新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2015/11/04

搜索关注在线英语听力室公众号：tingroom，领取免费英语资料大礼包。

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

Coming up on the program this morning...

Chinese President Xi Jinping laying out specifics for China's economic growth in the next five years...

Chinese Premier¹ Li Keqiang highlighting China's commitment to the development of green industry...

And no additional bodies have yet been recovered from the site in Egypt where a Russian airliner² crashed several days ago.

In Business....China taking steps to develop a green manufacturing sector³...

In Sports..... More Chinese players set to join La Liga...

And in Entertainment....Simon Cowell being honered at the Music Industry Trusts Award in London...

Top NewsChina Unveils Proposals for Formulating⁴ Nation's 5-year PlanAnchorChinese President Xi Jinping says that the country's annual growth rate should be no less than 6.5 percent in the next five years.

The target is set as China has unveiled the full text of proposals for the country's development plan over the next five years starting from 2016.

CRI's Li Ningjing has more details.

ReporterIn explaining a proposal for formulating China's five-years development plan starting from 2016, President Xi stresses the importance of maintaining the medium-high economic growth.

At the same time, Xi Jinping also notes that China's development should not just be focused on growth pace, but also growth volume, and, more importantly, growth quality.

Chinese policymakers have prioritized coordinated⁵ development and quality growth as the country expects to double the size of its economy by 2020.

Xu Shaoshi is the head of the National Development and Reform Commission.

"The next round of economic recovery in the world depends on technical innovation and industrial revolution. This provides a good opportunity for China as it promotes innovation at the same time. Meanwhile, our new urbanization process breeds a huge market demand. What's more, we have 1.3 billion people, 900 million labors⁶ and over 70 million market entities⁷. Therefore, Chinese economy has great potential to grow."The proposal to the development plan also says China will establish a Green Development Fund to promote clean production methods and sustainable growth.

Xu Shaoshi introduced measures to achieve greener growth.

“Firstly, we promote low carbon development, increasing the use of non-fossil energy. We also encourage a clean use of coal. Secondly⁸, we advocate best use of existing resources and enhance the management of some obligatory⁹ targets. Thirdly, we set up some consumption standards through market forces. For example, we have carried carbon emissions¹⁰ permit trading."The Proposal also says China will continue to open up its economy to attract foreign investment and encourage Chinese firms to make overseas investment.

It also reiterates¹¹ China's determination to fight against poverty, pledging to step up financial support to impoverished¹² areas in the next five years.

Among various other issues, the proposal also says that China will adjust its income distribution system and narrow the income gap in the next five years, by introducing a more comprehensive income tax system and stricter regulation on "grey" income.

The proposal was adopted at a key Party meeting held last week.

For CRI, this is Li Ningjing.

China's Xi Vows¹³ Reform to Make Environment Watchdog More IndependentChinese President Xi Jinping has said China will reform its current environmental protection management system, with the aim to make the watchdog more independent.

Xi Jinping made the remarks in a statement explaining the proposal for formulating the country's five-year development plan starting from 2016.

He says the move comes as the lack of supervision¹⁴ and intervention¹⁵ in the environmental watchdog’s duties is common at the local government-level.

In carrying out the reform, provincial¹⁶-level environmental departments will be put directly in charge of the city level and the allocation of the budget.

County-level environmental bureaus will be abolished and supervision agencies will be put in their place.

The Chinese President says the move is aimed at ensuring effective law enforcement by local environment watchdogs.

The reform will be tested first in certain localities and then extended across the country.

Scientific, Technological¹⁷ Innovation to Lead China's Overall Development: ScholarsScholars said scientific and technological innovation enabled by large-scale scientific projects will lead China's overall development in the following years.

The remarks come as China is planning to carry out a series of state-level scientific projects in the next five years, and to take a lead in organizing large-scale international research projects.

Vice¹⁸ president of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wang Enge, said the goal is set out of economic and practical consideration.

"Large-scale scientific projects will not only promote the development of fundamental researches and technical breakthroughs but they are also an important platform and support that facilitate many practical projects."At the same time, Mu Rongping with the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed the building of scientific and technological research bases in regions along the Yangtze River.

Mu said over the past 30 years the country has built good research and development infrastructure¹⁹ in its coastal²⁰ areas, so it is necessary now to move development towards the central and western parts of the country.

Foreign Officials Hail China's Plan for Sustainable GrowthAnchorForeign officials and experts say China's plans for more sustainable growth and a more open economy will benefit the world as a whole.

They made the remarks at the 2nd Understanding China International Conference in Beijing, which concluded on Tuesday.

CRI’s Guo Yan reports.

ReporterFormer Prime Minister of Italy Mario Monti said China's emphasis on coordination²¹ between growth and environmental protection under its new five-year plan will help achieve a greener economy and contribute to global development.

"I think coordination is the key to sustainable growth, both within a country and also globally. So I think it's very important that now China puts a new emphasis on this word. I think this will help China to achieve more balance between sheer economic growth and contribution with respect to the environment."Former Prime Minister of Singapore Goh Chok Tong stressed the importance of China's opening up, saying it will bring greater opportunities for growth.

"It's important that China opens its economy as well as its heart to the rest of the world. By heart I mean that China's goals, intentions and processes will have to be understood by the rest of the world. So the economy being opened up provides a lot of opportunities for the people."Chinese authorities have launched their latest five-year plan of national development last week.

According to the plan, the next-5-year is a crucial period for China to develop its economy with high quality, when China's economic growth will also face a series of challenges.

Nicolas Berggruen is founder²² of the 21st Century Council, also known as the "Shadow G20", the the organizer of the conference.

Berggruen says he is paying close attention to China's innovative²³ measures.

"The innovation that comes from the U.S. is very much from the university system, some from government, but most of it comes from entrepreneurs. So China will again in the liberalization of the economy will have to allow entrepreneurs to take ideas and innovate²⁴, because innovation cannot all come top down, it also has to come bottom up."Berggruen added that China needs to be more active and open while focusing on domestic growth.

He said that the international community now has many misunderstandings of China due to lack of knowledge about the country.

He says this is why he launched the Understanding China Conference.

"My experience living in the West is that the understanding of China is very limited and as China has really focused on its domestic growth, it really, maybe, didn't have the time or the energy or the focus, understandably, to convey what China is all about as a culture, as a tradition, as a way of thinking, including the political systems to the West. So 'Understanding China' is really about laying the foundation for respect on both sides of cultures."Attending this year's conference were 40 former heads of state, former prime ministers, business leaders and scholars from around the world.

For CRI, I'm Guo Yan.

Premier Li Stresses Green Development with French PresidentChinese Premier Li Keqiang has highlighted China's commitment to pursue a development mode that features green industry.

Li Keqiang made the remarks while addressing a French-Chinese economic forum²⁵ in Beijing, together with the visiting French President Francois Hollande.

"China has to transfer the development mode from excessive consumption of natural resources to making full use of human resources. China has to cultivate a new economic growth point, in which green and environmentally friendly industries should enjoy big development spaces."For his part, Hollande said the fight against global warming should be seen as an opportunity for boosting world economic growth.

"China and France have agreed that fighting global warming is not an additional constraint²⁶, even if there are difficulties when making choices. Global warming is also an economic opportunity, a factor for growth, green growth."As part of his visit, Hollande has hailed Beijing's major commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions and told the Europe 1 radio that China has promised to review these commitments every five years.

On Monday, Hollande and Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a joint²⁷ statement on climate change in Beijing, vowing²⁸ to promote a working program on accelerating pre-2020 efforts in mitigation, adaptation and support at the UN climate change conference in Paris next month.

As part of efforts to boost a UN climate accord in Paris by years-end, Beijing has pledged to cut its carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product by 40-45 percent over the next five years and by 60-65 percent by 2030 on the basis of 2005 levels.

China Military Official Urges U.S. to Treat S. China Sea Issue DiscreetlyVice chairman of China's Central Military Commission Fan Changlong has met with commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific Admiral Harry³⁰ Harris in Beijing.

During the meeting, Fan urged the United States to treat issues concerning China's territorial³¹ sovereignty discreetly²⁹.

He says China and the United States have made a series of achievements in building a new type of major-country relationship in recent years.

However, he notes that the intrusion of a U.S. warship³² into waters surrounding China's Nansha Islands threatens China's territorial sovereignty and security.

He says the Chinese military will resolutely³³ fulfill³⁴ its duties to safeguard China's national security and protect its sovereignty.

He also urges the U.S. side to consider overall China-U.S. ties and boost the healthy and stable development of relations between the two countries and militaries.

China Urges Restraint from the US on the South China Sea IssueMeantime, the Chinese Foreign Ministry³⁵ has issued a statement, urging restraint from the US side on issues concerning the South China Sea.

It follows a Pentagon briefing that the US plans to undertake surveillance operations in the region at least twice a quarter.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying says China is strongly opposed to any infringement³⁷ of its sovereignty in the area under the name of freedom of navigation.

"I would repeat that China is committed to safeguarding our own sovereignty and marine³⁸ rights, and will resolutely respond to any provocations³⁹. We will closely watch the aerial and marine space in the region. We urges the US side to stop all these wrongful words and actions, and refrain from any actions that threaten China's sovereignty and interests."Last week, the US naval⁴⁰ destroyer USS Lassen sailed within 12 nautical⁴¹ miles of Zhubi Reef in the South China Sea, without notifying the Chinese government.

For more on this, CRI's Brian Kopczynski spoke³⁶ earlier with Jia Xiudong, senior research fellow the China Institute of International Studies.

Back AnchorThat is Jia Xiudong, senior research fellow from the China Institute of International Studies speaking with CRI's Brian Kopczynski.

Xi's Vietnam Visit to Enhance Mutual⁴² Trust: Chinese AmbassadorAnchorMore details have been revealed about Chinese President Xi Jinping's forthcoming state visit to Vietnam later on this week.

CRI's Niu Honglin reports.

ReporterChinese President Xi Jinping is due to pay a state visit to Vietnam starting from this Thursday.

According to the Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Hong Xiaoyong, Xi Jinping is scheduled to meet with Vietnamese leaders and attend a range of activities.

"President Xi will meet with the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang separately. He will attend a welcome banquet jointly⁴³ held by the two Vietnamese leaders. The Vietnam side has also proposed a range of activities that involve Vietnamese citizens and youth."The ambassador notes that as this year also marks the 65th anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and Vietnam, President's Xi's visit will help to further enhance mutual trust.

"We have seen throughout the past year that the two countries, led by their leaders, have been working to handle their differences. China and Vietnam are interdependent and have a relationship of strategic significance. So we must manage our differences, and always think about the big picture to safeguard bilateral⁴⁴ ties."Ambassador Hong says there is also great potential for the two nations to expand trade relations.

China has been Vietnam's largest trade partner for 11 consecutive⁴⁵ years.

Vietnam is currently China's second biggest trade partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations community.

"We have been linked strategically through China's One Belt, One Road and Vietnam's Two Corridors and One Economic Circle plans, and will work together to boost capacity cooperation. As we implement⁴⁶ our consensuses⁴⁷, the structure of China-Vietnam economic cooperation will be further improved and will develop in a more balanced and healthy manner."President Xi Jinping will spend two days in Vietnam, and then head on to Singapore.

For CRI, I am Niu Honglin.

China's Third Demining Mission Starts along China-Vietnam BorderChinese soldiers have begun their third landmine-sweeping mission along the Sino-Vietnam border, covering 30 townships in six counties in southwest China's Yunnan Province.

Composed of more than 400 officers and soldiers from the the Chengdu Military Area Command of China's Armed Forces, the troops will clear mines in more than 50 sq km and permanently⁴⁸ seal minefield of over 20 sq km.

Chen Anyou, commander of demining operations with the Yunnan Provincial Military Area Command, has given an overall evaluation⁴⁹ of the situation in Yunnan.

"After our painstaking⁵⁰ inspection⁵¹, we found that landmines⁵² were scattered⁵³ in 76.3 square kilometers in Yunnan. There are about 157,000 unexploded weapons along the China-Vietnam border, including grenades and bombs. We plan to spend two years clearing all the landmines and permanently block the land-mined areas that affect the safety of regional water sources."The mission is expected to be finished by the end of 2017.

China Provides Earthquake Relief to AfghanistanChina has provided aid worth 2.6 million dollars to Afghanistan for earthquake relief. That amount includes 1 million US dollars in cash aid, and the rest in humanitarian⁵⁴ supplies.

Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao made the announcement in Kabul on Tuesday.

"It's our sincere hope that the cooperation between us and the assistance that we can provide to Afghanistan will lend impetus⁵⁵ to peace development of Afghanistan and the prosperity of the people's lives."A massive earthquake struck Afghanistan in late October, killing⁵⁶ 115 people.

The Afghan State Minister for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs Wais Ahmad Barmak said the supplies from China have already been distributed.

"We have used our air forces for evacuation of injured people, which has been now completed. And at the same time we've used the government transport for relief items that have been sent to the affected⁵⁷ communities and distribution has already started."The Chinese Vice President is in Afghanistan for a state visit as the two countries mark 60 years of diplomatic relations.

Li said China will honor its commitment to provide Afghanistan 1.5 billion yuan, around 240 million dollars, in aid in the next three years. About 80 million USD will be available this year to build 10-thousand low-income apartments in Kabul.

Li also expressed China's willingness to work with Afghanistan in facilitating regional security and development.

No More Bodies Found at the Fatal Russian Air Disaster Site: OfficialSearchers so far have not been able to find a single additional body at the site in Egypt where a Russian airliner crashed days earlier.

The team investigating Saturday's tragic⁵⁸ Russian air disaster have returned to the crash site.

Once investigations⁶⁰ at the site were completed, the investigators⁶¹ will focus on analyzing⁶² the contents of the black box flight recorders.

Natalya Trukhacheva, wife of co-pilot of Russian plane, says her husband Sergey had complained about the technical condition of the aircraft.

"In that moment, nobody was sure what had happened and we were hoping it wasn't true that the plane had crashed. He complained before the flight that the technical condition of the aircraft left much to be desired."Meantime, relatives of the deceased victims will be receiving financial assistance from the government.

2 million rubles or around 32 thousand U.S. dollars will be paid to each of the victims' families, as well as 25 thousand rubles to cover funeral costs.

The Metrojet Airbus 321 en route from Egypt's Sinai Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg crashed into a mountainous area in the Sinai Peninsula shortly after losing radar⁶³ contact near cruising altitude, killing all 224 people aboard.

Spanish Police Launch Anti-terror Raids in MadridPolice in Spain have arrested three Moroccans with suspected links to the Islamic State group.

Police say they acted quickly out of fear that the suspects were preparing to carry out an attack in Spain similar to recent attacks elsewhere in Europe.

The three arrested have Spanish residency and are aged⁶⁴ from 26 to 29.

The arrest came two months after a Moroccan with Spanish residency tried to stage an attack on a high-speed train travelling to Paris.

NASA Releases Radar Images of Large AsteroidNASA released radar images of a large asteroid⁶⁵ that made a relatively⁶⁶ close approach to Earth on Saturday.

Scientists said the flyby provided one of the best opportunities in years to gather data about a passing space rock.

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist Marina Brozovic introduced their research program.

"We are going to study it with optical, infrared⁶⁷ and radar wave lengths. This is the Goldstone Solar System Radar located in Mojave Desert California, so imagine that the radar is a very large flash light. But instead of transmitting visible light, we're transmitting microwaves and these microwaves are bouncing off the asteroid and we are receiving it back."NASA scientists used giant, Earth-based radio telescopes to bounce radar signals off the asteroid as it flew past Earth at 35 kilometers per second.

The radar images show portions of the surface not seen previously⁶⁸, revealing features that might be boulders⁶⁹ and ridges⁷⁰.

The asteroid, known as 2015 TB145, estimated to be about 400 meters in diameter, came within about 480-thousand kilometers of Earth, farther away than the moon but relatively close by cosmic measures.

Trevi Fountain in Rome Flows Again after RestorationWater began flowing once again at Rome's famed Trevi fountain on Tuesday after a 17-month, 2.4 million US dollar restoration.

Claudio Parisi Presicce with the City of Rome Superintendent⁷¹ for Culture said restoration was paid for by the Rome-based Fendi fashion house.

"This is the first big restoration project for which the public administration and the private side, Maison Fendi, have joined forces in order to give back value and to conserve⁷² an immense patrimony⁷³ as that of Rome."Tourists still had access to the dry fountain during the restoration, approaching the stonework along a temporary bridge that gave them a close-up view of the sculpture of Oceanus in a shell chariot.

WeatherBeijing will see smog with a high of 16 degrees Celsius⁷⁴.

Overnight temperatures should drop down to 9.

Shanghai will see slight rain with a high of 21 and a low of 18.

In Chongqing, it will also have slight rain with during the daytime with a high of 20 and lows of 16.

Elsewhere in the world, staying here in Asia,Islamabad will see slight rain with a high of 20.

Kabul will be cloudy with a high of 12.

Over to North America,New York will be cloudy with a high of 19 degrees.

Washington, cloudy with a high of 21 degrees.

Honolulu, slight rain, 27.

Toronto will be cloudy with a high of 17 degrees.

Finally, on to South America,Buenos Aires will be sunny with a high of 21.

And Rio de Janeiro will see slight rain with a high of 28 degrees Celsius.

Headline News6.5 Pct Annual Growth China's Bottom Line for 2016-2020Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that China's annual growth rate should be no less than 6.5 percent in the next five years.

President Xi made the remarks while explaining a proposal for formulating the country's 13th Five-Year Plan which will start next year.

He says China must maintain medium-high growth so as to realize the goal of doubling GDP and per capita income by 2020 on the basis of 2010.

He added that China's development should not just be focused on the pace of growth, but also growth volume, and, more importantly, growth quality.

China's ruling Party has issued the full text of proposals on Tuesday mapping out a blueprint⁷⁵ for China's economic and social development over the next five years.

According to the proposals, China will continue to open up its economy to attract foreign investment and encourage Chinese firms to make overseas investment.

Efforts will be accelerated to open up competitive businesses in the oil, natural gas, electricity, telecommunications, transportation and utilities sectors⁷⁶.

China, Australia Joins Hands to Crack Down on Methamphetamine SmugglingChina and Australia have established a joint task force focussing on organized criminal syndicates that smuggle⁷⁷ methamphetamine into Australia from China's southeast.

Operation Blaze marks China's first international anti-narcotics partnership⁷⁸.

Based in Guangzhou, the joint force will collate⁷⁹ intelligence relating to concealment⁸⁰ methods, trafficking routes and the criminal syndicates that facilitate methamphetamine imports into Australia.

The partnership will start with an initial six-month trial period before undergoing review with plans for renewal⁸¹.

Remote Yemen Island Hit by Cyclone⁸² ChapalaA rare cyclone that landed on the remote Yemeni island of Socotra on Sunday is continuing to whip up high winds and large waves.

Officials say Cyclone Chapala has seriously damaged and destroyed at least 20 homes on the island in the Indian Ocean, which is some 370 kilometres off the coast of Yemen's mainland.

As of Tuesday morning, the cyclone has hit the coastal city of Mukalla, the capital of Hadramawt province east of Yemen.

The city was flooded, dozens of houses were destroyed and hundreds of families were displaced.

Weather predictions are suggesting that Cyclone Chapala could dump more than a year's worth of rainfall on the arid⁸³, impoverished and war-torn country.

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 continued gains on Tuesday, as investors⁸⁴ were encouraged by a strong rebound⁸⁵ in oil prices.

The Dow added half a percent.

The S&P 500 gained 0.3 percent.

The Nasdaq increased 0.4 percent.

Oil prices surged on Tuesday with both U.S. oil and Brent crude spiking⁸⁶ over 3 percent.

Lifted by the soaring oil prices, the energy sector jumped 2.5 percent as the biggest advancer in the S&P 500 board.

On the economic front, U.S. new orders for manufactured goods in September decreased 4.7 billion U.S. dollars, or one percent.

Traders will mainly look to non-farm payrolls⁸⁷ this week for hints on the timing⁸⁸ of an interest rate hike from the Fed.

In corporate⁸⁹ front, shares of UBS fell over 5.8 percent, after Switzerland's biggest bank posted lower-than-expected quarterly profit.

Tesla's third-quarter deliveries toped estimates, and shares jumped 7.5 percent.

Meanwhile in Europe, London's FTSE 100 increased by 0.3 percent.

French CAC 40 added 0.4 percent.

Germany's DAX closed flat.

Finally here in China, the shares retreated slightly on Tuesday.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index tumbled by a quarter of a percent, while the smaller Shenzhen index was off nearly 0.2 percent.

China to Speed up Financial Reforms 2016-2020China has outlined its financial system reforms for the next five years, vowing to establish a transparent⁹⁰ and healthy capital market.

According to a document issued by the Communist Party of China on Tuesday, China will overhaul⁹¹ the issuance and trading mechanism⁹² of stocks and bonds.

The authority will also encourage direct financing, and lower leverage⁹³ ratio, and allow more private entities to establish banks.

More financial support will be given to small and micro-sized businesses and rural regions, in particular, impoverished areas.

Regulating Internet financing is also high on agenda.

The government will work closely with top financial regulatory bodies to ensure a proper risk management mechanism is put in place in the sector.

China to Develop Green ManufacturingAnchorChina is expected to push the development of green manufacturing during the 2016-2020 periods.

The move comes after the central government issued the proposals for mapping out the blueprint for the country's development over the next five years.

Under the proposal, China will steer⁹⁴ traditional manufacturing toward an environmentally friendly path, establish a low-carbon circular production system and encourage businesses to upgrade technology.

At the same time, China is going to establish the Green Development Fund to promote clean production methods and sustainable growth.

For more on this, CRI's Bob Jones spoke earlier with 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 speaking with CRI's Bob Jones.

More Than 100 UK Investment Projects Revealed in BeijingMore than 100 investment projects in the United Kingdom were revealed for the first time on Tuesday to Chinese entrepreneurs at the 2015 China Outbound Conference in Beijing.

The investment projects are from 13 different sectors and were introduced by government officials from more than 20 regions in the UK.

More than half of them come from the infrastructure sector, while others range from retail⁹⁵, finance, fashion, food, and education industries.

About 200 Chinese companies took part in the 2015 China Outbound Conference, an annual forum presented by the China-Britain Business Council.

During Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to UK last month, 40 billion pounds of deals were signed.

China's NetDragon Completes Promethean AcquisitionChinese online game developer NetDragon Websoft announced on Tuesday it had acquired a 100-percent stake in Promethean, a London-listed provider of interactive⁹⁶ learning technology.

Insiders say the 130 million U.S. dollar acquisition shows NetDragon's commitment to the learning industry.

As an international education brand, Promethean offers hardware and software solutions including its flagship interactive whiteboards ActivBoards, and software ClassFlow.

Its products are currently used in over 100 countries and in 1.3 million classrooms globally.

With two million teachers and over 30 million students using its platform, Promethean will provide NetDragon with a strong brand as well as global sales and marketing⁹⁷ channels.

JD.com Asks for Promo Probe into AlibabaChina's second-largest e-commerce company JD.com said it has sent a letter of complaint to a Chinese anti-trust regulator and formally requested an investigation⁵⁹ into its rival Alibaba Group.

The complaint concerns a State Administration for Industry and Commerce regulation that forbids e-commerce platforms from limiting or barring their merchants from taking part in promotions⁹⁸ on other platforms.

The regulation came into effect one month ago on October 1st.

JD.com said it has received information from merchants indicating that Alibaba, which dominates China's e-commerce market, is "forcing" them to choose to exclusively deal with one e-commerce site during promotional activities.

Tensions have come to a head in the run-up to China's annual Singles Day event, the world's biggest online shopping bonanza⁹⁹, which falls on November 11.

The two companies are bitter rivals in Chinese e-commerce, and it widely reported that little love is lost between their founders¹⁰⁰.

SportsMore Chinese Players in La Liga: CEOBeginning with some football action here in China,More Chinese players will be playing in La Liga after a tech company acquired Espanyol.

Guangzhou-based Raster Group finalized¹⁰¹ the deal with the Spanish club yesterday, agreeing to a 65 million euro contract.

CEO of the group Chen Yansheng told Spanish media that they will recruit Chinese players for the club and are planning exchange programs.

Barcelona-based Espanyol are entertaining the possibilities of a China tour where they will play in friendlies and warm-up games.

Currently Zhang Chengdong is the only Chinese player in La Liga. The former Beijing Guo'an midfielder joined Q-Bao sponsored Rayo Vallecano in July and is yet to make his La Liga debut¹⁰³.

China League AwardsThe curtains fell on the China League and an award ceremony was held in north China's Hebei province.

FC Yanbian became the biggest winner, scooping¹⁰⁴ up five awards including the championship.

Their South Korean striker Ha Tae-goon was voted MVP. He also received the golden boot award as the season's top scorer.

Yanbian's biggest award above all that is being promoted to next season's Chinese Super League.

The team made their way back to China's top flight football league after 15 years.

Joining Yanbian in the CSL will be Hebei China Fortune as the second-placed finishers.

The places they vacated will be filled by Shanghai Shenxin and Guizhou Renhe which have been relegated¹⁰⁵.

Champions League ResultsMore football action,The city of Manchester recorded double victories in the UEFA Champions League this morning.

Wayne Rooney broke his goal drought and lifted Man. United to a 1-0 win over Moscow CSKA in Group B.

Man. City beat Sevilla 3-1 in Group D.

Both are top of their group and City are the first team in the competition through to the next stage.

Real Madrid followed close behind and also made it through with a 1-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in Group A.

The other Group D game saw 10-man visiting Juventus held at an 1-all draw by Moenchengladbach.

More Champions League action coming up tomorrow morning,Barcelona takes on Borisov in Group E,Arsenal looking for a second straight victory against Bayern Munich in Group F,Chelsea playing against Dynamo Kyiv. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho's stadium ban doesn't extend to the international field so he will be on the field.

Organizing Committee for 2022 Winter Games to be Set UpAn organizing committee for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games will be set up before mid¹⁰² December.

Deputy Secretary-general of the bid committee Wu Jingmi said at a seminar with the IOC that it will be structured in a similar way as the 2008 summer games but on a much smaller scale.

IOC president Thomas Bach offered his support while attending the conference by video. Bach also says the Winter Games will make it a win-win situation for both China and the world.

"The IOC will partner with you to deliver your vision. This Olympic games will benefit China and the world wide Olympic movement. It is indeed very impressive how Beijing 2022 embraced the Olympic agenda 2020. The IOC will contribute approximately 880 million US dollars to the success of these Olympic Games."Beijing city proper will host all the ice events, along with the opening and closing ceremony. The snow events will be held in Beijing's Yanqing county and Zhangjiakou city in Hebei province.

There will be an Olympic village in all three places.

An IOC delegation¹⁰⁶ is in Beijing for the two-day seminar and scheduled to meet their Chinese counterparts to discuss work for the games.

HSBC Golf Championship to Tee off in ShanghaiIn golf,Forty of the world's top 50 golfers gathered in Shanghai for the HSBC World Golf Championships.

Title holder¹⁰⁷ Bubba Watson played drums during a traditional Chinese lion dance to mark the start of the tournament. Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler and Henrik Stenson all joined him for the celebration.

Last year's winner Watson is excited about competing outside the United States and returning to defend his title.

"Yeah very happy, you know winning here last year, winning outside the U.S. brings back good memories, you know so I'm looking forward to competing with these boys and hopefully having a chance on Sunday, I mean that's our goal every week, is to have a chance on Sunday to lift the trophy¹⁰⁸."Other big names in competition include Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, and Louis Oosthuizen.

HSBC has renewed its commitment to golf in China and agreed to a five-year extension to its sponsorship.

The tournament officially tees off on Thursday at the Sheshan Golf Club.

Michelle Payne First Female Jockey to Win Melbourne CupIn horseracing,Michelle Payne made history by becoming the first female jockey to win Australia's richest horse race the Melbourne Cup in its 154-year history.

Payne rode Prince of Penzance to victory by half a length at the head of a strong international field.

The 30-year-old jockey thanked the horse's trainer Darren Weir¹⁰⁹ and part owner Sandy McGregor for their commitment.

"I'm just so grateful that Darren did stick with me and Sandy (McGregor, part owner of the horse) might not have been my hugest fan but he's been testing me all along this preparation and seeing how he was going and I was pretty happy with him sort of asking me because I thought you know hopefully that's a good sign but no he's a great guy and I'm so glad that I could do the job for them and not only for Darren and all of the owners of his team but for female jockeys in particular."Six-year-old Prince of Penzance is only the fourth 100-1 shot to win the Melbourne Cup and the first in 75 years.

Max Dynamite¹¹⁰ and Criterion were second and third.

ATP Paris Master ResultsFinally in tennis, some quick results from the ATP Paris Masters.

Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrika, David Ferrer are all in the third round.

And late starters from round one who progressed are Viktor Troicki, Jeremy Chardy, Lukas Rosol and Borna Coric.

Entertainment'Snoopy: The Peanuts Movie' Releases Final Trailer in ChinaThe final trailer of the new 3D animated¹¹¹ film 'Snoopy: The Peanuts Movie' has been released in China on Wednesday.

The story follows Charlie Brown as he attempts to win the heart of a new girl in his neighborhood, with the help of his friend, Snoopy.

The highlight of the trailer seems to be Snoopy finally has a girlfriend after being a bachelor for over 60 years.

Being the first feature film based on Charlie Brown and Snoopy, director Steve Martino hopes Chinese audiences can enjoy this film.

"Hello everyone! Ni Hao!It's a great honor for me and my collegues from Blue Skys studios to bring Snoopy, one of the most populars Cartoon characters in all the world, to the screen for the very first time, at its 65th anniverary. The movie is funny and tells us a story that every underdog has his day. I hope you enjoy the movie, and come to a cinema near you."'Snoopy: The Peanuts Movie' to hit big screens in China on November 6th.

29th AFI FEST to kick off in HollywoodThe 29th edition of AFI FEST will raise its curtain tomorrow in Hollywood.

Festival Director Jacqueline Lyanga announced this year's festival will open with the world premiere of 'By the Sea,' which is written and starred in by Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt.

The director shares more insights into this upcoming film.

"It's a story that comes across as a very personal film in some ways. It's a very adult film about a couple going through a troubling point in their marriage. And it really feels like it's an exploration of artistic¹¹² ideas that's very exciting and very much influenced by Italian and French cinema of the '50s and '60s."Meanwhile, Will Smith's upcoming film 'Concussion¹¹³', a biographical sports drama on forensic¹¹⁴ pathologist Bennet Omalu, will also make its world premier at the festival.

Director Adam McKay's dark comedy 'The Big Short', which depicts¹¹⁵ the housing crisis of 2007 to 2010, will close the festival.

Regarded as a qualifying festival for the short films category of the Academy Awards, this year's festival runs from November 5th to 12th.

Simon Cowell Honored with MIT Award in LondonMusic and TV mogul Simon Cowell has been honored at the Music Industry Trusts Award in London, with a large batch¹¹⁶ of stars gathered to celebrate his achievement.

The 56-year-old Cowell shares his feelings on being honored for his charity work as well as TV work by the award"Well, you know what, as my career started to do better, obviously a lot of charities come to you, you pick and choose the ones you want to work with. It's a good thing, I've got a lot of pleasure out of that. One of the best things about doing my job, I think."Cowell rose to fame as the blunt judge viewers on shows including "The X Factor" "Idol¹¹⁷" and "Got Talent."However, last year's "X Factor" winner Ben Haenow, indicates the man behind the image is far nicer.

"He's a very down to earth guy, and I think that's one of the things that surprised me about meeting him and working with him, you expect him to be that big scary character and I think he's a businessman but when you get down to it he's a lovely bloke, a really lovely bloke."British Prime Minister David Cameron, and American TV star Oprah Winfrey and actor Kevin Spacey were among those who payed tribute to Cowell in video messages played at the gala.

This annual event aims to recognize outstanding achievement in the U.K. music industry.

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

Recapping our top stories this morning...

Chinese President Xi Jinping laying out specifics for China's economic growth in the next five years...

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang highlighting China's commitment to the development of green industry...

And no additional bodies have yet been recovered from the site in Egypt where a Russian airliner crashed several days ago.

On behalf of the Beijing Hour staffers, Spencer Musick in Beijing hoping you'll join us for our next edition of the Beijing Hour to open a window to the world together.

分享到：