Thursday, May 09, 2002

• President of Tajikistan to Visit China
• Japan Reports on Sunken Ship Probe to China: FM Spokesman
• China Strongly Rejects US Report on Religion: FM Spokesman
• Premier Zhu Meets Former US President Bush
• Foreign Victims of Tuesday's Air Crash Confirmed
• Another Three Bodies Found at Dalian Air Crash Site
• Coach Who Discovered Chinese Star Goalkeeper on Board Crashed Plane
• Weak Signal Picked up from 'Black Box' in Crashed China Plane
• Nearly 2 Million People Tour by Air during May Day Holidays
• China to Speed up Development of Wind Power Industry
• Air Crash Pilots Healthy, Experienced
• Rescuers Focus on Finding Crashed Plane's Black Box
• Insurance Companies Pay Air-Crash Compensation
• First Press Briefing Held after Tuesday's Air Crash  
• Premier Zhu Stresses Safety After Air Crash

• Globalization Tipped to Speed Social Evolution in China: Scholar
• Chinese Aid to Afghanistan Appreciated: Afghan Official
• ADB Annual Meeting will Influence Region's Economy: Official
• Indirect Financing System Tipped to Prevail in the Long Run
• Operation Model of Social Security Fund Takes Shape in China
• China Predicts Strength of Asian Economic Cooperation
• Firms Owned by Foreign Investors on Increase in Beijing
• China Sets New Goals for SOE Restructuring
• Nissan to Set Up Car Production Joint Venture in China
• China Becomes World's 6th Largest Foreign Trader
• China Working Towards Sustainable Economic Growth
• Shanghai's Service Sector Draws More Foreign Investment
• Air Tragedy Clouds Industry Reshuffle  
• Domestic Mobile Market in Shake-up
• Chinese Vice Premier Addresses BusinessWeek Forum
• Post-WTO China Will Boost Regional Trade Growth: ADB Specialist
• BOC Reports $133 Million Pre-tax Overseas Profits
• Tianjin Strives to be North China's Economic Hub
• China Steps Up Reform of Electric Power System

• Iraq Prepares to Hold Presidential Referendum This Year
• Sudanese Govt. Order Civilians to Vacate Areas Occupied by Ugandan Rebels
• Explosion Kills 20, Injures 100 in Southern Russian Town
• Last Minute Snag Stalls Bethlehem Deal
• Hundreds of S.Koreans to Visit North This Week
• Second US Naval Ship to Visit Sri Lanka in Two Weeks
• Sri Lankan Govt to Pursue Truce Pact: PM
• China, Kiribati to Promote Relations
• Pakistan Suicide Bombing Bears Stamp of Bin Laden
• France Unveils Center-Right Interim Government
• Over 250 Anti-Government Guerrillas Killed in Nepal
• Israeli Cabinet Approves Retaliatory Operations Against Palestinians
• Teenage Girls Help Open U.N. Special Session on Children
• Arafat Condemns Terror
• Attacks Against Israel to Continue: Hamas
• Israel Considers Expelling Arafat
• Britain to Open New Embassy in East Timor
• Schroeder Visits Afghanistan
• World Leaders Pledge to Say Yes to Children
• Putin Hails World War II Victory, Urges Unity in Anti-Terrorism Fight
• FBI: US College Student Admits Planting Pipe Bombs
• Sharon Has No Right to Decide on Arafat's Fate: Mubarak
• Arafat Holds Talks With Egyptian, Qatari, Turkish Leaders Over Phone
• China Calls for More Effective Efforts for Child Development
• China Makes Great Efforts to Promote Child Development: State Councilor

• EP Always Picks on China with Cynical Remarks

• China Expands Compulsory Education in Rural Areas
• Social Scientists Vow to Tackle Modern Problems
• China to Launch First Space Solar Telescope in 2005
• China to Launch First Seasat, 'Marine No.1' in Near Future
• China Sees Big Increase in Importation of IT Products

• Beijing Forges New Plan to Improve Environment for Olympics
• Big Guns to Shine at 2002 Thomas & Uber Cup World Badminton

• South China Region Attracts 2.7 Million Tourists
• Termites Threatening East China River Dyke
• Descendants of Caravan Chieftain in Tibet
• Mazu Makes Voyage to Bless People of Jinmen  
• Desertification Threat Advancing on Beijing
• Chinese 1st Fashion Week "Moda Beijing" Slated for August
• Severe Drought Hits South China