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[Metro & Sports]

• A man suspected of killing a cop was shot dead by riot police Thursday night in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu province.
• More than 120 Chinese scholars have filed a petition to the nation's top legislature, demanding, on the grounds of bio-safety, the revocation of the Agriculture Ministry's certificates on two transgenic rice breeds.
• Less than two years after China's first high-speed railway went into operation, the country is now planning to extend its rail network beyond its borders, a project that will involve 17 nations.
• With Tomb-sweeping Day approaching on April 5th, Beijing is taking practical measures to curb the staggering profits made by the funeral industry.
• According to the Associated Press, Tiger Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters.

[China's Champion] Bookworm Int'l Literary Festival Underway
The annual Bookworm International Literary Festival is a much anticipated event here in Beijing and it's currently underway.

[Cultural Voyage] Yale volunteers teach migrant kids
We reported yesterday that a group of 13 volunteers from the U.S.-based Yale University are teaching pupils at Beijing's Shuren Primary School for Migrant Workers. Yingying visited the school.

[Tour Tips]  Beginner's Beijing/Great Wall Hike
Surely no tourist to China can ever leave the country without visiting the Great Wall. Along with the Forbidden City and the terracotta warriors, the Great Wall is one of this country's most famous treasures 胠if not indeed it's most famous. CRI's Mary King has recently been for a hike along the wall and is now in the studio to tell us all about it. Hi, Mary, welcome to the show. So was this your first visit to the wall and what were your impressions?

• Expo visitors can expect one more show in the lineup. Song Zuying, one of China's best-known sopranos, will hold a concert in Shanghai on the first day of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.
• Hong Kong action star Donnie Yen will have his wax figure displayed at Madame Tussaud's Hong Kong next month.
• A Georgia man who posted a video of himself on the Internet holding a sign that said "Elton John must die" has been arrested for making terroristic threats.
  

[Strange News]

• A German woman, fearful that a burglar was trying to break into her second storey apartment, called police after she heard someone climbing up to her balcony shortly after midnight.
• Eight young masked women found a unique way to look for mates when they went to the Xiabei subway station in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdng Province on March 8 and stripped to their underwear.
• Breast milk cheese, anyone? A New York City chef has posted a recipe on his blog for what he calls "My spouse's mommy milk cheese."
• Surgeons in China have operated to remove a five inch tail from a four-month-old baby girl.

[Real China] Outdoor Sports in China
The China Outdoor Golden Rhino Awards Ceremony was held recently in Beijing. People who have made remarkable achievements in the outdoor arena, such as mountaineering and exploration, were awarded in the ceremony. With the spreading notion of a healthy lifestyle, outdoor sports are becoming more and more popular in China.