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Paul James with you on this Wednesday, January 21, 2015.
Welcome to the Beijing Hour; we are coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
Coming up on the programme this evening:
Officials in Shanghai have sacked a number of officials in connection with the deadly New Year's Eve stampede on the Bund.
US President Barack Obama delivers his annual State of the Union address to a Republican-controlled Congress.
In business..... Spring Airlines debuts5 on the most positive day on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in some 5-years.
In sports... China's last hope for glory at the Australian Open moves into round 3.
In entertainment.... the family of Yao Beina says they may release some of the late singers unheard songs.
But first, a check on what's happening weather wise...
Weather
Beijing will be clear tonight, with a low of minus 6. It will be sunny tomorrow, with a high of 5 degrees.
Meanwhile Shanghai will be cloudy tonight, with a low of 3, tomorrow will continue to be cloudy, with a high of 8.
Chongqing will be clear tonight, 7 degrees the lowest, tomorrow will be cloudy with a high of 16.
Elsewhere in the world, staying in Asia
Islamabad, partly cloudy tomorrow with a high of 22.
Kabul, showery snow, 4.
Over in Australia
Sydney, showers, highs of 28.
Canberra, cloudy, 31.
Brisbane, thundershowers, 29.
Finally, Perth will see a windy day with a high of 31.
Top News
Li Keqiang to Address WEF Opening Session
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is due to address the opening session of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, later today.
The premier is expected to deliver a message of confidence about the Chinese economy through an explanation of the so-called "new normal."
This is a term the Chinese government has been using to describe a slower rate of growth in China amid reforms to the overall economy to a more consumer-driven model.
The Chinese premier is leading an 80-plus-strong delegation6 comprising high-ranking government officials, business elites7 and prominent academics, including influential8 business leaders such as Alibaba founder9 & Chairman Jack10 Ma and Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei.
Ding Yifan is with the State Council's Development Research Center.
"On the one hand, China's 'One Belt and One Road Initiative' plays a key role in improving infrastructure11 in relevant countries, which will bring Europe and Asia ever closer together. On the other hand, certain prominent Chinese entrepreneurs like Jack Ma and Ren Zhengfei are accompanying Premier Li at the forum, which is good news for foreign investors12."
This year's session in Davos, which runs for 4-days, is entertaining around 25-hundred world and business leaders.
11 officials punished over Shanghai stampede
Anchor:
Eleven officials in Shanghai have been punished in-connection with the New Year's Eve stampede which left 36 people dead and 49 others injured.
CRI's Min Rui has more.
Reporter:
The Shanghai municipal government has released a report, labeling the New Year's Eve stampede as a "public safety incident due to negligence14".
The official investigation15 report says a lack of public security is the main cause of the heavy casualties.
Xiong Xinguang is the director of the city's Emergency Response Office.
"The Huangpu district authority and police department didn't make a risk assessment16 for the change of the New Year countdown venue17, thus resulting in inadequate18 prevention and preparation for the mass activity. The police didn't issue a warning to the public, nor request reinforcements from the municipal police. So, the Huangpu District authority and police should take responsibility for the incident."
The report also blames poor on-site management for the incident.
The investigation has also found that several local officials were taking part in an opulent banquet at the time the fatal stampede took place.
Eleven officials have been punished.
Four, including the Party Chief of Huangpu District, have been removed from their posts.
The other seven have been hit with administrative19 sanctions.
In making the announcement, Zhou Bo, vice20 mayor of Shanghai, has issued an apology on behalf of the government.
"To the relatives of the victims and to those injured and their families, I send our deepest apologies. And to all the people of Shanghai, we feel truly guilty."
The deadly stampede took place just minutes before the stroke of midnight while tens-of-thousands were on Shanghai's historic waterfront region, known as The Bund.
There were only around 500 police officers and urban management personnel deployed21 in the area at the time.
The report does not include information as to what may have sparked the initial stampede in the first place.
Of the 49 people injured in the stampede, three are still in hospital.
For CRI, I'm Min Rui
Anchor:
President Barack Obama has delivered his annual State of the Union address to Congress, the first time in his Presidency25 he's spoken to a House and Senate controlled by the Republicans.
CRI's Poornima Weerasekara has the details.
Reporter:
Speaking to Congressional lawmakers, US President Barack Obama has declared an end to the financial crisis and is promising28 economic policies to benefit all Americans.
In a speech crafted to appeal to working families, Obama has outlined his strategy for "middle-class economics".
"We've seen the fastest economic growth in over a decade, our deficits30 cut by two-thirds, a stock market that has doubled, and health care inflation at its lowest rate in fifty years. This is good news, people. So the verdict is clear. Middle-class economics works. Expanding opportunity works. And these policies will continue to work, as long as politics don't get in the way."
Obama is urging lawmakers to help working families by passing legislations on equal pay, affordable31 childcare and even slashing32 tuition in community colleges, where 40 percent of Americans go to get a higher education.
But most observers note his plans are unlikely to make it through a Republican-controlled Congress.
On the foreign policy front, the President says the United States reserves the "right to act unilaterally" in hunting down terrorists.
He's also called on Congress to pass a resolution to authorize33 the use of force against Islamic State.
Obama also took time to hail the Sino-US climate change pact34 he announced at the APEC meeting in Beijing this past year.
"In Beijing, we made an historic announcement?-?the United States will double the pace at which we cut carbon pollution, and China committed, for the first time, to limiting their emissions35. And because the world's two largest economies came together, other nations are now stepping up, and offering hope that, this year, the world will finally reach an agreement to protect the one planet we've got."
Meanwhile, the Republican opposition36 has offered its rebuttal to the President's address.
The rebuttal, handled by Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, took swipes at the state of the economy and at Obama's vision.
"Americans have been hurting, but when we demanded solutions, too often Washington responded with the same stale mindset that led to failed policies like Obamacare. It's a mindset that gave us political talking points, not serious solutions,"
The State of the Union address is a constitutionally-mandated exercise, which forces the US President to periodically update a joint37 session of congress on issues affecting the United States.
It's also a venue for the US President to outline his policy plans for the coming year.
For CRI, I'm Poornima Weerasekara.
The UN Security Council is calling for a full and lasting ceasefire in Yemen.
At the same time, its voicing its support for President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi amid the worsening political and security crisis in Yemen.
Shiite Houthi rebels, who are supporters of ousted39 former President Ali Abdul Saleh, have seized the Presidental palace in the capital, Sana'a.
This comes just a day after Hadi negotiated a ceasefire agreement with the rebels.
Yemen has been gripped by tribal40 and political turmoil41 in recent weeks, despite the formation of a new government in Novermber designed to end the unrest in the country.
Nine killed, dozens arrested in anti-government protests in DRC
Nine people have been killed and dozens arrested in anti-government protests in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Security forces have clashed with protesters, after mobs looted mainly Asian-owned shops and set fire to a government building.
Demonstrators in the capital, Kinshasa, are calling for President Joseph Kabila to step down next year.
Protesters contend a new law which requires conducting a nationwide census42 before the elections is a ploy23 to delay the elections and allow Kabila to maintain his grip on power.
"This is a democratic republic and we don't want to go back to the dictatorial43 days of Mobutu."
Kabila is constitutionally barred from running for a third term.
The government of the DR Congo admits next year's elections could be delayed.
But it contends the census is vital to ensuring free and fair elections.
France's Mali born Hero' gets French citizenship44
The Muslim employee who hid customers from an Islamist gunman at a Jewish supermarket in Paris has been granted French citizenship.
24-year-old Lassana Bathily helped hide potential victims in the store's underground stockroom after the gunman burst in, killing45 four people.
"Now I need to rest and help my family or my village. I would like to support young people to become integrated in France. I hope I will receive support tomorrow as I receive it today. I have to thank all the members present this evening. I'm so happy to have dual46 nationality."
Bathily is being hailed as a hero after ensuring the safety of the customers, then sneaking47 out of the building to inform police as to what was happening.
He was also able to sketch48 diagrams to help authorities eventually take down the gunman, saving the lives of the 15-hostages.
Bathily, who is originally from Mali, has lived in France for the past 9-years and applied49 for citizenship last year.
Indonesia will not make public full preliminary AirAsia crash report
Indonesian investigators50 have announced they're not going to be releasing the full preliminary report into the crash of an AirAsia jet in the Java Sea.
The Indonesian government says it will release portions of their review to the public.
It's now believed the plane entered into an unrecoverable stall while trying to climb rapidly to avoid a weather system.
Questions as to why the pilot would attempt the risky51 maneuver52 and why the stall could not be recovered from could be included in the initial report, which is first being submitted to the International Civil Aviation Organization next week.
Meanwhile, Indonesian search teams are preparing to lift sections of fuselage from the ocean floor with the help of balloons.
Indonesian Operations Co-ordinator Supriyadi.
"We already have 70 balloons. We have prepared the points of search to be delegated so that together, Banda Aceh and we will expedite this operation together. I hope that with all these components54 we have gathered, we can fully55 maximize our resources to raise the AirAsia debris56."
So far 53 bodies of the 162 people killed onboard the flight have been recovered.
It's believed the rest of the victims are inside the fuselage of the plane, which went down on December 28th while on a flight from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore.
China and Japan have started another round of high-level talks connected to maritime issues.
"The talks, held between officials from both countries' foreign ministries59, defense60 ministries and other maritime affairs departments, are a comprehensive way to coordinate61 and communicate between maritime affairs departments of the two countries."
China and Japan re-started holding meetings on maritime affairs late last year after they were shut down after the Japanese government "nationalized" the Diaoyu Islands.
The latest meeting comes on the heels of the Chinese and Japanese governments agreeing late last year to ease tensions and re-start official channels of dialogue.
China to launch a special campaign to regulate online behavior
Chinese authorities are launching a special campaign against cyber extortion, targeting Internet regulators and companies who take fees for deleting posts.
The 6-month-long campaign is aimed at illegal websites, wechat accounts and PR companies and their intermediaries.
Jiang Jun is the head of China's cyberspace62 administration.
"Cyber extortion is to blackmail63 enterprises, government offices or celebrities64 online. By taking advantage of their concerns on negative information about them spreading online. Criminals con2 them in exchange for their silence."
Authorities are also encouraging whistleblowers to report illegal behavior.
Tips leading to arrests could earn whistleblowers upto 50-thousand yuan.
Migrant workers in construction industry struggling to be paid ahead of spring festival
Anchor:
Chinese Labor65 authorities have launched an overhaul66 of annual wage payments to ensure the millions of migrant workers in this country are properly paid before they return home for Chinese New Year's.
CRI's Wang Mengzhen explains.
Reporter:
"Right now we can only afford our meals, and there are no more wages."
"We are from Guizhou, and all our family members are waiting here. Right now, there is no electricity or water. Every night, our kids are crying and screaming until midnight."
These are migrant workers from different construction teams in an abandoned construction site in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous67 Region.
A year ago, the project they were working on to build a vocational school was abruptly68 suspended, leaving them unpaid69.
This is just one of many construction sites across China where migrant workers are still waiting to be paid-in-full before the Spring Festival, which this year falls on February 19th.
The Lunar New Year is the most important festival on the Chinese calendar, and making it home for the holiday is of utmost importance for almost everyone.
As such, a number of incidents have occurred in recent weeks as people scramble70 to try to get paid so they can go home.
In one case, a 14-year girl committed suicide in a construction site in Hebei after failing to secure her step-father's wages for him.
A 47-year old migrant worker was killed in a dispute at a construction site in neighboring Henan when she and a group of workers tried to storm the construction site offices to get their back-pay.
A picture of her hair being stood-on by a local security officer created a firestorm of controversy71 on the internet.
As such, a new report put together by several Chinese universities is suggesting the prepaid funding system for construction projects and the sub-contracting system are the main reason workers aren't paid.
Jiang Junlu is the vice chair of the Chinese Sociological Association.
"If the construction industry cannot tackle the problems of prepaid funding, it means workers are conducting construction work at the expenses of their own payment. Even though our laws make it a crime for contractors73 who fail to pay their workers, the current labor laws aren't enough to solve the fundamental problem that has existed for years."
Construction is organized via a complex system of sub-contracting in China, involving "just-in-time" crews.
Lu Huilin is an associate professor with the sociology department at Peking University.
"Many construction workers in China are managed by their sub-contractors at the construction sites, rather than an employer in a legal sense. Although the recruitment system has been legally banned, it still exists in the construction industry."
As a response, experts are now suggesting the government set up a special body to compensate75 unpaid workers before asking for money from bankrupt contractors.
For CRI, I am Wang Mengzhen.
Biz Reports
Anchor:
First, let's have a look at the numbers across the Asian markets this Wednesday evening.
Joining me on the desk is Yin Xiuqi.
Reporter:
Chinese markets closed significantly higher today, with Shanghai posting its biggest daily gain in over 5-years.
The Shanghai Composite Index surged nearly 5 percent.
Over 800 stocks rose on the day, with only 50 losing ground.
Insurance companies and banks led the gainers.
Market data suggests the rebound76 today and yesterday has been fueled by an influx77 of foreign capital, as some 5 billion out of the 13 billion yuan quota78 was used on both days through the Hong Kong-Shanghai Stock connect.
The connect scheme has seen lukewarm use since its launch, with less than 500 million yuan moving through the system on an average day.
The jump in the A-share market also had a positive influence on Hong Kong, where the Hang Seng ended nearly 2 percent higher.
Elsewhere in Asia,
The Japanese Nikkei lost half a percent after the Japanese central bank cut its inflation forecast for the year.
South Korea's KOSPI picked up one fifth of a percent.
Singapore's Strait Times Index added over half a percent.
Finally, in Australia, the ASX 200 rose more than one and a half percent.
China's largest budget airline, Spring Airlines, has made its successful debut4 on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, seeing a 44-percent surge in its initial public offering price to reach 26 yuan a share.
Market observers are suggesting the run on Spring Airlines shares is the company's ability to consistently turn a profit.
A new organization structure to start working in China
The China Banking Regulatory Commission is setting up a new department tasked specifically with supervising the country's private banking sector80.
The city commercial banks department will be the watchdog over that sector.
At the same time, a trust fund supervision81 department is also being set up.
This is an area that has previously82 been outside of the Commission's reach.
A stand-alone foreign bank supervision department is also being set up.
For more on the moves, we are now joined live by Benjamin Cavender, Principal of China Market Research in Shanghai.
China's Outbound Investment Not a Chinese Marshall Plan
The latest stats show China became an outbound net capital exporter this past year.
The Chinese Commerce Ministry says an additional 20-billion US dollars' worth of Chinese spending went out last year than that came into the country.
Ministry spokesperson Shen Danyang.
"China's outbound investment reached 116 billion U.S. dollars in 2014. If the Chinese firms' investment through third parties were included, the total ODI volume would reach about 140 billion dollars. This is 20 billion more than foreign direct investment into China."
The 140 billion dollars in outbound investments is an increase of around 15 percent from a year earlier.
Foreign Direct Investment into China increased just under 2-percent.
China Telecom Set to Bid for Mexico's 10 billion Broadband Project
China Telecom has confirmed it's hoping to put in a bid for a 10-billion US dollar national broadband project in Mexico.
The company has confirmed it's in talks with several local partners in an attempt to form a consortium.
The bidding process formally starts later this year.
Mexico's telecom sector has been dominated by the man who has been the world's richest man, Carlos Slim.
However, Mexican regulators are forcing Slim to keep his market share below 50-percent, meaning the doors are now open for other telecom players, including bids from overseas companies.
China Interested in Building Inter-state High-speed Railway with the GCC States
The Chinese government is signaling interest in building a massive high-speed rail network linking the six states of the Gulf83 Cooperation Council.
An official with the National Development and Reform Commission is being quotes as saying the GCC states have the simple geological conditions conducive84 for high-speed rail.
The same official is also being quoted saying Chinese high-speed rail would be to the GCC's advantage, as it will keep costs down.
The statements come on the heels of Oman's Transport Minister revealing the GCC is looking to spend some 200 billion US dollars on a high-speed network linking the six countries, which include Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar.
Chinese Firm to Build Sri Lanka's First Railway in 90 Years
China National Machinery85 Import and Export has won the contract to build Sri Lanka's first new railway in nearly a century.
The 130 kilometer-long line is a project worth around 280-million US dollars.
The line will also connect with a Chinese-built port.
Li Ka-shing Buys UK's Train Company
The company owns and operates close to 30-percent of the UK's passenger trains.
Cheung Kong Group has reportedly poured in around 50 billion dollars into the UK, making it the biggest overseas investor13 in the country.
Headline News
Chinese economy contributes significantly to world: premier
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, speaking upon his arrival in Switzerland to attend this year's Davos sessions, says the Chinese government is going to continue moving forward with a proactive fiscal87 policy and prudent88 monetary89 policy, with more emphasis on structural90 reforms this year.
The comments come on the heels of new stats showing China's economic growth dropped to the lowest in over two decades last year.
The Chinese Premier is due to address the World Economic Forum later on this Wednesday.
He's also due to meet with Swiss officials on the sidelines of the meetings.
Li Keqiang is leading a delegation of around 80 high-ranking government officials, business leaders and prominent academics.
11 officials punished over Shanghai stampede
Authorities in Shanghai have levelled punishements on 11 different officials in the city in connection with the New Year's Eve stampede that left 36 people dead and 49 others injured.
Among them, the Communist Party chief of Huangpu District has been sacked.
The deadly stampede on New Year's Eve occurred in Shanghai's historic riverfront area, known as the Bund.
Shanghai authorities have described it as a "public safety accident due to negligence."
Inadequate preparations and poor on-site management are being blamed.
Hamas says stabbing attack in Tel Aviv "heroic"
At least 13 people have been wounded in a mass stabbing on a bus in Israel.
Reports from Tel Aviv suggest at least six have been seriously wounded.
Early reports suggest the attacker is a young Palestinian from the northern West Bank.
Israeli authorities haven't said what they feel the motivation for the attack may be.
However, Palestinian group Hamas is hailing the attack, describing it as "a response to Israeli terrorism."
S. Korean teenager believed to join Islamic State
South Korean police say an 18-year-old from the country is believed to have crossed the Turkish border into Syria, reportedly with a plan to join the Islamic State.
Police in Seoul say they're acting72 on information the young man crossed the border into Syria voluntarily.
South Korean authorities say they're unsure if the young man, only identified by his family name of Kim, has made contact with the Islamic State.
If confirmed, he would be the first known jihadist to join the group from South Korea.
It's believed the young man, a middle-school drop-out, made contact with Islamic State figures through social media.
Indonesia rescuer to refloat fuselarge of crashed plane
Indonessian rescuers are tring to lift the fuselage of the crashed AirAsia plane to the surface of the sea.
12 floating bags have been brought on board a search and rescue ship, where the rescue team pumped them full of air and prepared to deploy22 them.
Only 53 bodies have been retrieved91 so far, but most of the remaining bodies are thought to be trapped in the fuselage of the plane.
Indonesia's transport minister Ignasius Jonan said today that the flight was climbing at a speed of some 1,800m per minute and plunged92 suddenly before disappearing from radar93.
Newspaper Picks
SHANGHAI DAILY
Food safety line takes 84-thousand calls
The Shanghai Food and Drug Administration received more than 84-thousand calls to its 12331 hotline last year.
It says the number of calls from whistleblowers in the period almost doubled to 531.
More than 28 percent of the people providing tip-offs did not leave any contact details, which means the authority will have difficulty paying them rewards.
The food authority introduced a payment system for people who whistle blow on dubious94 practices related to food and drug safety in 2007. Since 2011, the maximum possible reward has been 200-thousand yuan, or 32-thousand US dollars.
Though "anonymity95 is guaranteed," many people prefer not to leave their details for fear of retribution, an official said.
About 60 percent of the calls last year were related to food safety issues, of which 66 percent proved accurate.
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CHINA DAILY
China will strengthen supervision of assets that corrupt97 officials transfer abroad illegally through gambling98 houses in Macao, the Ministry of Public Security said on Tuesday.
It is reported that ministry officials will travel to Macao in the coming week to meet with directors from Macao's financial supervisory authority and bankers. They will discuss combating such crimes.
In recent years, many corrupt Chinese officials have transferred their assets acquired illegally to overseas destinations through money laundering99 and some underground banks, including through Macao casinos.
They have then fled to the United States, Canada and Australia to avoid punishment.
According to the Macao Financial Intelligence Unit, from January to June 2013, the city's gambling industry received more than 900 reports of suspicious activity, an increase of more than 31 percent compared with 2012.
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ASIA ONE (Singapore)
Parents urged to help kids read critically
With an array of reading material available on the Internet, parents can help their children tackle more questionable100 texts by reading together with them and encouraging a healthy skepticism.
This was the advice of Singapore's Minister for Communications and Information who encouraged parents to teach their children "to read critically".
According to the minister, the Government can educate children about cyber wellness and how to ensure that whatever they are reading is factually correct, but it is parents who will have an important role to play.
This comes after the minister read a Malay storybook to an audience of children at the Central Public Library.
To encourage families to read together, the library has tips for parents and recommendations of suitable books for each age.
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BBC
India's tiger population sees 30 percent increase
India says it now has almost a third more tigers than it did four years ago.
Presenting the findings of the latest tiger census, Environment Minister said the tiger population had risen from 1,706 in 2011 to 2,226 in 2014.
He said a number of government initiatives to streamline101 tiger conservation were behind the increase.
India is estimated to be home to around 70 percent of the world's tigers.
The minister described the results of the census as a "huge success story".
Tiger conservation practices that had proved successful in India could be adopted elsewhere, minister suggested.
Also India was willing to donate tiger cubs102 to the international community and play a key role in global tiger conservation.
Wildlife campaigners had been expressing concerns over dwindling103 numbers of tigers for some time.
Special Reports
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies to be Released in China on Friday
Anchor:
One of the lead actors in The Hobbit films is here in China promoting the Chinese release of the final installment104 in the series, which is set to hit theatres across the country on Friday.
CRI's Liu Yan has more.
Reporter:
43-year old Richard Armitage is an English film, television and voice actor. He is best known internationally for his role as Thorin Oakenshield in Peter Jackson's film trilogy adaptation of The Hobbit.
Thorin Oakenshield is a young Dwarf105 leader that set out to reclaim106 the Lonely Mountain from Smaug the Dragon. He explains:
"It's sort of a un-fulfilled legacy107 that if he doesn't set out for door and take on the burden that's been given to him by his father and his grandfather, then the Kingdom Arabor will never be reclaimed108. So that's a huge burden that he carries. I saw him as a kind of dying ember needed to be reignited."
The film begins with Smaug's attack on Lake-town and continues with Smaug's demise109, The Attack on Dol Guldur, The Battle of the Five Armies, and the return journey.
Armitage said at the Beijing press conference that unpredictability was what kept him fascinated throughout the filming.
"It's certainly reignited me taking on this role because it became something that I never expected became completely unpredictable. And the journey that I was taken on by and the material I was given was a cherished childhood novel of mine was a real life for filming."
Like its predecessors110 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the film is produced and directed by Peter Jackson, who also directed The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
In a Weibo message, he greeted Chinese fans and said he is excited to be able to come to China. His appearance in Weibo, Chinese version of Twitter attracted thousands of fans instantly.
Filming took place primarily in New Zealand, Peter Jackson's hometown. And the movie also stars Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey, and Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug.
"The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies" has made around 800-million U.S. dollars in Global box office sales.
To check whether it deserves a box office success, Chinese moviegoers can go to see it on their own on January 23.
Sports
Tennis: Maria Sharapova bests Panova at Australian open
Maria Sharapova has saved two match points in a narrow escape against the world number 150, her Russion compatriot Alexandra Panova at the Australian Open, advancing to the third round with a 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 win.
Second-seeded Sharapova made 51 unforced errors as she went for the lines, saving some of her high-risk winners for when she needed them most.
She faced two match points in the 10th game of the third set, ripping big forehand winners on both points against Panova, a qualifier who entered the Australian Open without a single match win at five previous majors.
On the men's side, sixth seed Andy Murray didn't let the home crowd at the Margaret Court Arena111 bother him as he beat Australian Marinko Matosevic 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.
And it was Seventh-seeded Tomas Berdych advanced with a 7-6 (0), 6-2, 6-2 win over Austrian qualifier Jurgen Melzer.
In other action:
Men's singles second round
Rafael Nadal is taking on Tomas Smyczek. The match is in a tie-breaking 5th set. Nadal took the first set 6-2. Smyczek took the second and third sets, 6-3, 7-6, respectively. Nadal answered by taking the 4th set 6-3. And Smyczek leads the tie breaker 1-0 at last check.
7th seed Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic, beat Jurgen Melzer, of Austria, 7-6, 6-2, 6-2
And it was 2nd seed Roger Federer, Switzerland, beating Simone Bolelli, of Italy, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
Over on the women's side:
21 seed Peng Shuai, China, bt Magdalena Rybarikova, of Slovakia, 6-1, 6-1
And it was 10th seeded Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, taking out Roberta Vinci, Italy, 6-2, 6-4
FIFA Secretary General Pledges to honor commitment to Brazil after 2014 World Cup
FIFA says it will honor its commitment to give back some of the 2014 World Cup income to grassroots programs in Brazil.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter made the pledge two years ago.
While it may take years assess the impact of the World Cup in Brazil, FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke insists his organization is committed to following through on its promises in the country.
"We are working hard to make sure that our commitment (is) to be in Brazil after the World Cup, not to leave, as some media said. I mean, 'FIFA is coming to Brazil taking the money out of Brazil and run away from Brazil right after the final.' It's not true. I mean, FIFA is committed to develop and to support football wherever we organize our events."
Brazil spent about 15 billion US dollars organizing last year's World Cup.
Brazil's former Deputy Sports Minster Lois Fernandez says that the long term impact of the event will be felt all over Brazil.
"We will invest 100 million dollars that we will receive from FIFA in the states that did not host the event, make sure the benefits of the World Cup to reach to places where although the love for football is huge the infrastructure for the community cannot be compared with what we see in the big cities."
FIFA, a non-profit organization, generated more than 4 billion (US dollars) in sales from the 2014 World Cup.
CBA: Beijing Ducks to take on Xinjiang tonight
Stephon Marbury and his Beijing Ducks will be taking on Xinjiang.
The Foshan Long Lions are away to face Fujian.
Guangdong are at the Jiangsu Dragons.
Shanxi are away to Jilin Northeast.
Qingdao are taking on the Sichuan Blue Whales.
Shandong are facing the Chongqing Flying Dragons.
Shanghai Sharks are playing host to Dongguan.
Tianjin are away to Zhejiang Chouzhou.
And it is Zhejiang facing powerhouse Liaoning.
NBA: San Antonio beats Denver 109-99
Six players scored in double figures as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Nuggets 109-99 earlier today.
In the first quarter, a dunk by Kenneth Faried on a break gave the home side an early 7-2 edge.
Leonard scored 17 points in the game, and pulled down 15 rebounds as well in a strong outing since returning from a hand injury.
In other action:
The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Miami Heat 94-86.
NFL announces that 11 of 12 footballs used in AFC Championship game were underinflated
The NFL has found that 11 of 12 of the New England Patriots116 game balls were inflated115 significantly less than the NFL requires, according to an official announcement made by the league today.
The investigation found the footballs were underinflated by 2 pounds per square inch of air less than what's required by NFL regulations during the Pats' 45-7 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.
Yet to be determined117 is what, if any, penalties may be imposed upon Patriots.
Part of the investigation that still needs further vetting118 is how the 11 footballs became underinflated.
The game balls provided to each team for preparation were required to be inspected and approved by referee119 Walt Anderson two hours and 15 minutes before kickoff before they were returned to a ball attendant before the game.
No alteration120 of footballs is allowed once they are approved, under league rules and regulations.
NHL: Edmonton beats out Washington 5-4.
In NHL action:
Bottom dwelling Edmonton Oilers edged out the Washington Capitals in a shootout, ending up 5-4.
Detroit beat Minnesota 5-4, also in a shootout.
Tampa Bay beat Vancouver 4-1.
The Boston Bruins got the better of the Dallas Stars, 3-1.
And it was the Chicago Blackhawks shaming the Arizona Coyotes, 6-1.
Entertainment
Yao Beina's family hints they may release singer's unpublished works
Family of Yao Beina, the Chinese singer who died of breast cancer last Friday, have hinted that they may release her unpublished works.
Her father spoke26 at her memorial service telling the crowd that aside from songs recorded in June, she still has some tracks that have not yet been published. He declared that the family will take some time to organize them.
The memorial service yesterday in Shenzhen was attended by her family, Chinese singer Liu Huan and Na Ying, her coach on the Voice of China. Thousands of fans and local citizens flocked to pay tribute to the singer's life.
Yao was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011 when she was 30.
Late last year, she was hospitalized in Shenzhen, Guangdong province due to the cancer's return.
Yao, who had already made a name for herself singing theme songs for hit television shows like Legend of Zhen Huan and Feng Xiaogang's film 1942, auditioned124 for the second season of the Voice of China in 2013. Her wide vocal125 range and immaculate techniques won the hearts of the judges, and also that of the public.
Cohen brothers to head judging panel at Cannes film festival
The Cannes Film Festival has announced that brothers Joel and Ethan Cohen will be the festival jury's first joint chairmen.
The Cohen brothers will act as co-presidents of the panel of film makers27 and actors who will judge the contenders in the main competition.
The US siblings126, who are 60 and 57 respectively, won the festival's Palme d'Or prize for Barton Fink in 1991. In 2013, they won the Cannes jury prize for 'Inside Llewyn Davis' and were nominated for the festival's top prize for 'No Country For Old Men' in 2007 and 'The Ladykillers' in 2004.
The festival, in its 68th edition will run from 13 to 24 May this year.
Madonna and Mike Tyson team up for song
Madonna's new album track listing has been released and there's a few shock surprises including a collaboration128 with Mike Tyson.
Retired129 boxing champion Mike Tyson will appear on the song 'Iconic' along with Chance the Rapper. The last musical release from the sports star was his cover of 'One Night in Bangkok' for hit film The Hangover Part 2.
Six songs from Rebel Heart, including Living for Love, have already been released following a massive demo leak last month that forced the pop star to release the album ahead of schedule.
The album which was originally planned to be a double album before the demo leaks, will be released in March.
Madonna has been confirmed as one of the performers at the upcoming Grammy awards which take place on February 8th.
Sound of music stars set to reunite at Classic Film Festival
Sound of music stars Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer are set to reunite at the TCM Classic Film Festival.
The sixth annual TCM Classic Music Festival will open with The Sound of Music. The stars of the 1965 film will be on hand for the movie-musical's 50th anniversary gala screening on March 26th.
The screening of the title at the festival marks the second year in a row that a Rodgers and Hammerstein musical has opened the festival. Last year, the big screen 1955 adaptation of Oklahoma! launched the festivities.
This year's lineup of restored classics, with the theme 'History According to Hollywood' also includes Apollo 13 and The Hunchback of Notre Dame74'.
The TCM Classic Film Festival runs from March 26-29.
Barbra Streisand has once again made history with her 31st platinum album.
With her latest album 'Partners' reaching Platinum certification, the star has extended her own record for the most Platinum certifications for a woman ever.
Partners debuted132 at number 1 on the Billboard133 200 chart in September last year. It was her 10th album to top that chart making her the only act to notch134 a number 1 album in each of the last six decades.
Barbara isn't just smashing the platinum album record, she already holds two Oscars, five Emmy's, 10 Golden Globes, eight competitive Grammys, two special Grammys and a special Tony award.
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census
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citizenship
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debris
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cyberspace
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| 反弹球( rebound的名词复数 )； 回弹球； 抢断篮板球； 复兴 | |
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patriots
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vetting
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| 护林者( ranger的名词复数 )； 突击队员 | |
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auditioned
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vocal
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trophy
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collaboration
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retired
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platinum
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billboard
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| n.布告板，揭示栏，广告牌 | |
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