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[Metro & Sports]

• Companies in Europe are showing confidence in investing in China and plan to commit further resources to the Chinese market, a report released by a pan-European industry lobby said yesterday.
• All non-Chinese people will get free access to 12 major tourist sites in Anyang city, in Henan province, under a new policy, which many Chinese citizens believe "fawns over foreigners".
• The world's highest Ferris wheel is expected to appear in Guangzhou, Guangdong's provincial capital, later this year. The idea is to give the city's tourism business a lift.
• Move over, Supergirls. Legendary German football goalkeeper, Oliver Kahn, will launch his own Chinese reality television show tonight, tapping into the nation's passion for the world game.
• Australia has joined the elite of world soccer by soaring to 16th in the latest world rankings.
• Andy Roddick has prevailed in a gripping armwrestle, breaking Lleyton Hewitt late in the final set before serving out a 6-3 6-7 (10-12) 7-6 (7-1) 4-6 6-4 victory in a match that see-sawed throughout the three hours and 50 minutes it took to complete.

[China's Champion] Loving Band, Music of Love

Loving Band, or Ai Yue Tuan in Chinese, is one of the most popular bands in Asia. Just as its name implies, the band promotes not only music, but also love. The band's two members, Wang Chao and Hu Lin, have made great contributions to charity and are the youngest members of the Council of China Charity Federation.

[Cultural Voyage] Qiang ethnic minority's culture

Last year's Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan Province had a devastating impact on the Qiang ethnic minority's habitat as well as their indigenous culture. Now, one year has passed and their lives and traditional culture are recovering.

[Showbiz]

• Angelina Jolie is Hollywood's top earning actress, banking $27 million in the past year to beat out her partner Brad Pitt's ex-wife Jennifer Aniston, who raked in $25 million, a Forbes.com study showed.
• Kevin Jonas surprised his girlfriend Danielle Deleasa by showing up at her doorstep in New Jersey early Wednesday morning and dropping down to his knee to ask her to marry him. Presented with a cushion-cut diamond ring, Deleasa couldn't believe what was happening.
• Michael Jackson will not be allowed to rest in peace at his beloved Neverland Ranch.
• Broadway and film actor Karl Malden died today at his home in Brentwood, California, according to The Los Angeles Times. The paper reports that the death was a result of natural causes. He was 97.

[Strange News]

• There are good places to commit a theft, there are bad places to commit a theft, and then there's the place Michigan student William K. Bradley decided to commit a theft.
• A vehicle license plate with the number D88888 was auctioned off for the record price of 100,100 yuan ($14,652) in Hainan province, on Monday.
• A chihuahua has made an amazing recovery in Australia after being stepped on by her best mate - a 900kg Clydesdale horse.
• A man visits a vegetable market every day not to purchase eggplants or apples. He's there to sell something: himself.

[Real China] Grandma Van Gogh: The Painting Warms Your Heart

An illiterate 75-year-old woman from the countryside who has been dubbed "Grandma Van Gogh" has gained great popularity for her childlike yet creative crayon drawings. She has produced more than 100 pieces of art in recent years and once held an exhibition of her own works in Hong Kong.