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

Coming up on the program this morning...

Chinese President Xi Jinping holding talks with his visiting Mongolian counterpart here in Beijing....

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang stressing reform in China's economy through creativity and innovation...

And German Chancellor Angela Merkel paying tribute to former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt....

In Business....the number of mobile internet users in China surges...

In Sports.....an update on the latest round of action in the Chinese Basketball association...

And in Entertainment.... Chinese film "Monkey King: Hero is Back" hits screens in over 60 countries...

Top NewsChinese President Holds Talks with Mongolian PresidentAnchorChinese President Xi Jinping has held talks with his Mongolian counterpart Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj here in Beijing.

The Mongolian President is in Beijing for a state visit to China from Monday to Wednesday.

CRI's Xie Cheng reports.

ReporterDuring his talks with Elbegdorj, President Xi says the current bilateral relationship is the best ever in history.

"China and Mongolia are good neighbors, good friends and good partners. The bilateral relationship between the two sides is at historical best. Both sides attach great importance to the bilateral ties, which is always put in an important place in both countries' foreign diplomacy. We are willing to make efforts to promote further development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries so as to benefit both peoples."He adds that the development of the comprehensive strategic partnership is in the common interests of the two sides and has won support from both peoples.

The partnership was established last August after President Xi made a state visit to Mongolia.

For his part, Elbegdorj says Mongolia is ready to increase interactions with China in multiple areas to enhance mutual trust and reciprocal cooperation.

China and Mongolia have reached consensus on conjoining China's Silk Road Economic Belt initiative with Mongolia's Steppe Road plan, an infrastructure construction proposal aimed at boosting the Mongolian economy through trans-border transportation.

Ruan Zongze, a professor from China Institute of International Studies, says the rapid interaction between the two sides reflects their willingness to promote cooperation.

"The mutual trust between China and Mongolia has been enhanced. China respects Mongolia's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as the development path chosen by the Mongolian people on their own; this will make the Mongolian side feel assured when developing ties with China. I think the mutual trust has further promoted the development of bilateral ties."Chen Fengying with the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations says that a complementary economic and trade partnership plays a key role in making bilateral ties closer.

"Both the infrastructure and advantages of the two countries are complementary to one another. Mongolia has abundant resources while China has huge market demands and manufacturing industry which Mongolia also needs, laying a complementary foundation for the bilateral cooperation."After the talks, the two leaders witnessed the signing of a string of cooperation documents.

Elbegdorj is paying a state visit to China which has already taken him to Xi'an, capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

This is his second trip to China this year, after his last visit in September to attend the commemoration marking the 70th anniversary of the victory of Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

For CRI, I'm Xie Cheng.

Chinese President to Address APEC Economic Leaders' MeetingAnchorPresident Xi Jinping is going to address the upcoming APEC meeting in the Philippines, elaborating on Chinese policies and views on cooperation.

CRI's Luo Bin has more.

ReporterThe meeting will be held in Manila from November 17th to the 19th.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Li Baodong says Xi Jinping is expected to address the meeting and talk about the achievements made at APEC meeting in Beijing last year.

"He will deliver an important speech at the meeting, elaborating on our policies and ideas on cooperation in the Asia Pacific region, introducing the implementation of the achievements made at APEC Beijing, and expounding policies and measures on comprehensively deepening reform and promoting economic transition and upgrading in line with the proposals of the 13th five-year plan."Specific topics of the meeting will include regional economic integration, small and medium enterprises, human resources, and sustainable development.

A leaders' declaration will also be issued during the APEC meeting.

Wang Shouwen, Chinese vice minister of commerce, says China has three ideas to promote Asia-Pacific economic cooperation.

"The first is to actively promote the establishment of an Asia-Pacific free trade area. The second consideration is the comprehensive launch of the connectivity and cooperation on a global value chain and supply chain. The third is that we expect the APEC members to send positive supportive signals to the WTO Multilateral Trading System and push forward the successful conclusion of the Doha Round talks."Apart from the APEC meeting, Xi Jinping will also attend a series of other activities.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Li Baodong:

"President Xi will also attend and address the Asia-Pacific Economic Leaders' Meeting, attend the dialogue with representatives of the APEC Business Advisory Council, a welcome banquet, an informal meeting with some leaders and a luncheon."Philippine President Benigno Aquino III will also hold 11 formal bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the APEC summit.

For CRI, I'm Luo Bin.

China Hopes Philippines Makes Wise Choice on South China Sea Issue: FMChinese foreign minister Wang Yi has said China hopes the Philippines can make a wise choice in seeking a solution to the South China Sea dispute.

"It is a deadlock impeding China-Philippines ties from being improved. We do not want to see it getting worse, becoming a problem that defies a solution. The key to solving this depends on the Philippines' action, as it should undo what it has already done. We hope the Philippines can make a wiser choice on this issue."Wang made the comment on the sidelines of his meetings with the Filipino president and secretary of foreign affairs in Manila.

He said the current situation in China-Philippine relations is not what the people of both countries expect to see and is jeopardizing the interests of the Philippines in the long-run.

Wang added China hopes to reestablish a normal, stable, and healthy bilateral friendship with the Philippines and put China-Philippines relations back on the track of healthy development as soon as possible.

Wang Yi also said the upcoming APEC mmeting to be held in the Philippines is important to Asian countries as it helps promote cooperation among developing countries in the region.

"Successfully holding this summit is a good thing for Asia as a big family, as well as for further strengthening the ties and cooperation among developing countries. So we wish it well, and are willing to offer necessary support."Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting after wrapping up the 10th Group of 20 meeting in Turkey next Monday.

China Urges US to Ratify IMF ReformChina's central bank says it is teaming up with other countries to urge the United States to ratify IMF reform.

The move comes ahead of President Xi Jinping's attendance at the G20 summit in Turkey and the APEC summit in the Philippines.

Zhu Jun, with the International Department of the People's Bank of China says China will try its best to protect IMF's legality and effectiveness.

"Everyone is probably quite clear the main issue is the IMF share reform issue. This share and administration reform proposal was passed in 2010 but has never been implemented because of the U.S. Congress. Over the past few years China, together with one other country, has been urging the U.S. to pass and implement this reform proposal, and we call on all sides to do the utmost to protect the IMF's reputation, legality and effectiveness."The identities of the countries China hopes to work with have not been revealed.

China has long urged the US Congress to adopt reforms to give emerging markets a bigger say at the IMF.

Chinese Premier Stresses Reforms, RestructuringChinese Premier Li Keqiang has stressed further reforms and restructuring in China's economy through creativity and innovation.

He made the remarks when meeting with economists and heads of several enterprise areas on Monday.

"We just concluded the fifth plenary session of the 18th Central Committee of the CPC. The core target of China's 13th five-year plan is to complete the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects. That means by 2020 our per capita GDP will reach 12,000 US dollars. We are determined to reach the goal and overcome the middle income trap."Li Keqiang stressed innovation should be put at the core of state strategies. Reforms are needed in particular to innovate, spur market energy and boost creativity.

He noted that new development ideas must be carried out to ensure the economy can run within a reasonable range and achieve medium-high growth.

The Chinese Premier also urged reasonable tax cuts to help enterprises overcome difficulties.

Two-child Policy to Add 30 Million to Labor Force by 2050A Chinese health official says the new two child policy will yield a 0.5 percentage point boost in economic growth and add an additional 30 million new members to China's workforce by 2050.

Wang Pei'an, deputy director of the national family planning commission, says about 90 million families may qualify for the new two-child policy.

"We estimate that the policy will see a surge in births in a short time. Among the couples who are expected to conceive a second child under the new policy, 76 percent will be urban citizens. The total population will increase slightly and is expected to reach its peak value of 1.45 billion in 2029."Wang adds that the policy is expected to alleviate the pressure caused by an aging society.

Wang says further measures will be taken to help the implementation of the two child-policy.

"Public service resources like nurseries, kindergartens, public schools and social insurance will be properly reallocated. We will also cooperate with relevant departments to improve the policies on paid maternity and paternity leave, and to better guarantee women's employment rights."According to Wang, the two-child policy will be implemented after the law is reviewed by the National People's Congress, China's top legislative body.

AIIB to be Governed by New International StandardsAnchorA series of agreements connected to creating new guidelines for the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank have been signed during the ongoing BFA Financial Cooperation Conference.

CRI'S XYee has the details.

The three-day Boao Forum for Asia, BFA, Financial Cooperation Conference kicked off in London on Monday.

More than 400 government officials, business leaders, and experts from 22 Asian and European countries and regions are taking part in the event.

One issue highlighted during the conference is creating guidelines to support the operation of the newly created Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

AIIB governor-elect Jin Liqun emphasizes that the new guidelines should be based on international standards, instead of ones used by Western countries.

"I think in order to create the best guidelines and principles for a healthy AIIB, we need to gather experience from both developed countries and developing countries. China's own experiences also matters a lot. Based on these experiences, we can then develop a new set of guidelines to follow."The new AIIB guidelines also establish a "zero tolerance to corruption" policy for the bank. It also requires the bank to build a supervision department, in which an executive will be designated to be responsible for monitoring the works of high-level officials.

The new guidelines also include many new policies connected to management and operation.

"We do not have a permanent board of directors in the AIIB. And the duty of our Board is clearly separated from other management departments. This is what several multilateral financial institutions want, but can hardly change due to their old structure. Also, to lower the cost, we decided not to set local offices."Meanwhile, AIIB is also going to work with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to boost economic cooperation in European countries.

The cooperation will mainly focus on infrastructure development including electric power, transportation and water supply.

Jin says these areas are what European countries need most.

The AIIB is expected to start operation by the end of this year.

The ongoing London conference is a post-crisis serial conference organized by the BFA that aims to facilitate regional and inter-regional financial cooperation.

For CRI, I'm XYee.

Brazilian Dam Failures Impact Local EnvironmentTwo dam failures in southeastern Brazil have created disastrous environmental and health effects for local residents.

The dams burst last Thursday at the Sarmaco iron ore mine in Minas Gerais State. Mud and toxic waste water from the bursts are now impacting cities more than 300km downstream.

Health officials are warning residents who came in contact with the mud to throw out their clothing. Biologists say the environmental impact may be permanent, especially for local fisheries and farms.

Four deaths have been confirmed. Rescue workers are still looking for 22 people who remain missing.

Merkel Praises Former West German Leader SchmidtGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel paid tribute to former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt, who died at home in Hamburg on Tuesday.

Merkel described him as a "political institution".

Schmidt, who led West Germany from 1974 to 1982, guided the country through economic turbulence and Cold War tensions.

After stepping down as a lawmaker in 1987, Schmidt devoted himself to working as co-publisher of the weekly newspaper Die Zeit.

He also continued to weigh in on Germany's political debates.

His lasting influence was underlined by the huge success of his 1987 memoir, "People and Powers."Slovenia Will Build Technical Barrier to Stem Migrants: PMSlovenia government has announced that it will start building a barrier on the border with Croatia to limit the influx of migrants and refugees.

Prime Minister Miro Cerar explained that the technical barrier doesn't mean that Slovenia will close its border.

"The border remains open, but controlled, at these control points, and technical barriers that we are setting up there, will only have one purpose: to prevent the uncontrolled spread of migrants and refugees, and to direct them to reception points. The aim is to have a supervised flow of their entrance to Slovenia, and to reduce the number of those who we take care of here in Slovenia."About 30,000 people were on their way toward Slovenia and a large number of them could be stranded in the small Alpine state if neighbouring Austria restricts their flow to an average of 6,000 a day.

Nearly 170,000 migrants crossed Slovenia since mid-October when Hungary closed its border with Croatia and the flow was redirected to Slovenia.

An increased surge of migrants is expected across the Balkans as thousands were stranded in Greece last week due to a ferry strike that prevented them from leaving.

Funeral Held for Victim of Jordan ShootingA Jordanian man who was killed by a gunman near Jordan's capital Amman on Monday has been laid to rest.

Kamal Milkawi was among the five people killed in the shooting, which happened at a US-funded police training facility. Six others were injured.

Jordanian Interior Minister Salameh Hamad says his country has always been a target but it is resolved to face all aggressors.

"We always expect to be a target of any incident, but God willing this will be the last incident. To be honest, this is not a unique case, what happened is part of Jordan's history. This indicates that criminals will not let Jordan be. But Jordan is ready to face any hand that aims to shake its security."The gunman was identified as a police captain at the facility. His motive for the shooting was not immediately known.

Jordan is a member of the US-led campaign against Islamic State militants in neighboring Syria and Iraq.

Two of the victims were Americans. U.S. President Barack Obama has said he was treating the incident very seriously and that a full investigation was under way.

Vault Protects Seeds from Climate ChangeAnchorWhen world leaders gather in Paris less than twenty days later to negotiate a new agreement on climate change, one of their key concerns is the climate change's impact on global food crops.

And the Global Seed Vault - an underground store that gathers samples of seeds is to some degree helping ease their concerns.

CRI's Victor Ning explains why.

ReporterLocated on the Svalbard Islands in the Arctic, the Global Seed Vault is home to millions of seeds.

The facility is surrounded by permafrost and is naturally cooled to around -3 degrees Celsius.

And the main vault is cooled even further to -18 degrees Celsius to guarantee that crops preserved here can survive for hundreds of years.

Michael Koch with the Global Crop Diversity Trust pays a rare visit to the facility.

"Here you have world agriculture in one room. 860,000 different types of accessions from more than 60 different institutions coming from virtually every country on earth."The labels on the hundreds of boxes give an indication of where they come from: the rice gene back in the Philippines, seeds from dry areas from ICARDA and maize from Mexico.

And new shipments are arriving all the time.

Cross-breeding allows scientists in gene banks to select specific traits and develop new climate-resilient crops as the need arises.

Koch says the vault plays a constructive role in cross-breeding so as to maintain crop diversity:

"You don't know what you're going need 20, 30, 50 years from now. Here you have the options for creating these better crops by using this diversity."Meanwhile, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization plays a key role in defending crop diversity and food security.

Shakeel Bhatti, FAO Secretary at the International Treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture, says the genetic heritage preserved in the vault will help to diversify crops:

"To produce climate-smart food crops, we will need to draw upon the genetic variability and the genetic traits that are conserved in the genetic variations and diversity of seeds that are now presently stored in seed banks, but also increasingly now in the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard."Seeds preserved in the vault are duplicates. In other words, they are back-ups in case gene banks fail.

And the vault has already proven its worth.

In September, precious seeds that were originally bred in war-stricken Syria were dispatched to Morocco and Lebanon to be duplicated to reconstitute stocks.

For CRI, I'm Victor Ning.

Private Jet Industry Thriving in UAEAnchorAirline bosses at the Dubai Airshow are saying that the private jet industry is on the up.

The air show often sees major commercial aircraft orders.

But this year it's the high-end business jets that are sounding the most confident about their ability to attract buyers.

CRI's Guo Yan with more.

ReporterBusiness aircraft maker Bombardier, based in Montreal, Canada, has brought an array of aircraft to Dubai, including its Global 6000 business jet.

Bombardier claims this 65 million US dollar aircraft was created to answer the needs of the most discerning, and wealthy, travellers.

Khader Matter is the company's vice president of sales in the Middle East, Asia Pacific and China.

"If you look at the market segment that we have, it's obviously the royal families that use it for their travels and then you have the wealthy families that like to travel with their family together - their trips and holidays and obviously for their businesses. And then you have the entrepreneurs that would like to do their business privately, nobody knows where they go, when they're coming and the deals that come back with a plane like this."Defense aircraft represent around half of this year's displays.

But for the average visitor looking for an aircraft of their own, the twin-engine DA62 by Austrian manufacturers Diamond Aircraft may be just the choice.

Martin Scherrer is the head of Flight Operations of the company. He says this all-composite, seven-seater is a perfect choice for private owners.

"This airplane is like an SUV in the air for private people, pilots, because it's very easy to fly and very easy to handle, while also using it for professional operations like air taxi operations or medical transport."It's not just planes on offer at the show.

If visitors are after something even smaller, then this Martin Jetpack may be just the answer.

Martin Jetpack claims this is the world's first practical jetpack and says it's targeted at first responder industries.

The company's CEO, Peter Coker, claims their high-flying creation solves problems that other vehicles cannot.

"We can land in areas where the top of buildings where they're full of aerials, we can actually - if the place is big enough - get in through windows actually directly into the building itself. So, if you think about the high-rise buildings, you may have a problem with fire or anything else - great possibility of rescuing people using the jetpack."The Dubai Airshow is seen as an increasingly important barometer of the state of the aviation industry and the rising roles of the big-spending Gulf carriers as they compete for routes and critical stopover traffic between Asia and Europe and to the Americas.

The Airshow runs from November 8th to 12th.

For CRI, I'm Guo Yan.

Tsinghua, University of Washington Launch Dual Program to Promote InnovationChina's Tsinghua University and the University of Washington in the US United States on Monday signed an agreement to launch a dual degree program through the co-established Global Innovation Exchange Institute.

The program is aimed to foster innovative talent.

For the first year, the program will enroll 35 students from across the world. They are expected to start the study in the autumn of 2016 and major in interconnecting device engineering.

So far nine undergraduates majoring in electronic engineering, automation engineering, computer science and gas engineering from Tsinghua University have been admitted to the program.

WeatherBeijing will be foggy with a high of 8 degrees Celsius.

Overnight temperatures should drop down to 4.

Shanghai will be overcast with a high of 16 and a low of 13.

In Chongqing, overcast with a high of 18 and lows of 16.

Elsewhere in the world, staying here in Asia,Islamabad will see slight rain with a high of 21.

Kabul will be rainy with a high of 9.

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

Washington DC, cloudy with a high of 18 degrees.

Honolulu, slight rain, 28.

Toronto will be rainy with a high of 11 degrees.

Finally, on to South America,Buenos Aires, cloudy with a high of 27.

And Rio de Janeiro, cloudy with a high of 31 degrees Celsius.

Headline NewsChinese President Holds Talks with Mongolian PresidentChinese President Xi Jinping has held talks with his visiting Mongolian counterpart Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj in Beijing, marking the fourth meeting between the two leaders this year.

During his talks with Elbegdorj, President Xi says the current bilateral relationship is the best ever in history.

He says that the development of the comprehensive strategic partnership is in the common interests of the two sides and has won support from both peoples.

The partnership was established last August after President Xi made a state visit to Mongolia.

For his part, Elbegdorj says Mongolia is ready to increase interactions with China in multiple areas to enhance mutual trust and reciprocal cooperation.

Elbegdorj is paying a state visit to China which has already taken him to Xi'an, capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

Chinese Vessel Returns after Pacific ExpeditionChina's first self-designed deep-sea exploration vessel has returned to port in Guangdong Province on Tuesday. The Ocean No. 6 had spent nearly 200 days conducting deep-sea surveys over the Pacific.

The voyage covered nearly 60-thousand km.

The expedition made significant achievements in surveys of rare earth, cobalt-rich crusts and polymetallic nodules.

The vessel will also take part in a scientific expedition in Antarctica in 2016.

El Nino Leads to Food Insecurity in EthiopiaUN agencies and its partners have warned that the El Nino weather phenomenon has caused food and water shortages in Ethiopia.

UN Spokesman Stephane Dujarric said it has threatened Ethiopia's food security and put millions at risk of malnutrition.

He said the number of people requiring emergency food assistance has increased to 8.2 million and the figure will continue to grow.

A humanitarian response is already underway.

In late October, East African countries said that they were crippled by financial constraints to mitigate the impact of El Nino.

The El-Nino weather phenomenon is set to strengthen over the coming months and persist into 2016.

Estimates of Refugee Costs Rise to 21.1 Bln Euros for 2015 AloneThe Ifo institute reported that it has upgraded its estimates of German government expenditure on refugees to nearly 23 billion U.S. dollars.

The figure includes accommodation, food, nursries, schools, German courses, training and administration.

It is assumed that 1.1 million people will flee to Germany by the end of the year.

Ifo analyst Gabriel Felbermayr reccomended that refugees should be able to work immediately and attend German language courses at the same time.

Biz ReportsMarket PreviewTurning onto business news. First, a quick look at the closing numbers across North America and Europe as well as a recap on the Chinese market.

U.S. stocks closed mixed after wavering in a tight range Tuesday, as Wall Street digested U.S. import and export prices amid rate hike concerns.

At close,Both the Dow and the S&P 500 added 0.2 percent.

The Nasdaq was off 0.2 percent at close.

U.S. import prices declined half a percent in October, exceeding market consensus, while U.S. export prices also fell 0.2 percent in October.

Investors remained cautious as the possibility of a December rate hike increases following a strong jobs gain in October.

U.S. total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 271 thousand in October, the largest gain since December 2014.

The unemployment rate fell to 5 percent, the lowest since April 2008.

In corporate news, shares of Apple Inc. declined 3.2 percent Tuesday after Credit Suisse said the tech giant's supply-chain orders have weakened recently in Asia.

Alibaba is up modestly after starting the day lower, boosted by its strong initial Single Day sales figures in China. We'll have more on that in a minute.

Meanwhile in Europe, stocks also closed mixed Tuesday as investors shifted their attention to earnings reports.

British benchmark FTSE 100 lost 0.3 percent, while Germany's DAX added 0.2 percent.

France's CAC 40 ended with slight gains.

Finally here in China, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index snapped a four-day winning streak to end off 0.2 on Tuesday, as investors took profits off the table after the recent strong rally.

The smaller Shenzhen index gained 0.4 percent.

China Singles' Day 2015 Set to Surpass Last Year's RecordsChina's biggest annual online shopping festival, the Single's Day or Double Eleven, falls on today.

During the first 90 minutes of the shopping spree, nearly 32 billion yuan or some 5 billion U.S. dollars' worth of merchandise was settled via Alipay on Alibaba's Chinese and international retail marketplaces.

72% of the sales were settled via mobile platforms.

Alibaba also states it expects to see a peak of 120 thousand orders and 60 thousand payments per second.

On Monday evening, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called Alibaba chairman Jack Ma to wish him luck for today's Single's Day online sales event.

The premier expressed his congratulation and encouragement for Alibaba's achievement on Single's Day.

For the seventh year in a row, Alibaba will again mark Single's Day with online sales.

Global accounting firm KPMG on Tuesday predicted online sales on the Singles' Day in China will reach new high due to rising popularity of online shopping among Chinese consumers.

China Mobile Internet Users Hit 875 MillionThe number of people in China using mobile Internet has surpassed 875 million, this according to a report released on Tuesday by the China Center for Information Industry Development.

China has the world's largest population of mobile Internet users.

The report says the market's value is expected to exceed 2.3 trillion yuan, or 360 billion U.S. dollars, by year end and surpass 3 trillion yuan next year.

In September, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) urged telecommunication companies to lower Internet prices and increase connection speeds.

In July, China issued a guidance on Internet Plus.

For more on this, CRI's Shane Bigham earlier spoke to John Ross, senior fellow with the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University.

Back anchorThat was John Ross, senior fellow with the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University spoke with CRI's Shane Bigham.

T-Mobile Allows Customers to Watch Video without Data ChargesU.S. telecom firm T-Mobile announced a new program on Tuesday to allow customers to watch many popular online video services on their phones without counting against their monthly data allowances.

The new "Binge On" service will include HBO, Netflix and ESPN among others.

Video will be streaming in slightly lower quality.

T-Mobile said the Binge On service starts Nov. 15 for new customers and Nov. 19 for all existing customers on monthly Simple Choice plans who pay for at least 3 GB of data per month.

The firm says their service is hoping to include YouTube in the future.

Chinese Firm Constructs over 600 Projects WorldwideChina's leading construction firm, the China Railway Construction Corporation Limited says it has successfully constructed over 600 projects across the world.

The company on Tuesday disclosed this in a monthly data bulletin issued in Nigeria's capital city.

CRCC signed an agreement with Nigeria in 2014 to build a 12 billion U.S. dollar railway project.

CRCC is a state-owned construction enterprise that is the second largest construction and engineering company in the world by revenue in 2014.

The company's business activities cover approximately 90 countries and regions in the world, including the Tanzania railway, the Zambia railway, and the Ankara-Istanbul high speed railway.

China's Electric Car Production SurgingGovernment support helped China's electric car production in October jump eightfold year on year to 50 thousand vehicles.

In the first 10 months, Chinese carmakers produced some 207 thousand new energy vehicles, three times as many as they did in the same period last year.

Intense promotion by the government has brought more new energy vehicles onto China's roads.

Measures including tax exemptions, subsidies and requirements for government bodies to buy green cars are in place.

In March, the Ministry of Transport set a target of 300 thousand new energy commercial vehicles on China's roads by 2020.

The State Council, China's cabinet, also announced plans in early October to build a nationwide charging-station network to fulfill the power demands of those electric vehicles.

SportsCBA PreviewStarting things off with some CBA action,Shenzhen and Fujian kicked off the fourth round of play last night, where Shenzhen suffered a 116-96 home defeat.

Fujian's Wang Zhelin shined in what was considered a game between him and Shenzhen's Li Muhao who are national squad teammates.

Wang notched 16 points with 9 assists where Li only had four points throughout the game.

More CBA action coming up tonight,It is a top-of-the-table clash between Xinjiang Guanghui and the Zhejiang Lions. Both teams have won all three games so far and only one of them can go further on that run after tonight.

Defending champions the Beijing Ducks take on Zhejiang,League newbies Beijing Beikong host Shandong,And Guangdong going out against Jilin.

The only two other undefeated teams are Liaoning and Sichuan which are scheduled to play in the following days.

Liaoning are still without Zhao Jiwei who suffered a dislocated shoulder last month. He is not expected until December.

Their other injured player Li Xiaoxu is ready and on standby for the call-up.

Guangzhou Evergrande Biggest Winners CSL Award CeremonyIn football,The award ceremony for last season's Chinese Super League was held in Changsha last night.

Five-time champions Guangzhou Evergrande lifted their winners' trophy. They also scooped up three other awards.

Their midfielder Riccardo Goulart received the night's biggest award: MVP. Captain Zheng Zhi received the award on his behalf from Chinese national team head coach Alain Perrin.

Zheng disclosed that Goulart's injury to the ankle will heal in time for the return leg of the AFC Champions League.

Zeng Cheng was voted best goalkeeper.

Coach Luis Felipe Scolari is the season's best manager. He took over from Fabio Cannavaro in May and has been undefeated since on both domestic and international field.

Scolari's Evergrande are in the finals and in contention for a second AFC Champions League crown.

Iker Casillas Receives Cross of the Order of Merit for Sport AwardIn more football awards,Spanish international and Porto goalkeeper Iker Casillas has been awarded the Cross of the Order of Merit for Sport for his achievements by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.

Casillas says he would like to be remembered for more than his sports achievements.

The 34-year-old goalkeeper is the player with the most caps in Spain's national team at 164. He was captain when Spain won the World Cup and two European Championships.

He spent 16 years at Real Madrid and won 19 trohpies, including five La Liga titles and three Champions League crowns.

He transfered to Porto in July.

Russia Fights Back against Doping AllegationsRussia is fighting back against accusations that it operated a state-sponsored doping program.

A commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency accused its Athletics Federation of mass doping by athletes and cover-ups. It also found evidence that the intelligence service is involved.

The federation's acting president Vadim Zelichenok denies any involvement in the accusations.

"First of all, we don't agree with most of the points from the WADA report. And today we respond to (IAAF) president Sebastian Coe's request to comment on the situation. Some questions are too old and were already solved a long time ago and they are not related to the (Russian Athletic) Federation at all."WADA has stripped Moscow's drug-testing laboratory of its accreditation and is asking for a lifetime ban for its director Grigory Rodchenkov who stands accused of concealing doping, extorting money and destroying samples..

The laboratory has been shut down as a result.

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko says the commission's head Dick Pound misunderstood the situation and that it suggests nothing.

"These are not the first accusations against Russia and Russian sport. Generally I would not say that they accuse the ministry or myself personally. The report by the commission itself and the conclusions by the commission do not say that. This seems to be an emotional statement by the chairman of the commission, his way of understanding the situation, not more than that. And the conclusions by the commission did not reveal any unexpected facts for Russia."Russia's Anti-doping Agency is also facing a possible suspension. Its managing director Nikita Kamaev says they are conducing its own investigation in to the allegations.

Former IAAF president Lamine Diack is alleged to have played a part in the process. He is charged with corruption and has been suspended as an honorary member of the International Olympic Committee on recommendation.

EntertainmentTmall's November 11 Concert Hits Water Cube in BeijingTmall's November 11 Concert wrapped up at the Water Cube in Beijing last night.

The star-studded gala held in celebration of the excuse for massive, unrestrained consumerism known as Singles' Day.

Pop star Jolin Tsai opened the gala with her hit songs including 'Dancing Diva' and 'I'm not yours'.

Big names including Eason Chen, Zhao Wei and Tfboys all gave their performances at the gala.

Besides Chinese superstar, famous American singer Adam Lambert has brought his new song 'Ghost Town' to the stage, which push the show to a climax.

James Bond star Daniel Craig teamed up with Alibaba's CEO Jack Ma closed the show by picking the lucky winners of free gifts sponsored by the company.

Directed by renowned Chinese filmmaker Feng Xiaogang, He Jiong and Wang Han co-hosted the show.

Tmall's November 11 Concert was broadcasted on China's Hunan TV.

Daniel Craig Promotes Latest 007 Film 'Spectre' in ChinaThe latest James Bond film has been rewarded by the Guinness Book of Records on Tuesday in China.

During a press conference in Beijing, Daniel Craig and his 'Spectre' co-star Lea Seydoux received a record certificate for the Largest Film Stunt Explosion.

While promoting 'Spectre' in China, 47-year-old Craig highly praised his character in the film.

"I never forget that he's James Bond. He is, the character is very tough. He wins the day. He always fights the bad guys and wins. But along the way, I think it's good to see him being emotional."This is the actor's fourth performance in the title role, since his debut in 2006 in 'Casino Royale'.

Speaking at the press conference, Barbara Broccoli, the producer of 'Spectre' shows her satisfaction with the film's box office takings so far.

"The film is, you know, doing incredibly well around the world. We're breaking box offices records. We're number one everywhere in the world, which is wonderful. And we really hope that the people in China will love the movie."'Spectre' is scheduled to be released in China on November 13th.

'Monkey King: Hero is Back' to Screen in over 60 Countries OverseasChinese animation film 'Monkey King: Hero is Back' has announced to land in over 60 countries, setting a new record for foreign sales of a Chinese made 3D animation.

The film hit the milestone by pulling in some 956 million yuan, or over 150 million US dollars, thus to grab the title of the highest grossing animation in Chinese film history.

Taking 8 years to complete, the animation was adapted from the well-known legend of Monkey King but tells a whole different story, appealing to Chinese audiences of all ages.

As the enthusiasm for it spreads across the world, the film sold distribution rights for roughly four million US dollars in over 60 countries.

It also appeared at the covers of 'SCREEN' and 'Animation Magazine' earlier this month.

The film's producers indicate they will hire an American team to dub the voice for the characters, in order to get closer to foreign audiences.

'My Neighbor Totoro ' voice director Ned Lott will cast the English voices for the film, and Cory Edwards is set to rewrite dialogue lines.

The overseas release dates of 'Monkey King: Hero is Back' have not been unveiled yet.

Benedict Cumberbatch Honored by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham PalaceBritish actor Benedict Cumberbatch has received honor form Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, for his achievements in performing arts and services to charity.

Dressed in a traditional morning suit, the 39-year-old actor received his Commander of the British Empire award in a ceremony held on Tuesday.

The "Sherlock" star expressed his grateful thanks after receiving the award.

"I feel very flattered about that. Big recognition for that and hopefully, you know, that just gives me even more motivation to carry on doing that kind of thing."Just finishing a stage run playing Hamlet in London, Cumberbatch has been supporting charity appeals to help Syrian refugees, and raised over 150 thousand pounds in donations for Save the Children.

The actor also defended himself against critics who suggest the theater is no place for fundraising.

"I'm not interested in what flak I'm taking, I'm interested in trying to raise awareness and funds for people who are in far worse positions than an actor being criticized for doing something other than his job."Cumberbatch has been nominated for Oscar best actor for his performance in 'The Imitation Game', as the computer scientist Alan Turning.

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

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