saw fit to release the information after the world series.

Before coming to the Marlins, he had previously worked with the LA DodgersMattingly told the media how he came to work for the Marlins during a press conference regarding his new position.

"I told these guys from the very beginning, I don't plan on coming here and losing. I plan on coming here and winning. You know obviously the World Series is that final piece you're looking for. I really believe in more of the process: how do we get there. You know everybody will raise their hand if you say do you want to win a World Championship, but all of the steps that it takes to get there, that starts for me with the basics of hard workWith the change in jobs, Mattingly will face a big adjustment regarding resources.

The Dodgers payroll this year was $289 million US dollars whereas Miami came in at 64 million.

FINA winners in day 1 of Qatar Tournamentand in the world of competitive swimming:

South African Chad le Clos won three races on day one of the FINA Swimming World Cup in Doha, Qatar on MondayThe two-day event is taking place at the Hamad Aquatic Centre and is the 7th of 8 rounds which make up the FINA competition.

Chad de Clos claimed victory in the men's 100 meters freestyle.

The South African would return to win the 200 and 50 meters butterfly races.

Other BIG winners were Hungarian Katinka Hosszu, who claimed the women's 200 meters freestyle and individual medley.

and Australia's Emily Seebohm who won the women's 50 and 200 meters backstoke.

IOC delegation visits Beijing for 2022 OlympicsAnd for some domestic news from the capital:

The International Olympic Committee delegation visited Beijing on Tuesday to conduct a two-day Orientation Seminar for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

This is the first IOC meeting with the 2022 team, since Beijing won the right to host the Olympic Winter Games three months ago.

The 12-member delegation is scheduled to meet their Chinese counterparts to discuss the work needed for the games.

EntertainmentChinese Martial Arts Showcased in South AfricaA performance showcasing Chinese martial arts as well as songs and dances has been held in Cape Town, as part of the "2015 - The Year of China in South Africa"The performance this week, focusing on traditional dancing and singing from central China's Henan Province, sought to introduce Chinese culture through shows highlighting the unique characteristics of central China.

Audience members at the performance said they were impressed.

"This is the year of China in South Africa, and tonight was the cultural, Kongfu festival show. Some of the Kong fu I was familiar with, but the skill was very, very well performed.""It's amazing, the precision, the skill. All the effort that's gone into training and how they deliver it. The colors, and all the fix, it's really really really good . It was very interesting to watch. And I'm really looking forward to see more of this in the future."Hosting a special year was an idea developed during Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to South Africa back in 2013. Various events have since been held to promote further understanding between the two countries.

Chinese International Micro-film Award Ceremony Held in Chifeng CityThe 2014-2015 Chinese international micro-film award ceremony has been held in Chifeng city, north China's Inner Mongolia, with four works winning the top awards.

The winners were "Mom and Dad's Oak," "Wind-Fire Shooting Star," "After-Image" and "Father".

The best director award went to Dai Wei for her work "Salute the Warm Side of Life".

This is the third Chinese international micro-film competition since it began in 2012.

This year's competition received nearly 1,000 entries since it was launched in December 2014, far more than the previous two in terms of the number of entries and the subjects covered.

The event was sponsored by China Radio International, China Central Television and other mainstream media organizations.

Final Chinese Poster of "The Martian" ReleasedThe final poster of the sci-fi movie "The Martian" has been released today.

On the poster, the lead character, astronaut Mark Watney, is pictured walking alone in a Martian storm - at the very beginning of the whole story.

Based on Andy Weir's 2011 novel of the same name, 'The Martian' portrays an astronaut who is presumed dead after he is left behind on Mars by his crew who are forced to evacuate a manned mission to the planet because of a violent storm.

Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon as Watney, the film has dominated box office takings in four of the last five weekends in North America, earning roughly 183 million dollars in the United States and rocketing past 405 million dollars worldwide.

It is set to be released in China on Nov. 25th.

Ben Haenow to Release Self-titled Debut AlbumLast year's "X Factor" winner Ben Haenow is currently working on a debut album, with a string of high-profile songwriters.

Breaking free from his rock roots, the 30-year-old singer elaborates on these changes.

"I think there's scope to change as an artist, I think it's a great thing to do. If you don't kind of adapt and change with it, I think you can really lose out because music's obviously changing all the time. I understand that people were expecting maybe something a little bit more rocky from me and there's plenty of time to do that in the next couple of albums."Haenow is collaborating with Kelly Clarkson on his new single 'Second Hand Heart', which is now due for release in the UK.

After winning the 2014 series, Haenow scored the U.K. Christmas number one with his winning song, 'Something I Need'.

Ben Haenow's self-titled debut album is scheduled to be released on November 13th.

Dressed as Zombies, Brazilians Take the StreetsThousands of Brazilians dressed as zombies crowded the streets of Sao Paulo on Monday to celebrate the Day of the Dead with the annual Zombie Walk.

The crowd marched nearly two kilometers past historical buildings in Sao Paulo's city center.

Seen by many as a mix of Halloween and Day of the Dead celebrations, participants were keen to enter into the spirit of the event.

"It is a meeting of people that come to enjoy these zombie things, Halloween, Day of the Dead, all together. It is a congregation of crazy people and it's happy.""It is a celebration, of 'Finados', and it is more like homage to the dead, people come together here and do this parade."The participant's costumes ranged from simple make up to elaborate work of arts.

Inspired by the Zombie Walk first took place in California in 2001, the march in Sao Paulo has taken place every year since 2006.

WeatherBeijing will see fog tonight with a low of 5; smog tomorrow with a high of 16.

Shanghai, cloudy tonight with a low of 15; slight rain tomorrow with a high of 21.

Chongqing will be rainy tonight with a low of 16; overcast tomorrow with a high of 20.

Lhasa, cloudy tonight with a low of -1; tomorrow cloudy with a high of 14.

Elsewhere in Asia,Islamabad, slight rain tomorrow with a high of 19.

Kabul, also slight rain, 12.

Down in the Southern Hemisphere.

Sydney will have slight rain with a high of 22.

Brisbane, some rain in the skies, highs of 29.

Perth, sunny, 26.

And finally Auckland will have a wet day with a high of 16 degrees Celsius.

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

A quick look at the headlines before we go...

China urges restraint from the US on issues concerning the South China Sea.

Details have been revealed about Chinese President Xi Jinping's forthcoming state visit to Vietnam.

Relief from China arrives in Afghanistan to help survivors of the recent earthquake in the Hindu Kush.

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