Welcome to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese Capital.

Coming up on our program this morning...

Greek voters overwhelmingly reject the terms of an international bailout offer...

new support measures for China's slumping stock markets were announced over the weekend...

The US Secretary of State says a nuclear deal with Iran can be reached this week -- if leaders in Tehran make some hard choices...

In Business...a massive surge in the export of Chinese-made drones for the civilian market...

In Sports...Guangzhou Evergrande scored seven goals on its hapless opponent...

In entertainment...a well-known Chinese martial arts master and movie star has passed away...

Top NewsGreeks Reject Bailout Terms in ReferendumVoters in Greece have overwhelmingly rejected the terms of a new international bailout in a referendum.

With almost all the votes counted, official figures show 61 percent of Greeks rejected the bailout offer.

The astonishingly strong victory by the 'No' camp has overturned opinion polls that had predicted an outcome too close to call.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had campaigned for a "No" vote, saying the bailout terms are humiliating.

Addressing the nation after the referendum, Tsipras says the result shows that democracy cannot be blackmailed.

But he also says Greece is ready to return to the negotiating table.

"Today, considering last week's very difficult circumstances, you made a very brave choice. However I am fully aware that the mandate here is not a mandate to break with Europe, but a mandate to strengthen our negotiation position to seek a viable solution."The "No" vote means Greece now risks financial and political isolation within the euro zone and a banking collapse if creditors refuse further aid.

But for millions of Greeks the outcome is an angry message to creditors.

"It's a clear answer by the Greek people. We can't take other measures. We can't take any more austerity. At some point, Europe must become a Europe of the people - for the people to be listened to and not only for the technocrats of Brussels and the bankers of the ECB (European Central Bank) to be heard. It's a clear message from the Greek people to all of Europe.""We are Greeks. We won. Justice won. The indignation of the people who have had such a bad time. We're looking to improve the future for our kids."The Greek government had argued that a "No" vote would be a boost for Greece to secure a better deal from creditors.

Greek officials have immediately said they would try to restart talks with European partners.

However, euro zone officials have shot down any prospect of a quick resumption of talks.

The leaders of Germany and France are calling for a Eurozone summit on Tuesday to discuss the Greek crisis.

Greece and its creditors had been locked in negotiations for months when the government unexpectedly called a referendum on the terms it was being offered.

Banks have been closed and capital controls have been in place since last Monday, after the European Central Bank declined to give Greece more emergency funding.

For more on the story, we are joined live by Mike Bastin, director of China Business Center based in London.

1 what consequences do you see stemming from this no vote?

2 what are the next steps for the Greek government and its international creditors?

3 How much do you think a Greek default will affect Chinese investment in the country?

BACK ANCHORThat is Mike Bastin, director of China Business Center based in London.

And stay on the line Mike, we will have you in a minute to talk about the stock market here in China.

Chinese stock market likely to bottom outAnchorA string of supportive measures came out during the weekend, in response to the slumping stock market in China.

The country's securities regulator has announced that China Securities Finance Co., Ltd. will raise funds through multiple channels and expand its business scale to help keep the stock market "stable."CSF will be supported by the central bank which will provide access to more liquidity.

The CSF is a financial institution jointly founded by Shanghai Stock Exchange, Shenzhen Stock Exchange and China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Ltd..

Experts say this can be seen as a Chinese version of a "stabilization fund".

At the meantime,Central Huijin Investment, an arm of the Chinese government, has announced plans to launch a new series of investments into the Chinese A-share market through Mutual Funds.

The ETF's, or Exchange Traded Funds, group bonds, commodities, and a basket of other assets together.

Central Huijin hasn't said how much it plans to spend.

China's largest securities firms also announced this weekend plans to spend no less than 120 billion yuan, or around 20 billion US dollars, on blue chip ETFs to help dampen the recent downturn in the Chinese A-share market.

Nearly 30 Chinese companies, which had been poised to issue IPOs, have also announced they're delaying their initial public offerings.

The Chinese A-share market has been hit hard over the past month, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index tumbling nearly 30-percent over the past 3-weeks.

For more on this, we are now joined again with Mike Bastin, director of China Business Center based in London.

Questions:

1 What impact do you expect this latest round of support from the government to have on stock markets in China?

2 What else can the government do to stabilize the market? Do you think the government need to buy shares directly in order to stabilize the market?

3 Why is the 4500 points threshold so important for the A-share market that the authorities have moved to stabilize the market at this level?

Back Anchor:

Mike Bastin, director of China Business Center based in London.

China Issues Safety Notice to Tourists in TurkeyThe Chinese embassy in Turkey has warned tourists to be careful of anti-China protests after some Chinese tourists were attacked and disturbed in the country.

The embassy posted a notice on its website on Sunday, warning that Chinese tourists should not get close to or film protesters as there have been multiple demonstrations against the Chinese government across Turkey.

The notice suggests visitors "minimize to the greatest extent outside activities on one's own".

According to local media reports, a small group of protesters attacked a Chinese restaurant which is actually Turkish-owned.

Protesters also attacked a group of Korean visitors by mistake, who were later rescued by riot police.

Some Turkish media previously reported that China banned Muslims in Xinjiang from worship and fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.

The Chinese side has strongly refuted such reports.

10 tourist bodies to be sent back to South KoreaThe bodies of ten South Koreans killed in a traffic accident in northeastern China are going to be sent back to South Korea later on today.

Speeding and dangerous driving are being blamed for the accident last week in the city of Ji'an.

Ten South Korean tourists were killed on Thursday, along with the Chinese driver, when their tour bus plunged through a guard-rail and into a ravine.

Su Wenbo with Ji'an Police says they've determined the bus was traveling well above the 40-kilometer per hour speed limit when it hit a tight corner.

"We believe the bus was moving at a speed anywhere from 64 to 88 kilometers per hour when the accident happened, which is well above the speed limit. Our preliminary investigation show that the cause of the accident was speeding and improper steering by the driver."Meanwhile, the police also released the investigation result on the death of a South Korean official who fell off a hotel in Ji'an City early Sunday morning and died.

Choi Doo Yeong was one of the South Korean officials sent to Jilin to deal with the aftermath of the accident.

Guo Yuanqiang, deputy director of Public Security Bureau in Ji'an City, said the investigation has ruled out the possibility of murder and inferred that Choi had committed suicide.

"The surveillance video recording collected at the spot and the testimonies showed there were no other people in the room when Choi Doo-yeong fell off the building at 3 am. The investigation showed that there are many fingerprints of Choi on the open window. No damages unrelated to his fall were found on the body. So the possibility of homicide can be excluded. The investigation result is that Choi Doo-yeong jumped off the building and died."The reason of his suspected suicide remains unknown.

China urges Japan to face up to historyChina is urging Japan to face up to its history and take measures to uphold dignity of forced labor victims.

Chinese Ambassador to UN cultural organization UNESCO, Zhang Xiuqin, made the call after Japan's controversial "Meiji Industrial Revolution Sites" were inscribed into the World Heritage List.

The Meiji sites are a grouping of historic places that played an important part in the industrialization of Japan in the late 19th century.

Before the UNESCO decision was made, Japan was forced to admit that a large number of Koreans and others were brought against their will in the 1940s and forced to work under harsh conditions at some of the sites.

Japan also agreed to take measures to remember the victims, such as establishing information centers at the sites.

The forced labor history was initially ignored in Japan's nomination documents of the heritage sites.

First Public Interest Lawsuit Accepted in China's CourtAnchorA Chinese consumer rights group has just filed a public interest lawsuit against smartphone manufacturers Samsung and Oppo, over their practice of pre-installing apps on their smartphones.

A court in Shanghai has received the case which is the first of its kind on the Chinese mainland.

CRI's reporter Niu Honglin has more.

ReporterThe lawsuit, filed by Shanghai Consumer Council, alleges that smartphones sold by Samsung and Oppo come with "bloatware" that consumers can't remove, alleging the apps also steal cellular data.

Liu Chunquan, an official from China's E-commerce association, says the manufacturers' practice infringes the consumers' right-to-know.

"The manufacturers install apps on their smartphones without informing consumers. The buyers themselves may not want to install this software. Their right to know has been infringed."Experts also argue that these companies make a load of money pre-installing Apps for which they receive payment from developers and publishers.

Ning Hai, secretary-general of the council, says it filed the lawsuit after investigating complaints from the public about unwanted apps.

The council tested 20 smartphones manufactured by different companies, including iPhone, Samsung, Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi.

It found that all smartphones have pre-installed bloatware, with two smartphones manufactured by Samsung and Oppo carrying the most, 44 in Samsung and 71 in Oppo.

Ning says this bloatware is a headache for consumers.

"Some smartphones are pre-installed with four video apps. It is impossible for consumers to use all these apps with the same function at the same time."The council is seeking a ruling from the court, requiring smartphone manufacturers to clearly state on the product's packaging what apps have been installed, and give consumers instructions on how to remove unwanted software.

The case is also the first public interest lawsuit accepted by Chinese courts.

China passed a Consumer Rights and Interests Law last year, allowing the national consumer association and its provincial branches to initiate public interest lawsuits over consumer rights.

For CRI, I'm Niu Hongling.

Temporary school opens in quake-hit zone in XinjiangAbout 100 quake-affected schoolchildren in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are attending a newly-built tent school.

The makeshift school in Pishan County offers children a place of study, rest and play.

Arken Nuermaimaiti is a local villager.

"My grandson studies in the classroom. We also live here and can get free meals from the government."The 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Pishan County in Hotan Prefecture in the morning on July 3.

The quake has killed at least three people and injured more than 70 others.

It damaged 12,000 houses and some 66,000 people have been evacuated.

Iran Nuclear Deal "Possible" This Week: KerryUS Secretary of State John Kerry says an agreement on Iran's nuclear program is possible this week if Tehran makes the "hard choices" necessary.

At the same time, Kerry is warning the United States remains ready to walk away from the negotiations.

"Over the past few days, we have in fact made genuine progress. But I want to be absolutely clear with everybody. We are not yet where we need to be on several of the most difficult issues. And the truth is, that while I completely agree with (Iranian) Foreign Minister (Mohammad Javad) Zarif that we have never been closer, at this point this negotiation could go either way."Negotiators from Iran and world powers are meeting in Vienna to try to meet a Tuesday deadline for reaching a deal that would suspend Iran's most sensitive nuclear work in exchange for sanctions relief.

The deadline was extended from June 30th as they try to address such sticking points as how sanctions are lifted and the amount of nuclear capability Iran is allowed to keep.

European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini is also urging Iran to seize the chance for a deal.

"I would say that from tomorrow onwards, the next couple of days we are here to check and assess if a deal can be closed. And my message today is that if a deal can be closed it's now. It's not time, the issue is political decisions that need to be taken now."Foreign ministers from Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia are arriving in Vienna to make a push to meet Tuesday's deadline for a final agreement to end the 12-year-old dispute.

Some diplomats have said the talks could slip to Thursday, the date by which US President Barack Obama's administration must submit a deal to Congress in order to get an expedited, 30-day review.

Republicans in the US Congress have been accusing the Obama administration of making too many concessions at the talks.

Tunisia announces state of emergencyTunisian President Beji Essebsi has declared a state-of-emergency in his country.

This follows the militant attack on a beach hotel last week that has left 38 foreigners dead.

Essebsi, in declaring the state-of-emergency, is describing Tunisia as being in a "in a state of war," leaving many in Tunisia wondering what that's going to mean for their daily lives.

"I think that emergency state duration is limited and will last for a short period of time; it is justified by the terrorist attack in Sousse. There were many victims, tourism was affected and Tunisian economy was shaken by this, and we are all against this chaos in Tunisia and in the Arab countries.""I don't think that it will dramatically change... reduce the risks that are playing now. I'm not so much in favour of expressing state of emergency."Tunisian authorities are already moving to try to crack down on Islamist factions in the predominantly-secular country, including shutting down around 80 mosques suspected of recruiting young Tunisians into militant acts.

Authorities believe last week's attack is going to cost the country around 500-million US dollars in lost tourism revenues.

London bombings effect on UK security 10 years onAnchorTuesday marks the 10th anniversary of the so-called 7/7 bombings in London.

AS CRI's Sophie Williams reports, a decade later, UK officials are still working to try to ensure future attacks are prevented.

ReporterSome ten years have passed since four suicide bombers struck the heart of central London during the morning rush hour on July 7th, 2005.

A total of 52 people were killed and hundreds more injured.

From that day on, Britain's security landscape changed.

On June 30th of this year, London played host to its largest ever security exercise which saw armed police responding to 'maurauding' gunmen.

This exercise came just days after 30 British nationals were gunned down at a Tunisian beach resort.

Britain's security threat level currently stands at severe, suggesting authorities believe an attack is highly likely.

This has put UK emergency services into high-scale preparations.

Maxine de Brunner is London's Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner.

She says the UK capital needs to be ready to handle an attack.

"We have looked at events across and around the world since 7/7 and have said to ourselves, 'Would we be ready if there was that style of attack, whether it be France or Tunisia or wherever it may be, would we be ready for that style of attack here in London?"Over the past decade, the threat from terrorists has changed somewhat.

The attacks during 7/7 were directed at a distance from Afghanistan and Pakistan by al-Qaeda.

But today, Britain is facing the threat of home-grown terrorism, particularly from those who have sympathies toward the Islamic State.

Doctor Hugo Rosemont is the Assistant Director of the Centre for Defence Studies at the Department for War Studies at King's College London.

He says authorities need to be reaching out to young members of the UK's growing minority populations if they want to help prevent attacks.

"I think one of the things that UK government and other governments also need to do is reach out outside of government more, working with communities and others, funding that as appropriate to make sure that these ideas don't take root among particularly younger members of society who may feel that they have a motivation or a cause to do this."For the family of Miriam Hyman, educating young people and preventing further attacks has become their main goal.

Miriam was killed during the attacks on London when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive on board a bus in Tavistock square.

Her mother and sister are trying to introduce lesson plans about the July 7th bombings into schools, as many of the younger children may never have heard of the attacks.

Miriam's mother Mavis says with the current threat from the Islamic State, it's important to get into schools as early as possible to educate students.

"They really are pumping messages of hatred, they are pumping messages of negativity, and what we are doing by getting in as early as possible to countermand this,"On Tuesday, the tenth anniversary, a memorial service will be held at St Paul's Cathedral, followed by a minute's silence across the whole of London's transport network.

For CRI, I'm Sophie Williams.

Over 30 killed in fresh attacks in northern Nigeria: official saidMore than 30 people have been killed after unknown gunmen attacked two villages in northwest Nigeria.

Local officials in Zamfara state say police and the army have moved to the area following the attack.

The identity of the gunmen remains unknown.

Meanwhile in the northwest Yobe state, a suicide bombing at a church has left six people dead.

The past week has seen more than 200 people killed by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria.

Europe Heatwave- High temperatures in Germany and ItalyThe heat wave that's been covering much of Europe is ongoing, with Germany and Italy both experiencing very high temperatures on Sunday.

In Italy, the mercury rose to above 40 degrees Centigrade in some areas.

Tourists visiting Rome looked for any means of cooling down.

"We have stopped at just about every fountain around Rome, trying to get as wet as we can, staying in the shade, drink lots of water, but it is very, very warm."In Berlin, residents flocked to parks and large public fountains.

Both countries have weather warnings in place, alerting people that temperatures could prove dangerous to health.

WeatherBeijing will be cloudy with a high of 31 degrees Celsius.

Overnight temperatures should drop down to 22.

Shanghai will see moderate rain with a high of 21 and a low of 20.

In Chongqing, it will be cloudy during the daytime with a high of 32 and lows of 21.

Elsewhere in the world, staying here in Asia,Kathmandu, slight rain, 25.

Islamabad will have slight rain with a high of 34.

Kabul will be cloudy with a high of 32.

Over to North America,New York will be overcast with a high of 27 degrees.

Washington, slight rain with a high of 27 degrees.

Honolulu, slight rain, 27.

Toronto will be cloudy with a high of 27 degrees.

Finally, on to South America,Buenos Aires will see slight rain with a high of 16.

And Rio de Janeiro will have slight rain with a high of 21 degrees Celsius.

Headline newsEU urges Greece to make quick "possible" proposals for renegotiationThe European Union is urging the Greek government to make "meaningful" and "possible" proposals for renegotiation over its debt crisis, following the Greek referendum which rejected the EU's bailout offer.

European Parliament President Martin Schulz says an immediate renegotiation is "necessary" and "possible" but it depends on Greek proposals.

A Eurozone summit has been set for Tuesday to discuss the issue.

An estimated 61 percent of Greek voters rejected terms of a new international bailout in Sunday's referendum.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says Greece is ready to return to the negotiating table to seek what he calls a "viable" solution to the debt crisis.

China Issues Safety Notice to Tourists in TurkeyThe Chinese embassy in Turkey has warned tourists to be careful of anti-China protests after some Chinese tourists were attacked and disturbed in the country.

The embassy is warning that Chinese tourists should not get close to or film protesters as there have been multiple demonstrations against the Chinese government across Turkey.

The notice suggests visitors "minimize to the greatest extent outside activities on one's own".

According to local media reports, a small group of protesters attacked a Chinese restaurant which is actually Turkish-owned.

Protesters also attacked a group of Korean visitors by mistake, who were later rescued by riot police.

Some Turkish media previously reported that China banned Muslims in Xinjiang from worship and fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.

The Chinese side has strongly refuted such reports.

12 dead in east China shoe factory collapseTwelve people have been confirmed dead and two remain missing after a shoe factory collapsed in east China's Zhejiang Province on Saturday.

Another 33 were injured, four of them seriously.

There were 56 people at the factory when it collapsed. Nine escaped unharmed.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

Number of critically ill victims in Taiwan water park blaze rises to 230Taiwan's health authority says 230 victims of the water park blaze late last month are still in a critical condition, an increase of 19 from a day earlier.

According to the health authority, among the nearly 500 people injured, two died and over 270 remain in intensive care units.

The blaze broke out as the park was staging a party that saw a large amount of colored powder ejected from a stage.

The powder ignited before landing on the audience.

Biz reportsAnchorFirst let's get a preview of what we can expect on the markets this week.

Here's CRI's Min Rui.

ReporterThe Greek referendum will determine the move on equities this week.

The "NO" vote could spur a repeat of last Monday's selloff as traders avoid risk and get out of the market's way, waiting for the future of Greece in the euro zone to become more clear.

The U.S. bond market may be poised for more gains. More government debt supply and any upbeat domestic data will limit a price increase in Treasuries.

With the U.S. economic news looking brighter, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will give her views on Friday on the prospects for U.S. growth, inflation, and the job market.

On Monday, the pace of growth in the U.S. services sector is expected to have slowed in June from the previous month.

Also, financial firm Markit releases its final reading of the U.S. Purchasing Managers Index for the services sector.

On the corporate front,Aluminum maker Alcoa kicks off U.S. corporate second-quarter earnings season after markets close on Wednesday.

Many aluminum producers have cut capacity or shut down completely amid rising exports of products from China and high energy costs.

On Thursday, Pepsi is likely to report second-quarter profits and sales above estimate.

Pepsi's snack business, includes Lays and Doritos chips, has been the driving force for the company for nearly two years as soda sales decline.

The data from the U.S. Commerce Department on the trade gap is due On Tuesday. A wider deficit does not bode well for hopes that the U.S. economy was stronger in the second quarter.

Also, the Labor Department issues its monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey on the same day.

In Canada, Statistics Canada's trade data for May is due on Tuesday.

On Friday Stats Canada will release the unemployment rate for June. Canadian jobs growth surged by the most in seven months in May.

In Mexico, June consumer confidence data is due on Tuesday. Inflation data for June is due on Thursday.

China's export of civilian drones surgesNew stats show Chinese companies have been pumping out civilian-use drones in record-numbers this year.

Around 160-thousand drones worth around 120 million U.S. dollars were exported to overseas clients through the first 5-months of 2015.

This is nearly 70-times the number of drones sent out during the same period last year.

Nearly all of them have cleared customs in Shenzhen.

To deal with the surge, a so-called "green channel" has been set up in Shenzhen's customs zone to speed up the delivery of the products.

Chinese firm DJI, which produces almost three-quarters of the drones for delivery around the world, is based in Shenzhen.

Construction of Asia's largest underground railway station completed in Central ChinaThe construction of a railway station, touted as the largest underground railway station in Asia, has been completed in Henan's capital, Zhengzhou.

The station itself, over 50-thousand square-meters in size, is located below Xinzheng International Airport.

The line links with Zhengzhou East Railway Station.

The line itself is set to open in November.

It will cut the commute time between the airport and downtown Zhengzhou from 40 minutes down to 15.

Beijing and Shanghai Benefit Overseas Tourists with Tax RefundAnchorStarting from the beginning of this month, Beijing and Shanghai began offering tax refunds on purchases made by overseas visitors, in a bid to bolster tourism and sales.

CRI's Chi Huiguang looks at the effect of the new rules, a week after they were enacted.

Reporter:

86 stores in Beijing and 27 in Shanghai have qualified for the tax refund program, which covers all kinds of goods popular with overseas travelers, such as souvenirs, silk, porcelain, antique and traditional Chinese medicine products as well as some outlets.

Zhao Yanming is the deputy director of Beijing Municipal Finance Bureau. He explains, the minimum purchase to obtain a tax refund is 500 yuan at a single store in one day.

"Overseas travelers refer to foreigners and residents from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, who continuously stay in the Chinese mainland for no more than 183 days. The time period between leaving date and purchasing date should not exceed 90 days. When they leave the Chinese mainland, they can claim 11% refund, of which they can receive 9%, and the other 2% is the commission charge to those refund agencies."Now, overseas visitors can claim tax refund at Beijing Capital International Airport, as well as Shanghai airports at both Pudong and Hongqiao when they leave China.

Gao Yanjun from Beijing capital international airport customs explains the procedure for claiming the tax refund.

"Travelers should go to check in their flights first. Then they should take the goods with their luggage to the Customs for application and verification, together with the refund application form and sales invoice from tax free store. After verification, the Customs will sign and stamp on the application form and help to put the luggage into the Sorting System, saving the travellers time to go back to the check in counter again."Finally, overseas visitors should deliver the application form with custom's signature and stamp to the tax refund agencies to claim their money.

Yuan Baiwei from Shanghai Municipal Finance Bureau elaborates:

"The currency of tax refund is RMB. The payment method will be either cash or bank transfer. Overseas travelers can choose one of the two payment methods, if the tax refund amount is less than 10 thousand yuan. If the refund amount is over 10 thousand yuan, it must be done by bank transfer."Next, the two cities will explore the expansion of the tax refund program to more stores and offer processing of refunds outside of the airports.

Additionally, Beijing, which added a 72-hour visa-free policy to boost tourism, plans to introduce shopping-tailored tourism routes for overseas visitors.

Back Anchor:

That was Chi Huiguang reporting.

Chinese company acquires Czech turbine manufacturerXi'an Shaangu Power, a Chinese engineering company, has acquired a 75 percent stake of Brno Ekol, a leading Czech turbine manufacturer.

The deal cost Shaangu Power 318 million yuan , or 51 million U.S. dollars.

The acquisition will take place in two steps, with delivery of the remaining stake completed in the years to come.

The value of the deal is the highest paid by a Chinese company in the Czech manufacturing sector in recent years, accounting for about 17 percent of China's total investment into the European country.

Shaangu Power, established in 1999, is a major industrial compressor producer in China.

Alibaba in Digital Home Entertainment Bundling Deal With DMG, Hunan TVChinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has struck a long-term partnership with L.A.- and Beijing-based film company DMG and Hunan TV to create China's first digital home entertainment platform that will bundle subscription services for Internet, phone and TV.

The pact is the latest in Alibaba's quest to expand its entertainment business, covering gaming, film and TV content, as well as education, shopping and other offers.

The bundled service, will initially be offered to Hunan TV's 6 million cable TV subscribers and will then expand across China.

The service will be offered as part of Alibaba's T-Mall platform.

China's 330 mln e-buyers good base for industry 4.0The Vice President of Commerce at Alibaba says China's large population of online shoppers, about 330 million people, has created a good foundation for developing "e-commerce industry 4.0," also known as Internet Plus.

Gao Hongbing says e-shoppers will help to further develop the initiative, which has researchers and businesses focusing on the development of fully-automated "smart" factories.

His comments on Sunday follow the unveiling on Saturday of China's national "Internet Plus" action plan, which looks to integrate traditional industries with the internet and fuel economic growth.

The Internet Plus concept was first presented by Premier Li Keqiang in March this year when delivering the government work report.

SportsCSL recapTipping things off with action from the Chinese Super League,Guangzhou Evergrande ran rampant in a home game over Chongqing Lifan 7-0.

Both Yu Hanchao and Zheng Long scored twice. Ricardo Goulart had four assists.

In other action,Second-placed Shanghai SIPG beat Shanghai Shenxin 2-0,Hangzhou Greentown which just sacked its coach defeated Tianjin TedaAnd an earlier win by leader Beijing Guo'an means the top three on the leader board remain unchanged.

Beijing, Shanghai SIPG, and Guangzhou Evergrande sit from one to third with only single points separating each team.

Japan, US in WWC final, live updateSome live football action...

Defending champion Japan and tournament favorite the United States are playing in the Women's World Cup final.

Japanese captain Aya Miyama says her team's not obsessing over the final, but they are still aiming for a second-straight championship.

"We came this far, and it's not like we're constantly thinking about the game, but I'm hoping that after the game all 23 members and the staff, all of us will be able to say we were able to play and also that we were able to lift the trophy."U.S. coach Jill Ellis was not in the same position four years ago when the two sides met in the final in Germany and she says this team won't let past failures affect the outcome.

"I wasn't around in 2011 as part of the staff but I've said this a lot, I don't have a rearview mirror in my life, I always look forward and try and be about tomorrow. So, it's not about whats happened before for me, its the opportunity to have this amazing group of women to potentially win a world championship."Hamilton wins British GPIn Formula One,Team Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton timed his pit stops to perfection to win the rain-soaked British Grand Prix.

Hamilton and teammate Nico Rosberg, who both started from the front row, were overtaken by Team Williams at the first corner.

The first pit stop allowed Hamilton and Rosberg to resume the lead before the first showers hit.

Hamilton pitted again, earlier than Rosberg, for new tyres as a second shower arrived.

He held on to the advantage to finish 11 seconds ahead of Rosberg.

The world champion thanked his home crowd for the support.

"Firstly, just thank you everyone for coming out today and making my weekend. I was gunning the whole way and I really just wanted to do it for you guys. So we did it. I'm so thankful for all the support and I couldn't have done it without you guys. I could see you.... every lap I could see you in the corner of my eye and I just felt you spurred me along, so thank you so much."Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel completed the podium.

Cycling recapin cycling,Lotto's Andre Greipel powered past Mark Cavendish to take the second stage of the Tour de France in Zeeland.

Fabian Cancellara finished in third place to claim the leader's yellow jersey.

Crosswinds and rains caused some splits in the peloton, much to Chris Froome and Alberto Contador's advantage.

The pair worked together to take time off the main pack which has Vincenzo Nibali and Nairo Quintana in it.

Defending champion Nibali is one minute, 21 seconds down on Froome.

Today's 160-kilometer stage-three starts from Anvers and ends in Mur de Huy.

Elsewhere,Team Adria Mobil's Marko Kump has won the opening stage, a circuit race in Xining, of the Tour of Qinghai Lake.

Kump took both the yellow and green jersey for leading the general and points classifications.

China's Qiao Feng was awarded the blue jersey for the best Asian rider.

Stage two is a flat trek from Duoba to Datong.

Golf resultsin golf,Bernd Wiesberger from Austria has won the French Open with a three-shot lead.

Wiesberger carded the last round at six-under 65 with six birdies and no bogeys to finish 13-under 271 overall.

It is his third European Title and the first victory this year.

"It is a proper golf tournament. You have to play good golf to be successful here and I think I really did that on the weekend and I couldn't be prouder especially after a great start of the year, but a bit disappointing not having won (until now) and this makes it even sweeter I have to say."On the Ladies European Tour,Beth Allen from the United States has won the Ladies European Masters in Denham, England.

Allen closed her final round with a five-under 67 to win with a score of 12-under-par.

She is obviously thrilled at her first title at the event, having missed the cut in previous editions.

"I just showed up and I didn't have a lot of expectations because obviously I got my heart broken here in 2012 and I haven't made the cut here since. So I just came and I thought well I'll do my best and enjoy it. And today I just got off to a really good start and sort of thought well maybe this could happen."Irish amateur Leona Maguire was second by just one shot.

China wins Ningbo leg of FIVB World Grand PrixFinally, in women's volleyball,China held off Russia 3-1 to win the FIVB World Grand Prix, held in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo .

Team China took the title having won all three matches against the Dominican Republic, Germany and Russia.

Russia is the runner-up with two wins and one loss.

Germany had earlier beat Dominican to finish in third.

The FIVB World Grand Prix continues in Saitama, Japan and Hong Kong later this month.

EntertainmentMartial arts master- Yu Chenghui  dies at 76Chinese martial arts master  Yu Chenghui has died.

He was 76.

He was one of the most recognized faces in Chinese martial arts films and dramas.

He starred in many well-known action films such as "The Shaolin Temple", "Martial Arts of Shaolin" and "The Four".

He also starred in a set of action dramas adapted from Louis Cha's novels such as "The Legendary Swordsman" and "The Condor Heros".

Yu last appeared in the 2014 film "The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom" which stars actor Huang Xiaoming and actress Fan Bingbing.

Fantasy Film-"Monster Hunt" Premiers in BeijingChinese fantasy movie-"Monster Hunt" has held a premiere in Beijing.

Directed by Xu Chengyi, it tells a story of a young man who conceived a little monster king by mistake. He went through all kinds of difficulties to protect the little monster from other evils' hands.

The movie stars actor Jing Boran and actress Bai Baihe.

Jing Boran's role was originally played by actor kai Ko.

But the latter was blacklisted due to a drug conviction and most of the movie was reshot.

The movie is set to hit theaters on July 16.

Adventure movie "Jurassic World" continues to dominate North American box officeUS sci-fi adventure film "Jurassic World" has topped the North American box office for the fourth straight week, outperforming "Inside Out" and two other newly released movies -- "Terminator Genisys" and "Magic Mike XXL".

The 3D dinosaur film was on track to sell some 31 million U.S. dollars in tickets this weekend on its way soaring to over 558 million dollars in ticket sales in North America.

That makes it the fifth-biggest blockbuster in Hollywood history.

"Jurassic World" has grossed around 1.4 billion dollars worldwide.

Disney/Pixar's "Inside Out" still ranks in second place with an estimated 30 million dollars in ticket revenue this weekend, for a three-week North American tally of over 246 million dollars.

"Terminator Genisys," starring the former California governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, stands in third place with an estimated 29 million dollars in tickets sales this weekend.

Dave Grohl performs a Foo Fighters show on a custom, light-up throneRock musician Dave Grohl has performed in Washington, D.C. to kick off the Foo Fighters' North American summer tour, with a broken leg and an enormous purple cast.

He just had to do the entire show while sitting — in a custom-made, light up throne.

He broke his leg last month at a show in Sweden, but he finished his set before heading to the hospital.

Grohl took some time in the middle of the show to tell the story of how he broke his leg.

He told the crowd he wanted to miss as few shows as possible, so while he was still in the hospital (and full of pain medication), he drew up a sketch of a custom throne that would still allow him to perform.

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

Recapping our top stories this morning...

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