新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/05/24（在线收听）

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Wednesday, May 24th, 2017

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

Our News Focus this morning...the bombing at Manchester Arena in the UK... a potential suspect has been identified but authorities are yet to determine with certainty whether that person was working alone...

In other news...

Chinese authorities express hope for the working relationship with the new US ambassador heading to Beijing...

and the president of the Philippines has declared martial law in the country's south following clashes between troops and armed extremists...

In business...JD.com announces plans for a new logistics hub in the city of Xi'an...

In Sports...Guangzhou Evergrande starts the AFC Champions League round of 16 with a win...

In Entertainment...a moment of silence at the Cannes Film Festival for the victims of the Manchester attack...

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