Bo Xilai appeals, court to hear his case,JINAN - A Chinese provincial court announced Wednesday that it will hear the appeal of Bo Xilai, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power last month. Bo, 64, is former secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and a former member of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau. He was charged with bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power at a trial held from August 22 to 26 and the court announced its verdict on September 22. Bo was deprived of political rights for life, and his personal assets were also confiscated. The illicit money and goods that Bo accepted as bribes or embezzled have been recovered or compensated, according to the court judgement. Bo and his lawyer had denied all three charges but the court held that there was sufficient and authentic evidence to support prosecutors charges.,Politics,Xi arrives in Bali island for APEC meeting,BALI- Chinese President on Saturday afternoon arrived in the Indonesian resort island of Bali to attend the 21st informal economic leaders meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). It will be Xis first attendance at the APEC meeting to be held from October 7 to October 8, since he assumed presidency in March. Xi arrived in Bali after wrapping up his state visits to Indonesia and Malaysia. This years APEC gathering, themed Resilient Asia-Pacific, Engine of Global Growth, highlights such topics as achieving sustainable growth with equity, promoting inter-connectivity in the region, and attaining the Bogor Goals, a timeline for achieving free and open trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific,US government closures just the beginning of more fiscal trouble,Believe it or not, the government of the worlds largest economy and only superpower has been on a partial shutdown since Tuesday. The unprecedented shutdown - the first in 17 years - that could put more than 800,000 federal workers on unpaid leave, came after the US Congress failed to find a compromise on a bill to fund government operations. Unfortunately, the Congress has not fulfilled its responsibility. It has failed to pass a budget and, as a result, much of our government must now shut down until Congress funds it again, Obama said in a midnight broadcast to the US military,The government shutdown this time might be just the first major drama in Washington in October. In less than three weeks time, the US government is expected to hit its debt ceiling. It means that unless the Congress raises the ceiling and allows the Treasury Department to issue new debt, the US may find itself unable to make all the payments, both at home and abroad.,Entertainment,Sun Li receives first Emmy nomination,Chinese actressSun Lirecently was nominated for an International Emmy in the Best Actress category for her role in the television dramaThe Back Palace: Legend of Zhen Huan. The 76-episode series, adapted from the novel of the same name by Liu Lianzi, centers on the stories of Emperor Yongzhengs concubines in the Imperial Palace during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The female protagonist, Zhen Huan, played by Sun, is selected to join the emperors harem at the tender age of 17. She gets caught in the fierce battle for the Emperors love amongst the empress and other concubines. Zhen soon realizes that the Back Palace is a place for the beautiful and witty. She quickly grows out of her innocence and learns to survive on her own, even if she does so through unscrupulous means. She succeeds in the end, while losing both her friends and enemies. This is Suns first International Emmy nomination.,Li Qi (left) from Taiwan pop diva A-Meis team (right) crowned this years Voice of China. Hei Ke / for China Daily The Voice of China concluded its second season by creating another grassroots idol, 23-year-old Li Qi. He may not have the look of a star but has obviously touched the hearts of many with his unpretentious and affectionate singing style. Once a self-effaced boy, Li faced rounds of criticism bravely. Some commented that he won because of his crowd-pleasing voice.,TyphoonFitowleaves5deadinEChina,Asof6a.m.Monday,TyphoonFitowhadaffectedover 3 million people in eightcitiesofZhejiang,causingdirecteconomicdamageof2.28billionyuan(about160millionU.S.dollars),accordingtotheprovincialfloodcontroloffice.About360,000housesinZhejiangand130,000inFujiansufferedapowercut.About100,000visitorstoZhejiangwereevacuatedasofMonday,according totheprovincialtourismbureau.SomeofthetouristattractionsinZhejiangsWenzhou,Taizhou,NingboandZhoushanwereclosed.TyphoonFitowmadelandfallinFujian,inadjacenttoZhejiang,earlyonMonday,withwindsupto151kmperhour,theNationalMeteorologicalCentersaid.Thestorm,the23rdtyphoontohitChinathisyear,landedinShachengTownship,Fuding,at1:15a.mandwillcontinuetomovenorthwestward.Aredalert,thehighestwarning,wasissuedforFitowonSunday.,InFujian,about176,900peoplehadbeenevacuatedasof10a.m.M