新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2017/08/31（在线收听）

The Beijing Hour

Morning Edition

Shane Bigham with you on this Thursday, August 31st, 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 Chinese president will chair the BRICS summit being held in the city of Xiamen next week, and will participate in various dialogues and forums at the event...

In other news...

the debut launch of a new Chinese-made solid-fuel rocket is scheduled for early next year...

and following North Korea's latest missile test, the US Defense Secretary has said his country is never out of diplomatic solutions...

In business...Chinese authorities have launched an anti-dumping probe into rubber imports from the US, EU, and Singapore...

In Sports...the head coach of China's national football team says his squad is on the right track...

In Entertainment...the 2017 Venice Film Festival...

There are several ways to reach out to us on the Beijing Hour.

You can follow us on our weibo account at weibo.com/beijinghour.

We're also on WeChat. Type in "Beijing Hour" to find us.

Email us directly at [email protected].

You can also visit ChinaPlusNews.com for the latest news and information from China Radio International.  

To get the full transcript of the Beijing Hour, please follow the program through our Wechat account by scanning the barcode below.