新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/08/29（在线收听）

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Monday, August 28th, 2017.

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

Coming up on our program this morning...

Our news focus...

The 13th Chinese National Games and the 2022 Winter Olympics in China... President Xi Jinping has met with the head of the IOC in Tianjin, where the National Games are being held...

In other news...

Brazil's ambassador to China says he anticipates more cooperation among the BRICS countries...

and Germany has signed an immigration deal with Egypt...

In business...strong growth for industrial profits in China so far this year...

In Sports...a major upset on the men's side of the Badminton World Championships...

In Entertainment...Horror Author Stephen King reacts to being blocked from the US president's Twitter feed...

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