新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 08:00 2013/07/15

 Paul James with you on this Monday, July 15th, 2013.

Welcome to the Beijing Hour, coming to you live from the Chinese capital.
Coming up on our program this morning...
Heavy flooding in different parts of China have left dozens of people dead through the weekend.
A group of Chinese students who survived the Asiana Airlines flight in San Francisco have returned home.
US President Barack Obama is calling for calm following the aquittal of George Zimmerman.
In Business, new stats show lending here in China has come in down in June.
In sports... "Lefty" pulls off a rare European victory at the Scottish Open golf tournament.
In entertainment.... one of the stars of the TV series "Glee" has been found dead.
First, let's check on what's happening on the weather front...
 
 
Weather
 
 
Beijing will see moderate rain today, with a high of 26 degree Celsius in the daytime, and it will see showers tonight with a low of 22.
In Shanghai, it will be cloudy today, 36 the high, and it will be clear tonight, the low of 28 degrees Celsius.
Lhasa will be cloudy in the daytime the temperature's at 22, and tonight will have showers with a low of 13 degree Celsius.
Elsewhere in the world, staying in Asia
Islamabad, sunny, 37.
Kabul, sunny, with a high of 34.
And in North America
New York, thundershowers, with a high of 32 degrees.
Washington, overcast, highs of 32
Houston, thundershowers, 33.
Honolulu, sunny, 30.
Toronto, overcast, 29.
Finally, on to South America,
Buenos Aires, sunny, 14.
And Rio de Janeiro will be sunny with highs of 28 degrees Celsius.
 
 
Top News
 
 
China battles record flooding weather
 
Anchor
Authorities across many parts of this country are struggling to cope with heavy rains and the typhoon that have already left dozens of people dead.
CRI's Su Yi has the latest.
Reporter
Typhoon Soulik is now moving further inland into Jiangxi after lashing Fujian and other parts of the southeast coast on Saturday.
"I don't think it will reach me, but I can still feel some spray from the waves."
At least 3 people are dead in the aftermath of Typhoon Soulik.
Another 20-thousand have been relocated in Guangdong as a result of the flooding brought on by the massive storm.
Over a thousand homes have been destroyed in three cities in Guangdong.
Some 250-millimeters hit Guangdong in a 24-hour period over the weekend.
Meanwhile, in the mountainous southwestern part of China, a week-straight of torrential rains has left at least 86 people dead.
43 are confirmed dead following a landslide Wednesday in the city of Dujiangyan in Sichuan.
Nearly 120 others, most tourists, are still listed as missing.
In Beichuan County, heavy rains have forced authorities to begin syphoning off water from a barrier lake which formed after the 2008 earthquake which devastated the region.
This has left a township downstream innondated.
"The Xuanping Street was under the water. The entire township was submerged after the May 12 earthquake."
"The houses came out about two days ago. We went down to see the houses just now. The houses are still standing over there."
In the southern region of Guangxi, a landslide has killed 8 people at a tourist spot in the Yao Autonomous County of Jinxiu.
A number of others are also listed as missing.
Meanwhile, in the northwestern province of Shaanxi, the death toll from flooding hitting the city of Yan'an has risen to 26.
Almost 120 others have been hurt.
Mudslides and flooding are common in China's mountainous areas during the summer rainy season.
However, the rains this year are creating some of the worst flooding in half a century.
For CRI, I'm Su Yi.
 
 
Bus crash kills 8, injures 19 in SW China
 
8 people are dead and 19 others hurt after a tourist bus overturned and plunged into a valley in Yunnan.
The 27 people on the bus were on their way to the tourist region of Xishuangbanna when the accident took place yesterday afternoon.
Investigators are pointing to the heavy rains as a factor in the crash.
 
 
San Francisco air crash survivors return home
 
31 Chinese survivors of the Asiana Airlines crash landing in San Francisco have returned to their hometown in Zhejiang.
Those who have returned include 26 students and five middle school teachers who were part of a group of 35 who were heading to the U.S. for a summer education camp.
Three girls in the group were killed.
One other remains in serious condition in hospital in San Francisco.
A total of 141 Chinese citizens were among the 291 passengers aboard the Asiana Airlines Flight bound for San Francisco from Seoul.
The flight crash landed at San Francisco International Airport a week ago.
 
 
Chinese Hospital Ship Brings Medical Services to Foreign Navies in the Gulf of Aden
 
Anchor
A Chinese naval hospital ship has begun providing medical services to foreign escort fleets in the Gulf of Aden.
This is the first time the "Peace Ark" has begun providing medical services for foreign ships in the pirates-plagued waters.
CRI's Lucy Du has the details.
Reporter
On a misty morning, 8 Dutchmen got aboard the "Peace Ark" after minutes of voyage on a small speed vessel in a rough sea.
They came from the nearby HNLMS Van Speijk frigate, a Dutch anti-piracy warship operating in the Gulf of Aden.
This is their first time to get aboard the Chinese hospital ship, which is currently in the Gulf of Aden on a medical service mission.
The 8 Dutchmen are also the first group of foreign naval staff the "Peace Ark" receives in its current stay in the Gulf of Aden.
Hans Guldie, a sailor from the Dutch team, has been suffering from toothache for over a week. He could not get any effective treatment as the Dutch warship has no dentists or dental facilities.
After getting aboard the "Peace Ark", the Dutch sailor came straight to Zhang He, a dentist on the Chinese hospital ship.
After a brief discussion with the sailor in English, the Chinese dentist discovered the problem and gave him treatment.
"One of his teeth had apical infection. He felt the pain to such an extent that he could't fall asleep at night. Today I gave him a root canal treatment and extirpated the pulp of the problematic tooth to address the root cause of his toothache."
Guildie says he's happy to have his toothache treated on the "Peace Ark".
"I'm very happy! I want to thank you everybody for the help. My tooth now is OK. I got treated. I feel no pain at all. I hope it will be OK after (later). This is a much bigger experience than I expected. I will never forget it!"
Meanwhile, the 8-member Dutch team has had a tour around the Chinese hospital ship and conducted a symposium with Chinese medical personnel sharing each side's medical expertise and experiences.
Colonel Christiaan Hoff, a general surgeon onboard the Dutch warship, says the arrival of the Chinese navy hospital ship is very helpful for meeting the medical needs of the multinational naval staff in the Gulf of Aden.
"Not one country can solve the problem around here with the piracy and the unsafety at sea by itself. We all have to work together. In the medical field in our operation we bring a warship to fight piracy. I myself am a doctor. So I bring some medical treatments to my ship. But my possibilities on the warship are very limited. And then it's really good to know that there is a real hospital like this at sea. So I think collaboration is everything in the medical field and in the military field as well. It's very important."
Currently thousands of foreign naval personnel aboard about 20 warships are operating in the Gulf of Aden to ensure the safety of marine transportation in the pirates-plagued waters.
The "Peace Ark" hospital ship is expected to provide any necessary medical services to them at their request.
The "Peace Ark" has over 100 medical staff members onboard.
It carries more than 24-hundred sets of medical equipment with 300 hospital beds and 8 operating rooms.
Leaving its home port in China early June, the ships is scheduled to stay in the Gulf of Aden until the end of July.
After that, it will leave for Pakistan to continue its four-month overseas voyage to provide medical services for local residents.
For CRI, I'm Lucy Du.
 
 
Egypt freezes brotherhood assets
 
The former Muslim Brotherhood chief in Egypt has been ordered in custody for 4-days.
Mahdi Akef is being held as prosecutors investigate charges of insulting the judicial authority.
At the same time, the head of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party has been released after paying a 5-thousand Egyptian pound fine in the same cdase.
A number of the Brotherhood's leaders are facing arrest amid allegations of inciting violence against protesters following the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi on July 3rd.
Meantime, Egyptian opposition leader Mohammed ElBaradei has been sworn in as the country's interim vice president.
The 71-year-old is the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
He was originally tapped to take over as the interim Prime Minister.
However, conservatives threatened to block that appointment.
Still, ElBaradei's elevation to the position of interim vice president is still triggering criticism among former president Mohammed Morsi's supporters.
"ElBaradei has been sworn in before an authority that's not chosen by the people, an authority that's not recognised by the constitution, the people and the entire world," one woman said, adding that "what's being built on illegitimacy stays illegitimate".
The military-backed government has also dissolved the Islamist-dominated upper house of parliament.
 
 
31 killed, 92 wounded in wave of attacks in southern Iraq
 
At least 31 people are dead and 92 others wounded in a wave of violent attacks in Iraq's Shiite- dominated southern provinces on Sunday.
"I was at home when a bomb went off. And when people gathered a car bomb blew up, sending people flying as you can see and pieces of flesh scattered all around. Dead people were lying on the ground. Then a third bomb went off making the situation even worse. As you see, pieces of car wreckage flew to the far end of the street. A man was cut into two halves."
The largest explosion has taken place near the headquarters of a political party in the city of Basra, killing 8.
Other bombings have struck a mosque in the town of Mussyab and a market in Nasiriya, as well as targets in the holy city of Karbala.
No group has so far claimed responsibility.
However, security sources are suggesting al-Qaida in Iraq is the likely culprit.
More than 300 people have been killed in the almost-daily bombings so far in July.
 
 
French President Hollande comments on rail derailment and hostages
 
France's President has offered comments on Friday's deadly train derailment near Paris.
Francois Hollande says it's too soon to say whether the derailment is due to poor upkeep of the rail line.
However, Hollande does say it is a case of equiptment failure.
"But from what I know already based on what happened, it's an equipment failure. Is it due to a maintenance issue or by dilapidation? this will make people come to some conclusions, and I have made my own even before this disaster occurred - it's that we have to do much more for the maintenance of the existing traditional lines."
The train jumped the tracks just 20-minutes into its journey south of Paris on Friday during the busy Bastille Day holiday.
The derailment left 6 dead and dozens of others injured.
Authorities say a piece of metal on the switching system came loose, causing the train to jump the tracks.
 
 
Obama calls for calm after Zimmerman acquittal
 
U.S. President Barack Obama has issued a call for calm following the acquittal of George Zimmerman.
Zimmerman is the man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin in a case which has - in Obama's own words - "elictied strong passions."
Obama is calling on the public to respect the decision of the Florida jury.
The US President is also using the case to press his push to bring in new and stronger gun laws.
Zimmerman shot and killed Martin while on patrol as a neighborhood watch volunteer.
He was originally cleared of all charges through Florida's laws which allow the use of deadly force if being attacked.
However, prosecutors later decided to charge Zimmerman with murder.
The case has sparked nation-wide debate about racial profiling.
 
 
Spain's opposition urges PM to resign over alleged corruption
 
Spain's opposition is calling on the country's Prime Minister to resign amid a corruption scandal.
Mariano Rajoy is being called on to quit "immediately" after his messages to the country's imprisoned former treasurer were published in a local newspaper.
The messages appear to show Rajoy's support to Luis Barcenas, ex-treasurer of the ruling People's Party who is in jail charged with fraud.
The report contends Barcenas and Rajoy kept in contact even after it was known Barcenas had dispursed illegal payments to members of his party.
 
 
China pushes forward Hukou reform as urbanization drive
 
New pressure is being put on the Chinese government to reform this country's household registration system, or hukou.
The pressure comes as more and more people with a rural registration move toward the big cities in search of work.
For more on how the system works and why reforming it appears more and more necessary, CRI's Zheng Chenguang spoke earlier with Dr. Rumin Luo, Research Fellow with the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity.
(qa with luo on hukou)
Dr. Rumin Luo, Research Fellow with the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, speaking with CRI's Zheng Chenguang.
 
 
Biz Reports
 
 
Anchor
Let's get a preview of what's happening in the business world this week.
Here's CRI's Su Yi.
Reporter
This week marks the first big week of second-quarter earnings, and it is sure to bring both joy and misery to Wall Street.
Investors will concentrate on market fundamentals after weeks when Federal Reserve policies have dominated the market.
Today, China is due to issue its quarterly GDP.
On Tuesday, June retail sales in the US will be released, along with consumer prices and industrial production.
Consumer price index in the UK and EU will also come out on the same day.
This Wednesday, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke gives his semiannual testimony on monetary policy.
Wednesday is also big bank earnings day for major players on the Street including Bank of America and Bank of New York Mello.
The Fed is due to issue its beige-book survey of regional economic conditions this Thursday.
The week ends with G-20 finance ministers, central bank governors' meetings in Moscow.
Canada will also post its monthly CPI this Friday.
 
 
Live call-in with Mike Bastin on China Economy in second quarter
 
Anchor
The first-half GDP for China is due out today.
The government expects economic growth in the second quarter will come in slightly lower than 7.7 percent seen in the first quarter.
China's finance minister also expects GDP growth for the full year will be around 7-percent.
This would be below the full-year target of 7.5-percent.
At the same time, Premier Li Keqiang has been suggesting the economy needs to be managed in a way that key indicators don't slip below 7-percent and inflation doesn't run out of control.
For more on this we're joined live on the line with Mike Bastian, Visiting Professor at China's University of International Business and Economics.
Questions:
1. How does the Chinese government take the recent slow-down of its GDP growth?
2. What is the main focus the so-called Li keqiang's econmics?
3. What are the challenges for the new government?
Back Anchor:
Mike Bastin, Visiting Professor at China's University of International Business and Economics.
 
 
Credit growth flat in June
 
New stats show China's credit growth has come in down on an annualized basis in June as the central bank continues to maintain its prudent monetary policy.
Chinese banks dolled out over 860-billion yuan in new yuan loans last month.
This is up nearly 30 percent from May.
However, this is down from 919.8 billion yuan recorded a year earlier.
The People's Bank of China is also reporting total social financing, which is the government's broadest measure of credit, has come in at 1.04-trillion yuan in June.
This is down significantly from the 1.78-trillion yuan registered in June of last year.
The decline is being viewed as a reflection of the central bank's attempt to clear up off-balance-sheet borrowing.
 
 
China raises QFII quota, expands RQFII scheme
 
Chinese regulators have nearly doubled the investment quota for Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission says the quota will be raised to $150 billion US dollars from the current $80 billion.
The move is expected to accelerate the opening up of the Chinese capital market to the overseas investors.
Meanwhile, the Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors program is being expanded to Singapore, London and other regions.
The current quota for the RQFII program is 270 billion Renminbi.
 
 
Spreadtrum Enters into Merger Agreement to be Acquired by Tsinghua Unigroup for US$31.00 per Share
 
A subsiduary of Tsinghua University is buying a Chinese chip maker.
Tsinghua Unigroup is buying up Spreadtrum Communications for 31-US dollars per share.
Spreadtrum is a semi-conductor comany which makes chips for smartphones and other consumer electronic devices.
Spreadtrum drew in revenues of some 720-million US dollars through the course of last year.
The deal still needs regulatory approvals and the green-light from Spreadtrum's shareholders.
 
 
Fitch cuts French credit rating on budget, economy woes
 
Ratings agency Fitch has cut France's credit rating by one notch to AA-plus.
A deteriorating debt outlook and an uncertain economic environment are being cited as the reason.
Fitch says it's concerned about France's weak economic output, a jump in the French unemployment rate, budget deficits and subdued external demand.
The ratings agency has also raised its estimate for how long it will take France to shave down its debt, forecasting it would peak at 96-percent of gross domestic product next year.
It also expects the figure to come in as high as 92-percent in 2017.
The euro zone's second-largest economy already lost its prized AAA rating with S&P and Moody's last year.
Market analysts are forecasting France's GDP, which came in flat last year, is expected to drop by 0.3 percent this year before expanding 0.6-percent next year.
 
 
Airlines insist they'll stick with Boeing Dreamliner after fire
 
Airlines are expressing confidence in the safety of Boeing's Dreamliner.
The show of support among airlines comes as investigators search for the cause of a fire on one of the Boeing jets at Heathrow Airport last week.
The fire on the Ethiopian Airlines plane has wiped billions off the company's market value.
Despite this, Virgin Atlantic says it remains committed to taking delivery of 16 of the planes it has on order from Boeing.
Polish flag carrier LOT, the first European airline to take delivery of the 787 last year, says it is in constant contact with Boeing.
The fire on the Ethiopian Airlines plane at Heathrow Airport closed Britain's busiest airport for a time last week.
No one was hurt.
Meanwhile, a separate technical problem has also been reported on a second 787 owned by Britain's Thomson Airways last week.
Boeing shares closed down 4.7 percent on Friday after the Heathrow fire, knocking $3.8 billion off the company's market cap.
 
 
Dubai unveils civil aviation expansion plan
 
The head of Dubai's Civil Aviation Authority has delivered a strategic plan for the city's aviation industry.
The report says the aviation sector in Dubai will contribute 32 percent to Dubai's economic output by 2015.
This would be up from 28 percent in 2011.
Sheikh Ahmed, who is also chair and CEO of state-owned Emirates Airline, is describing the plan as an ambitious roadmap that will drive and support the growth of the aviation industry in the emirate.
The Dubai International Airport saw 56.6 million passengers roll through it last year, surpassing Hong Kong for the first time.
  
 
Headline News
 
 
China battles record flooding weather
 
Authorities across many parts of China are struggling to cope with heavy rains and the typhoon that have already left dozens of people dead.
Typhoon Soulik is now moving further inland into Jiangxi after lashing Fujian and other parts of the southeast coast on Saturday.
At least 3 people are dead in the aftermath of Typhoon Soulik.
Another 20-thousand have been relocated in Guangdong as a result of the flooding brought on by the massive storm.
Meanwhile, in the mountainous southwestern part of China, a week-straight of torrential rains has left at least 86 people dead.
43 are confirmed dead following a landslide Wednesday in the city of Dujiangyan in Sichuan.
Nearly 120 others, most tourists, are still listed as missing.
In the southern region of Guangxi, a landslide has killed 8 people at a tourist spot in the Yao Autonomous County of Jinxiu.
A number of others are also listed as missing.
Meanwhile, in the northwestern province of Shaanxi, the death toll from flooding hitting the city of Yan'an has risen to 26.
Almost 120 others have been hurt.
 
 
San Francisco air crash survivors return home
 
31 Chinese survivors of the Asiana Airlines crash landing in San Francisco have returned to their hometown in Zhejiang.
Those who have returned include 26 students and five middle school teachers who were part of a group of 35 who were heading to the U.S. for a summer education camp.
Three girls in the group were killed.
One other remains in serious condition in hospital in San Francisco.
 
 
Egypt's former Brotherhood chief ordered 4 days in custody
 
The former Muslim Brotherhood chief in Egypt has been ordered in custody for 4-days.
Mahdi Akef is being held as prosecutors investigate charges of insulting the judicial authority.
At the same time, the head of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party has been released after paying a 5-thousand Egyptian pound fine in the same cdase.
A number of the Brotherhood's leaders are facing arrest amid allegations of inciting violence against protesters following the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi on July 3rd.
 
 
Obama calls for calm after Zimmerman acquittal
 
U.S. President Barack Obama has issued a call for calm following the acquittal of George Zimmerman.
Zimmerman is the man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin in a case which has - in Obama's own words - "elictied strong passions."
Obama is calling on the public to respect the decision of the Florida jury.
Zimmerman shot and killed Martin while on patrol as a neighborhood watch volunteer.
He was originally cleared of all charges through Florida's laws which allow the use of deadly force if being attacked.
However, prosecutors later decided to charge Zimmerman with murder.
The case has sparked nation-wide debate about racial profiling.
 
 
Newspaper Picks
 
 
CHINA DAILY
Headline
Cooperating for posterity
Summary
Many imperial treasures gathering dust in the Forbidden City will soon see the light of day again.
A number of historic relics are to be restored to their former glory under a new rescue and repair project, which is a collaboration between the Palace Museum and the Dongcheng district government.
BEIJING NEWS
Headline
Museum told to close over 'fake' antiques
Summary
A private museum in Hebei has reportedly been shut down for putting fake antiques on display.
It's said that all 40-thousand items at the museum belong to the local party chief.
The authorities are now investigating.
GLOBAL TIMES
Headline
Yellow River ecology in peril
Summary
Environmental experts are warning exotic aquatic species released into the Yellow River may be destroying certian local ecosystems.
Word of this comes in a report from provincial authorities in Shandong which has determined that well-meaning but misguided animal lovers who release fish and reptiles into waterways, are to blame for harming the river's aquatic ecosystem.
SHANGHAI DAILY
Headline
Free trade zone to top of city projects
Summary
Shanghai Party chief Han Zheng says creating China's first free trade zone in the Pudong New Area is at the top of the city government's work agenda for the rest of the year.
The State Council has given the green light for Shanghai to set up this country's first international free trade zone.
In the free trade zone, goods will be imported, manufactured and re-exported without the intervention of customs.
BEIJING TIMES
Headline
Family claims iPhone killed daughter
Summary
The family of a dead Chinese woman is claiming the woman was electrocuted while trying to answer a call on her iPhone while it was charging.
Authorities are looking into the contention.
SOUTH CHINA METROPOLITAN DAILY
Headline
Civil service cuts draw discussion
Summary
Word that some civil servants in Hubei's capital Wuhan only working 6-hour days is drawing a lot of talk on the internet.
In the wake of this, a question which asks "how many hours do you work every day" has been making the rounds.
 
 
Special Reports
 
 
Advertisement income in residential areas raises questions
 
Anchor
Property management companies are coming under fire here in China for skirting the rules around ad revenue distribution.
CRI's Li Dong explains.
Reporter
At a residential area in Beijing's Xicheng District, you can see advertisements everywhere; on the drinking water machine, in the gardens and on the walls of the buildings.
The Chinese Property Law stipulates that owners enjoy the rights to, and undertakes the obligations of common areas other than the exclusive parts of buildings, including elevator walls and the common garden.
That is to say, property owners have a right to enjoy the profits produced by advertisements. But a staff member at an advertising agency says the authorization posting the advertisements within the community came from the property management company rather than the property owner committee. Furthermore, property management companies also like to contract out their advertisement business to external agencies.
According to the law, property owners may share the profits of such advertisements but Mr. Guo, deputy director of the property owner committee says they see very little return compared to what the property management company makes.
"Currently, from the evidence we collected, the profit the property management company makes by selling advertisement space exceeds 100 thousand a year. And what we know is just part of their entire profit."
According to a report by CCTV, the annual income gained from selling advertisement space range from some tens of thousand to dozens of thousands of yuan depending on the location of the community and the income level of the residents.
Since property management companies are not sharing the profits with property owners, where does the money go? Are property management companies obliged to tell property owners about the specifics of advertisement income?
Sun Xianzhong is the director of civil law study at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
"If you are making profit, you should return the money to the property owners. You can inform the property owner committee."
Most of the residents living here say they've never been informed about advertising income. But they think since the law stipulates that the profit belongs to each and every property owner, they have a right to know about it.
"Since the property management company is making profit from the common property owned by us, you should let us know or use the money on renovations or update the facilities in the community."
For CRI, I am Li Dong.
 
 
Sports
 
 
Chris Froome wins a difficult stage 15 at the Tour de France
 
At the Tour de France,
Overall race leader Chris Froome showed his quality by winning stage 15, the longest and one of the most daunting stretches so far.
Cyclists were maxed out by the 242.5 kilometer ride that culminated in a climb to the summit of Mont Vontoux.
After several early attacks, a ten-man group broke away from the peloton.
Colombian cyclist Nairo Quintana and Froome worked together to gain the lead. But Quintana fell behind at the end, finishing 29 seconds behind Froome for second.
Froome's closest contender for the yellow jersey is Dutchman Bauke Mollema, who is four minutes and 14 seconds behind in second.
Alberto Contador trails by four minutes and 25 seconds in third.
In the points division, Peter Sagan can almost write his name on this year's green jersey. The Slovakian is 99 points ahead of second place Mark Cavendish.
After that depleting stage, cyclists will enjoy a well-deserved rest day today before attacking a medium stage 16 tomorrow.
 
 
England scrapes a first test win against Australia at the Ashes
 
Over the weekend,
England scraped a narrow 14 run win over Australia after a back and forth first Ashes Test.
After winning the toss, England were bowled out for 215. Australia then went 117/9.
The decider was when James Pattinson and his partner, Brad Haddin, whittled the total down until England was just 15 short.
Then man-of-the-match, James Anderson's 5-73, was enough to seal a victory.
"Yeah, I am just delighted with the way that things went. I found some rhythm this morning which the captain cottoned on to and gave me 13 overs so I'm just delighted. It did get tight and as Cooky said we stayed calm even when they were getting closer and closer, so that was the key to us winning the game I think."
For Australia, the loss was disappointing, but should at least silence some of the team's doubters going into the next series as skipper Michael Clarke pointed out.
"I hope we have earned a bit of respect by the way we have played. That is what is important. Our team is going to 'give our all' (try their hardest) every time we take to the field//To the people that have written us off and or did write us off before a ball was bowled, I think we might have changed a few of their minds."　
England leads the series 1-0 heading into the next test at Lords.
 
 
USA and Costa Rica advance to the quarterfinals at CONCACAF
 
In the Chinese Super League,
Beijing GuoAn defeated Wuhan Zall at the Beijing Workers Stadium yesterday.
Wuhan Zall, the team that has languished at the bottom of the league for some time, was boosted by the recent signings of two internationals.
Milos Stojanovic and Jacques Faty made their debut by helping their side beat Jiangsu Sanity last week.
Wuhan opened the scoring with a goal in the second minute, but Guoan leveled 13 minutes later with a header from Ecuadorian striker Joffre Guerron.
Beijing went on to get two more goals to win the game 3-1.
And over at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in the states,
Costa Rica and Team USA advance to face each other in the quarterfinals after weekend victories.
Costa Rica defeated Belize after a painful own goal by Dalton Eiley.
And the United States defeated Cuba 4-1.
The two teams will face each other in Connecticut tomorrow.
 
 
Three days remain at the Universiade Games
 
Three matchdays remain at the Universiade games in Kazan Russia.
The host nation officially broke China's gold medal record of 75, and continues to display overarching dominance.
Granted, Russia's delegation includes 50 Olympic medalists and over 100 world class athletes.
China managed to pass South Korea in the medal count to take third place with 13 golds, 17 silver, and 11 bronze.
Chinese divers enjoyed some success, but the sharpshooters fell short.
China's Olympic medalist, Yu Dan, and World Cup title holder Li Peijing failed to win a single title in the sharpshooting events over the weekend.
Events scheduled for today include swimming, tennis singles, field hockey, table tennis, and sambo.
 
 
Mikelson wins first European victory in 20 years at the Scottish Open
 
The United State's Phil Mickelson pulled-off a playoff win at the Scottish Open over the weekend.
It was the 43-year old's first victory on European soil in 20 years.
Mikelson finished the final round at 17-under-par, tied for first with South Africa's Branden Grace.
But Mikelson's birdie on the first play-off hole was enough beat Grace's par, and seal his 48th professional victory.
It was a timely confidence boost for the world number 5 ahead of the Open Championship at Muirfield.
Also over the weekend,
 
 
Tyson Gay tested positive for doping
 
US sprinter Tyson Gay was notified by the US anti-doping agency that he had tested positive for a banned stimulant.
Gay's B sample is now being processed, but the sprinter issued a statement saying he'd take whatever punishment he gets like a man.
Jamaica's Asafa Powell, the former world record holder in the 100 meter, and Sherone Simpson also tested positive for the banned substance – oxilofrine - at the Jamaican championships in June.
Gay, who is the fastest man of 2013, has already withdrawn from next month's World Championships in Moscow.
 
 
Entertainment
 
 
Glee Star Cory Monteith dies at the age of 31
 
Canadian actor Cory Monteith has died at the age of 31.
Monteith was best known for his role as Fin Hudson on the smashhit Fox series "Glee".
The star was found dead at the Pacific Rim hotel in Vancouver on Saturday following a night out with friends.
Whilst the cause of death remains unclear, a post-mortem is scheduled for on today.
Monteith, who had struggled with serious drug addiction since his teens, entered a rehab clinic back in April.
Twitter has been awash with tributes to what friends called a "lovely, kind, talented guy" since news of his death emerged.
Mia Farrow, Rihanna and Taylor Swift have all expressed sadness over the loss.
The actor was in a relationship with co-star Lea Michele until his death.
 
 
Beyonce holds tribute to Trayvon Martin
 
Beyonce led tributes to Trayvon Martin by holding a moment of silence at her concert over the weekend.
(Beyonce)
This comes after the acquittal of George Zimmerman over the killing of the unarmed 17 year old whose claim of self-defence was accepted.
The singer paused the Nashville leg of her "Mrs Carter World Tour", telling fans that she would like a moment of silence for Trayvon, before singing "I Will Always Love you".
Beyonce follows public criticism of the ruling from stars such as Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Kelly Rowland and Russuel Simmons.
Simmons, the founder of pioneering hiphop lable Def Jam, called for a united fight against "laws that allow racist acts to go unpunished".
Rihanna took to Twitter, calling Zimmerman's acquittal the "saddest news ever" while former Destiny's child Kelly Rowland said that she was "literally in tears" upon news of the verdict.
29 year old Zimmerman was accused of murdering Martin in February last year.
The jury reached a unanimous decision after more than 16 hours of deliberation and hearing 56 witness accounts during the 3 week trial.
 
 
Halle Berry marries Olivier Martinez
 
Oscar winning actress Halle Berry has tied the knot with French actor Olivier Martinez over the weekend.
The intimate 60 guest ceremony took place by a chateau in Burgundy, France.
The secretive couple confirmed the nuptuals to the press yesterday.
According to US Weekly, the couple held a civil service followed by a religious ceremony and a reception that concluded with a fireworks display.
The two met 3 years ago during the filming of Dark Tide and are expecting their first child.
 
 
Tiny Times sequel to drop in August
 
Guo Jingming, the writer and director of Tiny Times, has confirmed that a sequel will hit Chinese cinemas on August 9.
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Best selling author Guo Jingming says that the second installment will see the main characters graduating from university and entering the adult world.
Tiny Times has been a box office smash hit, grossing 450 million yuan, thats 73 million dollars so far.
Tiny Times 2's arrival will coincide with the release of Fan Bingbing's upcoming romantic comedy, One Night Surpris3e and the big screen adaptation of popular TV series Crimes of Passion.
 
 
JK Rowling reveals herself as crime author
 
Harry Potter creator JK Rowling has revealed herself as the real author behind the crime novel "The Cuckoo's Calling".
(Harry Potter)
The 47 year old has ditched the magic wand for the detective's hat with her first crime novel that follows a war veteran's investigations into the death of a model.
The novel was published in April under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, with critics praising the book as a sparkling debut.
However, Rowling's identity was betrayed after the Sunday Times spotted uncanny similarities in the writing style.
Two linguistic experts were then commissioned to analyse the writing of the Cuckoo's Calling and Harry Potter, leading to the Rowling's admission.
The author says that she found "publishing wihtout any hype or expectation" "a liberating excperience".
Rowling is set to complete a second crime novel to be published under the name Robert Galbraith later this year.