新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 20:00 2013/09/10

The Beijing Hour
 
Evening Edition
 
 
Paul James with you on this Tuesday, September 10th, 2013.
Welcome to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
Coming up on our program this evening,
The Chinese government is throwing its support behind a new Russian-backed plan to hand over Syria's chemical weapons stocks to the international community.
The United States leading envoy for North Korean affairs is downplaying any potential re-launch of the 6-party talks.
The men involved in the brutal gang rape and death of a young woman in India last year have been convicted.
In Business, new stats are suggesting China has become the 3rd largest outbound investor in the world.
In sports, Raphael Nadal has been crowned the men's champion at this year's US Open.
In entertainment, Chinese director Zhang Yimou's first attempt at Peking Opera is going to help ring in National Day here in Beijing.
 
 
Weather
 
 
Beijing will be clear tonight with a low of 17 degrees Celsius.　Tomorrow cloudy with a high temperature of 28.
Meanwhile Shanghai will be cloudy tonight, with a low of 25,　thundershowers tomorrow, with a high of 32.
Lhasa will have showers tonight, 7 degrees the low, cloudy tomorrow with a high of 18.
Elsewhere in the world, staying in Asia
Islamabad, sunny, with a high of 32.
Kabul, sunny, 31.
Over in Australia
Sydney, overcast, highs of 24.
Canberra, sunny, 15.
Brisbane, sunny, 29.
And finally, Perth will have thundershowers with a high of 18.
 
 
Top News
 
 
China welcomes Russia's chemical weapon proposal
 
The Chinese government has issued a new statement, saying it welcomes Russia's proposal to put Syria's chemical weapons under international control.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hong Lei.
"We welcome and support the Russian proposal. As long as it is a proposal that helps amend the current tense situation in Syria, is beneficial to maintaining peace and stability in Syria and the region and is beneficial to a political resolution, the international community ought to give it positive consideration."
Hong Lei has also revealed a delegation from the Syrian opposition group, the 'All-Nation Union for Dialogue' is now in China.
"China has always advocated that the only realistic way out for Syria is a political solution. China has all along dedicated itself to pushing for a political resolution to the Syria issue and has proactively and in a balanced way worked with all sides and made unremitting efforts in this regard."
Chinese President Xi Jinping has already told US President Barack Obama on the sidelines of last week's G20 summit that "a political solution is the only right way out of the Syria crisis."
 
 
Syria updates 0910: Russia's chemical weapon proposal welcomed by US and Syria
 
US President Barack Obama now says he will put planned military strikes against Syria on hold if the country agrees to put its chemical weapons under international control.
"If we can do that without a military strike, that is overwhelmingly my preference and now the key is can we see with a sense of urgency."
His comments have come in multiple interviews with US TV networks.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made the proposal about Syria's chemical weapon stockpiles earlier in the day.
Obama is describing this as a "modestly positive development."
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem says the Syrian government also welcomes the proposal.
"Regarding the chemical weapons initiative, I state that the Syrian Arab Republic welcomes the Russian initiative, motivated by the Syrian leadership's concern for the lives of our citizens and the security of our country, and also motivated by our confidence in the wisdom of the Russian leadership, which is attempting to prevent American aggression against our people."
But at the same time, Obama is also expressing skepticism over whether Syria will turn over its chemical weapons.
Obama also says it is not time to let up on the military threat.
The United States is accusing the Syrian government of killing over 14-hundred people in a sarin gas attack in the suburb of Damascus last month.
Assad's government is pinning the attack on rebel forces.
Hours after Obama's comments, the U.S. Senate delayed a test vote on authorizing a limited military strike on Syria.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the delay will give senators more time to weigh the arguments for and against a military strike.
Meantime, recent polling is suggesting Americans have no appetite for U.S. military strikes.
Over 60 percent of Americans surveyed say they want congress to vote against authorizing military strikes, with just slightly over a quarter in favor of the intervention.
"I think America needs to stop getting into other people's business and causing a war that's mainly unneeded."
"I don't think we should right now because we have way too many domestic problems we should sort out before we are to go abroad and try to meddle in somebody else's business."
The polling is suggesting people in the US are becoming tired of Middle East conflicts, particularly after a dozen years of military action in Iraq and Afghanistan.
 
 
Time not ripe for six-party talks: U.S. diplomat
 
The United States' lead policy representative for North Korean affairs is throwing cold water on the idea of restarting the 6-party nuclear talks.
Glyn Davies, meeting with his South Korean counterpart in Seoul, says the conditions aren't right for the "heads" of the 6-party talks to come together.
Davies says the United States feels the main obstacle to restaring the long-stalled denuclearization talks is North Korea's assertion of its nuclear status.
The lead US envoy arrived in Seoul on Monday for 2-days of talks with his South Korean counterpart to try to coordinate their approach in dealing with North Korea.
There has been a series of diplomatic meetings recently among lead negotiators of the various countries involved in the 6-party talks.
Those discussions included China's lead representative to the talks, Wu Dawei, holding 5-days of talks with North Korean officials this past month.
The 6-party talks, involving the two Koreas, China, the US, Japan and Russia, have been stalled since late 2008.
 
 
India court finds all 4 adult suspects in Delhi gang rape guilty of all charges
 
A court in New Delhi has found 4 men guilty of the rape and murder of a college student in the Indian capital last year.
The men attacked the woman and her boyfriend on a moving bus in December, brutally assaulting her before leaving her on the side of the road.
She later died of internal injuries from the assault in hospital days later.
Sentencing is set to get underway on Wednesday.
A.P. Singh is a defense lawyer for the men convicted.
"Now tomorrow at 11 a.m, arguments would be made on the sentence of these convicts. As they have been found guilty by the honourable court, now tomorrow we would argue on the sentence they would be given."
There have been numerous calls for the courts to hand down death sentences.
The verdict comes a week after a young offender involved in the attack was sentenced to 3-years in a correctional facility.
The ring-leader in the case hung himself in jail shortly after being charged in the attack.
The case has shone a major spotlight on sexual assaults in India.
 
 
Istanbul's Olympic bid rejection unfair: Turkish PM
 
Turkey's Prime Minister is lashing out at the International Olympic Committee for once-again bypassing Istanbul to host the Games.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is being quoted in a Turkish newspaper as saying the IOC is cutting its ties with the 1.5-billion people of the Muslim world.
Erdogan notes both Japan - which has been awarded the 2020 Olympics - and Spain have both hosted the Games in the past.
Turkey had been considered a leading contender to host the 2020 Games.
However, the lingering conflict in neighboring Syria and the recent police crackdown on anti-government protesters in Istanbul is said to have damaged Turkey's bid for the Games.
Tokyo outlasted Istanbul by 60 votes to 36 in a head-to-head vote held this weekend in Buenos Aires.
Istanbul has been bypassed to host the Olympics 5-times since 2000.
 
 
Expert Advises No Homework Leads to Better Habits
 
Anchor:
A leading education researcher here in China is among those advocating support for a new plan to eliminate written homework for 1st to 3rd graders in this country.
CRI's Xu Fei has more.
Reporter:
Sun Yunxiao, researcher and deputy director of China Youth and Children Research Center, has conducted research dedicated to child education for 40 years. In his opinion, the draft rules aim to free children from excessive homework and return them a carefree childhood.
"The ministry's reform that aims to spare pupils from excessive homework particularly urges students to arrange their after-class time to include sports activities, reading books as well as doing daily chores around the house. The goal of the new draft rules is to enable pupils to spend their daily life in colorful ways."
However, giving no homework does not equal a "let them be" attitude from parents and teachers. Sun Yunxiao says that, during the free time after school, children should be taught how to better manage their time and conduct, a habit that should be instilled in kids by both teachers and parents.
He quoted the research findings to explain how a young child could grow up with a healthy habit of self-management in primary school without homework, as this period is an important time to nurture such habits.
"Parents and teachers together should make clear the detailed arrangements, for example, when shall the young pupils read books and when shall they exercises. International research indicates that people repeating the same behavior for 21 days successively will primarily form a habit. If it's sustained for 90 days, a stable habit will form. So we conclude the formation of a good habit needs persistency."
Other rules in the 10-point draft include no exams for students under the third grade and senior students being given no more than two exams per subject every semester.
The ministry has been soliciting public opinion again on the amended draft since September 4. Topics up for debate include excessive homework and extra academic classes outside of school hours.
For CRI, I'm Xu Fei.
 
 
World Suicide Prevention Day
 
Anchor:
While today, September 10th, is more popularly known here in China as Teacher's Day, today also marks world Suicide Prevention Day.
CRI's Li Dong now on problem here in China, which has one of the world's highest rates of suicide in the world.
Reporter:
Every year, almost one million people commit suicide worldwide, a "global" mortality rate of 16 per 100,000, or one death every 40 seconds.
According to official statistics, every year, about 287 thousand people die from suicide in China. Likewise, more than two million people per year attempted suicide. That is to say, a person dies from suicide every two minutes in China.
Li Xianyun is the deputy director of Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Center. She says that China's suicide rate has witnessed a gradual decline in the past decade, with the rate in rural areas being much higher than in urban areas.
"Currently, the suicide rate in rural areas is at least two to three times higher than the suicide rate in urban areas. The figure for males is higher than females in both rural and urban areas."
Li Xianyun says suicide shares the same causes for both old and young people. While people's psychological capability to tackle problems varies, problems with interpersonal relations, mental and physical disorders, or disabilities can be a factor in why some choose to commit suicide.
This year's theme for World Suicide Prevention Day is "Stigma: A Major Barrier for Suicide Prevention." Li Xianyun believes it's a key problem.
"Those contemplating suicide deserve more care instead of being treated as an abnormal or weird group. Sometimes, they are willing to seek help, but prejudice and bias from society makes it difficult, since many would not be open to letting at-risk people unload their mental or emotional anguish. This may push a person to the edge of committing suicide."
According to the World Health Organization, in the last 45 years, suicide rates have increased by 60 percent worldwide. Suicide is one of the three leading causes of death among those aged 15-44 years in some countries, and the second leading cause of death in the 10-24 year-old age group. Suicide attempts are up to 20 times more frequent than completed suicides.
Li Xianyun calls for effort from the whole society to tackle the problem.
"Suicide is not matter only in the medical field. It's a social problem. We should have a nation-wide suicide prevention mechanism. For instance, the hospital emergency department should keep a record of patients who come for emergency medical help and track their behaviour, rather than simply letting them go home after saving them. The media should help fight prejudice. The government should also provide more subsidies on training medical staff how to treat people who've attempted suicide."
For people who need related help, they can call the toll-free line: 1 800-810-1117, or log on to www.crisis.org.cn for professional help.
For CRI, I am Li Dong.
 
 
Former Premier launches book on China's reforms
 
Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji's book about reforms implemented here in China has been unveiled in English in New York.
The launch event has featured a video message from Zhu Rongji.
He says he wrote the book to help people understanding the difficulties he faced while brining in reforms here in China.
"This was a critical period in China's reform and development, and this book is a record of this historical process. Most of the contents will be new to all of you because they have never been published."
The book, titled "Zhu Rongji on the Record: The Road to Reform," is already available here in China in Chinese.
Veteran China observer Kenneth Lieberthal is with the Brookings Institute in Washington.
"This is a man whose contributions were wide ranging and exceptional. We are now seeing a period in China were everyone is waiting to see what the priorities and details of a new set of reforms will be, and these will be, as in the early nineties, critical, wide ranging and consequential, both within China and abroad."
Zhu Rongji served as Chinese Premier from 1998 to 2003 before handing over the role to Wen Jiabao.
 
 
More than half of China's floating population was born in 1980s: government report
 
A new report from the National Health and Family Planning Commission suggests more than half of this country's so-called floating population was born in the 1980's.
The new stats suggest the average age of migrant workers here in China last year was 28.
Wang Qian is the director of the Department of Floating Population Service and Management with the National Health and Family Planning Commission.
"The floating population in China is mainly composed of the generation born in 1980s. And this generation started to go out for work in younger ages than the old generation."
The same study has also found an increasing number of migrant workers are hoping to permanently relocate to where they're working.
However, the same report suggests many local governments have no motivation to provide public services to the floating population.
Wang Qian says the new report is hoping to raise debate about this issue.
"We hope that our research report could raise the society's concern about the floating population, especially their access to the basic public services. Our purpose is to help the floating population, especially the rural population integrate into the city."
China's floating population reached 236 million last year.
This is one-sixth of the country's overall population.
 
 
Biz Reports
 
 
Stocks
 
Markets here in Asia continued to trade in positive territory today.
China's stocks rose to a three months high as industrial shares rallied after August's industrial production and fixed asset investment figures exceeded expectations.
The Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.2%.
The Shenzhen Component Index surged by 1.55%
Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose by nearly 1%
Elsewhere here in Asia,
Japan's Nikkei gained 1.5%
South Korea's KOSPI gained 1%, as the economy there continues modest growth despite last months auto strikes.
Singapore's Straits Times Index surged 1.2%
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.38%
 
 
China Retail up 13.4% and Fixed Asset Investment up 20.3% for August
 
The Chinese government has released another batch of stats which may add more cause for optimism about the state of this country's economic rebound.
New figures show retail sales here in China have increased 13.4-percent through August.
This is the highest year-on-year rate of expansion so far this year.
Retail sales are up from 13.2-percent growth in July.
For the first 8-months of the year, total retail sales are up 12.8-percent.
At the same time, urban fixed asset investment in China through the first 8-months is up 20.3-percent year on year.
Primary industry investment is up by almost a third.
Property sector investment is up almost 20-percent.
70-percent of that has been in residential housing investment.
 
 
China vaults to world's 3rd-largest investor
 
New stats are now suggesting China has become world's 3rd largest investor after the United States and Japan.
Zhou Zhencheng is with the Ministry of Commerce.
"China's outbound foreign direct investment rose 17.6-percent to a record high of 87.8 billion US dollars last year. Chinese investors have established about 22-thousand overseas enterprises in 179 countries and regions. The full-year figure this year "is likely to see China's outward investment grow more than 15 percent."
The report from the National Bureau of Statistics also indicates Chinese investors are turning to developed countries for investment.
Zhou Zhencheng says the move by many industrialized countries to loosen their investment restrictions is one of the driving factors.
"Chinese investors used to set up businesses in British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands to bypass investment restrictions in developed economies. But developed economies has been weak since the 2008 financial crisis, they are now welcoming ODI from China, which has huge foreign-exchange reserves and cash-rich enterprises."
Global Outbound Direct Investment declined 17-percent last year amid the uncertainties confronting the world economy.
China's ODI has grown over 40-percent every year between 2002 and 2012.
China was the world's 6-largest global investor in 2011.
 
 
PIK Dalian Davos Forum
 
This year's Summer Davos Forum is set to get underway tomorrow in Dalian.
Organised by the World Economic Forum, the event is considered the foremost global business gathering here in Asia.
The theme of this year's forum is "meeting the innovation imperative".
Ahead of the start of the event, CRI's Nathan Walkelin-King spoke with the President of the European Research Council and a Summer Davos participant, Helga Nowotny.
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Professor Helga Nowotny, President of the European Research Council, speaking with CRI's Nathan Wakelin-King.
 
 
PetroChina mulls $10 billion gas investment
 
PetroChina is reportedly looking to invest in Russian gas fields throught a $10-billion US dollar acquisition.
PetroChina is said to be considering buying a minority stake in gas fields in eastern Siberia run by Gasprom and Rosneft.
If the deal materializes, it would be PetroChina's largest foreign acquisition to date.
Purchasing a stake in Russian gas fields could help shelter PetroChina from potential hikes in natural gas import prices from Russia.
 
 
Mongolian representatives to talk with Rio Tinto investors
 
A new set of Mongolian board members for a massive joint project with Rio Tinto are reportedly getting set to head to London for talks with the company's main shareholders.
Local reports in Mongolia say the government has replaced its old board members of the joint Oyu Tolgoi project with a new batch of younger, English speaking members.
The move is a bid to try to get Rio Tinto back on board with its massive development plans for the copper and gold mine.
Rio Tinto had been planning a massive 4-billion US dollar expansion of the mine in Mongolia.
However, the government of Mongolia has so far refused to sign off on the expansion, which has soured Rio Tinto and other foreign investors in Mongolia.
Foreign Direct Investment in Mongolia has fallen by over 40-percent since the Mongolian government began giving Rio Tinto the 'cold shoulder' in December.
 
 
UK to ban Chinese medicine
 
Media reports are suggesting the UK is tentatively set to ban the sale of Chinese patent medicine or Unlicensed Herbal Products this coming year.
The Medicine and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency in Britain has reportedly warned British people not to use a number of unlicensed traditional Chinese medicines.
The MHRA is already requiring vendors to report their inventories of TCM remedies in preparation for the possible ban.
 
 
Thailand to cut import tariff on luxury goods
 
New reports are suggesting the government of Thailand is going to all-but-eliminate import tariffs for a number of luxury items.
Local reports in Thailand are suggesting the country's Finance Ministry is going to seek cabinet approval to reduce the current duties, which range between 30 to 40-percent, down to zero to 5-percent.
It's being reported this could happen within a month or two.
The move, seemingly aimed at the growing number of Chinese tourists to the country, is being considered to try to turn Thailand into a "shopping paradise" for both tourists and locals.
The Thai Finance Ministry says the loss of import tariff revenues, which are around 3-million US dollars a year, should be offset by the increase in the number of tourists flocking to Thailand.
 
 
Japan revises economic outlook
 
Authorities in Japan have revised the country's economic growth through the 2nd quarter.
Revised stats show the Japanese economy expanded 0.9 percent from April to July, beating the initial estimate of 0.6 percent growth.
The revision comes as the Abe administration stands poised to potentially raise the country's sales tax.
At the same time, the awarding of the 2020 Olympics to Tokyo has also bolstered investor confidence in Japan.
It is being reported the Japanese government will spend some 8-billion US dollars on refurbishing old stadiums and building new ones.
The Nikkei 225 jumped 2.5-percent on Monday.
 
 
Australian business confidence surges in August
 
Australian business confidence has surged to its highest level in more than 2-years in August.
A survey conducted by National Australia Bank shows business confidence has hit its highest level since May 2011.
The figure for August has registered at a 6, which is considered an average figure on the measurement scale, which lists confidence levels on a scale from minus-100 to plus-100.
Australian business confidence for July came in at minus-3.
The findings are said to reflect expectations of a more favourable future policy framework amidst the political change in the country following the weekend elections.
The interest rate cut last month, on top of a weaker Australian dollar, have also contributed to the boost in business confidence.
However, the same survey has also found actual business conditions for August are still listed at minus-6.
Australia's economy has been hit by a recent slowdown in its massive mining sector.
 
 
Headline News
 
 
China welcomes Russia's chemical weapon proposal
 
The Chinese government has issued a new statement, saying it welcomes Russia's proposal to put Syria's chemical weapons under international control.
The Chinese foreign ministry has issued the statement, calling on the international community to give the proposal some "positive consideration".
Meanwhile, the Chinese government has confirmed a delegation from the Syrian opposition group, the 'All-Nation Union for Dialogue' is now in China.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has already told US President Barack Obama on the sidelines of last week's G20 summit that "a political solution is the only right way out of the Syria crisis."
 
 
Syria updates 0910: Russia's chemical weapon proposal welcomed by US and Syria
 
US President Barack Obama now says he will put planned military strikes against Syria on hold if the country agrees to put its chemical weapons under international control.
Obama is describing this as a "modestly positive development."
But at the same time, Obama is also expressing skepticism over whether Syria will turn over its chemical weapons.
Obama also says it is not time to let up on the military threat.
The United States is accusing the Syrian government of killing over 14-hundred people in a sarin gas attack in the suburb of Damascus last month.
Assad's government is pinning the attack on rebel forces.
 
 
India court finds all 4 adult suspects in Delhi gang rape guilty of all charges
 
A court in New Delhi has found 4 men guilty of the rape and murder of a college student in the Indian capital last year.
The men attacked the woman and her boyfriend on a moving bus in December, brutally assaulting her before leaving her on the side of the road.
She later died of internal injuries from the assault in hospital days later.
Sentencing is set to get underway on Wednesday.
 
 
Over 40 people killed in car accident in Iran
 
At least 40 people have killed in a motor vehicle accident in northern Iran.
A pair of passenger buses collided head-on and caught fire.
It's believed a tire of one of the buses blew up, sending the vehicle over a guard rail and into on-coming traffic.
More than 20-thousand people are killed in traffic accidents in Iran every year.
Inexperienced drivers and the low-efficiency of most cars are being cited as the main reason for the high fatality rate.
 
 
Four dead in China storehouse blast
 
At least 4 people have been killed and 36 others injured after an explosion ripped through a building in Guangzhou.
The blast took place around lunch time in a roadside warehouse in the northwest area of the city.
Many of the injured have been hospitalized.
The extent of their injuries hasn't been revealed, though it's being reported at least one of the victims of the blast is in critical condition.
The cause of the explosion remains unclear, as the warehouse in question is used mainly to store shoes.
However, local reports are suggesting a truck carrying dangerous items may have exploded while making a delivery.
 
 
Newspaper Picks
 
 
Xinhua
"Chinese officials urged to avoid luxurious festival revels"
The top disciplinary arm of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Tuesday released a circular urging officials to refrain from luxurious banquets and gift-giving as festivals near.
It was jointly released by the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the guidance team of the "mass line" campaign.
The one-year campaign was launched in June by China's leaders to boost ties between CPC officials and members and the people, while cleaning up undesirable work styles such as formalism, bureaucracy, hedonism and extravagance.
The circular comes ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional mooncake-eating occasion that falls on Sept 19 this year, and the National Day Holiday in early October, when celebratory gift-sending and feasts are norms.
According to this document, handing out unnecessary bonuses and materials in the name of festivals is also banned.
The circular vows to punish every violation case once spotted.
The Telegraph
"Sir David Attenborough: Humans have stopped evolving"
Human beings have stopped evolving after becoming the only species to "put halt to natural selection of its own free will".
This is from Sir David Attenborough, as he predicts the "cultural evolution" of the future.
Sir David, whose new show concentrates on the ascent of man, said he believed humans had now stopped evolving in physical terms, after developing means to keep even the weakest of the species alive.
Saying we are now able to rear up to 99 per cent of our babies, he added people were no longer subject to Darwinian theories natural selection.
Instead, he proposed, humans would continue to develop in a cultural sense; inheriting knowledge from previous generations and building upon it.
He also insisted he was grateful to live in the modern day, saying that things were likely to get worse with future generations looking back "at a world that was less crowded, full of natural wonders, and healthier."
Asia One
"5 traditional Korean food in danger of extinction"
Five traditional Korean foods have been listed in a specialty catalogue showcasing foods in danger of extinction.
The five foods are seasoned beans from the southern resort island of Jeju, dwarf wheat from the southeastern city of Jinju, Yeonsan Ogye birds from South Chungcheong Province, and Hanson Lily and beef from cows raised on medicinal herbs from the eastern island of Ulleung.
They have been included in the Ark of Taste, an international catalogue of heritage foods facing extinction, which was launched in 1996 as part of the international slow food movement.
 
 
Special Reports
 
 
"School Bus" Debut Today, Highlighting Safety and Teacher Contributions
 
Anchor
A new film honoring the role teachers play in helping shape society has been released to mark this, Teacher's Day, here in China.
CRI's Liu Kun with the details.
Reporter:
"School Bus" is an inspiring movie that touches on the misfortunes of life. In the film, a student, named Zhou Ningning, lost all her teachers and classmates in a tragic school bus accident two years ago. Another student, named Lin Dan, lost her mother while a man named Lin Muyang lost his beloved wife. Everyone who was related in the accident were all somehow left with traumatic memories.
Wang Chunlan, a music teacher who has just returned from America, helped to organize a singing and dancing contest on campus. After a rough start, Wang gradually becomes friends with the students. With Wang's positive influence, those that have carried the pain from the school bus accident two years ago finally regain confidence and passion for life.
Mindy Quah, a former member on the judge's panel of China's popular talent show, "Super Girl," embarks on the new adventure in silver screen industry by acting as both the director and heroine of "School Bus."
"Actually, this is the one and only in which I am going to be an actress. That's it. It is invested by us. We are going to cut our cost low, so they say, 'Mindy why don't you become one of the actresses? Try! Because in this movie, we talk about a music teacher, how she's going to write a lot of music for kids to sing and they become happy.' So I tried."
One of themes of the movie is to call public awareness to school bus safety issues in China. Mindy Quah explains.
"Because right now, school bus is a very hot topic for a lot of Chinese parents and schools. Because right now you can't even find a proper school bus for kids when they go to school, right? So we started collecting a lot of stories--sad stories, happy stories--and we get a lot of investors here to produce 'School Bus' for the kids to go to school happily."
For the past few years, China has seen several critical school bus accidents. On November 16, 2011, an over-loaded school bus collided with a truck on the way to drop kids off in Zhengning, of northwestern China's Gansu Province, killing 21 and injuring 43.
Back anchor: That was Liu Kun.
 
 
Sports
 
 
Jordan Lee speaks about National Games
 
We begin with the national games here in China, a sort of mini Olympics in which the different regions of the country go head-to-head against one another.
Our reporter Jordan Lee is currently trackside where we can go to her live...
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Nadal wins US Open
 
And now to Tennis where the men's US Open has reached its conclusion:
The World Number two beat top seed Novak Djokovic to claim his 13th Grand Slam title.
The 27-year-old Spaniard dropped only one set in his 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1 thriller taking three hours and 21 minutes to see off the hard court specialist.
One 54-shot rally - by far the longest of the tournament - summed up the amazing show that gripped the 23,000 spectators in the stadium and many thousands more worldwide.
After the match Serbian-born Djokovic congratulated his opponent:
“It was obvious that in the important moments he played better tennis, and that's why he deserved to win. I congratulate him, and I move on. Many times you fall as an athlete, and, you know, you have to learn the lesson and keep on going, keep on fighting, keep on improving.　That's what we are here for.　I'm still 26, and I believe best time for my career is about to come. I feel that. I believe that.　As long as I believe it, the fire of the love towards the game is inside of me.　And as long as that's present, as long as I feel it, I'm going to play this sport with all my heart.
Nadal had a seven month lay off last season following a knee injury and couldn't even compete in the 2012 US Open, so his dominance now is nothing short of miraculous.
He spoke of what this means to him and thanked those who have helped him along the way:
"This season is probably the most emotional one in my career.　I felt that I did everything right to have my chance here.　So, you know, you play one match against one of the best players of the history like this, Novak, No. 1 in the world, probably on probably his favorite surface, so I have to be almost perfect to win I say the other day here.　Means a lot for me have this trophy with me today, no?　Is just amazing.　Very, very happy, and just thank you very much everybody who helped me to make that possible."
 
 
Kimi Raikkonen tipped to rejoin Ferrari F1
 
In Formula one it is widely believed that Kimi Raikonen is poised for a return to Ferrari with whom he won the 2007 world championship.
If proved true the move will see him taking over Felipe Massa's seat alongside the 2006 world champion Fernando Alonso completing arguably the strongest driver line-up in the sport.
Felipe Massa has been struggling for pace and proved unreliable in recent seasons, so it has been speculated for some time that his seat will be up for grabs next season.
Raikkonen's last stint with Ferarri added badly when they ended up paying him off in 2009 to leave the team so that Fernando Alonso could be brought it, but since returning to the sport he has proven himself to be one of the fastest drivers on the grid.
 
 
Latest results from the NFL
 
In the NFL the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Redskins on their home turf by 33 to 27...
A fantastic victory for Chip Kelly experiencing his first match as head coach.
Elsewhere the Houston Texans came from three touchdowns behind at half time to score a 31 to 28 victory away against the San Diego Chargers.
 
 
Entertainment
 
 
Zhang Yimou's first Peking Opera You and Me to be staged in Beijing
 
Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou's first Peking Opera is set to hit the stage at the National Center for Performing Arts during the upcoming National Holiday.
Zhang's Peking Opera, titled You and Me, takes its inspiration from a 27-hundred year old royal tale in Chinese histroy.
It tells the story of a king whose brother and mother trap him in a political conspiracy.
The opera is meant to display filial love.
Although Zhang Yimou was absent from the most recent rehearsal, he has shared some insight into the show.
"Performing itself has gone through a rapid development in the past few decades, with more and more sophisticated and innovate methods. But it has nothing to do with Peking Opera. Peking Opera is something pure. Its atheistic value lies in symbolization and conception. It just like, three or five paces can stand for the traveling around the world. Six or seven people can stand for a army. I hope to present the opera from such an atheistic perspective."
The opera stars reknowned Peking opera performers Shang Changrong, Chen Shaoyun, and Li Mingyan.
73-year old Shang hasn't performed on stage for three years.
Still, he says Zhang Yimou's opera has ignited his passion.
"I was attracted by the plot at first sight. The story is moving. I even shed tears. I don't think my memory is as good as before. Sometimes, I have to stay up late at night to recite the lines. But I struggled against all odds to manage it."
The opera will be staged on September 30th at the national center for performing arts in central Beijing.
 
 
New Vincent Van Gogh painting long-hidden, now revealed to public 
 
The newly-discovered lost painting by Vincent van Gogh has been revealed to the public.
The painting depicts trees, bushes and a sky.
It's called Sunset at Montmajor.
It was long-hitten in a Norwegian private collector's attic after he had been told the painting was not by the Dutch master.
The Van Gogh museum has since identified it as painted by the Master.
Speaking at the unveiling ceremony, Museum director Axel Rueger describes the discovery as a "once-in-a-lifetime experience.'
"We are indeed extremely thrilled. Such a discovery is unique, certainly in the history of 40 years of van Gogh's museum. This has never happened. So for us this is very exciting."
It is the first full-size canvas by Van Gogh discovered since 1928.
The piece can be dated to July 4th, 1888, when Van Gogh described the painting in a letter to his brother.
The painting will be on display at the museum later this month.
 
 
Cast of 'Homeland' attend Season 3 premiere in Washington
 
The third season of American TV series "Homeland" has premiered in Washington.
Cast members Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Mandy Patinkin and Morena Baccarin walked the red carpet in DC.
The psychological drama revolves around a CIA officer and her efforts to thwart an Al Qaeda attack on American soil.
Mandy Patinkin plays Saul Berenson in the series.
"I will say that as an actor in it I have not been disappointed one iota as each script has come to me. I think it is thrilling what these writers are doing. I think they go into new territory that I haven't imagined. I'm already able to see where some possibilities are existing for season four by what's happening and I think these writers are as good as they come or have ever been."
"Homeland" has been nominated for 11 Emmy Awards, including best drama.
The show is based on the Israeli television series "Prisoners of War."
The latest episode officially premieres on Showtime on September 29th.
However, a pirated version has already been leaked online.
 
 
Scarlett Johansson talks about her new movie 'Under the Skin' in Toronto
 
American actress Scarlett Johansson has been speaking to the media about her new film "Under the Skin" at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
The 28-year old actress has taken time to laud the work of director Jonathon Glazer, who is best known for his 2000 British gangster flick, "Sexy Beast."
"I think working with Jonathon was a huge appeal for me. I loved his work for many years and was very excited by the conversations we were having and I trusted him and I trusted his vision for this and that was the guiding light for me."
On top of her film "Under the Skin," Johansson also appears in Joseph Gordon Levitt's new film "Don Jon."
"I worked in the industry for twenty years and one thing that I learned is that you got to shake the role when you're done with it"
"Under the Skin" is adapted from Michael Faber's critically acclaimed 2000 novel of the same name.
The film has no release date yet.
However, the film met with limited appeal at the recently-concluded Venice Film Festival, with audiences jeering and booing the film after its premier in Italy.
 
 
Elton John to perform live for first time at Emmy Awards in tribute to Liberace
 
Sir Elton John has been tapped to perform live at this year's Emmy Awards.
The television academy has announced the 66-year-old will make his Emmy debut with a tribute to Liberace.
Liberace is a famed American pianist.
His life story is depicted in HBO's "Behind the Candelabra."
The movie earned 15 Emmy nominations, including lead-actor bids for Michael Douglas and Matt Damon, who play Liberace and his lover Scott Thorson.
Both will serve as presenters at the Emmy ceremony, which is scheduled for September 22nd.
Neil Patrick Harris is going to host this year's Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre.
 
 
That's it for this edition of the BJH
A quick recap of the headlines BEFORE WE GO...
The Chinese government is throwing its support behind a new Russian-backed plan to hand over Syria's chemical weapons stocks to the international community.
The United States leading envoy for North Korean affairs is downplaying any potential re-launch of the 6-party talks.
The men involved in the brutal gang rape and death of a young woman in India last year have been convicted.
In Business, new stats are suggesting China has become the 3rd largest outbound investor in the world.