新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/02/13（在线收听）

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Paul James with you on this Monday, February 13, 2017

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

Chinese President Xi Jinping sending off a note of congratulations to the newly-elected President of Germany.

Environmental authorities in Beijing are warning of residual smog from this weekend's Lanter Festival hanging around for the next couple of days.

A senior Russian lawmaker warning against unilateral actions in the wake of North Korea's latest missile test.

In Business... observers anticipating a month-on-month spike in inflation here in China through January.

In Sports.... new reports suggesting China may soon be home to the world's highest-paid female soccer player.

In Entertainment.... this year's Grammy Awards are getting underway this morning in Los Angeles.

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