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[Metro & Sports]

• Sunday is the Valentine Day, a festival which is getting more popularity among the young Chinese. But can they afford it?
• Parents of unmarried women in Beijing have been busy marketing their daughters in local parks, in spite of the cold weather, hoping to help their children find that special someone.
• Phone call with reporter Zhao Kun, who is now at Vancouver.
• Chinese players and officials have celebrateed with the trophy for the Men's East Asian Soccer Championship in Tokyo Sunday.
• A wonderful goal from John Aloisi has secured the premier's plate for Sydney FC and capped off the A-League regular season in grand style.
• Rare are the matches when supporters find it necessary to pray, but this is what the AFC Leopardsfans found themselves doing on Sunday evening at Nyayo National Stadium.

[China's Champion]

With the online shopping industry booming, a new type of job is emerging. It's called "ma dou" in Chinese, and although these people aren't 175 centimeters tall, they often present fashionable clothes through the internet. They play the role of bridging sellers and buyers across the web.

[Cultural Voyage]

Spring Festival is full of rich and colorful activities. The most exciting event is to set off firecrackers and fireworks. Today, the fireworks display showcases the essence of China's rich culture and vision to the world.

[Showbiz News]

Today we'll enjoy another New Year film directed by Feng Xiaogang, which is titled "Big Shot's Funeral". The 2001 movie is a witty and satirical comedy which pokes fun at the commercialization and capitalism in modern Chinese society.

[Strange News]

• Nothing says "I love you" like a half-mile wide heart made out of manure.
• A 51-year-old Ohio man has embraced the Valentine's Day spirit faster than anyone before, giving 7,777 hugs in 24 hours for a new world record.
• "Amour," the French word for love, has been voted the most romantic word in the world in a pre-Valentine's Day survey of language experts.
• A British airport this year entered into the Valentine's spirit by offering private pre-flight searches for those planning to surprise their partners on holiday with an engagement ring.

[Real China]

Spring festival is also a shopping season. Nillah Nyakoa today takes you out to a new market place, the Sci-Tech Outlet. The place has nothing to do with science and technology products. It is a place where you can buy all the luxury brand clothes with at big discounts. Of course, the items are not the latest design. They are from previous seasons. Let's check it out with Nillah.

[Flexible Segment]

In the regular cooking show, Kelda Yuen will guide us in learning to make Tri Color Chicken.