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It's Shane Bigham with you on this Tuesday, February 17th, 2015.
Welcome to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
Coming up on our program this evening...
Activities are getting underway across the country to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year...
Several Wechat users in China have reported seeing sexually explicit2 ads appearing on the social-networking service...
And a new Prime Minister has been inaugurated in South Korea, months after the last one resigned...
In Business...coordinating4 reforms in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone...
In Sports...football action tonight in the Chinese Super League...
In Entertainment...a couple of stars have cancelled their appearances on CCTV's Spring Festival Gala
First, a check of the weather...
Weather
Beijing will be clear tonight with a low of minus 2. It will be sunny tomorrow with a high of 10 degrees.
The air quality here in the capital is expected to be severely5 polluted for five days during the holiday, mainly due to higher temperatures and low wind.
Shanghai will be clear tonight with a low of 5. Tomorrow, sunny with a high of 12.
Chongqing will be cloudy tonight with a low of 10.l Tomorrow will be cloudy with a high of 19.
Elsewhere in Asia:
Islamabad, sunny tomorrow with a high of 33.
Kabul, cloudy, 15.
In Australia:
Sydney and Canberra, cloudy with highs of 29.
Brisbane, showers, 30.
Top News
Nationwide activities underway to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year
With the Chinese Spring Festival around the corner, people across the country are holding various activities, filled with great joy, to celebrate the Lunar New year.
In a village of Dayu county in eastern Jiangxi province, hundreds of villagers have gathered together performing with folk musical instruments and dancing in lion costumes to celebrate the coming new year.
Every year local people will make sticky rice, a traditional food, with several men squeezing and pressing the rice together with wooden pestles7.
Here is a local villager making the traditional dish.
"Today everyone is here getting together, it's very busy and noisy. So this makes good atmosphere for the Lunar New Year. So even if I am tired but it doesn't matter. Because we are happy being together."
Immediately after the sticky rice is done, the villagers happily share the hot and delicious food.
In the capital city of Beijing, busy temple fairs feature traditional folk performances starting from Wednesday and lasting8 for eight days.
Citizens and tourists are going to see diversified9 forms of Beijing's traditional performances in art, singing and juggling10.
In Guangzhou, capital city of southern Guangdong Province, the annual Spring Festival Flower Fair has kicked off.
Thousands of people have gathered to appreciate beautiful flowers and welcome the new spring.
Meanwhile, other parts of the country are also making preparations to celebrate the Lunar New Year, which falls on Thursday.
Snow disrupts traffic in Jinlin region
A heavy snow has haunted most part of northeast China's Jilin province since Monday night, forcing the closure of major airports and expressways until this morning.
During the closures, most travelers told reporters they would wait near highway on-ramps to wait for the routes to reopen.
"I'm going home today and it happens to snow. What are you gonna do? You gotta wait anyway. And you must obey traffic regulations. I'm really looking forward to going home."
Some airlines have been delayed due to the bad weather; and for safety reasons, passengers have to take special airport buses as the airport expressway has also been closed.
Experts appeals for less fireworks
Anchor
Chinese people traditionally light firecrackers and fireworks during Spring Festival, which falls on Thursday, hoping the noise will drive away evil spirits and bad luck. However, with regular bouts11 of smog hitting China in recent years, fireworks have drawn12 public and official attention because of the combustibles' contribution to air pollution.
CRI's Niu Honglin has more.
Reporter:
Experts have recently appealed to the public to use fewer fireworks to celebrate the lunar New Year, saying heavy usage could cause three days of severe pollution. Weather conditions in the forecast are said to be less-than ideal for the dispersal of fireworks-related pollution.
Li Yunting is the director in charge of air quality at the Beijing Environmental Monitoring Center.
"Fireworks will generate a huge amount of pollution in a short time, increasing the density13 of sulfur14 dioxide and PM2.5, the major airborne pollutants15. After that short period of time, diffusion16 conditions largely determine the severity and duration of the air pollution caused by the fireworks."
If the fireworks are set off in huge volume, as they were last year, air pollution at hazardous17 levels will last five to six hours longer compared to last year. Li adds that the weather from Wednesday to Friday is expected to be windless, which means pollutants will linger in the city.
Fireworks remain popular among Chinese citizens, despite pollution problems in major cities. But many people are heeding18 the message from the authorities and choosing to cut back on fireworks to celebrate the holiday.
"I didn't buy any fireworks or firecrackers. Actually, this is what I do every year. The air pollution is too serious."
Earlier this month, the Ministry20 of Environmental Protection required provinces and regions to implement21 fireworks restrictions22, expanding forbidden areas and extending forbidden times, especially when severe air pollution covering cities. In response, cities have made more stringent23 efforts to reduce the pollutants that come from fireworks.
For CRI, I'm Niu Honglin.
Anchor:
Is the forthcoming Lunar New Year the Year of Goat, Ram or Sheep?
It's a debate which has been rekindled24 among the English-speaking world ahead of the start of the Spring Festival.
CRI's Yu Yang has more.
Reporter:
"Ram. Cause it's strong. So you can have a good strong year."
"I think it should be the Year of Sheep."
Even the overseas students in China can't come up with a definitive25 answer.
And in an effort to try to avoid the debate all together, at least one media outlet26 has coined the phrase "any ruminant horned animal" as a solution.
The Chinese lunar calendar uses animal symbols to represent each year of a 12-year cycle, not unlike the zodiac, which uses symbols for every monthly cycle of the moon.
The Chinese character for the upcoming year is "yang," which is a broad-based character which can refer to any member of the caprinae sub-family: aka: Goats, sheep, lamb, etc.
The ambiguity27 has stirred debate this year in the English-language media about exactly which animal "yang" represents.
Folklorist28 Liu Tashi says the Chinese character "yang" actually represents a general concept, rather than a specific type of sheep, goat or ram.
"In the mountains of Ningxia, we have blue-sheep paintings in caves. The people in Ningxia raise and worship blue-sheep, while those living in Zhejiang prefer raising Huyang sheep. So what kind of 'yang' people worship depends on where they live and what 'yang' they raise."
Wang Tao, a folklorist with the Nanjing Museum, says based on records and cultural artifacts, the goat appears much more often than sheep or ram.
But Liu Tashi notes it really doesn't matter what kind of 'yang' you believe in.
"I think the 'yang' we now worship is a general concept of the animal itself. No matter what it stands for, the animal represents a hope for happiness and health to our family and friends."
For CRI, I'm Yu Yang.
Vulgar ads appear on Wechat public accounts
Anchor:
A number of sexually explicit advertisements have been turning up on certain public accounts on WeChat in recent weeks.
Tencent, which owns and operates the instant messaging service, says hackers29 have been able to insert the ads by exploiting loopholes in the accounts themselves.
CRI's Luo Wen has more.
Reporter:
"Lately I've seen that there have been a lot of vulgar advertising30 links directing met to sex shops on my public account on WeChat. I'm really surprised, given that I didn't give permission for sponsors to advertise on my account."
He Wen is one of many WeChat users who have recently discovered a significant number of questionable31 links which have been popping up through his account.
Some of the links even end up being suspended on his mobile device, even if he attempts to switch to another page.
And Hu Wen isn't alone.
Even the public accounts belonging to government organs and state-run media outlets32 aren't immune.
Zhou Boyun with Tencent says hackers are behind it.
"The third-party ads have been put in by hackers who specialize in inserting advertisements through data flow hijacking33. The ads they insert have vulgar or pornographic content, but also tend to have the word "sponsor" on the split line to deceive users into thinking it's legitimate34."
Network security expert Zhang Zhengbao says the vast majority of data flow hijackings are done through attacking loopholes the hackers find in either the software or hardware of a router.
"Through a wireless35 hotspot, the router can be hijacked36. This way, parts of the original content of an official account can be tampered37 with, allowing the hackers to tap into users' browsing38 pages, which they can then re-direct. This can allow the hackers to slip-in unauthorized advertisements in the form of links or pop-up windows."
Zhang says the main way around this is to simply update your online security.
"Ordinary users should just simply reset39 their passwords on their routers. And at the same time, don't connect to a Wifi hotspot which seems suspicious. You should always delete your browser40 history after using free Wifi in public places."
Tencent says as many as 10-percent of all government organizations and public institutions have been hacked41 this way.
The company is asking anyone who discovers they've been hacked report it through WeChat itself.
For CRI, I am Luo Wen.
Japan issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the northern part of the country today, with seismologists calling the quake an aftershock of the March 2011 tremor44.
Yasuhiro Yoshid is from the Japan Meteorological Agency.
"At 8:06 am this morning an intensity45 4 earthquake hit the Sanriku-Tohoku region of Japan. And following this earthquake a tsunami advisory was issued for the coast off Iwate prefecture."
Reports say small waves between 10 cm and 20 cm reached the coast off Iwate prefecture, and thousands of residents in the area were ordered to evacuate46.
Yoshida advises people to stay away from the shore.
"As a disaster prevention measure and since the tsunami advisory has been issued, the sea and the shore is very dangerous. We advise all those who are currently at sea to come to land and move away from the shore."
Tuesday's quake was measured at a depth of about 10 km. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii says there is no danger of a Pacific-wide tsunami.
Back in 2011, the earthquake in March triggered a massive tsunami and caused the Fukushima nuclear disaster in northeastern Japan.
Earthquakes are common in Japan, one of the world's most seismically47 active countries.
Japan accounts for about 20 percent of the world's earthquakes of magnitude 6 or greater.
A train carrying more than 100 tankers49 of crude oil has derailed in West Virginia, the US, sending at least one tanker into a river and igniting at least 14 others, while also setting a house on fire.
One person is being treated for smoke inhalation, but no other injuries have been reported.
State emergency and environmental officials have told nearby residents to evacuate their homes. The fire continued burning along a hillside, and small fires could be seen on the river.
The state was under a winter storm warning and getting heavy snowfall at times, but it's not clear if the weather had anything to do with the accident. An investigation50 is underway.
S.Korea Inaugurates New Prime Minister
South Korea has inaugurated new Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo, more than eight months after President Park Geum-hye first tried to replace the incumbent51.
"I will be the prime minister who respects our people and works together with them. As prime minister, I'll devote myself to economic revival53 of the nation."
Lee becomes the second prime minister under the Park Geun-hye administration.
The former prime minister Chung Hong-won resigned to resume responsibility for the deadly ferry disaster last April.
The new prime minister is a political veteran and the ruling party's former floor leader.
Ten central African countries have pledged to create an 87 million US dollar emergency fund to fight the Islamist militant56 group Boko Haram.
This comes as central African leaders gather in Cameroon's capital to finalise plans for a joint54 offensive against the militants57 who have stepped up their attacks in recent weeks.
Hamid Alami is Secretary General of the Central African States regional group
"This session is historic because we must use it to respond to the barbaric actions of the terrorist group Boko Haram. This terrorist group has the military and human resources of a conventional army, but use asymmetric58 methods making the fight more complex and costly59 for Cameroon and Chad."
General Jean-Marie Michel Moukoko, African Union team leader for Central African Republic Conflict.
"We cannot have a peaceful and prosperous Africa until all of the continent has security and stability. So neutralizing61 the Boko Haram terrorist group and putting an urgent stop to its atrocities62 is a continent-wide imperative63."
Nigeria-based Boko Haram Islamist fighters have killed thousands and kidnapped hundreds in a five-year insurgency64 in northern Nigeria.
Recently, they have intensified65 cross-border raids on neighboring countries in the Lake Chad area.
EU, Greece Fail to Agree on Bailout Program
Hundreds of people have gathered in front of the Greek parliament to support the government's stance in negotiations66 with its eurozone creditors67.
Charis Leykimiadis is an unemployed68 architect.
"I am here to support the effort that our people are making, who are represented by the new government that has been elected, to regain69 our lost dignity and hope for our lives."
The eurozone's top official has effectively given Greece an ultimatum70 to request an extension to the country's bailout programme.
The Greek authorities have rejected the draft statement stridently.
Thus, the Eurogroup meeting ended early.
Greece's new government blames the current bailout programme for inflicting71 budget austerity on the country and has promised its electors it would get rid of it.
Denmark Holds Memorial Service to Mourn Victims of Shootings
Tens of thousands of people have gathered in Copenhagen to mourn the victims of shootings that happened over the weekend.
The candlelight vigil started outside a cultural centre where the first shooting occurred.
A high school teacher attending the event explains why he is there.
The Danish Prime Minister has called on people with different ethnic72 and religious backgrounds to unite.
Two people were killed, and five police officers wounded in the attacks.
The gunman was killed also.
Biz Reports
Anchor:
First, let's have a look at the numbers across the Asian markets on this Tuesday evening.
Joining me on the desk is Niu Honglin.
Reporter:
Chinese stocks rose for a seventh consecutive73 trading day, the last trading day before the week-long Spring Festival holiday.
Automakers, developers, and commercial banks were among the strongest gainers today.
At the closing bell,
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose around three quarters of a percent.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index advanced a quarter of a percent.
Elsewhere in Asia,
The Japanese Nikkei dipped slightly.
South Korea's KOSPI Composite Index increased by nearly one fifth of a percent.
But Singapore's Straits Times index dropped two fifths of a percent.
And finally, Australia's ASX 200 lost half a percent.
Reforms in FTZs to be coordinated76
China will set up a joint session system to ensure better inter-department coordination77 on reforms in the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone and then promote successful reforms nationwide.
To be led by the Ministry of Commerce, the joint session will gather 30 state departments and units like the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the central bank.
The function of the session is to coordinate75 reforms in the pilot free trade zones nationwide and to replicate79 those experiences across the rest of the country.
One of the major challenges in pushing reform is the lack of coordination. Currently, the launch of one new policy in China might require approval of several departments.
China has announced that the country will form three new pilot FTZs in Tianjin as well as Guangdong and Fujian provinces, following the one set up in Shanghai in 2013.
China's Home Price Continues Downward in January
China's real estate market has continued its downward trend, with new home prices in January registering month-on-month declines in most surveyed cities.
The National Bureau of Statistics says new home prices fell in most Chinese cities in January as 64-out-of-70 surveyed saw month-on-month prices drop.
For existing homes, prices in 61 cities declined in January from the previous month, while six cities recorded gains, and three saw prices flat.
New home prices were up or flat in first- and second-tier cities in the last month, but smaller cities saw a decline in home prices.
China's 40-bln-USD Silk Road Fund Starts Operation
Anchor:
China's central bank has officially launched the 40-billion US dollar fund meant to finance this country's proposed Silk Road initiatives.
The Silk Road Fund Company is jointly-funded through China's foreign exchange reserves, as well as the China Investment Corporation, the Export-Import Bank of China and the China Development Bank.
The capital will be used to seed investments and financing services linked to the "Belt and Road" initiatives.
"Belt and Road" refers to the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime80 Silk Road initiatives put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping in late 2013.
For more on the fund, the Beijing Hour's Paul James spoke81 earlier with Gao Shang, analyst82 with Beijing-based Guantong Futures83.
Apple Pay to Enter Chinese Market
Apple Pay is gearing up to enter the Chinese payment market this year.
Apple has reportedly reached a deal with China's bank card operator China UnionPay to allow Apple Pay to link to UnionPay cards.
China Construction Bank is expected to allow fingerprint84 payment through Apple Pay for iPhone users in China.
Apple pay will face strong competition with Alipay, China's largest third-party online payment platform.
Apple's CEO says getting Apple Pay working in China is a major priority.
But it's still unclear whether the product meets the regulatory requirements for commercial operation in China.
Apple Pay was launched for commercial use in the US last October.
Huawei and Orange Present Car Wi-Fi System in Spain
China's telecommunications giant Huawei and French mobile network provider Orange have teamed up in Spain to present a new car-based Wi-Fi system.
The new system will allow users to connect a total of 10 devices, like smartphones and tablets, in the same vehicle to Wi-Fi and the 4G network.
The device, which weights just 50 grams, is priced at around 110 US dollars.
This partnership85 is the first of its kind to offer the multi-terminal Wi-Fi connection in vehicles.
Huawei says the company aims to enter another market segment by launching this new device.
Dutch Bank Sells Insurer to Anbang
Dutch bank SNS Reaal has sold its insurance arm to Chinese insurer Anbang for around 170-million U.S. dollars.
As part of the deal, Anbang is promising86 to pump a billion euros into the ailing87 insurer to recapitalize it.
It was nationalized in early 2013 at a cost of 3.7 billion euros after suffering massive losses.
The agreement is still subject to approval by both Dutch and Chinese regulatory authorities.
If approved, the deal is expected to be completed in the third quarter.
Thanksgiving Celebrations have nothing on Chinese New Year
Bloomberg says Thanksgiving Celebrations have nothing on Chinese New Year
The Lunar New Year holiday, which kicks off this week, is a major boon89 for the transportation and retail90 sectors91 in the country.
About 2.8 billion trips will be made, including nearly 300 million on board trains, according to government estimates.
Spending at retail and restaurants in the holiday week in China is expected to surpass last year's $100 billion dollars.
According to ipsos's research, buying gifts for parents and elderly relatives takes up 60 percent of their total spending.
In the U.S., sales totaled $50 billion over the thanks giving holidays.
The Spring Festival Gala to be aired on the eve of the Lunar New Year by the state broadcaster attracts 700-800 million viewers annually92, according to CCTV's estimates.
By contrast, the top Thanksgiving football game last year drew an audience of 32 million.
Weath of China's Super Rich Population to Rise this year
Intelligence provider Wealth-X predicts a surge in China's population of "super rich" citizens.
It says 60 percent of the ultra-high net worth people will be living in China's first tier cities like Beijing and Shanghai.
Wealth-X says the wealthy people will also practice more philanthropy in China, with a quarter percent rise predicted in terms of financial generosity93.
Their collective wealth is expected to reach US$80 billion this year, up 5 percent than the previous year.
Headline News
Top prosecutors95 in China say "coercive measures" have been taken against Su Rong, former vice3 chairman of the country's top political advisory body.
Su is one of the most senior politicians targeted in the Communist Party of China's anti-corruption campaign. He has been under investigation over bribery allegations since June.
The the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection96 announced Su's expulsion from Party and office on Monday.
Sri Lankan president to visit China in March
Sri Lanka's new President will visit China in March to hold meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other high level Chinese officials.
The visit will be Maithripala Sirisena's second official overseas tour since assuming office after last month's presidential elections.
The Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry says the country's Foreign Minister will travel to Beijing next week to hold talks with key Chinese officials, and make preparations for the president's visit.
Arrest warrant issued for basement-digging lawmaker
Prosecutors in Beijing have issued an arrest warrant for a lawmaker from Xuzhou City.
Late last month, a deep pit in the courtyard of Li Baojun's Beijing home collapsed98, causing a nearby road to cave-in and taking down some neighbouring homes too.
Prosecutors say Li is suspected of being liable for causing a major accident.
Li did not have official permission to dig the 18-meters-deep hole in his courtyard. The accident happened on January 24th.
Li is an entrepreneur in the autoparts business and has served as a lawmker in Xuzhou since 2008. He resigned from his official duties a week after the accident.
4 killed, 16 injured as blast hits Pakistan's Lahore
At least four persons have been killed and 16 others injured as a bomb blast hit Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday afternoon.
The incident took place outside a police center used for training in the downtown area of the city.
Police, security and rescue teams rushed to the site and shifted the bodies and those injured to nearby hospitals.
Police say that the blast was conducted using explosive material, however they have not confirmed whether it was a planted bomb or a suicide attack.
Thus far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
US Train derailment sends oil tanker into river
A train carrying more than 100 tankers of crude oil has derailed in West Virginia, the US, sending at least one tanker into a river and igniting at least 14 others, while also setting a house on fire.
One person is being treated for smoke inhalation, but no other injuries have been reported.
State emergency and environmental officials have told nearby residents to evacuate their homes. The fire continued burning along a hillside, and small fires could be seen on the river.
The state was under a winter storm warning and getting heavy snowfall at times, but it's not clear if the weather had anything to do with the accident. An investigation is underway.
Newspaper Picks
XINHUA
"'Red envelopes' not to fade away"
China's big online payment platforms have dragged the tradition of giving "red envelopes" into the 21st century by simply pressing couple of buttons on cell phone apps, defining traditional custom again.
"Red envelopes" are known as a long-standing fixture100 of Chinese Lunar Year celebrations whereby money is gifted, usually from adults to young relatives.
As the Lunar Year approaches, three major Internet companies Alibaba, Sina and Tencent have announced promotional events in which users have a chance to win "red envelopes full of cash and coupons101".
However, the public is grumbling102 about the size of some prizes, saying that the true value is so low that it cannot contribute much to their daily purchases.
As can be noticed, the campaigns are typical strategies for the mobile payment platforms. It is now undoubtedly103 becoming a must-have feature to attract new mobile payment users.
According to the People's Bank of China, the central bank, mobile payments have grown very strongly, with turnover104 soaring by 134 percent year on year to 22.59 trillion yuan in 2014.
CHINA.ORG.CN
"Devalued rouble affects weather reports in China"
China Meteorological Administration is saying on its official Weibo that "the devaluation of the Russian rouble has affected the accuracy of Chinese weather reports".
The posting has been forwarded over 1,600 times and followed with nearly 300 comments, causing some bewilderment as some Netizens questioned the relevance106 of linking weather forecasting and the Russian rouble.
In a follow-up Weibo post, it says the reduced funding to Russian observatories107 may affect the collection of atmospheric108 data conducted by Upper-Air Observation, an instrumental technology developed around the 1930s to gauge109 the temperature, pressure, humidity and wind-force in the atmosphere.
Due to insufficient110 financial support, many Russian observatories recently stopped providing meteorological data.
The lack of the precise regional data, especially forecasts of Siberia weather conditions which have great influence on the northern part of China in winter, will affect the accuracy of the other meteorological forecasting, as atmospheric conditions are globally interconnected and interactive111, Chinese meteorologists explained.
GIGAOM (US)
"Until bioprinters are reality, 3D printing can still save lives"
3D-printed organs for actual transplant are now being built by scientists to save more lives.
A two-year-old girl named Mina Khan was born with a hole in her heart and had a life-saving operation in London thanks to a 3D printer.
Professor David Anderson, who led the operating team says the 3D printing meant they could create a model of the girl's heart and then see the inside of it with a replica78 of the hole as it looked when the heart was pumping
Mina's case is perhaps equally astounding112 that she's not the first. Just last year in New York, surgeons performed a similar surgery on a 2-week-old infant, whose congenital heart defect left several holes in his heart.
So far, the key drawback of the technology has been lifespan because of the need for 3D-printed veins113 and arteries114 that nourish the transplanted organs and keep them alive beyond, say, the current benchmark of 40 days, as achieved by California startup Organovo.
Special Reports
Challenges facing potato farmers in Inner Mongolia
Anchor:
Farmers in Inner Mongolia are among many across the country who have begun heeding the call of the Chinese government to make the potato the country's 4th staple115 food.
CRI's Poornima Weerasekara has more.
Reporter:
The potato is only a side-dish in China, where rice and noodles made from wheat dominate the dinner plate.
But now the Chinese government wants to turn the potato into the fourth staple food in the country in order to make better use of scarce farmland.
China's Agriculture Ministry announced plans in January to double the land devoted116 to potato production from five to ten million hectares.
I visited Xinfucun, a tiny village in Damaoqi County in Inner Mongolia, about 160 km north of the provincial117 capital Hohhot, where many changes are happening on the ground to make this ambitious plan a success.
The village had set up a corporative society for potato farmers in 2012.
Shang Jian Ping is one of the farmers leading this collective.
"Each family must contribute 5 mu of land to the potato farming collective. About 100 households in our village are members of this corporative society. That means about 300 people are contributing to potato cultivation118 in the village. After establishing the cooperative society, the land area under potato cultivation has increased. We also get more technical support from the government. This has helped us to triple our income per mu from 500 yuan up to 1500 yuan with better yields."
This increase in productivity is partly due to a new drip irrigation system introduced by the corporative society.
"We don't have access to a well-developed distribution channel. We don't have any contracts with large companies that can buy our produce every year in large quantities."
The increased production has also led to a supply glut120. Potato farmers want a minimum guaranteed price for their produce to ensure a more stable income.
Local authorities plan to tackle this issue in various ways. Ai Jing is the local government spokesperson for the Damaoqi County.
"Since the potato is the main cultivation crop in this area, we are encouraging people to store and sell potatoes in the off-season. The government has built underground warehouse121 facilities to store the surplus produce. This way they can avoid the risk of prices collapsing122 due to a supply glut."
Another strategy is to build value-added food processing industries like making potato starch123 closer to potato cultivating areas.
"We are also hoping to sign contracts with larger companies like potato chip manufacturers to produce potatoes as per their quality standards. This will provide a more stable distribution channel. Finally, we want to sell organic potatoes without any pesticides124, so the price will be higher."
China is already the world's largest potato producer, with an annual production of 90 million metric tons in 2013.
For CRI, I'm Poornima Weerasekara.
Sports
Football: Chinese Super League side Beijing Gouan to take on Bangkok
In football action getting underway:
Chinese Super League side Beijing Guoan will take on Bangkok Glass for a place in AFC Champions Group Stage at Workers Stadium in just a few minutes time.
Guoan earned their spot after finishing runners-up in the Chinese Super League in 2014.
The Chinese capital club also won the domestic league title in 2009 and have finished in the top-three in eight of the past nine seasons.
They reached the AFC Champions League Round of 16 in 2010 and 2013.
The play-off game will be the season opening match for Beijing, as the Chinese Super League kicks off in March.
Bangkok Glass FC, who finished tenth in the Thai Premier125 League last season, qualified126 for the AFC Champions League Play-offs by winning the Thai FA Cup.
The winner between Beijing and Bangkok will qualify for Group G of the AFC Champions League, where they will face A-League winners Brisbane Roar, J.League side Urawa Red Diamonds and K-League runners-up Suwon Bluewings.
UEFA Preview
Tomorrow, UEFA Champions league action kicks off:
Premier League leaders Chelsea will take on Paris St. Germain.
Chelsea go into the game firm favourites with Laurent Blanc's PSG depleted127 by injuries to Serge Aurier, Lucas Moura and Yohan Cabaye, while Blaise Matuidi, Thiago Motta and Marquinhos will be assessed later.
And Shakhtar Donetsk are hoping a surprise Champions League victory over 2013 winners Bayern Munich can bring some brief cheer to their troubled nation.
Ukraine's military said on Monday that separatists had shelled a district in the eastern city of Donetsk despite a negotiated ceasefire imposed last week.
Tennis: ATP and WTA Updates
In tennis action:
Defending champion Rafael Nadal and fellow Spaniard and 2014 semi-finalist David Ferrer trained in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Nadal will play Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil in round one, with Ferrer going up against Spanish qualifier Daniel Gimeno-Traver.
On the men's side in the combined ATP-WTA event, No. 3 Tommy Robredo of Spain defeated Elias Ymer of Sweden 6-4, 6-3.
Robredo has won 12 ATP singles titles, but none since 2013.
He reached three finals last year, and lost all of them.
And in Women's action from the WTA Dubai duty free open:
A sleep-deprived Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia needed 2 hours, 39 minutes to overcome Mona Barthel of Germany 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3.
Hantuchova was coming off her Thailand Open victory in Pattaya City on Sunday (15th February).
Hantuchova will play Simona Halep of Romania in the next round.
Update from Cricket World Cup
In cricket action, from the world cup:
New Zealand avoid embarrassment129 in 3-wicket victory against Scotland in the Pool A match at the Cricket World Cup on Tuesday (17th February) in Dunedin, New Zealand.
Chasing Scotland's modest total of 142, New Zealand needed only half the allotted130 overs to reach the target but lost wickets at regular intervals131 in an undisciplined run chase.
Scotland lost their top four batsmen inside the first five overs after being sent in, slumping132 to 4-12 before Matt Machan made a pugnacious133 56 and Richie Berrington 50 in a 97-run partnership.
Trent Boult and Tim Southee both had hat-trick opportunities against a Scotland batting line-up that lost four men to golden ducks.
Corey Anderson took 3-18, including the wickets of Machan and Berrington, and Daniel Vettori 3-24.
New Zealand's simple run chase became a struggle, either through complacency or haste.
The tournament co-host had looked comfortable at 63-2 when the late innings break was taken but it bled wickets on the resumption.
The Scots, now appearing at a third World Cup, have put in some creditable performances, they have now lost all nine matches played at this level.
IOC Inspectors134 'Impressed' With Almaty Bid
The head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation105 Commission said here on Monday that he's impressed with Almaty's bid for the 2022 Winter Games.
When asked what he thought of the Almaty bid on day three of their inspection, Russian IOC member Alexander Zhukov said that it left a good impression.
Zhukov made the remarks while the IOC delegation135 took a break from their site inspections136 to pose for a group photo in front of media at the Medeu skating rink, but he did not elaborate.
After a tour of the Medeu skating rink, home to over 120 world records and known for its altitude at 1,700m above sea level, the IOC inspectors then climbed aboard the lifts and glided137 up the mountains to the Shymbulak resort.
Shymbulak will stage the women's and men's downhill, Super-G, and Super Combined competitions, should Almaty win the 2022 Games.
Entertainment
Kris Wu and Luhan have canceled their upcoming CCTV Spring Gala performance
Kris Wu and Luhan have decided to quit their upcoming CCTV Spring Gala Festival performance.
Following SM Entertainment's legal battle against its two estranged138 artists, the pair decided to cancel their appearance. The two EXO members were previously139 scheduled to perform alongside William Chan and competitive swimmer Ning Zetao.
The pair expressed their regrets online recently with Luhan saying he was grateful to experience the gala through rehearsals140. He also said he would be watching the gala with his family.
The withdrawal141 of the pair has led to the withdrawal of both William Chan and Ning Zetao.
The gala director said that the performance had to be removed altogether not just because of the withdrawal of Kris and Luhan but also due to the fact they had to cut the programme to shorten its duration.
Chinese film Triumph in the Skies takes top spot at Malaysia box office
Chinese romantic film Triumph in the Skies has soared to the top spot at Malaysia's weekend box office chart.
The film adaptation of the Hong Kong series of the same name has soared to first place as audience's top choice for the Valentine's weekend.
The television show Triumph in the Skies has been running for two seasons with each season containing 40 episodes.
Directed by Wilson Yip and Matt Chow, the film is not a continuation of the show but does feature the three main characters from the second series.
The film tells the aspirational142 story the lives of a group of pilots and flight attendants. The movie centers on three different romantic stories featuring a solid cast. The cast include Louis Koo, Francis Ng, Julian Cheung, Charmaine Sheh and Kuo Tsai Cheh.
The film will also be released in North America.
Lady Gaga and actor Taylor Kinney are getting married
Lady Gaga and actor Taylor Kinney are getting married.
The pop star shared the news on her instagram account yesterday. She posted a photo of a ring on her finger and wrote "He gave me his heart on Valentine's Day, and I said YES!"
After he had proposed, the couple celebrated143 at Gaga's family's restaurant, Joanne Trattoria in Manhattan, New York.
Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney met on the set of her You & I video in 2011. Kinney stars in the NBC series Chicago Fire and had a role in the film Zero Dark Thirty.
The pop star recently won her sixth Grammy award for her Cheek to Cheek album with Tony Bennett. She's scheduled to perform at Sunday's Academy Awards.
Original recordings of The Beatles' early shows in Germany are to be sold at auction in London.
The venue146, Hamburg's Star Club is considered one of the places where the Beatles transformed themselves into global superstars during a series of concerts in 1962.
An auction house in London is selling a package of tapes that feature 33 tracks recorded at the club in Hamburg including Twist and Shout.
The tapes have a reserve price of between 1.4 million yuan; however, they are expected to sell for considerably147 more.
Earlier this month, it was reported that a recently uncovered collection of rare images of The Beatles taken by their US tour manager have been made available to purchase via eBay.
Pharell has signed a deal for a series of children's picture books
Musician Pharell has signed a deal for a series of children's picture books.
The Grammy award winning performer has signed an agreement with Putnam Books for Young Readers for four picture books starting with one inspired by his hit song Happy.
Happy was featured on the soundtrack of Despicable Me 2 and was an Oscar nominee148 last year for best song.
The book company announced that the first book Happy will be published in September and will feature photographs of children from all over the world celebrating what it means to be happy. It plans a first printing run of 250,000 copies.
Pharell has won ten Grammys including two for the hit song Happy.
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inspections
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previously
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withdrawal
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celebrated
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recordings
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auction
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venue
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nominee
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